KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Judges 1:3
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
WEB World English Bible
Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot.” So Simeon went with him.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Judah saith to Simeon his brother, ‘Go up with me into my lot, and we fight against the Canaanite—and I have gone, even I, with thee into thy lot;’ and Simeon goeth with him.
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.
6 But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיְהוּדָה֩H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahלְשִׁמְע֨וֹןH8095 · shim.onSimeonאָחִ֜יוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingעֲלֵ֧הH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseאִתִּ֣יH854 · etwithבְגוֹרָלִ֗יH1486 · go.ralallottedוְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙H3898 · la.chamto fightבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יH3669 · ke.na.a.niCanaaniteוְהָלַכְתִּ֧יH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentגַם־H1571 · gamalsoאֲנִ֛יH589 · a.niIאִתְּךָ֖H854 · etwithבְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָH1486 · go.ralallottedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאִתּ֖וֹH854 · etwithשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃H8095 · shim.onSimeon
Cross-references
2 Samuel 10:11And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.Judges 1:17And 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.Joshua 19:1And the second lot came forth to Simeon, [even] for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.Genesis 29:33And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I [was] hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also: and she called his name Simeon.
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