Judges 1:19

“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.”

Judges 1:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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".

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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.

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and he took possessionיֹּרֶשׁyoresh

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

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of the hill countryהָרhar

hill country

A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.

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the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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of the valleyעֵמֶקemek

valley

Valley, broad low plain.

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chariotsרֶכֶבrechev

chariot

War chariots.

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of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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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.

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