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Joshua 15:63

Judah’s Inheritance, Caleb’s Possession, and the Unfinished Hold of Jerusalem

Judah receives its allotted territory by boundary and city list, Caleb drives out the Anakim from Hebron, Othniel captures Kiriath Sepher, Achsah receives springs, and the chapter closes by noting that Jerusalem remains unconquered by Judah.

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63But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.

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Verse 63

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But the descendantsבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֖הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularcouldיוּכְלוּH3201Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralnotלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particledrive outלְהֽוֹרִישָׁ֑םH3423Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural-וְאֶת־H854Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִי֙H2983Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularlivingיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructin Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularSo toעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthisהַזֶּֽה׃פH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singulardayהַיּ֥וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularthe Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֜יH2983Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H854Prepositionliveוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular[there]בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularamong the descendantsבְּנֵ֤יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָה֙H3063Noun - proper - masculine singular

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