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The Capture of Jerusalem and Hebron

Judges 1:11

In 11 translations

BSB
From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
KJV
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
WEB
From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.)
ASV
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)
LSV
And he goes there to the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir [was] formerly Kirjath-Sepher),
YLT
And he goeth thence unto the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir formerly [is] Kirjath-Sepher),
DBY
And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
DRC
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.
GNV
And from thence hee went to the inhabitantes of Debir, and the name of Debir in olde time was Kiriath-sepher.
JPS
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir — now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
LXXE
And they went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; but the name of Dabir was before Cariathsepher, the city of Letters.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶל־יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑יר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Δαβίρ· τὸ δὲ ὄνομα τῆς Δαβὶρ ἦν ἔμπροσθεν Καριαθσεφὲρ, πόλις Γραμμάτων.

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  • Joshua 15:15From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
  • Joshua 10:38–39Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it. And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city,…

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