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They gaveוַיִּתְּנוּHebronאֶת חֶבְרוֹןto Caleb,לְכָלֵבasכַּאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהhad spoken,דִּבֶּרand he dispossessedוַיּוֹרֶשׁfrom thereמִשָּׁםthe threeאֶת שְׁלֹשָׁהsonsבְּנֵיof Anak.הָעֲנָק
Judges 1:20
Study it in the app“They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken, and he dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:20, word by word
- They gaveיִּתְּנוּyitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitnu” appears- Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appears- to Calebכָלֵבchalev
Caleb
Caleb, a scout from the tribe of Judah who with Joshua trusted YHWH (Numbers 14:6-9, 24); others also bear the name.
Where else “chalev” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- had spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- and he dispossessedיּוֹרֶשׁyoresh
dispossess
To drive others out of their land.
Where else “yoresh” appears- the threeשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appears- sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Anakעֲנָקanak
Anak
Anak, the ancestor of a people of Canaan, the Anakim, known for their great height.
Where else “anak” appears
Places in this verse
Hebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
The context
19YHWH 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.
20 · This verse (above)
21But the Jebusite who lived in Jerusalem the sons of Benjamin did not dispossess; so the Jebusite has lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.