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¹Yeşu'nun ölümünden sonra İsrail oğulları Rabbe danışıp şöyle dediler: "Kenanlılarla savaşmak üzere bize öncülük ederek üzerlerine ilk kim çıkacak?"

²Rab, "Yahuda çıkacak" dedi, "İşte, ülkeyi onun eline teslim ettim."

³Yahuda, kardeşi Şimon'a, "Benimle birlikte kura ile payıma düşen topraklara gel de Kenanlılarla savaşalım" dedi, "Ben de seninle birlikte senin payına düşen topraklara gelirim." Böylece Şimon onunla birlikte gitti.

⁴Yahuda yukarı çıktı; Rab, Kenanlıları ve Ferezlileri onların eline teslim etti. Bezek'te on bin kişiyi bozguna uğrattılar.

⁵Bezek'te Adonibezek'i kıstırdılar, onunla savaşıp Kenanlıları ve Ferezlileri yenilgiye uğrattılar.

⁶Adonibezek kaçtı, ama arkasından koşup onu yakaladılar; el ve ayak başparmaklarını kestiler.

⁷Adonibezek şöyle dedi: "El ve ayak başparmakları kesilmiş yetmiş kral, soframın altından kırıntı toplardı. Ben ne yaptıysam, Tanrı bana aynısıyla karşılık verdi." Onu Yeruşalim'e götürdüler ve orada öldü.

⁸Yahuda oğulları Yeruşalim'e karşı savaşıp orayı ele geçirdiler; halkı kılıçtan geçirip kenti ateşe verdiler.

⁹Bundan sonra Yahuda oğulları dağlık bölgede, güneyde ve ova bölgesinde yaşayan Kenanlılarla savaşmak için aşağı indiler.

¹⁰Yahuda, Hevron'da yaşayan Kenanlıların üzerine yürüdü; Hevron halkı onlara karşı çıktı. Hevron'un önceki adı Karyat-Arboksefer'di. Orada Anak soyundan Şeşay, Ahiman ve Tolmay'ı bozguna uğrattılar.

¹¹Oradan Debir halkının üzerine yürüdüler; Debir'in önceki adı Karyat-Sefer, yani Yazılar Kenti'ydi.

¹²Kaleb, "Yazılar Kenti'ne saldırıp orayı ilk ele geçirene kızım Aksa'yı eş olarak vereceğim" dedi.

¹³Kenti Kaleb'in kardeşi Kenaz'ın küçük oğlu Otniel ele geçirdi. Kaleb de kızı Aksa'yı onunla evlendirdi.

¹⁴Kız kocası Otniel'in yanına varınca, Otniel onu babasından bir tarla istemeye kışkırttı. Kız binek hayvanının üzerindeyken söylenip feryat ettiğinde Kaleb, "Sana ne oldu?" diye sordu.

¹⁵Aksa, "Bana bir armağan ver" dedi, "Madem beni kurak güney topraklarına gönderdin, bana su kaynakları da vermelisin." Kaleb de onun isteği uyarınca yukarı ve aşağı su kaynaklarını ona verdi.

¹⁶Musa'nın kayınpederi olan Kenli Yotor'un oğulları, Yahuda oğullarıyla birlikte Hurma Kentinden çıkıp Arad'ın yamacındaki Yahuda çölüne, güneye gittiler ve gidip oradaki halkla birlikte yaşadılar.

¹⁷Yahuda, kardeşi Şimon'la birlikte gitti; Sefek'te yaşayan Kenanlıları bozguna uğratıp onları tamamen yok ettiler. Bu yüzden kentin adını Anatema koydular.

¹⁸Yahuda; Gazze'yi ve topraklarını, Aşkelon'u ve topraklarını, Ekron'u ve topraklarını, Aşdot'u ve çevresindeki arazileri ise mülk edinmedi.

¹⁹RAB Yahuda ile birlikteydi ve Yahuda dağlık bölgeyi mülk edindi; ancak vadide yaşayanları yok edemediler, çünkü Rehab onlara sınır koymuştu.

