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Judges 1:1-5

1וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478inquiredוַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vai.yish.'a.LuH7592of the LORDבַּיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רba.Yah.weh le.MorH3068 H559, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will be the firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462to go upיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927and fightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898for usagainstאֶל־'el-H413the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669?”

2“Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063shall go upיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927,”answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068. “Indeedהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,I have deliveredנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853into their handsבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.”

3Then the men of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to their brothersאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251the Simeonitesלְשִׁמְע֨וֹןle.shim.'onH8095, “Come upעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927with usאִתִּ֣י'i.TiH854to our allotted territoryבְגוֹרָלִ֗יve.go.ra.LiH1486,and let us fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898against the Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669.And weאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589likewiseגַם־gam-H1571will goוְהָלַכְתִּ֧יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980with youאִתְּךָ֖'i.te.KhaH854to your territoryבְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָbe.go.ra.Le.khaH1486.”So the Simeonitesשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with themאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854.

4When Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063attackedוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֖יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522into their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,and they struck downוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376at Bezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966.

5Andבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966therethey foundוַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּVai.yim.tze.'uH4672אֶת־'et-H853Adoni-bezekH137and foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against him,striking downוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּֽי׃ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522.

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