KJV King James Version
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
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Judges 1:20
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.
WEB World English Bible
They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out there the three sons of Anak.
ASV American Standard Version
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they give to Caleb Hebron, as Moses hath spoken, and he dispossesseth thence the three sons of Anak.
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them.
23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before [was] Luz.)
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּתְּנ֤וּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלְכָלֵב֙H3612 · ka.levCalebאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]חֶבְר֔וֹןH2275 · chev.ronHebronכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichדִּבֶּ֣רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakמֹשֶׁ֑הH4872 · mo.shehMosesוַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possessמִשָּׁ֔םH8033 · shamthereאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁלֹשָׁ֖הH7969 · sha.loshthreeבְּנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childהָעֲנָֽק׃H6061 · a.naqAnak
Cross-references
Judges 1:10And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.Deuteronomy 1:36Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.Joshua 15:13-14And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron.Numbers 14:24But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.Joshua 21:11-12And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron, in the hill [country] of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.Numbers 13:22And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, [were]. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)Joshua 14:9-14And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children’s for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.
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