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Judges 1:2

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1:2The 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. 3 Heb “Judah should go up.”
  2. 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.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord answered, “Judah shall go up; I have given the land into their hands.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord answered, “Judah is to go. I have handed the land over to him.”

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord answered, “Judah, for I have given them victory over the land.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh said, “Judah will go up. I hereby give the land into his hand.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.