Afterוַיְהִי אַחֲרֵיthe deathמוֹתof Joshua,יְהוֹשֻׁעַthe sonsבְּנֵיof IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּYHWH,בַּיהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whoמִיwill go upיַעֲלֶהfor usלָּנוּagainstאֶלthe Canaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִיfirst,בַּתְּחִלָּהto fightלְהִלָּחֶםagainst him?”בּוֹ
YHWHיְהוָהsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Judahיְהוּדָהwill go up.יַעֲלֶהLook,הִנֵּהI have givenנָתַתִּיthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץinto his hand.”בְּיָדוֹ
Judahיְהוּדָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Simeonלְשִׁמְעוֹןhis brother,אָחִיו“Come upעֲלֵהwith meאִתִּיinto my lot,בְגוֹרָלִיand let us fightוְנִלָּחֲמָהagainst the Canaanite;בַּכְּנַעֲנִיand Iוְ אֲנִיtooגַםwill goהָלַכְתִּיwith youאִתְּךָinto your lot.”בְּגוֹרָלֶךָAnd Simeonוַ שִׁמְעוֹןwentיֵּלֶךְwith him.אִתּוֹ
Judahיְהוּדָהwent up,וַיַּעַלand YHWHוַ יְהוָהgaveיִּתֵּןthe Canaaniteאֶת הַכְּנַעֲנִיand the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּיinto their hand,בְּיָדָםand they struck themוַיַּכּוּםat Bezek,בְּבֶזֶקtenעֲשֶׂרֶתthousandאֲלָפִיםmen.אִישׁ
They foundוַיִּמְצְאוּAdoni-bezekאֶת אֲדֹנִי בֶזֶקat Bezekבְּבֶזֶקand foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמוּagainst him,בּוֹand they struckוַיַּכּוּthe Canaaniteאֶת הַכְּנַעֲנִיand the Perizzite.וְאֶת הַפְּרִזִּי
Adoni-bezekאֲדֹנִי בֶזֶקfled,וַיָּנָסand they pursued him,וַיִּרְדְּפוּ אַחֲרָיוseized him,וַיֹּאחֲזוּ אֹתוֹand cut offוַיְקַצְּצוּthe thumbsאֶת בְּהֹנוֹתof his handsיָדָיוand of his feet.וְרַגְלָיו
Adoni-bezekאֲדֹנִי בֶזֶקsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Seventyשִׁבְעִיםkings,מְלָכִיםwith the thumbsבְּהֹנוֹתof their handsיְדֵיהֶםand of their feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶםcut off,מְקֻצָּצִיםused to gather scrapsהָיוּ מְלַקְּטִיםunderתַּחַתmy table.שֻׁלְחָנִיAsכַּאֲשֶׁרI have done,עָשִׂיתִיsoכֵּןElohimאֱלֹהִיםhas repaidשִׁלַּםme.”לִיThey brought himוַיְבִיאֻהוּto Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםand he diedוַיָּמָתthere.שָׁם
The sonsבְנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמוּagainst Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַםand captured it,וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אוֹתָהּand they struck itוַיַּכּוּהָwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword,חָרֶבand the cityוְאֶת הָעִירthey gave overשִׁלְּחוּto fire.בָאֵשׁ
Afterwardוְאַחַרthe sonsבְּנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהwent downיָרְדוּto fightלְהִלָּחֵםagainst the Canaaniteבַּכְּנַעֲנִיwho livedיוֹשֵׁבin the hill country,הָהָרin the Negev,וְהַנֶּגֶבand in the Shephelah.וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה
Judahיְהוּדָהwentוַיֵּלֶךְagainstאֶלthe Canaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִיwho livedהַיּוֹשֵׁבin Hebronבְּחֶבְרוֹן(the nameוְשֵׁםof Hebronחֶבְרוֹןformerly wasלְפָנִיםKiriath-arba),קִרְיַת אַרְבַּעand they struckוַיַּכּוּSheshai,אֶת שֵׁשַׁיAhiman,וְאֶת אֲחִימַןand Talmai.וְאֶת תַּלְמָי
From thereמִשָּׁםhe wentוַיֵּלֶךְagainstאֶלthe inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵיof Debirדְּבִיר(the nameוְשֵׁםof Debirדְּבִירformerly wasלְפָנִיםKiriath-sepher).קִרְיַת סֵפֶר
Calebכָּלֵבsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“WhoeverאֲשֶׁרstrikesיַכֶּהKiriath-sepherאֶת קִרְיַת סֵפֶרand captures it,וּלְכָדָהּI will giveוְנָתַתִּיhimלוֹAchsahאֶת עַכְסָהmy daughterבִתִּיas wife.”לְאִשָּׁה
Othnielעָתְנִיאֵלsonבֶּןof Kenaz,קְנַזthe brotherאֲחִיof Caleb,כָלֵבyoungerהַקָּטֹןthan he,מִמֶּנּוּcaptured it,וַיִּלְכְּדָהּand he gaveוַיִּתֶּןhimלוֹAchsahאֶת עַכְסָהhis daughterבִתּוֹas wife.לְאִשָּׁה
When she came,וַיְהִי בְּבוֹאָהּshe urged himוַתְּסִיתֵהוּto askלִשְׁאוֹלher fatherמֵאֵת אָבִיהָfor the field.הַשָּׂדֶהShe got downוַתִּצְנַחfromמֵעַלthe donkey,הַחֲמוֹרand Calebוַ כָּלֵבsaid to her,יֹּאמֶר לָהּ“What do you want?”מַה לָּךְ
She saidוַתֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Giveהָבָהmeלִּיa blessing;בְרָכָהsinceכִּיyou have given meנְתַתָּנִיthe landאֶרֶץof the Negev,הַנֶּגֶבgiveוְנָתַתָּהmeלִיspringsגֻּלֹּתof water.”מָיִםAnd Calebוַ כָּלֵבgaveיִּתֶּןherלָהּthe upperעִלִּיתspringsאֵת גֻּלֹּתand the lowerוְ תַּחְתִּיתsprings.אֵת גֻּלֹּת
The sonsוּבְנֵיof the Kenite,קֵינִיMoses’מֹשֶׁהfather-in-law,חֹתֵןwent upעָלוּfrom the Cityמֵעִירof Palmsהַתְּמָרִיםwithאֶתthe sonsבְּנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהinto the wildernessמִדְבַּרof Judah,יְהוּדָהwhich isאֲשֶׁרin the Negevבְּנֶגֶבof Arad;עֲרָדand he wentוַיֵּלֶךְand livedוַיֵּשֶׁבwithאֶתthe people.הָעָם
JudahיְהוּדָהwentוַיֵּלֶךְwithאֶתSimeonשִׁמְעוֹןhis brother,אָחִיוand they struckוַיַּכּוּthe Canaaniteאֶת הַכְּנַעֲנִיwho livedיוֹשֵׁבin Zephathצְפַתand devoted it to destruction.וַיַּחֲרִימוּ אוֹתָהּSo one calledוַיִּקְרָאthe nameאֶת שֵׁםof the cityהָעִירHormah.חָרְמָה
JudahיְהוּדָהcapturedוַיִּלְכֹּדGazaאֶת עַזָּהand its territory,וְאֶת גְּבוּלָהּAshkelonוְאֶת אַשְׁקְלוֹןand its territory,וְאֶת גְּבוּלָהּand Ekronוְאֶת עֶקְרוֹןand its territory.וְאֶת גְּבוּלָהּ
YHWHיְהוָהwasוַיְהִיwithאֶתּJudah,יְהוּדָהand he took possessionוַיֹּרֶשׁof the hill country;אֶת הָהָרbutכִּיhe could notלֹאdispossessלְהוֹרִישׁthe inhabitantsאֶת יֹשְׁבֵיof the valley,הָעֵמֶקbecauseכִּיthey hadלָהֶםchariotsרֶכֶבof iron.בַּרְזֶל
They gaveוַיִּתְּנוּHebronאֶת חֶבְרוֹןto Caleb,לְכָלֵבasכַּאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהhad spoken,דִּבֶּרand he dispossessedוַיּוֹרֶשׁfrom thereמִשָּׁםthe threeאֶת שְׁלֹשָׁהsonsבְּנֵיof Anak.הָעֲנָק
But the Jebusiteוְאֶת הַיְבוּסִיwho livedיֹשֵׁבin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Benjaminבִנְיָמִןdid notלֹאdispossess;הוֹרִישׁוּso the Jebusiteוַ הַיְבוּסִיhas livedיֵּשֶׁבwithאֶתthe sonsבְּנֵיof Benjaminבִנְיָמִןin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַםtoעַדthis day.הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
The houseבֵיתof Joseph,יוֹסֵףtheyהֵםtoo,גַּםwent upוַיַּעֲלוּagainst Bethel,בֵּית אֵלand YHWHוַיהוָהwas with them.עִמָּם
The houseבֵיתof Josephיוֹסֵףhad men scout outוַיָּתִירוּBethelבְּבֵית אֵל(the nameוְשֵׁםof the cityהָעִירformerly wasלְפָנִיםLuz).לוּז
Those watchingהַשֹּׁמְרִיםsawוַיִּרְאוּa manאִישׁcoming outיוֹצֵאofמִןthe city,הָעִירand they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,לוֹ“Show us,הַרְאֵנוּplease,נָאthe way intoאֶת מְבוֹאthe city,הָעִירand we will showוְעָשִׂינוּloyal loveחָסֶדto you.”עִמְּךָ
