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Judges 1:1-3
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Judges 1:1-3
International Standard Version
The Capture of Jerusalem
1 Sometime after Joshua had died, the Israelis asked the Lord, “Who is to lead[a] us against the Canaanites in our opening attack against them?”
2 The Lord replied, “The tribe of[b] Judah is to lead you.[c] Look! I’ve given the land into their control.”
3 But the tribe of Judah told the tribe of Simeon, the descendants of Judah’s[d] brother, “Come with us[e] into our territory, and we’ll both fight the Canaanites. In return, we’ll[f] go with you when you fight in your territory.” So the army of[g] the tribe of Simeon accompanied the army of the tribe of Judah.
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- Judges 1:1 Lit. to go up for
- Judges 1:2 The Heb. lacks the tribe of; and so throughout the chapter
- Judges 1:2 Lit. to go up
- Judges 1:3 Lit. Simeon, his
- Judges 1:3 Lit. him
- Judges 1:3 Lit. I’ll
- Judges 1:3 The Heb. lacks the army of; and so throughout the chapter
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