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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Unto Simeon his brother.--Both Judah and Simeon were sons of Leah. It was natural that the two tribes should help one another, because their lots were conterminous; indeed, the lot of the Simeonites is said to lie "within the inheritance of the children of Judah" (Joshua 19:1), and was given them "out of the portion of the children of Judah" (ib., Judges 1:9), because a larger territory had been assigned to the tribe of Judah than it required. The tribe of Simeon was remarkable for its fierce valour (1Chronicles 4:24-43), of which we find a trace even in Judith, who belonged to that tribe (Judith 9:2). It would, however, have been helpless without the assistance of Judah; for we see from a comparison of the first with the second census in the Desert that Simeon had decreased in strength from 59,300 to 22,200. This fearful diminution seems to have been due to the plague, which may have fallen most heavily on them from their greater guilt, as we may infer from the shamelessness of their prince Zimri (Numbers 25:14; Numbers 1:23; Numbers 26:14). Hence the tribe is omitted in the blessing of Moses (Deuteronomy 33). They seem to have melted away among the nomad tribes of the south, but we see them showing a last flash of vitality in the days of Hezekiah (1Chronicles 4:41). . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen the men of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ (yə·hū·ḏāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelitessaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayto their brothersאָחִ֜יו (’ā·ḥîw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )the Simeonites,לְשִׁמְע֨וֹן (lə·šim·‘ō·wn)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8095: Simeon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wife“Come upעֲלֵ֧ה (‘ă·lêh)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 5927: To ascend, in, activelywith usאִתִּ֣י (’it·tî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, amongto our allotted territory,בְגוֹרָלִ֗י (ḇə·ḡō·w·rā·lî)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting)and let us fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ (wə·nil·lā·ḥă·māh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralStrong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battleagainst the Canaanites.בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י (bak·kə·na·‘ă·nî)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3669: Canaanite -- inhabitant of CanaanAnd weאֲנִ֛י (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Ilikewiseגַם־ (ḡam-)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andwill goוְהָלַכְתִּ֧י (wə·hā·laḵ·tî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkwith youאִתְּךָ֖ (’it·tə·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, amongto your territory.”בְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָ (bə·ḡō·w·rā·le·ḵā)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting)So the Simeonitesשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃ (šim·‘ō·wn)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8095: Simeon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wifewentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkwith them.אִתּ֖וֹ (’it·tōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, amongJump to PreviousAllotted Canaanite Canaanites Heritage Judah Lot Simeon Simeonites Territory Turn War