The Meaning of Judges 1:6 Explained

Judges 1:6

KJV: But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

YLT: And Adoni-Bezek fleeth, and they pursue after him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes,

Darby: Ado'ni-be'zek fled; but they pursued him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

ASV: But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

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What is the context of Judges 1:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

What does Judges 1:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 1:1-15 - Renewing The Conquest

The land had been given. There could be no doubt about that. In the ancient covenant which Jehovah had made with Abram, He said: "Unto thy seed have I given this land." See Genesis 15:18. It had also been conquered and divided by lot, as we learn in Joshua 14:1-5. The portion of Judah is specified in Joshua 15:1-63. But notwithstanding all, each tribe had to possess its own, first by the sword, and ultimately by the plow and the spade.

It is not enough to be assured that "we are blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus." We must possess our possessions. By faith, and patience, and daily use, we must appropriate the resources which are stored up in Christ Jesus. See Obadiah 1:17; Ephesians 1:3. Let us not be content with the nether springs of ordinary experience, but let us seek the upper springs that arise hard by the throne of God!

"Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,

As the swift seasons roll!"¦

Till thou at length art free,

Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea!" [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 1:6 mean?

And fled Adoni-bezek and they pursued and him and caught and him and cut off and - his thumbs - and big toes

וַיָּ֙נָס֙ אֲדֹ֣נִי בֶ֔זֶק וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ אֶת־ בְּהֹנ֥וֹת יָדָ֖יו וְרַגְלָֽיו

וַיָּ֙נָס֙	And fled
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נוּס Sense: to flee, escape.
אֲדֹ֣נִי	Adoni-bezek
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
בֶ֔זֶק	and they pursued
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אֲדֹנִי בֶזֶק Sense: king of the Canaanite city of Bezek, killed by Israelites.
וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ	and him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: רָדַף Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.
אַחֲרָ֑יו	and caught
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ	and him
Parse: Direct object marker, third person masculine singular Root: אָחוּז Sense: grasp, take hold, seize, take possession.
אֹת֔וֹ	and cut off
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בְּהֹנ֥וֹת	his thumbs
Parse: Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular Root: בְּהֹון Sense: thumb, great (big) toe (always used of both together).
יָדָ֖יו	-
Parse: Noun, fdc Root: יָד Sense: hand.
וְרַגְלָֽיו	and big toes
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular Root: רֶגֶל Sense: foot.

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