Judges

Judges 1:16–17

16Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palmsc to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.

17Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction.d So it was called Hormah.e

Footnotes

  • c 1:16 That is, Jericho
  • d 1:17 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.
  • e 1:17 Hormah means destruction.

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Judges 1:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now the descendantsוּבְנֵ֣יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Moses’מֹשֶׁ֜הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
father-in-lawחֹתֵ֨ןḥō·ṯênNoun - masculine singular constructH2859 wife's father
the Keniteקֵינִי֩qê·nîNoun - proper - masculine singularH7017 Kenite
went upעָל֨וּ‘ā·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
withאֶת־’eṯ-PrepositionH854 with
the menבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
from the Cityמֵעִ֤ירmê·‘îrNoun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
of Palmsהַתְּמָרִים֙hat·tə·mā·rîmPreposition; Noun - proper - feminine singularH8558 palm-tree, date-palm
to the Wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmiḏ·barNoun - masculine singular constructH4057 mouth
of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
in the Negevבְּנֶ֣גֶבbə·ne·ḡeḇPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5045 south-country, Negeb, south
near Aradעֲרָ֑ד‘ă·rāḏNoun - proper - feminine singularH6166 Arad
They wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
to liveוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבway·yê·šeḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
amongאֶת־’eṯ-PrepositionH854 with
the peopleהָעָֽם׃hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people

Judges 1:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the men of Judahיְהוּדָה֙yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
withאֶת־’eṯ-PrepositionH854 with
their brothersאָחִ֔יו’ā·ḥîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
the Simeonitesשִׁמְע֣וֹןšim·‘ō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH8095 Shimon
attackedוַיַּכּ֕וּway·yak·kūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5221 smite
the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יhak·kə·na·‘ă·nîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3669 trader, merchant
livingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyō·wō·šêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Zephathצְפַ֑תṣə·p̄aṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH6857 Tsephath
and devotedוַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּway·ya·ḥă·rî·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2763 ban, devote, exterminate
Soוַיִּקְרָ֥אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃ḥā·rə·māhNoun - proper - feminine singularH2767 Chormah

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Judges 1:16 Numbers 10:29–32 · Judges 4:11 · 1 Samuel 15:6 · Numbers 21:1 · Deuteronomy 34:3 · Judges 3:13 · Judges 4:17

Judges 1:17 Numbers 21:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.