The Scriptures 1998

Judges 1:13-24 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

13. And Othni’ĕl son of Qenaz, Kalĕḇ’s younger brother, captured it. And he gave him his daughter Aḵsah as wife.

14. And it came to be, when she came in, that she urged him to ask her father for a field. And when she got off from her donkey, Kalĕḇ said to her, “What is the matter?”

15. And she said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” So Kalĕḇ gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16. And the children of the Qĕynite, father-in-law of Mosheh, went up from the city of palms with the children of Yehuḏah into the Wilderness of Yehuḏah, which is in the Neg̅eḇ of Araḏ. And they went and dwelt among the people.

17. And Yehuḏah went with Shim‛on his brother, and they smote the Kena‛anites who inhabited Tsephath, and put it under the ban. So the name of the city was called Ḥormah.

18. And Yehuḏah captured Azzah and its border, and Ashqelon and its border, and Eqron and its border.

19. And יהוה was with Yehuḏah, so they took possession of the mountains, but they were unable to drive out the inhabitants of the plain, because they had chariots of iron.

20. And they gave Ḥeḇron to Kalĕḇ, as Mosheh had said, and he drove out from there the three sons of Anaq.

21. However, the children of Binyamin did not drive out the Yeḇusites who inhabited Yerushalayim, so the Yeḇusites have dwelt with the children of Binyamin in Yerushalayim to this day.

22. And the house of Yosĕph also went up against Bĕyth Ěl, and יהוה was with them.

23. And the house of Yosĕph sent men to spy out Bĕyth Ěl – now the name of the city was formerly Luz.

24. And the watchmen saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city, and we shall show you kindness.”