He showed themוַיַּרְאֵםthe way intoאֶת מְבוֹאthe city,הָעִירand they struckוַיַּכּוּthe cityאֶת הָעִירwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword;חָרֶבbut the manוְאֶת הָאִישׁand allוְאֶת כָּלhis familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹthey let go.שִׁלֵּחוּ
The manהָאִישׁwentוַיֵּלֶךְto the landאֶרֶץof the Hittitesהַחִתִּיםand builtוַיִּבֶןa cityעִירand calledוַיִּקְרָאits nameשְׁמָהּLuz;לוּזthat isהוּאits nameשְׁמָהּtoעַדthis day.הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהdid notוְלֹאdispossessהוֹרִישׁBeth-sheanאֶת בֵּית שְׁאָןand its villages,וְאֶת בְּנוֹתֶיהָor Taanachוְאֶת תַּעְנַךְand its villages,וְאֶת בְּנֹתֶיהָor the inhabitantsוְאֶת יֹשְׁבֵיof Dorדוֹרand its villages,וְאֶת בְּנוֹתֶיהָor the inhabitantsוְאֶת יוֹשְׁבֵיof Ibleamיִבְלְעָםand its villages,וְאֶת בְּנֹתֶיהָor the inhabitantsוְאֶת יוֹשְׁבֵיof Megiddoמְגִדּוֹand its villages;וְאֶת בְּנוֹתֶיהָand the Canaaniteוַ הַכְּנַעֲנִיwas determinedיּוֹאֶלto liveלָשֶׁבֶתin thisהַזֹּאתland.בָּאָרֶץ
Whenוַיְהִי כִּיIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלgrew strong,חָזַקthey putוַיָּשֶׂםthe Canaaniteאֶת הַכְּנַעֲנִיto forced labor,לָמַסbutוְthey did notלֹאcompletelyהוֹרֵישׁdispossess him.הוֹרִישׁוֹ
Ephraimוְאֶפְרַיִםdid notלֹאdispossessהוֹרִישׁthe Canaaniteאֶת הַכְּנַעֲנִיwho livedהַיּוֹשֵׁבin Gezer;בְּגָזֶרso the Canaaniteוַ הַכְּנַעֲנִיlivedיֵּשֶׁבamong themבְּקִרְבּוֹin Gezer.בְּגָזֶר
Zebulunזְבוּלֻןdid notלֹאdispossessהוֹרִישׁthe inhabitantsאֶת יוֹשְׁבֵיof Kitronקִטְרוֹןor the inhabitantsוְאֶת יוֹשְׁבֵיof Nahalol;נַהֲלֹלso the Canaaniteוַ הַכְּנַעֲנִיlivedיֵּשֶׁבamong themבְּקִרְבּוֹand becameוַיִּהְיוּsubject to forced labor.לָמַס
Asherאָשֵׁרdid notלֹאdispossessהוֹרִישׁthe inhabitantsאֶת יֹשְׁבֵיof Accoעַכּוֹor the inhabitantsוְאֶת יוֹשְׁבֵיof Sidon,צִידוֹןor Ahlab,וְאֶת אַחְלָבAchzib,וְאֶת אַכְזִיבHelbah,וְאֶת חֶלְבָּהAphik,וְאֶת אֲפִיקor Rehob.וְאֶת רְחֹב
So the Asheritesוַ הָאָשֵׁרִיlivedיֵּשֶׁבamongבְּקֶרֶבthe Canaanite,הַכְּנַעֲנִיthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the land,הָאָרֶץbecauseכִּיthey did notלֹאdispossess him.הוֹרִישׁוֹ
Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיdid notלֹאdispossessהוֹרִישׁthe inhabitantsאֶת יֹשְׁבֵיof Beth-shemeshבֵית שֶׁמֶשׁor the inhabitantsוְאֶת יֹשְׁבֵיof Beth-anath,בֵית עֲנָתbut livedוַיֵּשֶׁבamongבְּקֶרֶבthe Canaanite,הַכְּנַעֲנִיthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof the land;הָאָרֶץand the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיof Beth-shemeshבֵית שֶׁמֶשׁand Beth-anathוּבֵית עֲנָתbecameהָיוּforced laborלָמַסfor them.לָהֶם
The Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִיpressedוַיִּלְחֲצוּthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Danדָןinto the hill country,הָהָרָהforכִּיhe did notלֹאlet themנְתָנוֹcome downלָרֶדֶתto the valley.לָעֵמֶק
The Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִיwas determinedוַיּוֹאֶלto liveלָשֶׁבֶתin MountבְּהַרHeres,חֶרֶסin Aijalon,בְּאַיָּלוֹןand in Shaalbim;וּבְשַׁעַלְבִיםbut the handיַדof the houseבֵּיתof Josephיוֹסֵףweighed heavy,וַתִּכְבַּדand they becameוַיִּהְיוּforced labor.לָמַס
The borderוּגְבוּלof the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִיran from the ascentמִמַּעֲלֵהof Akrabbim,עַקְרַבִּיםfrom Selaמֵהַסֶּלַעand upward.וָמָעְלָה