Berean Standard Bible

Judges 10

1After the timeאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310of Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֑רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Tolaתּוֹלָ֧עto.La'H8439sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Puahפּוּאָ֛הpu.'AhH6312,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734,rose upוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965to saveלְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478וְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931.He livedיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in Shamirבְּשָׁמִ֖ירbe.sha.MirH8069,in the hill countryבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

2Tola judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙vai.yish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478twenty-threeעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשָׁלֹ֖שׁ'es.Rim ve.sha.LoshH6242 H7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and when he diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,he was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Shamirבְּשָׁמִֽיר׃ פbe.sha.MirH8069.

Jair

3Tolaאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310was followed byוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Jairיָאִ֖ירya.'IrH2971the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֑יha.gil.'a.DiH1569,who judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙vai.yish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם'es.Rim u.she.Ta.yimH6242 H8147yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

4He hadוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sonsבָּנִ֗יםba.NimH1121who rodeרֹֽכְבִים֙ro.khe.VimH7392onעַל־'al-H5921thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970donkeysעֲיָרִ֔ים'a.ya.RimH5895. And they hadthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970townsעֲיָרִ֖ים'a.ya.RimH5892אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568,which toעַ֚ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117are calledיִקְרְא֣וּ׀yik.re.'UH7121Havvoth-jairH2334.

5When Jairיָאִ֔ירya.'IrH2971diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,he was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Kamonבְּקָמֽוֹן׃ פbe.ka.MonH7056.

Oppression by the Philistines and Ammonites

6And againוַיֹּסִ֣פוּ׀vai.yo.Si.fuH3254the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478didלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068.They servedוַיַּעַבְד֣וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֣יםha.be.'a.LimH1168וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Ashtorethsהָעַשְׁתָּר֡וֹתha.'ash.ta.RotH6252וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Aramאֲרָם֩'a.RamH758וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853אֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,Sidonצִיד֜וֹןtzi.DonH6721,andוְאֵ֣ת׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣יve.'Et 'e.lo.HeiH853 H430Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,andוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Ammonitesבְנֵי־ עַמּ֔וֹןve.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430and Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430.Thus they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֥וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808serve Himעֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃'a.va.Du.huH5647.

7So the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and He sold themוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵם֙vai.yim.ke.RemH4376into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וּבְיַ֖דpe.lish.Tim u.ve.YadH6430 H3027and Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃be.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983,

8who that veryהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141harassedוַֽיִּרְעֲצ֤וּvai.yir.'a.TzuH7492and oppressedוַיְרֹֽצְצוּ֙vay.ro.tze.TzuH7533אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,and they did so for eighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141אֶֽת־'et-H853to allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834on the other sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָֽד׃ba.gil.'AdH1568,the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567.

9The Ammonitesבְנֵֽי־ עַמּוֹן֙ve.nei- 'a.mOnH1121 H5983אֶת־'et-H853alsoגַּם־gam-H1571crossedוַיַּעַבְר֤וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֛םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against Judahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063,Benjaminוּבְבִנְיָמִ֖יןu.ve.vin.ya.MinH1144,and the houseוּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.VeitH1004of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478was in deepמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966distressוַתֵּ֥צֶרva.Te.tzerH3334.

10Then the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478cried outוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “We have sinnedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against You,for we have indeedוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588forsakenעָזַ֙בְנוּ֙'a.Zav.nuH5800אֶת־'et-H853our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430and servedוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖דva.na.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the Baalsהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ פha.be.'a.LimH1168.”

11The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068repliedוַ֥יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413בְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478הֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808, “When the Egyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ וּמִן־mi.mitz.Ra.yim u.min-H4714 H4480,Amoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י וּמִן־ha.'e.mo.Ri u.min-H567 H4480,Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן וּמִן־be.Nei a.Mon u.min-H1121 H5983 H4480,Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430,

12Sidoniansוְצִידוֹנִ֤יםve.tzi.do.NimH6722,Amalekitesוַֽעֲמָלֵק֙va.'a.ma.LekH6002,and Maonitesוּמָע֔וֹןu.ma.'onH4584oppressed youלָחֲצ֖וּla.cha.TzuH3905אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853and you cried outוַתִּצְעֲק֣וּva.titz.'a.KuH6817to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,did I not saveוָאוֹשִׁ֥יעָהva.'o.Shi.'ahH3467youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from their handsמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027?

13But youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם'a.zav.TemH5800Meאוֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853and servedוַתַּעַבְד֖וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,soלָכֵ֥ןla.KhenH3651I will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerאוֹסִ֖יף'o.SifH3254saveלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

14Goלְכ֗וּle.KhuH1980and cry outוְזַֽעֲקוּ֙ve.za.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the godsהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977.Let themהֵ֛מָּהHe.mahH1992saveיוֹשִׁ֥יעוּyo.Shi.'uH3467youin your timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of troubleצָרַתְכֶֽם׃tza.rat.KhemH6869.”

15“We have sinnedחָטָ֔אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,”the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068. “Dealעֲשֵׂה־ אַתָּ֣ה'a.seh- 'a.TahH6213 H859with usכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605as You seeבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869fitהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896;butאַ֛ךְ'akhH389pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994deliver us todayהַצִּילֵ֥נוּ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ha.tzi.Le.nu hai.Yom ha.ZehH5337 H3117 H2088!”

16So they put awayוַיָּסִ֜ירוּvai.ya.Si.ruH5493אֶת־'et-H853the foreignהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430from among themמִקִּרְבָּ֔םmi.kir.BamH7130and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and Heנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315could no longer bearוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114the miseryבַּעֲמַ֥לba.'a.MalH5999of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Then the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983were called to armsוַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ֙vai.yi.tza.'a.KuH6817and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָ֑דba.gil.'AdH1568,and the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478assembledוַיֵּאָֽסְפוּ֙vai.ye.'a.se.FuH622and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

18And the rulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Gileadגִלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּ הָעָ֜םvai.yo.me.Ru ha.'AmH559 H5971toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Whoeverמִ֣י הָאִ֔ישׁmi ha.'IshH4310 H376אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will launchיָחֵ֔לya.ChelH2490the attackלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against the Ammonitesבִּבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹןbiv.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983will beיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961the headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218of allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605who liveיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427in Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃ פgil.'AdH1568.”

Jair

Oppression by the Philistines and Ammonites

Commentaries on Judges 10