Judges 1 - Compare Translations
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Judges 1:1
KJVNow after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
WEBAfter the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, after the death of Joshua, that the sons of Israel ask at Jehovah, saying, `Who doth go up for us unto the Canaanite, at the commencement, to fight against it?'
Judges 1:2
KJVAnd the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
WEBYahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
YLTAnd Jehovah saith, `Judah doth go up; lo, I have given the land into his hand.'
Judges 1:3
KJVAnd 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.
WEBJudah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot.” So Simeon went with him.
YLTAnd Judah saith to Simeon his brother, `Go up with me into my lot, and we fight against the Canaanite -- and I have gone, even I, with thee into thy lot;' and Simeon goeth with him.
Judges 1:4
KJVAnd Judah went up; and the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
WEBJudah went up, and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.
YLTAnd Judah goeth up, and Jehovah giveth the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hand, and they smite them in Bezek -- ten thousand men;
Judges 1:5
KJVAnd they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
WEBThey found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
YLTand they find Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fight against him, and smite the Canaanite and the Perizzite.
Judges 1:6
KJVBut Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
WEBBut Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
YLTAnd Adoni-Bezek fleeth, and they pursue after him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes,
Judges 1:7
KJVAnd Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
WEBAdoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their big toes cut off, scavenged under my table. As I have done, so God has done to me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
YLTand Adoni-Bezek saith, `Seventy kings -- their thumbs and their great toes cut off -- have been gathering under my table; as I have done so hath God repaid to me;' and they bring him in to Jerusalem, and he dieth there.
Judges 1:8
KJVNow 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.
WEBThe children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
YLTAnd the sons of Judah fight against Jerusalem, and capture it, and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and the city they have sent into fire;
Judges 1:9
KJVAnd afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
WEBAfter that, the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, and in the South, and in the lowland.
YLTand afterwards have the sons of Judah gone down to fight against the Canaanite, inhabiting the hill-country, and the south, and the low country;
Judges 1:10
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Judges 1:11
KJVAnd from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:
WEBFrom there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.)
YLTAnd he goeth thence unto the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir formerly [is] Kirjath-Sepher),
Judges 1:12
KJVAnd Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
WEBCaleb said, “I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it.”
YLTand Caleb saith, `He who smiteth Kirjath-Sepher -- and hath captured it -- then I have given to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.'
Judges 1:13
KJVAnd Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
WEBOthniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.
YLTAnd Othniel son of Kenaz, younger brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he giveth to him Achsah his daughter for a wife.
Judges 1:14
KJVAnd it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
WEBWhen she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”
YLTAnd it cometh to pass in her coming in, that she persuadeth him to ask from her father the field, and she lighteth from off the ass, and Caleb saith to her, `What -- to thee?'
Judges 1:15
KJVAnd she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
WEBShe said to him, “Give me a blessing; because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
YLTAnd she saith to him, `Give to me a blessing; when the south land thou hast given me -- then thou hast given to me springs of water; and Caleb giveth to her the upper springs and the lower springs.
Judges 1:16
KJVAnd the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
WEBThe children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
YLTAnd the sons of the Kenite, father-in-law of Moses, have gone up out of the city of palms with the sons of Judah [to] the wilderness of Judah, which [is] in the south of Arad, and they go and dwell with the people.
Judges 1:17
KJVAnd Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
WEBJudah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.
YLTAnd Judah goeth with Simeon his brother, and they smite the Canaanite inhabiting Zephath, and devote it; and [one] calleth the name of the city Hormah.
Judges 1:18
KJVAlso Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.
WEBAlso Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.
YLTAnd Judah captureth Gaza and its border, and Askelon and its border, and Ekron and its border;
Judges 1:19
KJVAnd the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
WEBYahweh was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
YLTand Jehovah is with Judah, and he occupieth the hill-country, but not to dispossess the inhabitants of the valley, for they have chariots of iron.
Judges 1:20
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Judges 1:21
KJVAnd the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
WEBThe children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
YLTAnd the Jebusite, inhabiting Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin have not dispossessed; and the Jebusite dwelleth with the sons of Benjamin, in Jerusalem, till this day.
Judges 1:22
KJVAnd the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the Lord was with them.
WEBThe house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
YLTAnd the house of Joseph go up -- even they -- to Beth-El, and Jehovah [is] with them;
Judges 1:23
KJVAnd the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
WEBThe house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)
YLTand the house of Joseph cause [men] to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),
Judges 1:24
KJVAnd the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
WEBThe watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”
YLTand the watchers see a man coming out from the city, and say to him, `Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance of the city, and we have done with thee kindness.'
Judges 1:25
KJVAnd when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
WEBHe showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.
YLTAnd he sheweth them the entrance of the city, and they smite the city by the mouth of the sword, and the man and all his family they have sent away;
Judges 1:26
KJVAnd the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
WEBThe man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.
YLTand the man goeth to the land of the Hittites, and buildeth a city, and calleth its name Luz -- it [is] its name unto this day.
Judges 1:27
KJVNeither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
WEBManasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
YLTAnd Manasseh hath not occupied Beth-Shean and its towns, and Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Iblaim and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in that land;
Judges 1:28
KJVAnd it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
WEBWhen Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.
YLTand it cometh to pass, when Israel hath been strong, that he setteth the Canaanite to tribute, and hath not utterly dispossessed it.
Judges 1:29
KJVNeither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
WEBEphraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
YLTAnd Ephraim hath not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwelleth in its midst, in Gezer.
Judges 1:30
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Judges 1:31
KJVNeither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
WEBAsher didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
YLTAsher hath not dispossessed the inhabitants of Accho, and the inhabitants of Zidon, and Ahlab, and Achzib, and Helbah, and Aphik, and Rehob;
Judges 1:32
KJVBut the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
WEBbut the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
YLTand the Asherite dwelleth in the midst of the Canaanite, the inhabitants of the land, for it hath not dispossessed them.
Judges 1:33
KJVNeither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.
WEBNaphtali didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but he lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and of Beth Anath became subject to forced labor.
YLTNaphtali hath not dispossessed the inhabitants of Beth-Shemesh, and the inhabitants of Beth-Anath, and he dwelleth in the midst of the Canaanite, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-Shemesh and of Beth-Anath have become tributary to them.
Judges 1:34
KJVAnd the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
WEBThe Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;
YLTAnd the Amorites press the sons of Dan to the mountain, for they have not suffered them to go down to the valley;
Judges 1:35
KJVBut the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
WEBbut the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.
YLTand the Amorite is desirous to dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, and the hand of the house of Joseph is heavy, and they become tributary;
Judges 1:36
KJVAnd the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
WEBThe border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
YLTand the border of the Amorite [is] from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock and upward.
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