Judges 1:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. | And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites. | And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they found | וַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּ | VAI-yim-tze-'u | H4672 | to findמָצָא (ma.tsa) 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in … |
| Adoni- | אֲדֹנִ֥י | 'a-do-NI | H0137 | Adoni-bezekאֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק (a.do.ni-ve.zeq) A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.1.5 § Adoni-Bezek = "my lord is Besek" king of the Canaanite city of Bezek, killed by Israelites |
| Bezek | בֶ֙זֶק֙ | ve-zek | H0137 | Adoni-bezekאֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק (a.do.ni-ve.zeq) A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.1.5 § Adoni-Bezek = "my lord is Besek" king of the Canaanite city of Bezek, killed by Israelites |
| at Bezek | בְּבֶ֔זֶק | be-VE-zek | H0966G | Bezekבֶּ֫זֶק (be.zeq) § Bezek = "lightning" the home of Adonibezek, the place where Israel rallied under Saul |
| and they fought | וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ | vai-yi-la-cha-MU | H3898A | to fightלָחַם (la.cham) 1) to fight, do battle, make war 1a) (Qal) to fight, do battle 1b) (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war |
| and they defeated | וַיַּכּ֕וּ | vai-ya-KU | H5221 | to smiteנָכָה (na.khah) 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill 1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten 1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust 1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage 1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy 1d) (Hophal) to be smitten 1d1) to receive a blow 1d2) to be wounded 1d3) to be beaten 1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain 1d5) to be attacked and captured 1d6) to be smitten (with disease) … |
| the Canaanite[s] | הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י | ha-ke-na-'a-NI | H3669A | Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִי (ke.na.a.ni) Group of ke.na.an (כְּנַ֫עַן "Canaan" H3667A) § Canaanite, of Cana "zealous" adj descendant or inhabitant of Canaan |
| the Perizzite[s] | הַפְּרִזִּֽי׃ | ha-pe-ri-ZI | H6522 | Perizziteפְּרִזִּי (pe.riz.zi) Someone descended from Periz(?), first mentioned at Gen.13.7 § Perizzite = "belonging to a village" a people who inhabited southern Canaan prior to the conquest |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.