KJV King James Version
And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
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Judges 1:2
And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith, ‘Judah doth go up; lo, I have given the land into his hand.’
Surrounding context — Judges 1
1 Now 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?
2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
3 And 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.
4 And 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.
5 And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
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Revelation 5:5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.Hebrews 7:14For [it is] evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.Numbers 2:3And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of the children of Judah.Psalm 78:68-70But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.Genesis 49:8-10Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.Numbers 7:12And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:Revelation 19:11-16And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
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