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King James Version (1611 Edition)
Judges 1:2
And the Lord sayd, Iudah shall goe vp: Behold, I haue deliuered the land into his hand.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord answered, “Judah is to go. I have handed the land over to him.”
The Lord answered, “Judah is to go. I have handed the land over to him.”
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD said, Yehudah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
The LORD said, Yehudah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
King James Version
And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh said, "Judah will go up. I hereby give the land into his hand."
And Yahweh said, "Judah will go up. I hereby give the land into his hand."
English Standard Version
The Lord said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
The Lord said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
New Century Version
The Lord said to them, "The tribe of Judah will go. I have handed the land over to them."
The Lord said to them, "The tribe of Judah will go. I have handed the land over to them."
New English Translation
The Lord said, "The men of Judah should take the lead. Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them."
The Lord said, "The men of Judah should take the lead. Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them."
Amplified Bible
And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up [first]; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up [first]; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
New American Standard Bible
The LORD said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have handed the land over to him."
The LORD said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have handed the land over to him."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord said, Iudah shall goe vp: behold, I haue giuen the land into his hande.
And the Lord said, Iudah shall goe vp: behold, I haue giuen the land into his hande.
Legacy Standard Bible
May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.
May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.
Contemporary English Version
"Judah!" the Lord answered. "I'll help them take the land."
"Judah!" the Lord answered. "I'll help them take the land."
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai said: "Y'hudah will go up; here, I have handed the land over to him."
Adonai said: "Y'hudah will go up; here, I have handed the land over to him."
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord said to the Israelites, "The tribe of Judah will go. I will let them take this land."
The Lord said to the Israelites, "The tribe of Judah will go. I will let them take this land."
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD said, Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hands.
And the LORD said, Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hands.
Good News Translation
The Lord answered, "The tribe of Judah will go first. I am giving them control of the land."
The Lord answered, "The tribe of Judah will go first. I am giving them control of the land."
Literal Translation
And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up. Behold, I have given the land into his hand.
And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up. Behold, I have given the land into his hand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE sayde: Iuda shall go vp. Beholde, I haue delyuered the londe in to his hande.
The LORDE sayde: Iuda shall go vp. Beholde, I haue delyuered the londe in to his hande.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said, Judah is to go up: see, I have given the land into his hands.
And the Lord said, Judah is to go up: see, I have given the land into his hands.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde sayde, Iuda shall go vp: beholde, I haue deliuered the land into his handes.
And the Lorde sayde, Iuda shall go vp: beholde, I haue deliuered the land into his handes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And LORD said: 'Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.'
And LORD said: 'Judah shall go up; behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.'
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said, Judas shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
And the Lord said, Judas shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
English Revised Version
And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD answered, "Judah shall go up. Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands."
The LORD answered, "Judah shall go up. Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide, Judas schal stie; lo! Y haue youe the lond in to hise hondis.
And the Lord seide, Judas schal stie; lo! Y haue youe the lond in to hise hondis.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith, `Judah doth go up; lo, I have given the land into his hand.'
And Jehovah saith, `Judah doth go up; lo, I have given the land into his hand.'
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh said, Judah shall go up: look, I have delivered the land into his hand.
And Yahweh said, Judah shall go up: look, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
World English Bible
Yahweh said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
Yahweh said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
New King James Version
And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand."
And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up. Indeed I have delivered the land into his hand."
New Living Translation
The Lord answered, "Judah, for I have given them victory over the land."
The Lord answered, "Judah, for I have given them victory over the land."
New Life Bible
The Lord said, "Judah will go up. See, I have given the land into his hand."
The Lord said, "Judah will go up. See, I have given the land into his hand."
New Revised Standard
The Lord said, "Judah shall go up. I hereby give the land into his hand."
The Lord said, "Judah shall go up. I hereby give the land into his hand."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh said - Judah, shall go, - lo! I have delivered the land into his power.
And Yahweh said - Judah, shall go, - lo! I have delivered the land into his power.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said: Juda shall go up: behold I have delivered the land into his hands.
And the Lord said: Juda shall go up: behold I have delivered the land into his hands.
