Chapter 1
The Conquest of Canaan Proceeds
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- After the death of Joshua, the Israelites… inquired of the LORD,… “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤌𐤉 𐤁𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤄 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤅 𐤋𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉
וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ מ֣וֹת יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙ בַּיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר מִ֣י בַּתְּחִלָּ֖ה יַעֲלֶה־ לְהִלָּ֥חֶם בּֽוֹ׃ לָּ֧נוּ אֶל־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י way·hî ’a·ḥă·rê mō·wṯ yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ bə·nê yiś·rā·’êl way·yiš·’ă·lū Yah·weh lê·mōr mî bat·tə·ḥil·lāh ya·‘ă·leh- lə·hil·lā·ḥem bōw lā·nū ’el- hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî — WLC · 1
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“Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤅
יְהוּדָ֣ה יַעֲלֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה הִנֵּ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי הָאָ֖רֶץ אֶת־ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ yə·hū·ḏāh ya·‘ă·leh way·yō·mer Yah·weh hin·nêh nā·ṯat·tî hā·’ā·reṣ ’eṯ- bə·yā·ḏōw — WLC · 2
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Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤁𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤂𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤊 𐤁𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋𐤊 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕𐤅
יְהוּדָה֩ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָחִ֜יו לְשִׁמְע֨וֹן עֲלֵ֧ה אִתִּ֣י בְגוֹרָלִ֗י וְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י אֲנִ֛י גַם־ וְהָלַכְתִּ֧י אִתְּךָ֖ בְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָ שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִתּ֖וֹ yə·hū·ḏāh way·yō·mer ’ā·ḥîw lə·šim·‘ō·wn ‘ă·lêh ’it·tî ḇə·ḡō·w·rā·lî wə·nil·lā·ḥă·māh bak·kə·na·‘ă·nî ’ă·nî ḡam- wə·hā·laḵ·tî ’it·tə·ḵā bə·ḡō·w·rā·le·ḵā šim·‘ō·wn way·yê·leḵ ’it·tōw — WLC · 3
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When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤄𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤁𐤁𐤆𐤒
יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַל יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־ וַיִּתֵּ֧ן הַכְּנַעֲנִ֥י וְהַפְּרִזִּ֖י בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיַּכּ֣וּם עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִֽישׁ׃ בְּבֶ֔זֶק yə·hū·ḏāh way·ya·‘al Yah·weh ’eṯ- way·yit·tên hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî wə·hap·pə·riz·zî bə·yā·ḏām way·yak·kūm ‘ă·śe·reṯ ’ă·lā·p̄îm ’îš bə·ḇe·zeq — WLC · 4
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And [there] they found vvv Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.
𐤁𐤁𐤆𐤒 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤆𐤒 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅 𐤁𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤉
בְּבֶ֔זֶק וַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּ אֶת־ אֲדֹנִ֥י בֶ֙זֶק֙ וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ בּ֑וֹ וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י וְאֶת־ הַפְּרִזִּֽי׃ bə·ḇe·zeq way·yim·ṣə·’ū ’eṯ- ’ă·ḏō·nî ḇe·zeq way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū bōw way·yak·kū ’eṯ- hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî wə·’eṯ- hap·pə·riz·zî — WLC · 5
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As Adoni-bezek… fled, they pursued him,… seized him, and cut off his thumbs… and big toes.
𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤆𐤒 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤎 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤑𐤑𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤄𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤅
אֲדֹ֣נִי בֶ֔זֶק וַיָּ֙נָס֙ וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ אֶת־ בְּהֹנ֥וֹת יָדָ֖יו וְרַגְלָֽיו׃ ’ă·ḏō·nî ḇe·zeq way·yā·nās way·yir·də·p̄ū ’a·ḥă·rāw way·yō·ḥă·zū ’ō·ṯōw way·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū ’eṯ- bə·hō·nō·wṯ yā·ḏāw wə·raḡ·lāw — WLC · 6
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Then Adoni-bezek said “Seventy kings with their thumbs… and big toes cut off… have gathered [the scraps] under my table. As I have done [to them], so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died…
𐤁𐤆𐤒 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤄𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤌𐤒𐤑𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤈𐤉𐤌 𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤊𐤍 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤄𐤅 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤐
בֶ֗זֶק וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲדֹֽנִי־ שִׁבְעִ֣ים׀ מְלָכִ֡ים בְּֽהֹנוֹת֩ יְדֵיהֶ֨ם וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜ם מְקֻצָּצִ֗ים הָי֤וּ מְלַקְּטִים֙ תַּ֣חַת שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתִי כֵּ֥ן אֱלֹהִ֑ים שִׁלַּם־ לִ֖י וַיְבִיאֻ֥הוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃פ ḇe·zeq way·yō·mer ’ă·ḏō·nî- šiḇ·‘îm mə·lā·ḵîm bə·hō·nō·wṯ yə·ḏê·hem wə·raḡ·lê·hem mə·quṣ·ṣā·ṣîm hā·yū mə·laq·qə·ṭîm ta·ḥaṯ šul·ḥā·nî ka·’ă·šer ‘ā·śî·ṯî kên ’ĕ·lō·hîm šil·lam- lî way·ḇî·’u·hū yə·rū·šā·lim way·yā·māṯ šām — WLC · 7
The Capture of Jerusalem and Hebron
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Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put [the city] vvv to the sword and set it on fire.
𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤐𐤉 𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤁𐤀𐤔
בְנֵֽי־ יְהוּדָה֙ וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ לְפִי־ חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־ שִׁלְּח֥וּ הָעִ֖יר בָאֵֽשׁ׃ ḇə·nê- yə·hū·ḏāh way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū bî·rū·šā·lim way·yil·kə·ḏū ’ō·w·ṯāh way·yak·kū·hā lə·p̄î- ḥā·reḇ wə·’eṯ- šil·lə·ḥū hā·‘îr ḇā·’êš — WLC · 8
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Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤓 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 𐤄𐤄𐤓 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤂𐤁 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄
וְאַחַ֗ר בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה יָֽרְדוּ֙ לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָהָ֔ר וְהַנֶּ֖גֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃ wə·’a·ḥar bə·nê yə·hū·ḏāh yā·rə·ḏū lə·hil·lā·ḥêm bak·kə·na·‘ă·nî yō·wō·šêḇ hā·hār wə·han·ne·ḡeḇ wə·haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh — WLC · 9
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Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (- formerly known as vvv Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤌 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤕𐤋𐤌𐤉
יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן חֶבְר֥וֹן לְפָנִ֖ים וְשֵׁם־ קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֑ע וַיַּכּ֛וּ אֶת־ שֵׁשַׁ֥י וְאֶת־ אֲחִימַ֖ן וְאֶת־ תַּלְמָֽי׃ yə·hū·ḏāh way·yê·leḵ ’el- hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî hay·yō·wō·šêḇ bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn ḥeḇ·rō·wn lə·p̄ā·nîm wə·šêm- qir·yaṯ ’ar·ba‘ way·yak·kū ’eṯ- šê·šay wə·’eṯ- ’ă·ḥî·man wə·’eṯ- tal·māy — WLC · 10
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From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (- formerly known as vvv Kiriath-sepher).
𐤌𐤔𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤃𐤁𐤉𐤓 𐤃𐤁𐤉𐤓 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤌 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤎𐤐𐤓
מִשָּׁ֔ם וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑יר דְּבִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים וְשֵׁם־ קִרְיַת־ סֵֽפֶר׃ miš·šām way·yê·leḵ ’el- yō·wō·šə·ḇê də·ḇîr də·ḇîr lə·p̄ā·nîm wə·šêm- qir·yaṯ- sê·p̄er — WLC · 11
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And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down vvv Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
𐤊𐤋𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤊𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤅𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤊𐤎𐤄 𐤋𐤀𐤔𐤄
כָּלֵ֔ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲשֶׁר־ יַכֶּ֥ה אֶת־ קִרְיַת־ סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי ל֛וֹ אֶת־ בִתִּ֖י עַכְסָ֥ה לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ kā·lêḇ way·yō·mer ’ă·šer- yak·keh ’eṯ- qir·yaṯ- sê·p̄er ū·lə·ḵā·ḏāh wə·nā·ṯat·tî lōw ’eṯ- ḇit·tî ‘aḵ·sāh lə·’iš·šāh — WLC · 12
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So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger… brother Kenaz captured [the city], and [Caleb] gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
𐤏𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤊𐤋𐤁 𐤄𐤒𐤈𐤍 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤉 𐤒𐤍𐤆 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤕𐤅 𐤏𐤊𐤎𐤄 𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤔𐤄
עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל בֶּן־ כָלֵ֖ב הַקָּטֹ֣ן מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אֲחִ֥י קְנַ֔ז וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙ וַיִּתֶּן־ אֶת־ בִתּ֖וֹ עַכְסָ֥ה ל֛וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ ‘ā·ṯə·nî·’êl ben- ḵā·lêḇ haq·qā·ṭōn mim·men·nū ’ă·ḥî qə·naz way·yil·kə·ḏāh way·yit·ten- ’eṯ- ḇit·tōw ‘aḵ·sāh lōw lə·’iš·šāh — WLC · 13
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One day [Acsah] came [to Othniel] and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off… her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤎𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤅 𐤋𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤌𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤑𐤍𐤇 𐤌𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓 𐤊𐤋𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤄 𐤌𐤄 𐤋𐤊
וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֗הּ וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ לִשְׁא֤וֹל מֵֽאֵת־ אָבִ֙יהָ֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמ֑וֹר כָּלֵ֖ב וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ לָ֥הּ מַה־ לָּֽךְ׃ way·hî bə·ḇō·w·’āh wat·tə·sî·ṯê·hū liš·’ō·wl mê·’êṯ- ’ā·ḇî·hā haś·śā·ḏeh wat·tiṣ·naḥ mê·‘al ha·ḥă·mō·wr kā·lêḇ way·yō·mer- lāh mah- lāḵ — WLC · 14
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“Give me a blessing,” she answered “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water [as well].” So Caleb gave her both the upper - and lower springs.
