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Judges 1:5-14 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

5. At Bezek they came upon Adoni-bezek, and they fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

6. And Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued after him; they caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

7. Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table; just as I have done, so God has repaid to me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

8. The descendants of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and they captured it, put it to the sword, and set the city on fire.

9. Afterward the descendants of Judah pursued to fight against the Canaanites who were living in the hill country, the Negev, and the Shephelah.

10. And Judah went against the Canaanites living in Hebron (the former name of Hebron was Kiriath Arba). And they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

11. And from there they went to the inhabitants of Debir (the former name of Debir was Kiriath Sepher).

12. And Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give to him Acsah my daughter as a wife.”

13. Othniel son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Caleb, captured it, and he gave to him Acsah his daughter as a wife.

14. When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she dismounted from the donkey, Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

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