²⁰Musa'nın söylediği gibi Hevron'u Kaleb'e verdiler; Kaleb de Anak oğullarının üç kentini oradan miras alıp mülk edindi.

²¹Benyamin oğulları Yeruşalim'de yaşayan Yevusluları mülk edinmediler; Yevuslular bugün de Yeruşalim'de Benyamin oğullarıyla birlikte yaşamaktadırlar.

²²Yusuf oğulları da Beytel'e karşı sefere çıktılar; RAB onlarla birlikteydi.

²³Beytel'i kuşatıp gözetlediler; kentin önceki adı Luza'ydı.

²⁴Gözcüler kentten çıkan bir adam gördüler ve onu yakalayıp, "Bize kentin girişini göster, sana merhamet edeceğiz" dediler.

²⁵Adam onlara kentin girişini gösterdi; onlar da kenti kılıçtan geçirdiler, ama adamla akrabalarını serbest bıraktılar.

²⁶Adam Hititlerin topraklarına gidip orada bir kent kurdu ve adını Luza koydu. Kent bugün de bu adla anılır.

²⁷Manasse; bir İskit kenti olan Beyt-Şan'ı ve ona bağlı köyleri, çevre kasabalarını, Taanak'ı ve köylerini, Dor'da yaşayanları ve köylerini, Balak'ta yaşayanları, çevre kasabalarını ve köylerini, Megiddo'da yaşayanları, çevre kasabalarını ve köylerini, Yevlaam'da yaşayanları, çevre kasabalarını ve köylerini ele geçirip buralardaki halkı kovmadı. Böylece Kenanlılar o topraklarda yaşamaya devam ettiler.

²⁸İsrail güçlendiğinde Kenanlıları vergiye bağladı, ama onları tamamen ortadan kaldırmadı.

²⁹Efrayim de Gezer'de yaşayan Kenanlıları kovmadı; Kenanlılar Gezer'de onların arasında yaşamaya devam ettiler ve vergiye bağlandılar.

³⁰Zevulun, Kedron ve Domana'da yaşayanları kovmadı; Kenanlılar onların arasında yaşamaya devam ettiler ve onlara vergi ödediler.

³¹Aşer; Akko'da yaşayanları kovmadı ve bu halk ona vergi ödedi; ayrıca Dor, Sayda, Aalaf, Aşhazi, Helba, Nai ve Ereo'da yaşayanları da kovmadı.

³²Böylece Aşer halkı, o topraklarda yaşayan Kenanlıların arasında yaşadı; çünkü onları ortadan kaldırmaya gücü yetmedi.

³³Naftali; Beyt-Şemeş ve Beyt-Anat'ta yaşayanları kovmadı. Naftali, o topraklarda yaşayan Kenanlıların arasında yaşadı; Beyt-Şemeş ve Beyt-Anat'ta yaşayanlar ise onlara vergi ödediler.

³⁴Amorlular Dan oğullarını dağlık bölgeye sıkıştırdılar, vadiye inmelerine izin vermediler.

³⁵Amorlular midye kabuklu dağda, ayıların ve tilkilerin bulunduğu yerde, Mirsinon'da ve Talabin'de yaşamaya devam ettiler. Ancak Yusuf soyunun baskısı artınca Amorlular vergiye bağlandılar.

³⁶Amorluların sınırı Akrabbim Geçidinden, Kaya'dan ve yukarısından başlıyordu.

¹ΚΑΙ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὴν τελευτὴν ᾿Ιησοῦ καὶ ἐπηρώτων οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου λέγοντες· τίς ἀναβήσεται ἡμῖν πρὸς τοὺς Χαναναίους ἀφηγούμενος τοῦ πολεμῆσαι πρὸς αὐτούς;

²καὶ εἶπε Κύριος· ᾿Ιούδας ἀναβήσεται. ἰδοὺ δέδωκα τὴν γῆν ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ.

³καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Ιούδας τῷ Συμεὼν ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ· ἀνάβηθι μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ ἐν τῷ κλήρῳ μου, καὶ παραταξώμεθα πρὸς τοὺς Χαναναίους, καὶ πορεύσομαι κἀγὼ μετὰ σοῦ ἐν τῷ κλήρῳ σου. καὶ ἐπορεύθη μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ Συμεών.

