Judges 1:4

“Judah went up, and YHWH gave the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hand, and they struck them at Bezek, ten thousand men.”

Judges 1:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 1:4, word by word

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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went upיַּעַלyaal

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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and 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.

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gaveיִּתֵּןyiten

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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and the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi

Perizzite

Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.

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into their handיָדָyada

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and they struck themיַּכּוּyaku

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

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at Bezekבֶזֶקvezek

Bezek

Bezek: a place where Judah and Simeon defeated the Canaanite; also the place where Saul mustered Israel (1 Samuel 11:8).

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tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret

ten

Ten.

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thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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The context

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.

4 · This verse (above)

5They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him, and they struck the Canaanite and the Perizzite.

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