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Judges 3

1Nowthesearethenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichJehovahleft,toproveIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478bythem,evenasmanyofIsraelH3478ashadnotknownH3045allthewarsמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

2onlyH7535thatthegenerationsדֹּר֣וֹתdo.RotH1755ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478mightknowH3045,toteachלְלַמְּדָ֖םle.la.me.DamH3925themwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,attheleastsuchasbeforetimeknewH3045nothingthereof:

3namely,thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568lordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,andalltheCanaanitesH3669,andtheSidoniansוְהַצִּ֣ידֹנִ֔יve.ha.Tzi.do.NiH6722,andtheHivitesthatdweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inmountLebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,frommountBaal-hermonH1179untotheentranceofHamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.

4Andtheywereleft,toproveIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478bythem,toknowלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whethertheywouldhearken untothecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687ofJehovah,whichhecommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680theirfathersH1byMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

5AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427amongtheCanaanitesH3669,theHittitesH2850,andtheAmoritesH567,andthePerizzites,andtheHivites,andtheJebusites:

6andtheytookH3947theirdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֤םbe.no.tei.HemH1323tobetheirwivesH802,andgaveH5414theirowndaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323totheirsonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֑םliv.nei.HemH1121andservedH5647theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

7AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478didthatwhichwasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,andforgatJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andservedH5647theBaalimandtheAsheroth.

8Thereforetheangerאַ֤ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhesoldH4376themintothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofCushan-rishathaimH3573kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMesopotamia:andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478servedH5647Cushan-rishathaimH3573eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

9AndwhenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedH2199untoJehovah,JehovahraisedH6965upasaviourtothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whosavedH3467them,evenOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274thesonH1121ofKenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073,Caleb’syoungerהַקָּטֹ֥ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

10AndtheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofJehovahcameuponhim,andhejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andhewentH3318outtowarלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,andJehovahdeliveredCushan-rishathaimH3573kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMesopotamiaintohishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:andhishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027prevailedוַתָּ֣עָזva.Ta.'ozH5810againstCushan-rishathaimH3573.

11Andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadrestfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141.AndOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֥ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKenazקְנַֽז׃ פke.NazH7073diedH4191.

12AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againdidthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah:andJehovahstrengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becausetheyhaddonethatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah.

13Andhegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622untohimthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983andAmalekוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002;andhewentandsmoteIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheypossessedH3423thecityH5892ofpalm-trees.

14AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedH5647Eglonעֶגְל֣וֹןeg.LonH5700thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124eighteenyearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

15ButwhenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedH2199untoJehovah,JehovahraisedH6965themupasaviour,Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164thesonH1121ofGeraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,theBenjamite,amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376left-handedH3225.AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971tributeמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503byhimuntoEglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16AndEhudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeH6213himaswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719whichhadtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edges,acubitinlengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753;andhegirdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296itunderhisraimentuponhisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409.

17Andheofferedthetributeהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503untoEglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: nowEglonוְעֶגְל֕וֹןve.'eg.LonH5700wasaveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fatבָּרִ֖יאba.Ri'H1277manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

18AndwhenhehadmadeanendH3615ofofferingH4503thetributeהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503,hesentH7971awayוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatbarethetributeהַמִּנְחָֽה׃ha.min.ChahH4503.

19ButhehimselfturnedH7725backH7725fromthequarriesthatwerebyGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,andsaidH559,Ihaveasecret errand unto thee, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.AndhesaidH559,Keepsilence.AndallthatstoodH5975byhimwentH3318outfromhim.

20AndEhudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameH935untohim;andhewassittingH3427byhimselfaloneH905inthecoolupperH5944roomH5944.AndEhudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidH559,IhaveamessagefromGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430unto thee.AndhearoseH6965outofhisseatH3678.

21AndEhudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164putforthH7971hislefthandיַ֣דyadH3027,andtookH3947theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719fromhisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409,andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628itintohisbody:

22andthehaftalsoגַֽם־gam-H1571wentH3318inafterthebladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851;andthefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closeduponthebladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851,forhedrewH8025nottheswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719outofhisbody;anditcameH935outbehind.

23ThenEhudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164wentH3318forthH3318intotheporch,andshutH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupperH5944roomH5944uponhim,andlockedthem.

24NowwhenhewasgoneH3318out,hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650cameH935;andtheysawH7200,and,behold,thedoorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupperH5944roomH2315werelocked;andtheysaidH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389heiscoveringhisfeetH7272intheupperH5944chamberהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944.

25Andtheytarriedtilltheywereashamedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954;and,behold,heopenedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605notthedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupperH5944roomH5944:thereforetheytookH3947thekeyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668,andopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605them;and,behold,theirlordH113wasfallenH5307downH5307deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191ontheearthH776.

26AndEhudוְאֵה֥וּדve.'e.HudH164escapedH4422whiletheytarried,andpassedH5674beyondthequarries,andescapedH4422untoSeirah.

27AnditcameH935topass,whenhewasH1961comeH935,thatheblewH8628atrumpetH7782inthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381withhimfromthehill-country,andhebeforethem.

28AndhesaidH559untothem,Followafterme;forJehovahhathdeliveredyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341theMoabitesintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027.AndtheywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381afterhim,andtookH3920thefordsoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383againsttheMoabites,andsufferednotamanH376topassלַעֲבֹֽר׃la.'a.VorH5674over.

29AndtheysmoteofMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256abouttenכַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתka.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menH376,everylustymanH376,andeverymanH376ofvalor;andthereescapedH4422notamanH376.

30SoMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124wassubduedH3665thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117underthehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadrestfourscoreyearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

31AndafterhimwasH1961Shamgarשַׁמְגַּ֣רsham.GarH8044thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAnathעֲנָ֔ת'a.NatH6067,whosmoteofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376withanox-goad:andhealsoגַּם־gam-H1571savedH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Judges 3

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