KJV King James Version
And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
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Judges 1:5
And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.
WEB World English Bible
They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
ASV American Standard Version
And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they find Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fight against him, and smite the Canaanite and the Perizzite.
Surrounding context — Judges 1
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.
7 And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their meat] under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
8 Now 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.
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וַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּH4672 · ma.tsato findאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲדֹנִ֥יH137 · a.do.ni-ve.zeqAdoni-bezekבֶ֙זֶק֙H137 · a.do.ni-ve.zeqAdoni-bezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקH966 · be.zeqBezekוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּH3898 · la.chamto fightבּ֑וֹH9033 · ohimוַיַּכּ֕וּH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יH3669 · ke.na.a.niCanaaniteוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַפְּרִזִּֽי׃H6522 · pe.riz.ziPerizzite
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