2 GLT Yahweh answered,“Judah will go up, Behold, I have given the land into his hand.” BSB BSB: “Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”
3 GLT Then Judah said to Simeon, his brother,“Go up with me into my alloted territory, and let us fight together against the Canaanite. I will fight likewise myself, with you in your alloted territory.” So Simeon went with him. BSB BSB: Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
4 GLT Judah went up, and Yahweh gave the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hand. They smote ten thousand men at Bezek. BSB BSB: When Judah attacked, the LORD delivered the Canaanites and Perizzites into their hands, and they struck down ten thousand men at Bezek.
5 GLT They found Adoni- Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They smote the Canaanite and the Perizzite. BSB BSB: And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.
6 GLT Then Adoni- Bezek fled, but they pursued after him. They seized him, and they chopped off the thumbs of his hands and the big toes of his feet. BSB BSB: As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
7 GLT Adoni- Bezek said,“Seventy kings with the thumbs of their hands and the big toes of their feet chopped off were gathering scraps of food beneath my table. Just as I have done, so God has repaid to me.” Then they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. BSB BSB: Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
8 GLT The sons of Judah fought against Jerusalem and they took it. They smote it with the mouth of the sword and they sent the city into fire. BSB BSB: Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
9 GLT Afterwards, the sons of Judah went down to fight them, against the Canaanites living in the hill country region, the southern wilderness, and the western lowland. BSB BSB: Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
10 GLT Then Judah went down to the Canaanite that lived in Hebron(the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba), and they smote Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. BSB BSB: Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
11 GLT He went from there to those living in Debir; the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher. BSB BSB: From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
12 GLT Then Caleb said,“Whoever will smite Kiriath Sepher and capture it, I will give him Aksah, my daughter, for a wife.” BSB BSB: And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
13 GLT Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb younger than him, captured it, so he gave him Aksah his daughter for a wife. BSB BSB: So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
14 GLT Now it happened that at her coming she incited him to ask for a field from her father. She descended from atop the donkey, and Caleb said to her,“What can I do for you?” BSB BSB: One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”
15 GLT Then she said to him,“Give me a blessing. Although you have given me the land of the Negev, you shall also me springs of waters.” So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. BSB BSB: “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
16 GLT The sons of the Kenite, the father- in- law of Moses, went up from the city of palm trees with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south country of Arad. So he went and he dwelt with the people. BSB BSB: Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
17 GLT Then Judah went with Simeon his brother and they smote the Canaanite dwelling in Zephath. So they devoted it to destruction and they called the name of the city Hormah. BSB BSB: Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
18 GLT Judah also captured Gaza and the territory of it, Ashkelon and the territory of it, and Ekron and the territory of it. BSB BSB: And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.
19 GLT Now it happened that Yahweh was with Judah and he took possession of the hill country, but he did not dispossess those dwelling in the valley because of their chariotry of iron. BSB BSB: The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
20 GLT They gave Hebron to Caleb just as Moses had directed, and he dispossessed from there the three sons of the Anak. BSB BSB: Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
22 GLT Likewise, the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, even they, and Yahweh was with them. BSB BSB: The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
23 GLT The house of Joseph sent out spies to assess Bethel; the name of the city before was Luz. BSB BSB: They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
24 GLT The observers saw a man going out from the city, and they said to him,“Show us, please, the entrance of the city, and we will extend kindness to you.” BSB BSB: and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
25 GLT So he showed them the entrance of the city, and then they smote the city with the mouth of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go free. BSB BSB: So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.
26 GLT Then the man went to the land of the Hittites and he built a city. He called its name Luz, which is its name until this day. BSB BSB: And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
27 GLT But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth Shan and its daughters, or Taanach and its daughters, or the one dwelling in Dor and its daughters, or those dwelling in Ibleam and its daughters, or those dwelling in Megiddo and its daughters, because the Canaanite had resolved to dwell in that land. BSB BSB: At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. 28 GLT Now it happened that when Israel became strong, he imposed tribute upon the Canaanite, but he did not take possession of him. BSB BSB: When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
29 GLT Neither did Ephraim dispossess the Canaanite who dwelled in Gezer, so the Canaanite dwelled in Gezer in the midst of him. BSB BSB: Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
30 GLT Zebulun did not dispossess those dwelling in Kitron, or those dwelling in Nahalol, so the Canaanite dwelled in his midst. But they were subject to tribute. BSB BSB: Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
31 GLT Asher did not dispossess those dwelling in Akko, or those dwelling in Sidon, or Ahlab, or Akzib, or Helbah, or Aphek, or Rehob. BSB BSB: Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
32 GLT So the Asherite dwelled in the midst of the Canaanite who dwelled in the land, because he did not dispossess him. BSB BSB: So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.
33 GLT Naphtali did not dispossess those dwelling in Beth Shemesh, or those dwelling in Beth Anath. So he dwelled in the midst of the Canaanite who dwelled in the land. However, those dwelling in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were subject to tribute to them. BSB BSB: Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
34 GLT The Amorite pressed the sons of Dan to the hill country, for he did not permit him to go down into the valley. BSB BSB: The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
35 GLT The Amorite resolved to dwell at Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph became heavy and they were subject to tribute. BSB BSB: And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
36 GLT The border of the Amorite was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the cliff and upward. BSB BSB: And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
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