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The houseבֵיתof Joseph,יוֹסֵףtheyהֵםtoo,גַּםwent upוַיַּעֲלוּagainst Bethel,בֵּית אֵלand YHWHוַיהוָהwas with them.עִמָּם
Judges 1:22
Study it in the app“The house of Joseph, they too, went up against Bethel, and YHWH was with them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:22, word by word
- The houseבֵיתvet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appears- of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- went upיַּעֲלוּyaalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appears- against Bethelבֵּיתbet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears- and YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears
Places in this verse
Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
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.
22 · This verse (above)
23The house of Joseph had men scout out Bethel (the name of the city formerly was Luz).