⁴καὶ ἀνέβη ᾿Ιούδας, καὶ παρέδωκε Κύριος τὸν Χαναναῖον καὶ τὸν Φερεζαῖον εἰς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν. καὶ ἔκοψαν αὐτοὺς ἐν Βεζὰκ εἰς δέκα χιλιάδας ἀνδρῶν.

⁵καὶ κατέλαβον τὸν ᾿Αδωνιβεζὲκ ἐν τῇ Βεζὲκ καὶ παρετάξαντο πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ἔκοψαν τὸν Χαναναῖον καὶ Φερεζαῖον.

⁶καὶ ἔφυγεν ᾿Αδωνιβεζέκ, καὶ κατέδραμον ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐλάβοσαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἀπέκοψαν τὰ ἄκρα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ ἄκρα τῶ ποδῶν αὐτοῦ.

⁷καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Αδωνιβεζέκ· ἑβδομήκοντα βασιλεῖς τὰ ἄκρα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ ἄκρα τῶν ποδῶν αὐτῶν ἀποκεκομμένοι ἦσαν συλλέγοντες τὰ ὑποκάτω τῆς τραπέζης μου· καθὼς οὖν ἐποίησα, οὕτως ἀνταπέδωκέ μοι ὁ Θεός. καὶ ἄγουσιν αὐτὸν εἰς ῾Ιερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἀπέθανεν ἐκεῖ.

⁸Καὶ ἐπολέμουν υἱοὶ ᾿Ιούδα τὴν ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ κα’Ι κατελάβοντο αὐτὴν καὶ ἐπάταξαν αὐτὴν ἐν στόματι ῥομφαίας καὶ τὴν πόλιν ἐνέπρησαν ἐν πυρί.

⁹καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα κατέβησαν οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ιούδα πολεμῆσαι πρὸς τὸν Χαναναῖον τὸν κατοικοῦντα τὴν ὀρεινὴν καὶ τὸ νότιον καὶ τὴν πεδινήν.

¹⁰καὶ ἐπορεύθη ᾿Ιούδας πρὸς τὸν Χαναναῖον τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν Χεβρών, καὶ ἐξῆλθε Χεβρὼν ἐξ ἐναντίας· καὶ τὸ ὄνομα ἦν Χεβρὼν τὸ πρότερον Καριαθαρβοκσεφέρ. καὶ ἐπάταξαν τὸν Σεσσὶ καὶ ᾿Αχιναὰν καὶ Θολμί, γεννήματα τοῦ ᾿Ενάκ.

¹¹καὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Δαβίρ· τὸ δὲ ὄνομα τῆς Δαβὶρ ἦν ἔμπροσθεν Καριαθσεφάρ, Πόλις γραμμάτων.

¹²καὶ εἶπε Χάλεβ· ὃς ἂν πατάξῃ τὴν Πόλιν τῶν γραμμάτων καὶ προκαταλάβηται αὐτήν, δώσω αὐτῷ τὴν ᾿Ασχὰ θυγατέρα μου εἰς γυναῖκα.

¹³καὶ προκατελάβετο αὐτὴν Γοθονιὴλ υἱὸς Κενὲζ ἀδελφοῦ Χάλεβ ὁ νεώτερος, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ Χάλεβ τὴν ᾿Ασχὰ θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ εἰς γυναῖκα.

¹⁴καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ εἰσόδῳ αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπέσεισεν αὐτὴν Γοθονιὴλ τοῦ αἰτῆσαι παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῆς ἀγρόν, καὶ ἐγόγγυζε καὶ ἔκραξεν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὑποζυγίου· εἰς γῆν νότου ἐκδέδοσαί με. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Χάλεβ· τί ἐστί σοι;

¹⁵καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ᾿Ασχά· δὸς δή μοι εὐλογίαν, ὅτι εἰς γῆν νότου ἐκδέδοσαί με, καὶ δώσεις μοι λύτρωσιν ὕδατος. καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῇ Χάλεβ κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτῆς λύτρωσιν μετεώρων καὶ λύτρωσιν ταπεινῶν.

