Judges 1 Parallel Bible

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	SLT Smith's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And it will be after the death of Joshua, and the sons of Israel will ask of Jehovah, saying, Who will go up for us against the Canaanites in the beginning to war against them?	After 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?”	After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, “Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?”
2	And Jehovah will say, Judah shall go up: behold, I gave the land into his hand.	The LORD said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”	The LORD answered, “Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.”
3	And Judah will say to Simeon his brother, Go up with me into my lot, and we will fight against the Canaanite; and I also went up with thee into thy lot, and Simeon will go with him.	And 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.	The 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.
4	And Judah will go up, and Jehovah will give the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hand; and they will smite them in Bezek, ten thousand men,	Then Judah went up and the LORD gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated 10,000 of them at Bezek.	When Judah attacked, the LORD gave the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
5	And they will find lord Bezek in Bezek: and they will war against him, and will smite the Canaanite and the Perizzite.	They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.	It was there that they found Adoni-Bezek and fought against him, putting to rout the Canaanites and Perizzites.
6	And lord Bezek will flee, and they will pursue after him and take him; and they will cut off the thumbs of his hands and of his feet.	Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.	Adoni-Bezek fled, but they chased him and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
7	And lord Bezek will say, Seventy kings with the thumbs of their hands and their feet being cut off, were gathering under my table; as I did so God requited me. And they will bring him to Jerusalem, and he will die there.	And 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.	Then 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.
8	And the sons of Judah will war against Jerusalem and will take it, and will smite it with the mouth of the sword, and they cast the city into fire.	And 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.	The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem also and took it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
9	And afterward the sons of Judah went down to war against the Canaanite dwelling in the mountain, and in the south, and in the plain.	And 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.	After that, Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev and the western foothills.
10	And Judah will go against the Canaanite dwelling in Hebron: (and the name of Hebron before, the city of Arba:) and they will smite Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.	And 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.	They advanced against the Canaanites living in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.
11	And he will go from thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before, the city of the Book.	From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher.	From there they advanced against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).
12	And Caleb will say, Whoever shall smite the city of the Book and take it, and I will give to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.	And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter for a wife.”	And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”
13	And Othniel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, the small, will take it from him, and he will give to him Achsah his daughter for a wife.	And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife.	Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.
14	And it will be in her coming she will stimulate him to ask from her father a field: and she will descend from off the ass; and Caleb will say to her, What to thee?	When 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?”	One 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?”
15	And she will say to him, Give to me a blessing: for thou gavest to me a south land, and give to me fountains of water. And Caleb will give to her the fountains above and the fountains below.	She 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.	She 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.
16	And the sons of the Kenite, father-in-law of Moses, went up from the city of palm-trees with the sons of Judah to the desert of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and he went up and dwelt with the people:	And 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.	The 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.
17	And Judah will go up with Simeon his brother, and they will smite the Canaanite dwelling in Zephath, and they will exterminate it, and he will call the name of the city, Hormah.	And 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.	Then 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.
18	And Judah will take Gaza and, its bounds, and Askelon and her bounds, and Ekron and her bounds.	Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.	Judah also took Gaza, Ashkelon and Ekron—each city with its territory.
19	And Jehovah will be with Judah; and be will inherit the mountain because there was no driving out the inhabitants of the valley, for to them the chariot of iron.	And 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.	The 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.
20	And they will give to Caleb, Hebron, as Moses space: and he will drive out from thence the three sons of Anak.	And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.	As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove from it the three sons of Anak.
21	And the Jebusite dwelling in Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin did not drive out; and the Jebusite dwelt with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem even to this day.	But 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.	The Benjamites, however, did not drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.
22	And the house of Joseph they also will go up to the house of God and Jehovah with them.	The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.	Now the tribes of Joseph attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
23	And the house of Joseph will examine in the house of God. And the name of the city before, was Almond tree.	And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)	When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),
24	And they watching will see a man coming out of the city, and they will say to him, Show to us the entrance of the city, and we will do mercy with thee.	And 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.”	the 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.”
25	And he will show them the entrance of the city, and they will smite the city with the mouth of the sword: and that man and all his family they sent away.	And 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.	So he showed them, and they put the city to the sword but spared the man and his whole family.
26	And the man will go up to the land of the Hittites, and he will build a city and call its name Luz; this its name till this day.	And 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.	He then went to the land of the Hittites, where he built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
27	And Manasseh did not drive out the House of Rest and her daughters, and Tanach and her daughters, and the inhabitants of Dor and her daughters, and the inhabitants of Ibleam and her daughters, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her daughters; and the Canaanite wills to dwell in that land.	Manasseh 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.	But 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.
28	And it will be when Israel was strong, and he will put the Canaanite to tribute; and driving out, they did not drive out.	When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely.	When Israel became strong, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor but never drove them out completely.
29	And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanite dwelling in Gezer; and the Canaanite dwelt in his midst in Gezer.	And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.	Nor did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, but the Canaanites continued to live there among them.
30	Zebulon did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, and the inhabitants of Nahalol; and the Canaanite will dwell in his midst, and they will be for tribute.	Zebulun 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.	Neither 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.
31	Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Accho, and the inhabitants of Zidon and Ahlab and Achzib and Helbah, and Aphik, and Rehob:	Asher 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,	Nor did Asher drive out those living in Akko or Sidon or Ahlab or Akzib or Helbah or Aphek or Rehob.
32	And the Asherite dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they drove not out.	so the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.	The Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they did not drive them out.
33	Naphtali drove not out the inhabitants of the House of the Sun, and the inhabitants of the House of Affliction; and he dwelt in the midst of the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of the House of the Sun, and of the House of Response, they were to them for tribute.	Naphtali 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.	Neither 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.
34	And the Amorites will press the sons of Dan to the mountain: for they gave not to come down to the valley:	The Amorites pressed the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain.	The Amorites confined the Danites to the hill country, not allowing them to come down into the plain.
35	And the Amorite willed to dwell in mount Heres and in Ajalon, and in Shaalbim: and the hand of the house of Joseph will be heavy, and they will be for tribute.	The 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.	And 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.
36	And the bound of the Amorite from the ascent of Akrabbim from the rock, and above.	And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.	The boundary of the Amorites was from Scorpion Pass to Sela and beyond.
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