Category Archives: Judges

וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־עַזָּ֣ה וְאֶת־גְּבוּלָ֔הּ וְאֶֽת־אַשְׁקְלֹ֖ון וְאֶת־גְּבוּלָ֑הּ וְאֶת־עֶקְרֹ֖ון וְאֶת־גְּבוּלָֽהּ׃ And Yehuda captured ʿAzza and its territory, and Ashqelon and its territory, and ʿEqron and its territory.   Morphology וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד (vayyilkod) – Root: לכד (lakad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־שִׁמְעֹ֣ון אָחִ֔יו וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹושֵׁ֣ב צְפַ֑ת וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ אֹותָ֔הּ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר חָרְמָֽה׃ And Yehuda went with Shimʿon his brother, and they struck the Kenaʿani who dwelled in Tzafat, and they devoted it to destruction, and they called the name … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י קֵינִי֩ חֹתֵ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֜ה עָל֨וּ מֵעִ֤יר הַתְּמָרִים֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְבַּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּנֶ֣גֶב עֲרָ֑ד וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אֶת־הָעָֽם׃ And the sons of Qeni, the father-in-law of Moshe, went up from the City of the Palms with the sons of Yehuda to … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר לֹ֜ו הָֽבָה־לִּ֣י בְרָכָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ הַנֶּ֨גֶב֙ נְתַתָּ֔נִי וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לִ֖י גֻּלֹּ֣ת מָ֑יִם וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֣הּ כָּלֵ֗ב אֵ֚ת גֻּלֹּ֣ת עִלִּ֔ית וְאֵ֖ת גֻּלֹּ֥ת תַּחְתִּֽית׃ פ And she said to him, “Give me a blessing, for you have given me the land of the Negev; … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בְּבֹואָ֗הּ וַתְּסִיתֵ֨הוּ֙ לִשְׁאֹ֤ול מֵֽאֵת־אָבִ֨יהָ֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמֹ֑ור וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ כָּלֵ֖ב מַה־לָּֽךְ׃ And it happened when she came, that she urged him to ask from her father the field, and she dismounted from the donkey, and Kalev said to her, … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙ עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל בֶּן־קְנַ֔ז אֲחִ֥י כָלֵ֖ב הַקָּטֹ֣ן מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתֹּ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And ʿOtniel the son of Qenaz, the younger brother of Kalev, captured it, and he gave him ʿAkhsa, his daughter, as a wife.   Morphology וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙ (vayyilkedah) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כָּלֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּ֥ה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתִּ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And Kalev said, “Whoever strikes Qiryat-Sefer and captures it, I will give him my daughter ʿAkhsa as a wife.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶל־יֹושְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑יר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃ And he went from there to the inhabitants of Devir—now the name of Devir before was Qiryat-Sefer.   Morphology וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (vayyelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַיֹּושֵׁ֣ב בְּחֶבְרֹ֔ון וְשֵׁם־חֶבְרֹ֥ון לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֑ע וַיַּכּ֛וּ אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֥י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַ֖ן וְאֶת־תַּלְמָֽי׃ And Yehuda went against the Kenaʿani who dwelled in Ḥevron—now the name of Ḥevron before was Qiryat-Arba—and they struck Sheshai, and Aḥiman, and Talmai.   Morphology וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ … Continue reading →

וְאַחַ֗ר יָֽרְדוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י יֹושֵׁ֣ב הָהָ֔ר וְהַנֶּ֖גֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃ And afterward, the sons of Yehuda went down to fight against the Kenaʿani who dwelled in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the Shefela.   Morphology וְאַחַ֗ר (ve-aḥar) … Continue reading →

וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ אֹותָ֔הּ וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָעִ֖יר שִׁלְּח֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ And the sons of Yehuda fought against Yerushalayim, and they captured it, and they struck it with the edge of the sword, and they set the city on fire.   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲדֹֽנִי־בֶ֗זֶק שִׁבְעִ֣ים מְלָכִ֡ים בְּֽהֹנֹות֩ יְדֵיהֶ֨ם וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜ם מְקֻצָּצִ֗ים הָי֤וּ מְלַקְּטִים֙ תַּ֣חַת שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתִי כֵּ֥ן שִׁלַּם־לִ֖י אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְבִיאֻ֥הוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃ פ And Adoni-Bezeq said, “Seventy kings, their thumbs and toes cut off, used to gather scraps under my table. … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨נָס֙ אֲדֹ֣נִי בֶ֔זֶק וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ אֹתֹ֔ו וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ אֶת־בְּהֹנֹ֥ות יָדָ֖יו וְרַגְלָֽיו׃ And Adoni-Bezeq fled, and they pursued after him, and they seized him, and they cut off the thumbs of his hands and his toes.   Morphology וַיָּ֨נָס֙ (vayyanas) – … Continue reading →

וַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּ אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֥י בֶ֨זֶק֙ בְּבֶ֔זֶק וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ בֹּ֑ו וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י וְאֶת־הַפְּרִזִּֽי׃ And they found Adoni-Bezeq in Bezeq, and they fought against him, and they struck the Kenaʿani and the Perizzi.   Morphology וַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּ (vayyimtzeʾu) – Root: מצא (matsa); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַל יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִ֥י וְהַפְּרִזִּ֖י בְּיָדָ֑ם וַיַּכּ֣וּם בְּבֶ֔זֶק עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִֽישׁ׃ And Yehuda went up, and YHWH gave the Kenaʿani and the Perizzi into their hand, and they struck them in Bezeq, ten thousand men.   Morphology וַיַּ֣עַל (vayyaʿal) … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָה֩ לְשִׁמְעֹ֨ון אָחִ֜יו עֲלֵ֧ה אִתִּ֣י בְגֹורָלִ֗י וְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י וְהָלַכְתִּ֧י גַם־אֲנִ֛י אִתְּךָ֖ בְּגֹורָלֶ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִתֹּ֖ו שִׁמְעֹֽון׃ And Yehuda said to Shimʿon his brother, “Go up with me into my lot, and we shall fight against the Kenaʿani, and I also … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה יְהוּדָ֣ה יַעֲלֶ֑ה הִנֵּ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ בְּיָדֹֽו׃ And YHWH said, “Yehuda shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ מֹ֣ות יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר מִ֣י יַעֲלֶה־לָּ֧נוּ אֶל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י בַּתְּחִלָּ֖ה לְהִלָּ֥חֶם בֹּֽו׃ And it came to pass after the death of Yehoshua, that the sons of Yisraʾel inquired of YHWH, saying, “Who shall go up for us … Continue reading →

The Book of Judges סֵפֶר שׁוֹפְטִים (Shofetim) Judges 1 Judges 2 Judges 3 Judges 4 Judges 5 Judges 6 Judges 7 Judges 8 Judges 9 Judges 10 Judges 11 Judges 12 Judges 13 Judges 14 Judges 15 Judges 16 Judges … Continue reading →