1:3a Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites,

The men of Judah said to their relatives, the men of Simeon,
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The people of Judah then said to the people of the clan of Simeon,

1:3b “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites.

“Come with us (excl.) to the land that was given to us. Help us attack the people of Canaan.
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“Come with us. Help us to fight the Canaan people who live in the land we inherited.

1:3c And we likewise will go with you to your territory.”

Then we will go ⌊and help you conquer⌋ your (plur.) land.”
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⌊If you do that,⌋ we will go with you to fight for your land.”

1:3d So the Simeonites went with them.

So the clan of Simeon went with them.
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So the soldiers of Simeon went with the soldiers of Judah.

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