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Judges 1— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Judah goes up first; Adoni-bezek's thumbs and toes1

Judges 1:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיְהִ֗יvayhiand it wasH1961אַחֲרֵי֙ʾachareiafterH310מ֣וֹתmot[the] death ofH4194יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַyehoshua'JoshuaH3091וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vaiyishaluand they enquiredH7592בְּנֵ֣יbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelH3478בַּיהוָ֖הbayahwehby YahwehH3068לֵאמֹ֑רlemor<to> sayingH559מִ֣יmiwho?H4310יַעֲלֶה־yaaleh-will he go upH5927לָּ֧נוּlanufor <the> usאֶל־ʾel-againstH413הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יhakenaanithe Canaanite[s]H3669בַּתְּחִלָּ֖הbatechilahat the firstH8462לְהִלָּ֥חֶםlehilachemto engage in battleH3898בּֽוֹ׃boagainst <the> him

Rashi on Judges 1:1

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites? To the territories for which lots were cast. By Yehoshua, Elazar, and the tribal chieftains (Yehoshua,:1,2). Chapters 14–19 (there) list in detail the territories alloted to the various tribes when the lots were cast. but are as yet unconquered.

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Judges 1:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙vaiyilkedahand he captured itH3920עָתְנִיאֵ֣לʾatenielOthnielH6274בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121קְנַ֔זkenazKenazH7073אֲחִ֥יʾachi[the] brother ofH251כָלֵ֖בkhalevCalebH3612הַקָּטֹ֣ןhakaton<the> youngH6996מִמֶּ֑נּוּmimenumore than himH4480וַיִּתֶּן־vaiyiten-and he gaveH5414ל֛וֹloto <the> himאֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853עַכְסָ֥הʾakhsahAchsahH5915בִתּ֖וֹvitodaughter hisH1323לְאִשָּֽׁה׃leishahto a wifeH802

Rashi on Judges 1:13

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Coleiv's …brother. Maternally. 13 Coleiv is referred to as “the Kenizite” (Yehoshua,:6), rather than ‘son of Kenaz’. This indicates that he was not Kenaz’ biological son, but his stepson. (Sotah,:b,:a).

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Judges 1:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיְהִ֣יvayhiand it wasH1961בְּבוֹאָ֗הּbevoahwhen came sheH935וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙vatesitehuand she incited himH5496לִשְׁא֤וֹלlisholto askH7592מֵֽאֵת־meet-from withH854אָבִ֙יהָ֙ʾavihafather herH1הַשָּׂדֶ֔הhasadehthe fieldH7704וַתִּצְנַ֖חvatitznachand she went downH6795מֵעַ֣לmealfrom onH5921הַחֲמ֑וֹרhachamorthe donkeyH2543וַיֹּֽאמֶר־vaiyomer-and he saidH559לָ֥הּlahto <the> herכָּלֵ֖בkalevCalebH3612מַה־mah-what?H4100לָּֽךְ׃lakh[is] to <the> you

Rashi on Judges 1:14

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
She cajoled him. She advised him, as in "he took counsel"; 14 Rather than ‘she tempted him’, as in Devarim,:7. one counsels a person, and directs his thinking to an alternative. This is my opinion.

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