¹⁶Καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ιοθὸρ τοῦ Κιναίου τοῦ γαμβροῦ Μωυσῆ ἀνέβησαν ἐκ πόλεως τῶν φοινίκων μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν ᾿Ιούδα εἰς τὴν ἔρημον τὴν οὖσαν ἐν τῷ νότῳ ᾿Ιούδα, ἥ ἐστιν ἐπὶ καταβάσεως ᾿Αράδ, καὶ κατῴκησαν μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ.

¹⁷καὶ ἐπορεύθη ᾿Ιούδας μετὰ Συμεὼν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔκοψε τὸν Χαναναῖον τὸν κατοικοῦντα Σεφέκ· καὶ ἐξωλόθρευσεν αὐτούς, καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα τῆς πόλεως ᾿Ανάθεμα.

¹⁸καὶ οὐκ ἐκληρονόμησεν ᾿Ιούδας τὴν Γάζαν οὐδὲ τὰ ὅρια αὐτῆς, οὐδὲ τὴν ᾿Ασκάλωνα ουδὲ τὰ ὅρια αὐτῆς, οὐδὲ τὴν ᾿Ακκαρὼν οὐδὲ τὰ ὅρια αὐτῆς, τὴν ῎Αζωτον οὐδὲ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῆς.

¹⁹καὶ ἦν Κύριος μετὰ ᾿Ιούδα καὶ ἐκληρονόμησε τὸ ὄρος, ὅτι οὐκ ἠδυνάσθησαν ἐξολοθρεῦσαι τοὺς κατοικοῦντας τὴν κοιλάδα, ὅτι Ῥηχὰβ διεστείλατο αὐτοῖς.

²⁰καὶ ἔδωκαν τῷ Χάλεβ τὴν Χεβρών, καθὼς ἐλάλησε Μωυσῆς, καὶ ἐκληρονόμησεν ἐκεῖθεν τὰς τρεῖς πόλεις τῶν υἱῶν ᾿Ενάκ.

²¹καὶ τὸν ᾿Ιεβουσαῖον τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ οὐκ ἐκληρονόμησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Βενιαμίν, καὶ κατῴκησεν ὁ ᾿Ιεβουσαῖος μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν Βενιαμὶν ἐν ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.

²²καὶ ἀνέβησαν οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ιωσὴφ καί γε αὐτοὶ εἰς Βαιθήλ, καὶ Κύριος ἦν μετ᾿ αὐτῶν.

²³καὶ παρενέβαλον καὶ κατεσκέψαντο Βαιθήλ· τὸ δὲ ὄνομα τῆς πόλεως ἦν ἔμπροσθεν Λουζά.

²⁴καὶ εἶδον οἱ φυλάσσοντες, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ ἐξεπορεύετο ἐκ τῆς πόλεως· καὶ ἔλαβον αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ· δεῖξον ἡμῖν τῆς πόλεως τὴν εἴσοδον, καὶ ποιήσομεν μετὰ σοῦ ἔλεος.

²⁵καὶ ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὴν εἴσοδον τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἐπάταξαν τὴν πόλιν ἐν στόματι ρομφαίας, τὸν δὲ ἄνδρα καὶ τὴν συγγένειαν αὐτοῦ ἐξαπέστειλαν.

²⁶καὶ ἐπορεύθη ὁ ἀνὴρ εἰς γῆν Χεττὶν καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐκεῖ πόλιν καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς Λουζά· τοῦτο ὄνομα αὐτῆς ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.

