The Meaning of Judges 1:17 Explained

Judges 1:17

KJV: And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

YLT: And Judah goeth with Simeon his brother, and they smite the Canaanite inhabiting Zephath, and devote it; and one calleth the name of the city Hormah.

Darby: And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called Hormah.

ASV: And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

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What is the context of Judges 1:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.

What does Judges 1:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 1:16-36 - Flagging In Their Great Task

The conquest of Canaan was very partial. Israel dwelled among the ancient inhabitants of the land, much as the Normans did among the Anglo-Saxons, whom they found in England; and the mixture of the two peoples was the beginning of moral degeneracy and decline in the chosen race. Wherever there was the old-time faith in God, as in the case of Caleb, the land was cleared of the Canaanite; but where God was out, the Canaanite was in.

So it is in the life of the soul. It is intended that the whole should be yielded to Christ, that no evil passion should reign, that no besetting sin should enthrall. But how often Christian people give up the fight! They say that the old Adam is too strong for them, and settle down to a joint-occupation. Let us not yield to reasoning like this! The Lion of Judah can break every chain. By faith in Him we can be more than conquerors! The Holy Spirit strives with the flesh, so that we may not do as otherwise we would. Only give Him the right of way! Sin shall not reign in your mortal body! [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 1

¹ The acts of Judah and Simeon
⁴ Adonibezek justly requited
⁸ Jerusalem taken
¹⁰ Hebron taken
¹¹ Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir
¹⁶ The Kenites dwell in Judah
¹⁷ Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken
²¹ The acts of Benjamin
²² Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel
³⁰ Of Zebulun
³¹ Of Asher
³³ Of Naphtali
³⁴ Of Dan

What do the individual words in Judges 1:17 mean?

And went Judah with Simeon his brother and they attacked - the Canaanite who inhabited Zephath and utterly destroyed it so was called the name of the city Hormah

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־ שִׁמְע֣וֹן אָחִ֔יו וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב צְפַ֑ת וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיִּקְרָ֥א שֵׁם־ הָעִ֖יר חָרְמָֽה

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	And went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
יְהוּדָה֙	Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
שִׁמְע֣וֹן	Simeon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שִׁמְעֹון Sense: the 2nd son of Jacob by his wife Leah and progenitor of the tribe of Simeon.
אָחִ֔יו	his brother
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָח Sense: brother.
וַיַּכּ֕וּ	and they attacked
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י	the Canaanite
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כִּנְעָן Sense: descendant of inhabitant of Canaan n.
יוֹשֵׁ֣ב	who inhabited
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
צְפַ֑ת	Zephath
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: צְפַת Sense: a Canaanite city in Simeon renamed Hormah by the Israelites.
וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ	and utterly destroyed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: חָרַם Sense: to ban, devote, destroy utterly, completely destroy, dedicate for destruction, exterminate.
וַיִּקְרָ֥א	so was called
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
שֵׁם־	the name
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
הָעִ֖יר	of the city
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
חָרְמָֽה	Hormah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: חָרְמָה Sense: a town of the Canaanites, conquered by Joshua, allotted to Judah, and located in the south of Judah.

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