Judges 1:1

NETBible

After Joshua died, the Israelites asked 1  the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” 2 

NIV ©

After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?"

NASB ©

Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel inquired of the LORD, saying, "Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?"

NLT ©

After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Which tribe should attack the Canaanites first?"

MSG ©

A time came after the death of Joshua when the People of Israel asked GOD, "Who will take the lead in going up against the Canaanites to fight them?"

BBE ©

Now after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel made request to the Lord, saying, Who is to go up first to make war for us against the Canaanites?

NRSV ©

After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, "Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?"

NKJV ©

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, "Who shall be first to go up for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?"

KJV
Now after
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the death
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of Joshua
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it came to pass, that the children
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of Israel
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asked
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the LORD
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saying
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Who shall go up
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for us against the Canaanites
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first
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to fight
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against them?
NASB ©
Now it came
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about after
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the death
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of Joshua
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that the sons
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of Israel
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inquired
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of the LORD
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, saying
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, "Who
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shall go
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up first
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for us against
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the Canaanites
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, to fight
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against them?"
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
egeneto
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V-AMI-3S
meta
<3326> 
PREP
thn
<3588> 
T-ASF
teleuthn
<5054> 
N-ASF
ihsou
<2424> 
N-PRI
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ephrwtwn {V-IAI-3P} oi
<3588> 
T-NPM
uioi
<5207> 
N-NPM
israhl
<2474> 
N-PRI
en
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PREP
kuriw
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N-DSM
legontev
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V-PAPNP
tiv
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I-NSM
anabhsetai
<305> 
V-FMI-3S
hmin
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P-DP
prov
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PREP
ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
cananaion {N-ASM} afhgoumenov {V-PMPNS} tou
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T-GSN
polemhsai
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V-AAN
en
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PREP
autw
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D-DSM
NET [draft] ITL
After
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Joshua
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died
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, the Israelites
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<01121>
asked
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the Lord
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, “Who
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should lead
<05927>
the invasion against
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the Canaanites
<03669>
and launch
<08462>
the attack
<03898>
?”
HEBREW
wb
<0>
Mxlhl
<03898>
hlxtb
<08462>
ynenkh
<03669>
la
<0413>
wnl
<0>
hley
<05927>
ym
<04310>
rmal
<0559>
hwhyb
<03068>
larvy
<03478>
ynb
<01121>
wlasyw
<07592>
eswhy
<03091>
twm
<04194>
yrxa
<0310>
yhyw (1:1)
<01961>
NETBible

After Joshua died, the Israelites asked 1  the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” 2 

NET Notes

1 tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”

2 tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”