²⁷καὶ οὐκ ἐξῇρε Μανασσῆ τὴν Βαιθσάν, ἥ ἐστι Σκυθῶν πόλις, οὐδὲ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῆς οὐδὲ τὰ περίοικα αὐτῆς οὐδὲ τὴν Θανὰκ οὐδὲ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῆς, οὐδὲ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Δὼρ οὐδὲ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῆς, οὐδὲ τὸν κατοικοῦντα Βαλὰκ οὐδὲ τὰ περίοικα αὐτῆς οὐδὲ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῆς, οὐδὲ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Μαγεδὼ οὐδὲ τὰ περίοικα αὐτῆς καὶ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῆς, οὐδὲ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ᾿Ιεβλαὰμ οὐδὲ τὰ περίοικα αὐτῆς οὐδὲ τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτῆς· καὶ ἤρξατο ὁ Χαναναῖος κατοικεῖν ἐν τῇ γῇ ταύτῃ.

²⁸καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἐνίσχυσεν ᾿Ισραήλ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὸν Χαναναῖον εἰς φόρον καὶ ἐξαίρων οὐκ ἐξῇρεν αὐτόν.

²⁹καὶ ᾿Εφραὶμ οὐκ ἐξῇρε τὸν Χαναναῖον τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν Γαζέρ· καὶ κατῴκησεν ὁ Χαναναῖος ἐν μέσῳ αὐτοῦ ἐν Γαζὲρ καὶ ἐγένετο εἰς φόρον.

³⁰καὶ Ζαβουλὼν οὐκ ἐξῇρε τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Κέδρων, οὐδὲ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Δωμανά· καὶ κατῴκησεν ὁ Χαναναῖος ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ εἰς φόρον.

³¹καὶ ᾿Ασὴρ οὐκ ἐξῇρε τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ᾿Ακχώ, καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ εἰς φόρον, καὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Δὼρ καὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Σιδῶνα καὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ᾿Ααλάφ, τὸν ᾿Ασχαζὶ καὶ τὸν Χελβὰ καὶ τὸν Ναΐ καὶ τὸν ᾿Ερεώ.

³²καὶ κατῴκησεν ὁ ᾿Ασὴρ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ Χαναναίου τοῦ κατοικοῦντος τὴν γῆν, ὅτι οὐκ ἠδυνήθη ἐξᾶραι αὐτόν.

³³καὶ Νεφθαλὶ οὐκ ἐξῇρε τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Βαιθσαμὺς καὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Βαιθανάθ, καὶ κατῴκησε Νεφθαλὶ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ Χαναναίου τοῦ κατοικοῦντος τὴν γῆν· οἱ δὲ κατοικοῦντες Βαιθσαμὺς καὶ τὴν Βαιθενὲθ ἐγένοντο αὐτοῖς εἰς φόρον.

³⁴καὶ ἐξέθλιψεν ὁ ᾿Αμορραῖος τοὺς υἱοὺς Δὰν εἰς τὸ ὄρος, ὅτι οὐκ ἀφῆκαν αὐτὸν καταβῆναι εἰς τὴν κοιλάδα.

³⁵καὶ ἤρξατο ὁ ᾿Αμορραῖος κατοικεῖν ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῷ ὀστρακώδει, ἐν ᾧ αἱ ἄρκοι καὶ ἐν ᾧ αἱ ἀλώπεκες, ἐν τῷ Μυρσινῶνι καὶ ἐν Θαλαβίν· καὶ ἐβαρύνθη ἡ χεὶρ οἴκου ᾿Ιωσὴφ ἐπὶ τὸν ᾿Αμορραῖον, καὶ ἐγενήθη αὐτοῖς εἰς φόρον.

³⁶καὶ τὸ ὅριον τοῦ ᾿Αμορραίου ἀπὸ τῆς ἀναβάσεως ᾿Ακραβὶν ἀπὸ τῆς Πέτρας καὶ ἐπάνω.

¹And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Chananites, to fight against them?

²And the Lord said, Judas shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

³And Judas said to his brother Symeon, Come up with me into my lot, and let us array ourselves against the Chananites, and I also will go with thee into thy lot: and Symeon went with him.

⁴And Judas went up; and the Lord delivered the Chananite and the Pherezite into their hands, and they smote them in Bezek to [the number of] ten thousand men.

⁵And they overtook Adonibezek in Bezek, and fought against him; and they smote the Chananite and the Pherezite.

