KJV King James Version
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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Judges 1:8
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
ASV American Standard Version
And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the sons of Judah fight against Jerusalem, and capture it, and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and the city they have sent into fire;
Surrounding context — Judges 1
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.
9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
10 And 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.
11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher:
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וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּH3898 · la.chamto fightבְנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיְהוּדָה֙H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּH3920 · la.khadto captureאוֹתָ֔הּH853 · et[Obj.]וַיַּכּ֖וּהָH5221 · na.khahto smiteלְפִי־H6310 · pehlipחָ֑רֶבH2719 · che.revswordוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementשִׁלְּח֥וּH7971 · sha.lachto send: departבָאֵֽשׁ׃H784 · eshfire
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.Judges 1:21And 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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