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Judges 1:8

Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.

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ASV

And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

KJV

Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּvai.yi.la.cha.Muand they foughtH3898 →
בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121 →
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.Limagainst JerusalemH3389 →
וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.Duand they capturedH3920 →
אוֹתָ֔הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853 →
וַיַּכּ֖וּהָvai.ya.Ku.haand they struck itH5221 →
לְפִי־le.fi-to [the] mouth ofH6310 →
חָ֑רֶבCha.rev[the] swordH2719 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
שִׁלְּח֥וּshi.le.Chuthey sentH7971 →
בָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'Eshin <the> fireH784 →

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Joshua 15:63But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.2 Samuel 5:6Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”Judges 1:21The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.Judges 19:10But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.Joshua 15:8From there the border went up the Valley of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.Joshua 18:16Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.

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