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Judges 1:21-23
New English Translation
Judges 1:21-23
New English Translation
21 The men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.[a]
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22 When the men[b] of Joseph attacked[c] Bethel, the Lord was with them. 23 When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),
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- Judges 1:21 sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).
- Judges 1:22 tn Heb “house.” This is a metonymy for the warriors from the tribe.
- Judges 1:22 tn Heb “went up.”
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