⁶And Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and took him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

⁷And Adonibezek said, Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I therefore have done, so God has recompensed me: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

⁸And the children of Judas fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote with the edge of the sword, and they burnt the city with fire.

⁹And afterwards the children of Judas went down to fight with the Chananite dwelling in the hill country, and the south, and the plain country.

¹⁰And Judas went to the Chananite who dwelt in Chebron; and Chebron came out against him; [and the name of Chebron before was Cariatharbocsepher:] and they smote Sessi, and Achiman, and Tholmi, children of Enac.

¹¹And they went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; but the name of Dabir was before Cariathsepher, the city of Letters.

¹²And Chaleb said, Whosoever shall smite the city of Letters, and shall first take it, I will give to him Ascha my daughter to wife.

¹³And Gothoniel the younger son of Kenez the brother of Chaleb took it; and Chaleb gave him his daughter Ascha to wife.

¹⁴And it came to pass as she went in, that Gothoniel urged her to ask a field of her father; and she murmured and cried from off her ass, Thou hast sent me forth into a south land: and Chaleb said to her, What is thy request?

¹⁵And Ascha said to him, Give me, I pray thee, a blessing, for thou hast sent me forth into a south land, and thou shalt give me the ransom of water: and Chaleb gave her according to her heart the ransom of the upper [springs] and the ransom of the low [springs].

¹⁶And the children of Jothor the Kenite the father-in-law of Moses went up from the city of palm-trees with the children of Judas, to the wilderness that is in the south of Juda, which is at the descent of Arad, and they dwelt with the people.

¹⁷And Judas went with Symeon his brother, and smote the Chananite that inhabited Sepheth, and they utterly destroyed them; and they called the name of the city Anathema.

¹⁸But Judas did not inherit Gaza nor her coasts nor Ascalon nor her coasts, nor Accaron nor her coasts, [nor] Azotus nor the lands around it.

¹⁹And the Lord was with Judas, and he inherited the mountain; for they were not able to destroy the inhabitants of the valley, for Rechab prevented them.

²⁰And they gave Chebron to Chaleb, as Moses said; and thence he inherited the three cities of the children of Enac.

²¹But the children of Benjamin did not take the inheritance of the Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.

²²And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Baethel; and the Lord was with them.

²³And they encamped and surveyed Baethel: and the name of the city before was Luza.

²⁴And the spies looked, and behold, a man went out of the city, and they took him; and they said to him, Shew us the way into the city, and we will deal mercifully with thee.

²⁵And he shewed them the way into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and his family.

²⁶And the man went into the land of Chettin, and built there a city, and called the name of it Luza; this [is] its name until this day.

²⁷And Manasse did not drive out [the inhabitants of] Baethsan, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; nor Thanac, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Magedo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Jeblaam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Chananite began to dwell in this land.

²⁸And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that he made the Chananite tributary, but did not utterly drive them out.

²⁹And Ephraim did not drive out the Chananite that dwelt in Gazer; and the Chananite dwelt in the midst of him in Gazer, and became tributary.

³⁰And Zabulon did not drive out the inhabitants of Kedron, nor the inhabitants of Domana: and the Chananite dwelt in the midst of them, and became tributary to them.

³¹And Aser did not drive out the inhabitants of Accho, and [that people] became tributary to him, nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor the inhabitants of Dalaph, nor Aschazi, nor Chebda, nor Nai, nor Ereo.

³²And Aser dwelt in the midst of the Chananite who inhabited the land, for he could not drive him out.

³³And Nephthali did not drive out the inhabitants of Baethsamys, nor the inhabitants of Baethanach; and Nephthali dwelt in the midst of the Chananite who inhabited the land: but the inhabitants of Bethsamys and of Baetheneth became tributary to them.

³⁴And the Amorite drove out the children of Dan into the mountains, for they did not suffer them to come down into the valley.

³⁵And the Amorite began to dwell in the mountain of shells, in which [are] bears, and foxes, in Myrsinon, and in Thalabin; and the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy upon the Amorite, and he became tributary to them.

³⁶And the border of the Amorite [was] from the going up of Acrabin, from the rock and upwards.