YHWHיְהוָהwasוַיְהִיwithאֶתּJudah,יְהוּדָהand he took possessionוַיֹּרֶשׁof the hill country;אֶת הָהָרbutכִּיhe could notלֹאdispossessלְהוֹרִישׁthe inhabitantsאֶת יֹשְׁבֵיof the valley,הָעֵמֶקbecauseכִּיthey hadלָהֶםchariotsרֶכֶבof iron.בַּרְזֶל
Judges 1:19
Study it in the app“YHWH was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country; but he could not dispossess the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:19, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and he took possessionיֹּרֶשׁyoresh
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “yoresh” appears- of the hill countryהָרhar
hill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appears- the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of the valleyעֵמֶקemek
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appears- chariotsרֶכֶבrechev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appears- of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel
iron
Iron; an iron tool.
Where else “barzel” appears
The context
18Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.
19 · This verse (above)
20They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken, and he dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak.