Judges 1:3 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 1:3

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.

BSB

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ASV

And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

KJV

And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

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Commentary

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

To Simeon - As nearest to him both by relation, being his brother by both parents, and by habitation. The Canaanites - Specially so called, because they are distinguished from the Perizzites, ver. 4.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
יְהוּדָה֩	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
לְשִׁמְע֨וֹן	le.shim.'on	to Simeon	H8095 →
אָחִ֜יו	'a.Chiv	brother his	H251 →
עֲלֵ֧ה	'a.Leh	come up	H5927 →
אִתִּ֣י	'i.Ti	with me	H854 →
בְגוֹרָלִ֗י	ve.go.ra.Li	in lot my	H1486 →
וְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙	ve.ni.la.cha.Mah	so let us fight	H3898 →
בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י	ba.ke.na.'a.Ni	against the Canaanite[s]	H3669 →
וְהָלַכְתִּ֧י	ve.ha.lakh.Ti	and I will go	H1980 →
גַם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
אֲנִ֛י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
אִתְּךָ֖	'i.te.Kha	with you	H854 →
בְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָ	be.go.ra.Le.kha	in lot your	H1486 →
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
אִתּ֖וֹ	'i.To	with him	H854 →
שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃	shim.'on	Simeon	H8095 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Judges 1:17
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.
leads to
- Numbers 21:3
  And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.
Through
Genesis 29:33
Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
leads to
- Genesis 34:25
  Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
- Genesis 42:24
  And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
- Genesis 35:23
  The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 30:8
  Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
- Genesis 49:5–6
  Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
Through
2 Samuel 10:11
“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.
leads to
- Galatians 6:2
  Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Through
Joshua 19:1
The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:
leads to
- Joshua 19:9
  The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.