KJV King James Version
And 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.
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Judges 1:17
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
WEB World English Bible
Judah 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.
ASV American Standard Version
And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And 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.
Surrounding context — Judges 1
14 And 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?
15 And 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.
16 And 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.
17 And 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.
18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.
19 And 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.
20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
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וַיֵּ֤לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentיְהוּדָה֙H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahאֶת־H854 · etwithשִׁמְע֣וֹןH8095 · shim.onSimeonאָחִ֔יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingוַיַּכּ֕וּH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יH3669 · ke.na.a.niCanaaniteיוֹשֵׁ֣בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellצְפַ֑תH6857 · tse.phatZephathוַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּH2763 · cha.ramto devote/destroyאוֹתָ֔הּH853 · et[Obj.]וַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שֵׁם־H8034 · shemnameהָעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementחָרְמָֽה׃H2767 · chor.mahHormah
Cross-references
Numbers 21:3And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.2 Chronicles 14:10Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.Joshua 19:4And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,Numbers 14:45Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, [even] unto Hormah.Judges 1:3And 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.
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