KJV King James Version
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.
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Judges 1:21
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Jebusite, inhabiting Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin have not dispossessed; and the Jebusite dwelleth with the sons of Benjamin, in Jerusalem, till this day.
Surrounding context — Judges 1
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.)
24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
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וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַיְבוּסִי֙H2983 · ye.vu.siJebusiteיֹשֵׁ֣בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotהוֹרִ֖ישׁוּH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possessבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childבִנְיָמִ֑ןH1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבH3427 · ya.shavto dwellהַיְבוּסִ֜יH2983 · ye.vu.siJebusiteאֶת־H854 · etwithבְּנֵ֤יH1121 · benson: childבִנְיָמִן֙H1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemעַ֖דH5704 · adtillהַיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַזֶּֽה׃ סH2088 · zehthis
Cross-references
Joshua 15:63As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.2 Samuel 5:6-9And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.Judges 19:10-12But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which [is] Jerusalem; and [there were] with him two asses saddled, his concubine also [was] with him.Judges 1:8Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.Joshua 18:11-28And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
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