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YHWHיְהוָהsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Judahיְהוּדָהwill go up.יַעֲלֶהLook,הִנֵּהI have givenנָתַתִּיthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץinto his hand.”בְּיָדוֹ
Judges 1:2
Study it in the app“YHWH said, “Judah will go up. Look, I have given the land into his hand.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:2, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” 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- will go upיַעֲלֶהyaale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaale” appears- I have givenנָתַתִּיnatati
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “natati” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- into his handיָדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears
The context
1After the death of Joshua, the sons of Israel asked YHWH, saying, “Who will go up for us against the Canaanite first, to fight against him?”
2 · This verse (above)
3Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my lot, and let us fight against the Canaanite; and I too will go with you into your lot.” And Simeon went with him.