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Judges 1:2-7

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.

6As Adoni-bezekH137fledוַיָּ֙נָס֙vai.Ya.nosH5127,they pursued himוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרָ֑יוvai.yir.de.Fu 'a.cha.RavH7291 H310,seized himוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853,and cut offוַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112אֶת־'et-H853his thumbsבְּהֹנ֥וֹת יָדָ֖יוbe.ho.Not ya.DavH931 H3027and big toesוְרַגְלָֽיו׃ve.rag.LavH7272.

7Then Adoni-bezekאֲדֹֽנִי־'a.do.ni-H137saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559בֶ֗זֶקVe.zekH137, “Seventyשִׁבְעִ֣ים׀shiv.'ImH7657kingsמְלָכִ֡יםme.la.KhimH4428with their thumbsבְּֽהֹנוֹת֩ יְדֵיהֶ֨םbe.ho.nOt ye.dei.HemH931 H3027and big toesוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜םve.rag.lei.HemH7272cut offמְקֻצָּצִ֗ים הָי֤וּme.ku.tza.Tzim ha.YuH7112 H1961have gatheredמְלַקְּטִים֙me.la.ke.TimH3950the scrapsunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979.Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to them,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430has repaidשִׁלַּם־shi.lam-H7999me.”And they brought himוַיְבִיאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,where he diedוַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃ פvai.Ya.mot ShamH4191 H8033.

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