Judges 1:21

“But 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.”

Judges 1:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 1:21, word by word

But the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi

Jebusite

Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.

Where else “yevusi” appears
who livedיֹשֵׁבyoshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshev” appears
in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

Where else “vinyamin” appears
dispossessהוֹרִישׁוּhorishu

dispossess

To drive others out of their land.

Where else “horishu” appears
this dayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

20They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken, and he dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak.

21 · This verse (above)

22The house of Joseph, they too, went up against Bethel, and YHWH was with them.

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