Judges 1:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן וְשֵׁם־חֶבְר֥וֹן לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֑ע וַיַּכּ֛וּ אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֥י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַ֖ן וְאֶת־תַּלְמָֽי׃

Transliteration

And wayyēleḵ Yəhûdâ against the Kənaʿănî the hayyôšēb in Ḥebrôn and the name of Ḥebrôn ləpānîm Qiryat ʾArbaʿ. And wayyakkû ʾet-Šēšay and ʾet-ʾĂḥîman and ʾet-Talmay.

Grammar Details

*wayyēleḵ*: consecutive imperfect, qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he went
*Yəhûdâ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Judah
*Kənaʿănî*: gentilic noun, masculine singular - Canaanite
*hayyôšēb*: definite article + participle, qal, masculine singular - the one dwelling
*Ḥebrôn*: proper noun, place name - Hebron
*ləpānîm*: preposition + noun, masculine plural - before/formerly
*Qiryat ʾArbaʿ*: proper noun, place name - Kiriath-arba (city of Arba)
*wayyakkû*: consecutive imperfect, hiphil, 3rd common plural - and they struck
*Šēšay*: proper noun, masculine singular - Sheshai
*ʾĂḥîman*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ahiman
*Talmay*: proper noun, masculine singular - Talmai

Word Meanings

*wayyēleḵ*: went/marched/advanced
*hayyôšēb*: dwelling in/inhabiting/living in
*ləpānîm*: formerly/previously/beforetime
*wayyakkû*: struck/defeated/killed

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Josh 14:15 : 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Num 13:22 : 22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were.(Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Num 13:33 : 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Josh 15:13-19 : 13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. 14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher. 16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? 19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
Judg 1:20 : 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
Ps 33:16-17 : 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
Eccl 9:11 : 11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

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