Judahיְהוּדָהwent up,וַיַּעַלand YHWHוַ יְהוָהgaveיִּתֵּןthe Canaaniteאֶת הַכְּנַעֲנִיand the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּיinto their hand,בְּיָדָםand they struck themוַיַּכּוּםat Bezek,בְּבֶזֶקtenעֲשֶׂרֶתthousandאֲלָפִיםmen.אִישׁ
Judges 1:4
Study it in the app“Judah went up, and YHWH gave the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hand, and they struck them at Bezek, ten thousand men.”
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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.
Where else “yehuda” appears- went upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- gaveיִּתֵּןyiten
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “yiten” appears- the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani
Canaanite
Someone from Canaan, before Israel.
Where else “kenaani” appears- and the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi
Perizzite
Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.
Where else “perizi” appears- into their handיָדָyada
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yada” appears- and they struck themיַּכּוּyaku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appears- at Bezekבֶזֶקvezek
Bezek
Bezek: a place where Judah and Simeon defeated the Canaanite; also the place where Saul mustered Israel (1 Samuel 11:8).
Where else “vezek” appears- tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret
ten
Ten.
Where else “aseret” appears- thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears
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.