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The sonsבְנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמוּagainst Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַםand captured it,וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אוֹתָהּand they struck itוַיַּכּוּהָwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword,חָרֶבand the cityוְאֶת הָעִירthey gave overשִׁלְּחוּto fire.בָאֵשׁ
Judges 1:8
Study it in the app“The sons of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it, and they struck it with the edge of the sword, and the city they gave over to fire.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 1:8, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of 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- foughtיִּלָּחֲמוּyilachamu
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “yilachamu” appears- against Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- and captured itיִּלְכְּדוּyilkdu
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkdu” appears- and they struck itיַּכּוּyaku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appears- with the edgeפִיfi
edge
Literally "the mouth of the sword": the part that cuts.
Where else “fi” appears- of the swordחָרֶבcharev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears- and the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- they gave overשִׁלְּחוּshilchu
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilchu” appears- to fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
7Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings, with the thumbs of their hands and of their feet cut off, used to gather scraps under my table. As I have done, so Elohim has repaid me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
8 · This verse (above)
9Afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanite who lived in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the Shephelah.