17 (A)And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called (B)Hormah.[a]

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  1. Judges 1:17 Hormah means utter destruction

17 Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites(A) their fellow Israelites and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed[a] the city. Therefore it was called Hormah.[b](B)

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  1. Judges 1:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
  2. Judges 1:17 Hormah means destruction.

And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. (A)And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you.” So Simeon went with him.

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The men of Judah then said to the Simeonites their fellow Israelites, “Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours.” So the Simeonites(A) went with them.

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