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Judges 1:19

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1:19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered 1  the hill country, but they could not 2  conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. 3 

Judges 18:9

Context
18:9 They said, “Come on, let’s attack them, 4  for 5  we saw their land and it is very good. You seem lethargic, 6  but don’t hesitate 7  to invade and conquer 8  the land.

1 tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”

2 tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.

3 tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

4 tn Heb “Arise, and let us go up against them.”

5 tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the LXX adds “we entered and walked around in the land as far as Laish and.”

6 tn Heb “But you are inactive.”

7 tn Or “be lazy.”

8 tn Heb “to go”; “to enter”; “to possess.”



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