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BrLXXΚαὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Δαβίρ· τὸ δὲ ὄνομα τῆς Δαβὶρ ἦν ἔμπροσθεν Καριαθσεφὲρ, πόλις Γραμμάτων. (Kai anebaʸsan ekeithen pros tous katoikountas Dabir; to de onoma taʸs Dabir aʸn emprosthen Kariathsefer, polis Grammatōn. )
BrTrAnd they went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; but the name of Dabir was before Cariathsepher, the city of Letters.
ULTHe went from there to those living in Debir; the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.
USTThen they left that area and went to fight against the people living in the city of Debir, which was previously named Kiriath Sepher.
BSB § From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
JPSAnd from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir — now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
ASVAnd from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)
DRAAnd departing from thence he went to the inhabitants of Dabir, the ancient name of which was Cariath-Sepher, that is, the city of letters.
YLTAnd he goeth thence unto the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir formerly [is] Kirjath-Sepher),
DrbyAnd from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
RVAnd from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)
WbstrAnd from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
KJB-1769And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
KJB-1611And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir, (& the name of Debir before was Kiriath-sepher)
BshpsAnd from thence they went to the inhabitauntes of Dabir, whose name in olde time was called Kiriachsepher. (And from thence they went to the inhabitauntes of Dabir, whose name in old time was called Kiriachsepher.)
GnvaAnd from thence hee went to the inhabitantes of Debir, and the name of Debir in olde time was Kiriath-sepher. (And from thence he went to the inhabitantes of Debir, and the name of Debir in old time was Kiriath-sepher. )
CvdlAnd from thence he wente agaynst ye inhabiters of Debir (but Debir was called Kiriath Sepher aforetyme.) (And from thence he went against ye/you_all inhabiters of Debir (but Debir was called Kiriath Sepher aforetyme.))
WyclAnd fro thennus he yede forth, and yede to the dwelleris of Dabir, whos eld name was Cariathsepher, that is, the citee of lettris. (And from thence he went forth, and went to the dwellers of Dabir, whos old name was Cariathsepher, that is, the city of lettris.)
LuthUnd zog von dannen wider die Einwohner zu Debir. Debir aber hieß vorzeiten Kiriath-Sepher. (And pulled from dannen against the Einwohner to Debir. Debir but was_called vorzeiten Kiriath-Sepher.)
ClVgatque inde profectus abiit ad habitatores Dabir, cujus nomen vetus erat Cariath Sepher, id est, civitas litterarum. (atque inde profectus he_is_gone to habitatores Dabir, cuyus nomen vetus was Cariath Sepher, id it_is, city litterarum. )
1:11Debir or Kiriath-sepher (“City of the Book”): This major Anakite town of the hill country (Josh 11:21) is not firmly identified but is traditionally understood as being either southwest or east of Hebron.
The pronoun he refers to “Judah” in the previous verse. That name represented the army of the tribe of Judah and implicitly the accompanying army of the tribe of Simeon. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “And these armies went”
Though Scripture affords Othniel son of Kenaz a mere six verses to detail his accomplishments, the significance of what he accomplished should not be underestimated. Othniel is first mentioned during the initial conquest of the land, and it is noted that he was the son of Kenaz, the younger brother of Joshua. As the Israelites were seeking to capture Kiriath-sepher (later renamed Debir), Caleb offered the reward of his daughter Achsah (Othniel’s cousin) as a wife for whoever could take the town. Othniel took the town and received Achsah as his wife, and Caleb also granted him the nearby springs. After this, the writer of Judges recounts how the Israelites lived among the pagan inhabitants of the land, intermarried with them, and worshiped their gods. Therefore the Lord became angry with them, and he allowed them to be dominated by King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim, who ruled over most of northwest Mesopotamia. This was the same land where Abraham lived before journeying on to Canaan (Genesis 11:27-31; also see “The World of the Patriarchs” map), the homeland of Isaac’s wife Rebekah (Genesis 24:10), the land to which Jacob fled to escape the wrath of his twin brother Esau (Genesis 28; also see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map), and the homeland of Balaam son of Beor (Numbers 22:4-5; also see “Balaam Blesses Israel” map). As the first judge of Israel, Othniel led Israel from about 1374-1334 B.C., so it is likely that the kingdom of Cushan-rishathaim was the Mitanni kingdom, which ruled Aram-naharaim from about 1600-1260 B.C. If this is true, it is likely that Cushan-rishathaim was Eriba-Adad I, who ruled Mitanni from about 1390–1366 B.C. The name Cushan-rishathaim, meaning “Cush of the two wickednesses,” may have been an intentional corruption in Hebrew of an otherwise unknown name of Eriba-Adad I. By Othniel’s time, the Mitanni kingdom was beginning a period of decline, so their oppression of the newly established Israelite tribes may have been an attempt to reestablish their dominance throughout the region. Scripture succinctly notes that “the spirit of the Lord came upon [Othniel],” and he waged war against Cushan-rishathaim and defeated him, and the land of Israel had rest for forty years (Judges 3:10-11). Othniel’s bravery during this early period of Israel’s settlement in Canaan ultimately led the nation to victory and survival during a very vulnerable period of their history. And although the Mitanni kingdom continued to rule Aram-naharaim for another century, Othniel’s actions undoubtedly contributed to its continued decline and eventual collapse.