Revised Standard Version
The LORD said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
The LORD said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
THE MESSAGE
And God said, "Judah will go. I've given the land to him."
And God said, "Judah will go. I've given the land to him."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The LORD said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
The LORD said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
Contextual Overview
1 Now after the death of Ioshua, it came to passe, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shal goe vp for vs against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And the Lord sayd, Iudah shall goe vp: Behold, I haue deliuered the land into his hand. 3 And Iudah saide vnto Simeon his brother, Come vp with me into my lot, that wee may fight against the Canaanites, and I likewise will goe with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. 4 And Iudah went vp, and the Lord deliuered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. 5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites, and the Perizzites. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbes, and his great toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore & ten kings, hauing their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meate vnder my table: as I haue done, so God hath requited mee, and they brought him to Ierusalem, and there he died. 8 (Now the children of Iudah had fought against Ierusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the citie on fire)
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Genesis 49:8-10, Numbers 2:3, Numbers 7:12, Psalms 78:68-70, Hebrews 7:14, Revelation 5:5, Revelation 19:11-16
Reciprocal: Genesis 46:12 - Judah Judges 1:19 - the Lord Judges 20:18 - Judah Judges 20:28 - Go up 1 Kings 8:44 - whithersoever 1 Chronicles 5:2 - Judah 2 Chronicles 6:34 - by the way Proverbs 20:18 - and
Cross-References
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought foorth grasse, and herbe yeelding seed after his kinde, and the tree yeelding fruit, whose seed was in it selfe, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.
And the earth brought foorth grasse, and herbe yeelding seed after his kinde, and the tree yeelding fruit, whose seed was in it selfe, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there bee lights in the firmament of the heauen, to diuide the day from the night: and let them be for signes and for seasons, and for dayes and yeeres.
And God said, Let there bee lights in the firmament of the heauen, to diuide the day from the night: and let them be for signes and for seasons, and for dayes and yeeres.
Job 26:7
He stretcheth out the North ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing.
He stretcheth out the North ouer the emptie place, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing.
Job 26:14
Loe, these are parts of his waies, but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can vnderstand?
Loe, these are parts of his waies, but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can vnderstand?
Psalms 33:6
By the word of the Lord were the heauens made: and all the host of them, by the breath of his mouth.
By the word of the Lord were the heauens made: and all the host of them, by the breath of his mouth.
Isaiah 45:18
For thus saith the Lord that created the heauens, God himselfe that formed the earth and made it, hee hath established it, he created it not in vaine, he formed it to be inhabited, I am the Lord, and there is none else.
For thus saith the Lord that created the heauens, God himselfe that formed the earth and made it, hee hath established it, he created it not in vaine, he formed it to be inhabited, I am the Lord, and there is none else.
Nahum 2:10
Shee is emptie, and voide, and waste, and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much paine is in all loynes, and the faces of them all gather blacknesse.
Shee is emptie, and voide, and waste, and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much paine is in all loynes, and the faces of them all gather blacknesse.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Lord said,.... By an articulate voice, which it is probable was the usual way of answering by Urim and Thummim:
Judah shall go up; not Judah in person, who was long ago dead, but the tribe of Judah; it was the will of the Lord that that tribe should engage first with the Canaanites, being the principal one, and the most numerous, powerful, and valiant, and perhaps had the greatest number of Canaanites among them; and who succeeding, would inspire the other tribes with courage, and fill their enemies with a panic:
behold, I have delivered the land into his hands; that part of it which belonged to that tribe as yet unsubdued, the conquest of which they are assured of for their encouragement.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And the Lord said - i. e. answered by Urim and Thummim. The land was the portion which fell to Judah by lot, not the whole land of Canaan (see Judges 3:11). The priority given to Judah is a plain indication of divine direction. It points to the birth of our Lord of the tribe of Judah. Judah associated Simeon with him Judges 1:3 because their lots were intermingled Joshua 19:1.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 1:2. The Lord said, Judah shall go up — They had inquired of the Lord by Phinehas the high priest; and he had communicated to them the Divine counsel.