𐤄𐤁𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤄𐤍𐤂𐤁 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤂𐤋𐤕 𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤋𐤁 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤋𐤄 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤂𐤋𐤕 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤕𐤐 𐤂𐤋𐤕
הָֽבָה־ לִּ֣י בְרָכָ֗ה וַתֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜וֹ כִּ֣י נְתַתָּ֔נִי אֶ֤רֶץ הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לִ֖י גֻּלֹּ֣ת מָ֑יִם כָּלֵ֗ב אֵ֚ת וַיִּתֶּן־ לָ֣הּ עִלִּ֔ית וְאֵ֖ת גֻּלֹּ֥ת תַּחְתִּֽית׃פ גֻּלֹּ֣ת hā·ḇāh- lî ḇə·rā·ḵāh wat·tō·mer lōw kî nə·ṯat·tā·nî ’e·reṣ han·ne·ḡeḇ wə·nā·ṯat·tāh lî gul·lōṯ mā·yim kā·lêḇ ’êṯ way·yit·ten- lāh ‘il·lîṯ wə·’êṯ gul·lōṯ taḥ·tîṯ gul·lōṯ — WLC · 15
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Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤇𐤕𐤍 𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤄𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤍𐤂𐤁 𐤏𐤓𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌
וּבְנֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֜ה חֹתֵ֨ן קֵינִי֩ עָל֨וּ אֶת־ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מֵעִ֤יר הַתְּמָרִים֙ מִדְבַּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּנֶ֣גֶב עֲרָ֑ד וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אֶת־ הָעָֽם׃ ū·ḇə·nê mō·šeh ḥō·ṯên qê·nî ‘ā·lū ’eṯ- bə·nê yə·hū·ḏāh mê·‘îr hat·tə·mā·rîm miḏ·bar yə·hū·ḏāh ’ă·šer bə·ne·ḡeḇ ‘ă·rāḏ way·yê·leḵ way·yê·šeḇ ’eṯ- hā·‘ām — WLC · 16
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Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted [the city] to destruction -. So [it] was called -… Hormah.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 𐤑𐤐𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤌 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤄
יְהוּדָה֙ וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אֶת־ אָחִ֔יו שִׁמְע֣וֹן וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב צְפַ֑ת וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־ שֵׁם־ הָעִ֖יר חָרְמָֽה׃ yə·hū·ḏāh way·yê·leḵ ’eṯ- ’ā·ḥîw šim·‘ō·wn way·yak·kū ’eṯ- hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî yō·wō·šêḇ ṣə·p̄aṯ way·ya·ḥă·rî·mū ’ō·w·ṯāh way·yiq·rā ’eṯ- šêm- hā·‘îr ḥā·rə·māh — WLC · 17
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And Judah also captured Gaza -, Ashkelon -, and Ekron— each with its territory.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 𐤏𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋𐤄
יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־ וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד עַזָּ֣ה וְאֶת־ גְּבוּלָ֔הּ וְאֶֽת־ אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן וְאֶת־ גְּבוּלָ֑הּ וְאֶת־ עֶקְר֖וֹן וְאֶת־ גְּבוּלָֽהּ׃ yə·hū·ḏāh ’eṯ- way·yil·kōḏ ‘az·zāh wə·’eṯ- gə·ḇū·lāh wə·’eṯ- ’aš·qə·lō·wn wə·’eṯ- gə·ḇū·lāh wə·’eṯ- ‘eq·rō·wn wə·’eṯ- gə·ḇū·lāh — WLC · 18
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The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤄𐤓 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤋𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤒 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋
יְהוָה֙ וַיְהִ֤י אֶתּ־ יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖רֶשׁ אֶת־ הָהָ֑ר כִּ֣י לֹ֤א לְהוֹרִישׁ֙ אֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָעֵ֔מֶק כִּי־ לָהֶֽם׃ רֶ֥כֶב בַּרְזֶ֖ל Yah·weh way·hî ’eṯ- yə·hū·ḏå̄h way·yō·reš ’eṯ- hā·hār kî lō lə·hō·w·rîš ’eṯ- yō·šə·ḇê hā·‘ê·meq kî- lā·hem re·ḵeḇ bar·zel — WLC · 19
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- Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out [the descendants of] the three sons of Anak -.
𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤔 𐤌𐤔𐤌 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤍𐤒 𐤀𐤕
אֶת־ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה דִּבֶּ֣ר וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ חֶבְר֔וֹן לְכָלֵב֙ וַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מִשָּׁ֔ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י הָעֲנָֽק׃ אֶת־ ’eṯ- ka·’ă·šer mō·šeh dib·ber way·yit·tə·nū ḥeḇ·rō·wn lə·ḵā·lêḇ way·yō·w·reš miš·šām šə·lō·šāh bə·nê hā·‘ă·nāq ’eṯ- — WLC · 20
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The Benjamites,… however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live [there] among the Benjamites…
𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤅 𐤄𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤆𐤄𐤎 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤄𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍
בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן וְאֶת־ לֹ֥א הוֹרִ֖ישׁוּ הַיְבוּסִי֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַ֖ד הַזֶּֽה׃ס הַיּ֥וֹם הַיְבוּסִ֜י וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֶת־ בְּנֵ֤י בִנְיָמִן֙ bə·nê ḇin·yā·min wə·’eṯ- lō hō·w·rî·šū hay·ḇū·sî yō·šêḇ yə·rū·šā·lim ‘aḏ haz·zeh hay·yō·wm hay·ḇū·sî way·yê·šeḇ bî·rū·šā·lim ’eṯ- bə·nê ḇin·yā·min — WLC · 21
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The house of Joseph also… attacked vvv Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 𐤂𐤌 𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤌𐤌
בֵית־ יוֹסֵ֛ף גַּם־ הֵ֖ם וַיַּעֲל֧וּ בֵּֽית־ אֵ֑ל וַֽיהוָ֖ה עִמָּֽם׃ ḇêṯ- yō·w·sêp̄ gam- hêm way·ya·‘ă·lū bêṯ- ’êl Yah·weh ‘im·mām — WLC · 22
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[They]… sent spies to Bethel formerly known as Luz),
𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 𐤁𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤌 𐤋𐤅𐤆
בֵית־ יוֹסֵ֖ף בְּבֵֽית־ וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ אֵ֑ל הָעִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים וְשֵׁם־ לֽוּז׃ ḇêṯ- yō·w·sêp̄ bə·ḇêṯ- way·yā·ṯî·rū ’êl hā·‘îr lə·p̄ā·nîm wə·šêm- lūz — WLC · 23
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and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤅 𐤍𐤀 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤍𐤅 𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤏𐤌𐤊 𐤇𐤎𐤃
הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים וַיִּרְאוּ֙ אִ֖ישׁ יוֹצֵ֣א מִן־ הָעִ֑יר וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֗וֹ נָא֙ אֶת־ הַרְאֵ֤נוּ מְב֣וֹא הָעִ֔יר וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ עִמְּךָ֖ חָֽסֶד׃ haš·šō·mə·rîm way·yir·’ū ’îš yō·w·ṣê min- hā·‘îr way·yō·mə·rū lōw nā ’eṯ- har·’ê·nū mə·ḇō·w hā·‘îr wə·‘ā·śî·nū ‘im·mə·ḵā ḥā·seḏ — WLC · 24
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So [the man] showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city vvv to the sword but released that man and all his family.
𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤋𐤐𐤉 𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅 𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕𐤅
וַיַּרְאֵם֙ אֶת־ מְב֣וֹא הָעִ֔יר וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־ הָעִ֖יר לְפִי־ חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־ שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ הָאִ֥ישׁ וְאֶת־ כָּל־ מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ way·yar·’êm ’eṯ- mə·ḇō·w hā·‘îr way·yak·kū ’eṯ- hā·‘îr lə·p̄î- ḥā·reḇ wə·’eṯ- šil·lê·ḥū hā·’îš wə·’eṯ- kāl- miš·paḥ·tōw — WLC · 25
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And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it… Luz, which is its name to this day.
𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤄𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤄 𐤋𐤅𐤆 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤆𐤄𐤐 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌
הָאִ֔ישׁ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶ֖רֶץ הַחִתִּ֑ים וַיִּ֣בֶן עִ֗יר וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ ל֔וּז ה֣וּא שְׁמָ֔הּ עַ֖ד הַזֶּֽה׃פ הַיּ֥וֹם hā·’îš way·yê·leḵ ’e·reṣ ha·ḥit·tîm way·yi·ḇen ‘îr way·yiq·rā šə·māh lūz hū šə·māh ‘aḏ haz·zeh hay·yō·wm — WLC · 26
The Failure to Complete the Conquest
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At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants vvv of Beth-shean, - Taanach, - - Dor, - - Ibleam, - - Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤔𐤀𐤍 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤕𐤏𐤍𐤊 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤃𐤅𐤓 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤔𐤁𐤕 𐤄𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑
מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה אֶת־ וְלֹא־ הוֹרִ֣ישׁ בֵּית־ שְׁאָ֣ן וְאֶת־ בְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮ וְאֶת־ תַּעְנַ֣ךְ וְאֶת־ בְּנֹתֶיהָ֒ וְאֶת־ יֹשֵׁב ד֜וֹר וְאֶת־ בְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָ וְאֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֤י יִבְלְעָם֙ וְאֶת־ בְּנֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י מְגִדּ֖וֹ וְאֶת־ בְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י וַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙ לָשֶׁ֖בֶת הַזֹּֽאת׃ בָּאָ֥רֶץ mə·naš·šeh ’eṯ- wə·lō- hō·w·rîš bêṯ- šə·’ān wə·’eṯ- bə·nō·w·ṯe·hā wə·’eṯ- ta‘·naḵ wə·’eṯ- bə·nō·ṯe·hā wə·’eṯ- yō·šēḇ ḏō·wr wə·’eṯ- bə·nō·w·ṯe·hā wə·’eṯ- yō·wō·šə·ḇê yiḇ·lə·‘ām wə·’eṯ- bə·nō·ṯe·hā wə·’eṯ- yō·wō·šə·ḇê mə·ḡid·dōw wə·’eṯ- bə·nō·w·ṯe·hā hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî way·yō·w·’el lā·še·ḇeṯ haz·zōṯ bā·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 27
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- When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤇𐤆𐤒 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤋𐤌𐤎 𐤋𐤀 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤎
וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל חָזַ֣ק וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י לָמַ֑ס לֹ֥א וְהוֹרֵ֖ישׁ הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ס way·hî kî- yiś·rā·’êl ḥā·zaq way·yā·śem ’eṯ- hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî lā·mas lō wə·hō·w·rêš hō·w·rî·šōw — WLC · 28
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Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
𐤅𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤂𐤆𐤓 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤅 𐤁𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤐
וְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ לֹ֣א הוֹרִ֔ישׁ אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּגָ֑זֶר הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ בְּגָֽזֶר׃פ wə·’ep̄·ra·yim lō hō·w·rîš ’eṯ- hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî hay·yō·wō·šêḇ bə·ḡā·zer hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî way·yê·šeḇ bə·qir·bōw bə·ḡā·zer — WLC · 29
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Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron [and] Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
𐤆𐤁𐤅𐤋𐤍 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤍𐤄𐤋𐤋 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤎𐤎
זְבוּלֻ֗ן לֹ֤א הוֹרִישׁ֙ אֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י קִטְר֔וֹן וְאֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י נַהֲלֹ֑ל הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃ס zə·ḇū·lun lō hō·w·rîš ’eṯ- yō·wō·šə·ḇê qiṭ·rō·wn wə·’eṯ- yō·wō·šə·ḇê na·hă·lōl hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî way·yê·šeḇ bə·qir·bōw way·yih·yū lā·mas — WLC · 30
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Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, - Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤏𐤊𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤋𐤁 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤊𐤆𐤉𐤁 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤇𐤋𐤁𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤒 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤓𐤇𐤁
אָשֵׁ֗ר לֹ֤א הוֹרִישׁ֙ אֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י עַכּ֔וֹ וְאֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י צִיד֑וֹן וְאֶת־ אַחְלָ֤ב וְאֶת־ אַכְזִיב֙ וְאֶת־ חֶלְבָּ֔ה וְאֶת־ אֲפִ֖יק וְאֶת־ רְחֹֽב׃ ’ā·šêr lō hō·w·rîš ’eṯ- yō·šə·ḇê ‘ak·kōw wə·’eṯ- yō·wō·šə·ḇê ṣî·ḏō·wn wə·’eṯ- ’aḥ·lāḇ wə·’eṯ- ’aḵ·zîḇ wə·’eṯ- ḥel·bāh wə·’eṯ- ’ă·p̄îq wə·’eṯ- rə·ḥōḇ — WLC · 31
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So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.
