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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. (KJV)
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וְאַחַ֗רve.'a.Charand after
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmsa (Acmsa)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Judges 1:9 word 1
יָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.Duthey went down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Judges 1:9 word 2
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Judges 1:9 word 3
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Judges 1:9 word 4
לְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.Chemto fight
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Judges 1:9 word 5
בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יba.ke.na.'a.Niagainst the Canaanite[s]
Lemma: כְּנַעֲנִי (ke.na.a.ni) · Strong's: H3669A
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Canaanite
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3669A; TAHOT Judges 1:9 word 6
יוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[who] dwelt
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Judges 1:9 word 7
הָהָ֔רha.Harof the hill country
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mountain: hill country
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 10:30, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 14:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022H; TAHOT Judges 1:9 word 8
וְהַנֶּ֖גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevand the Negev
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Negeb
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 24:62, Numbers 13:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045G; TAHOT Judges 1:9 word 9
וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה\׃ve.ha.she.fe.Lahand the Shephelah
Lemma: שְׁפֵלָה (she.phe.lah) · Strong's: H8219
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: Shephelah
Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:7, Joshua 9:1, Joshua 10:40, Joshua 11:2, Joshua 11:16, Joshua 12:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8219; TAHOT Judges 1:9 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Afterward | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| the men | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| marched down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| to fight | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| against the Canaanites | → | כְּנַעֲנִי H3669A Canaanite |
| living | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in the hill country | → | הַר H2022H mountain: hill country |
| in the Negev | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045G Negeb |
| and in the foothills | → | שְׁפֵלָה H8219 Shephelah |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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