Judges 1:11
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher:
Judges 1:11 in other translations
| BSB | From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher). |
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| WEB | From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.) |
| ASV | And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.) |
| YLT | And he goeth thence unto the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir formerly is Kirjath-Sepher), |
| DARBY | And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher. |
| BBE | And from there he went up against the people of Debir. (Now the name of Debir in earlier times was Kiriath-sepher.) |
| Webster | And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: |
What does Judges 1:11 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 1:9-20
The Canaanites had iron chariots; but Israel had God on their side, whose chariots are thousands of angels, Psa 68:17. Yet they suffered their fears to prevail against their faith. About Caleb we read in Jos 15:16-19. The Kenites had settled in the land. Israel let them fix where they pleased, being a quiet, contented people. They that molested none, were molested by none. Blessed are the meek, for they shall…
Judges 1:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 1:11
- Joshua 15:15
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher.
- Joshua 10:38-39
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it: And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
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Context
- Judges 1:10
And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
- Judges 1:11
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher:
- Judges 1:12
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Judges 1:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de allí fué á los que habitaban en Debir, que antes se llamaba Chîriath-sepher. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et de là il s’en alla contre les habitants de Debir; or le nom de Debir était auparavant Kiriath-Sépher. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er zog von dannen wider die Bewohner von Debir; der Name von Debir war aber vordem Kirjath-Sepher. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | atque inde profectus abiit ad habitatores Dabir, cujus nomen vetus erat Cariath Sepher, id est, civitas litterarum. |