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Judges 11:17-18

17Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶלֶךְ֩me.leKhH4428of Edomאֱד֨וֹם׀'e.DomH123,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559, ‘Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994let us passאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674through your landבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776,’but the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123would notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085.They alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571sentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971messengers toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124,but he would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808consentאָבָ֑ה'a.VahH14.So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stayedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Kadeshבְּקָדֵֽשׁ׃be.ka.DeshH6946.

18Then Israel traveledוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057and bypassedוַיָּ֜סָבvai.Ya.sovH5437אֶת־'et-H853the landsאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124.They cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217the east sideשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121of the landלְאֶ֣רֶץle.'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּןvai.ya.cha.NunH2583on the other sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of the Arnonאַרְנ֑וֹן'ar.NonH769.But they did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808enterבָ֙אוּ֙va.'uH935the territoryבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588the Arnonאַרְנ֖וֹן'ar.NonH769was its borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366מוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

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