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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?”

1וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ מ֣וֹת יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר מִ֣י יַעֲלֶה־ לָּ֧נוּ אֶל־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י בַּתְּחִלָּ֖ה לְהִלָּ֥חֶם בּֽוֹ׃

2The LORD said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”

2וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה יְהוּדָ֣ה יַעֲלֶ֑ה הִנֵּ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי אֶת־ הָאָ֖רֶץ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃

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.

3וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָה֩ לְשִׁמְע֨וֹן אָחִ֜יו עֲלֵ֧ה אִתִּ֣י בְגוֹרָלִ֗י וְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י וְהָלַכְתִּ֧י גַם־ אֲנִ֛י אִתְּךָ֖ בְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִתּ֖וֹ שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃

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.

4וַיַּ֣עַל יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־ הַכְּנַעֲנִ֥י וְהַפְּרִזִּ֖י בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיַּכּ֣וּם בְּבֶ֔זֶק עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִֽישׁ׃

5They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

5וַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּ אֶת־ אֲדֹנִ֥י בֶ֙זֶק֙ בְּבֶ֔זֶק וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ בּ֑וֹ וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י וְאֶת־ הַפְּרִזִּֽי׃

6Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.

6וַיָּ֙נָס֙ אֲדֹ֣נִי בֶ֔זֶק וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ אֶת־ בְּהֹנ֥וֹת יָדָ֖יו וְרַגְלָֽיו׃

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.

7וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲדֹֽנִי־ בֶ֗זֶק שִׁבְעִ֣ים ׀ מְלָכִ֡ים בְּֽהֹנוֹת֩ יְדֵיהֶ֨ם וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜ם מְקֻצָּצִ֗ים הָי֤וּ מְלַקְּטִים֙ תַּ֣חַת שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתִי כֵּ֥ן שִׁלַּם־ לִ֖י אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְבִיאֻ֥הוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃ פ

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.

8וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־ יְהוּדָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ לְפִי־ חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־ הָעִ֖יר שִׁלְּח֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃

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.

9וְאַחַ֗ר יָֽרְדוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָהָ֔ר וְהַנֶּ֖גֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃

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.

10וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶל־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן וְשֵׁם־ חֶבְר֥וֹן לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֑ע וַיַּכּ֛וּ אֶת־ שֵׁשַׁ֥י וְאֶת־ אֲחִימַ֖ן וְאֶת־ תַּלְמָֽי׃

11From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher.

11וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶל־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑יר וְשֵׁם־ דְּבִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־ סֵֽפֶר׃

12And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter for a wife.”

12וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כָּלֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־ יַכֶּ֥ה אֶת־ קִרְיַת־ סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי ל֛וֹ אֶת־ עַכְסָ֥ה בִתִּ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife.

13וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙ עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל בֶּן־ קְנַ֔ז אֲחִ֥י כָלֵ֖ב הַקָּטֹ֣ן מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וַיִּתֶּן־ ל֛וֹ אֶת־ עַכְסָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

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?”

14וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֗הּ וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ לִשְׁא֤וֹל מֵֽאֵת־ אָבִ֙יהָ֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ לָ֥הּ כָּלֵ֖ב מַה־ לָּֽךְ׃

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.

15וַתֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜וֹ הָֽבָה־ לִּ֣י בְרָכָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ נְתַתָּ֔נִי וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לִ֖י גֻּלֹּ֣ת מָ֑יִם וַיִּתֶּן־ לָ֣הּ כָּלֵ֗ב אֵ֚ת גֻּלֹּ֣ת עִלִּ֔ית וְאֵ֖ת גֻּלֹּ֥ת תַּחְתִּֽית׃ פ

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.

16וּבְנֵ֣י קֵינִי֩ חֹתֵ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֜ה עָל֨וּ מֵעִ֤יר הַתְּמָרִים֙ אֶת־ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְבַּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּנֶ֣גֶב עֲרָ֑ד וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אֶת־ הָעָֽם׃

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.

17וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־ שִׁמְע֣וֹן אָחִ֔יו וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב צְפַ֑ת וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־ שֵׁם־ הָעִ֖יר חָרְמָֽה׃

18Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

18וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־ עַזָּ֣ה וְאֶת־ גְּבוּלָ֔הּ וְאֶֽת־ אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן וְאֶת־ גְּבוּלָ֑הּ וְאֶת־ עֶקְר֖וֹן וְאֶת־ גְּבוּלָֽהּ׃

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.

19וַיְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֶתּ־ יְהוּדָ֔ה‪‬ וַיֹּ֖רֶשׁ אֶת־ הָהָ֑ר כִּ֣י לֹ֤א לְהוֹרִישׁ֙ אֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָעֵ֔מֶק כִּי־ רֶ֥כֶב בַּרְזֶ֖ל לָהֶֽם׃

20And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak.

20וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ לְכָלֵב֙ אֶת־ חֶבְר֔וֹן כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶת־ שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י הָעֲנָֽק׃

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.

21וְאֶת־ הַיְבוּסִי֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם לֹ֥א הוֹרִ֖ישׁוּ בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב הַיְבוּסִ֜י אֶת־ בְּנֵ֤י בִנְיָמִן֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ ס

22The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

22וַיַּעֲל֧וּ בֵית־ יוֹסֵ֛ף גַּם־ הֵ֖ם בֵּֽית־ אֵ֑ל וַֽיהוָ֖ה עִמָּֽם׃

23And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.)

23וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ בֵית־ יוֹסֵ֖ף בְּבֵֽית־ אֵ֑ל וְשֵׁם־ הָעִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים לֽוּז׃

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.”

24וַיִּרְאוּ֙ הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ יוֹצֵ֣א מִן־ הָעִ֑יר וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֗וֹ הַרְאֵ֤נוּ נָא֙ אֶת־ מְב֣וֹא הָעִ֔יר וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ עִמְּךָ֖ חָֽסֶד׃

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.

25וַיַּרְאֵם֙ אֶת־ מְב֣וֹא הָעִ֔יר וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־ הָעִ֖יר לְפִי־ חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־ הָאִ֥ישׁ וְאֶת־ כָּל־ מִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹ שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃

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.

26וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ הָאִ֔ישׁ אֶ֖רֶץ הַחִתִּ֑ים וַיִּ֣בֶן עִ֗יר וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ ל֔וּז ה֣וּא שְׁמָ֔הּ עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פ

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.

27וְלֹא־ הוֹרִ֣ישׁ מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה אֶת־ בֵּית־ שְׁאָ֣ן וְאֶת־ בְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮ וְאֶת־ תַּעְנַ֣ךְ וְאֶת־ בְּנֹתֶיהָ֒ וְאֶת־ [ישב] (יֹשְׁבֵ֨י) ד֜וֹר וְאֶת־ בְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָ וְאֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֤י יִבְלְעָם֙ וְאֶת־ בְּנֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י מְגִדּ֖וֹ וְאֶת־ בְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָ וַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃

28When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely.

28וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־ חָזַ֣ק יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י לָמַ֑ס וְהוֹרֵ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ ס

29And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

29וְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ לֹ֣א הוֹרִ֔ישׁ אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּגָ֑זֶר וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ בְּגָֽזֶר׃ פ

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.

30זְבוּלֻ֗ן לֹ֤א הוֹרִישׁ֙ אֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י קִטְר֔וֹן וְאֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י נַהֲלֹ֑ל וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃ ס

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,

31אָשֵׁ֗ר לֹ֤א הוֹרִישׁ֙ אֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י עַכּ֔וֹ וְאֶת־ יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י צִיד֑וֹן וְאֶת־ אַחְלָ֤ב וְאֶת־ אַכְזִיב֙ וְאֶת־ חֶלְבָּ֔ה וְאֶת־ אֲפִ֖יק וְאֶת־ רְחֹֽב׃

32so the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.

32וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ הָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔י בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֖י לֹ֥א הוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ ס

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.

33נַפְתָּלִ֗י לֹֽא־ הוֹרִ֞ישׁ אֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵ֤י בֵֽית־ שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ וְאֶת־ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בֵית־ עֲנָ֔ת וַיֵּ֕שֶׁב בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י בֵֽית־ שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ וּבֵ֣ית עֲנָ֔ת הָי֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לָמַֽס׃ ס

34The Amorites pressed the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain.

34וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ הָאֱמֹרִ֛י אֶת־ בְּנֵי־ דָ֖ן הָהָ֑רָה כִּי־ לֹ֥א נְתָנ֖וֹ לָרֶ֥דֶת לָעֵֽמֶק׃

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.

35וַיּ֤וֹאֶל הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת בְּהַר־ חֶ֔רֶס בְּאַיָּל֖וֹן וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑ים וַתִּכְבַּד֙ יַ֣ד בֵּית־ יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיִּהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃

36And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.

36וּגְבוּל֙ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י מִֽמַּעֲלֵ֖ה עַקְרַבִּ֑ים מֵהַסֶּ֖לַע וָמָֽעְלָה׃ פ

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