𐤄𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤎
הָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔י וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֖י לֹ֥א הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ס hā·’ā·šê·rî way·yê·šeḇ bə·qe·reḇ hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî yō·šə·ḇê hā·’ā·reṣ kî lō hō·w·rî·šōw — WLC · 32
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Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants vvv of Beth-shemesh and vvv Beth-anath. So [the Naphtalites] also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants vvv of Beth-shemesh vvv and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤔 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤍𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤔 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤍𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤋𐤌𐤎𐤎
נַפְתָּלִ֗י לֹֽא־ הוֹרִ֞ישׁ אֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵ֤י בֵֽית־ שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ וְאֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בֵית־ עֲנָ֔ת וַיֵּ֕שֶׁב בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י בֵֽית־ שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ וּבֵ֣ית עֲנָ֔ת הָי֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לָמַֽס׃ס nap̄·tā·lî lō- hō·w·rîš ’eṯ- yō·šə·ḇê ḇêṯ- še·meš wə·’eṯ- yō·šə·ḇê ḇêṯ- ‘ă·nāṯ way·yê·šeḇ bə·qe·reḇ hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî yō·šə·ḇê hā·’ā·reṣ wə·yō·šə·ḇê ḇêṯ- še·meš ū·ḇêṯ ‘ă·nāṯ hā·yū lā·hem lā·mas — WLC · 33
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The Amorites forced the Danites… into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
𐤄𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤑𐤅 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤃𐤍 𐤄𐤄𐤓𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤓𐤃𐤕 𐤋𐤏𐤌𐤒
הָאֱמֹרִ֛י אֶת־ וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ בְּנֵי־ דָ֖ן הָהָ֑רָה כִּי־ לֹ֥א נְתָנ֖וֹ לָרֶ֥דֶת לָעֵֽמֶק׃ hā·’ĕ·mō·rî ’eṯ- way·yil·ḥă·ṣū bə·nê- ḏān hā·hā·rāh kî- lō nə·ṯā·nōw lā·re·ḏeṯ lā·‘ê·meq — WLC · 34
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And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
𐤄𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤔𐤁𐤕 𐤁𐤄𐤓 𐤇𐤓𐤎 𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤁𐤔𐤏𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 𐤅𐤕𐤊𐤁𐤃 𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤎
הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ וַיּ֤וֹאֶל לָשֶׁ֣בֶת בְּהַר־ חֶ֔רֶס בְּאַיָּל֖וֹן וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑ים בֵּית־ יוֹסֵ֔ף וַתִּכְבַּד֙ יַ֣ד וַיִּהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃ hā·’ĕ·mō·rî way·yō·w·’el lā·še·ḇeṯ bə·har- ḥe·res bə·’ay·yā·lō·wn ū·ḇə·ša·‘al·ḇîm bêṯ- yō·w·sêp̄ wat·tiḵ·baḏ yaḏ way·yih·yū lā·mas — WLC · 35
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And the border of the Amorites [extended] from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
𐤅𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 𐤌𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤄𐤎𐤋𐤏 𐤅𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄𐤐
וּגְבוּל֙ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י מִֽמַּעֲלֵ֖ה עַקְרַבִּ֑ים מֵהַסֶּ֖לַע וָמָֽעְלָה׃פ ū·ḡə·ḇūl hā·’ĕ·mō·rî mim·ma·‘ă·lêh ‘aq·rab·bîm mê·has·se·la‘ wā·mā·‘ə·lāh — WLC · 36