19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 1:19:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֤יvayehiand he was or it was Judges 1:19:2 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD Judges 1:19:3 ⧉אֶתּ־יְהוּדָ֔הetyehudawith Judah Judges 1:19:4 ⧉וַיֹּ֖רֶשׁvayoreshand he took possession Judges 1:19:5 ⧉אֶת־הָהָ֑רethaharof the hill country Judges 1:19:6 ⧉כִּ֣יkibecause Judges 1:19:7 ⧉לֹ֤אlonot Judges 1:19:8 ⧉לְהוֹרִישׁ֙lehorishto drive out Judges 1:19:9 ⧉אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣יetyoshevethe inhabitants of Judges 1:19:10 ⧉הָעֵ֔מֶקhaemeqthe valley Judges 1:19:11 ⧉כִּי־רֶ֥כֶבkirekhevbecause chariotry or chariots Judges 1:19:12 ⧉בַּרְזֶ֖לbarzelof iron Judges 1:19:13 ⧉לָהֶֽם׃lahembelonged to them |
19. Formal Translation And the LORD {Yahweh, Deliverer} was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had iron chariots. |
19. Dynamic Translation The LORD {Yahweh, Helper in Battle} was with the tribe of Judah, and they captured the hill country, but they could not force out the people living in the plains, because those people had iron chariots. |