Judges 1:1–2
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Judah Takes the Lead
1:1After Joshua died, the Israelites asked1 the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?”21:2The Lord said, “The men of Judah should take the lead.3 Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them.”4
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- 1 The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. “consulted.”
- 2 Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”
- 3 Heb “Judah should go up.”
- 4 The Hebrew exclamation הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally, “Behold”), translated “Be sure of this,” draws attention to the following statement. The verb form in the following statement (a Hebrew perfect, indicating completed action from the standpoint of the speaker) emphasizes the certainty of the event. Though it had not yet taken place, the Lord speaks of it as a “done deal.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?”
The Lord answered, “Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the Lord, “Who will be the first to fight for us against the Canaanites?”
The Lord answered, “Judah is to go. I have handed the land over to him.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?”
The Lord answered, “Judah, for I have given them victory over the land.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Who will go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?” And Yahweh said, “Judah will go up. I hereby give the land into his hand.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
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? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
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