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| 1After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the LORD, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” | 1After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?" |
| 2The LORD said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” | 2The LORD answered, "Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands." |
| 3And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you.” So Simeon went with him. | 3The men of Judah then said to the Simeonites their fellow Israelites, "Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours." So the Simeonites went with them. |
| 4Then Judah went up and the LORD gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated 10,000 of them at Bezek. | 4When Judah attacked, the LORD gave the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek. |
| 5They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. | 5It was there that they found Adoni-Bezek and fought against him, putting to rout the Canaanites and Perizzites. |
| 6Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. | 6Adoni-Bezek fled, but they chased him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes. |
| 7And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. | 7Then Adoni-Bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. |
| 8And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. | 8The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem also and took it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire. |
| 9And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negeb, and in the lowland. | 9After that, Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev and the western foothills. |
| 10And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai. | 10They advanced against the Canaanites living in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai. |
| 11From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher. | 11From there they advanced against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). |
| 12And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter for a wife.” | 12And Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher." |
| 13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife. | 13Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage. |
| 14When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” | 14One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What can I do for you?" |
| 15She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. | 15She replied, "Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs. |
| 16And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people. | 16The descendants of Moses' father-in-law, the Kenite, went up from the City of Palms with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad. |
| 17And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called Hormah. | 17Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites their fellow Israelites and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed the city. Therefore it was called Hormah. |
| 18Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. | 18Judah also took Gaza, Ashkelon and Ekron--each city with its territory. |
| 19And the LORD was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had chariots of iron. | 19The LORD was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had chariots fitted with iron. |
| 20And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak. | 20As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak. |
| 21But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. | 21The Benjamites, however, did not drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites. |
| 22The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them. | 22Now the tribes of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. |
| 23And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.) | 23When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz), |
| 24And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the way into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.” | 24the spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, "Show us how to get into the city and we will see that you are treated well." |
| 25And he showed them the way into the city. And they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go. | 25So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared the man and his whole family. |
| 26And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz. That is its name to this day. | 26He then went to the land of the Hittites, where he built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day. |
| 27Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. | 27But Manasseh did not drive out the people of Beth Shan or Taanach or Dor or Ibleam or Megiddo and their surrounding settlements, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that land. |
| 28When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely. | 28When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely. |
| 29And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them. | 29Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, but the Canaanites continued to live there among them. |
| 30Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them, but became subject to forced labor. | 30Neither did Zebulun drive out the Canaanites living in Kitron or Nahalol, so these Canaanites lived among them, but Zebulun did subject them to forced labor. |
| 31Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of Aphik or of Rehob, | 31Nor did Asher drive out those living in Akko or Sidon or Ahlab or Akzib or Helbah or Aphek or Rehob. |
| 32so the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out. | 32The Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they did not drive them out. |
| 33Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, so they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them. | 33Neither did Naphtali drive out those living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath; but the Naphtalites too lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, and those living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath became forced laborers for them. |
| 34The Amorites pressed the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain. | 34The Amorites confined the Danites to the hill country, not allowing them to come down into the plain. |
| 35The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor. | 35And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres, Aijalon and Shaalbim, but when the power of the tribes of Joseph increased, they too were pressed into forced labor. |
| 36And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward. | 36The boundary of the Amorites was from Scorpion Pass to Sela and beyond. |
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