King James Version

Judges 1:11

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher:

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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…מִשָּׁ֔םmishamfrom thereשָׁםpreposition, adverb — “from there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyoshevedwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…דְּבִ֑ירdevirDebirדְּבִירnoun, proper name — “Debir”H1688Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in PalestineDebir.וְשֵׁםveshemand fameשֵׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.דְּבִ֥ירdevirDebirדְּבִירnoun, proper name — “Debir”H1688Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in PalestineDebir.לְפָנִ֖יםlefanimto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “to a- fore”, the ordinary formH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…קִרְיַתqiryatKirjath-sannahקִרְיַת סַנָּהnoun, proper name — “Kirjath-sannah”H7158Kirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in PalestineKirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher.סֵֽפֶרseferKirjath-sannahקִרְיַת סַנָּהnoun, proper name — “Kirjath-sannah”H7158Kirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in PalestineKirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir — now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)

Young’s Literal Translation

And he goeth thence unto the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir formerly [is] Kirjath-Sepher),

World English Bible

From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.)

Darby Translation

And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.

Douay-Rheims

And departing from thence he went to the inhabitants of Dabir, the ancient name of which was Cariath-Sepher, that is, the city of letters.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir — now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Δαβίρ· τὸ δὲ ὄνομα τῆς Δαβὶρ ἦν ἔμπροσθεν Καριαθσεφὲρ, πόλις Γραμμάτων.