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Judges 18:5-7

5Then they saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994inquireשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592of Godבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430to determineוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whether weאֲנַ֖חְנוּ הֹלְכִ֥ים עָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Nach.nu ho.le.Khim 'a.Lei.haH587 H1980 H5921will have a successfulהֲתַצְלִ֣יחַha.tatz.Li.achH6743journeyדַּרְכֵּ֔נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.”

6And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548toldוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “Goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965.The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is watching overנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227your journeyדַּרְכְּכֶ֖םdar.ke.KhemH1870אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834תֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-H1980.”

7So the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582departedוַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Laishלָ֑יְשָׁהLa.ye.shahH3919,where they sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853that the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130were livingיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427securelyלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,likeכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טke.mish.PatH4941the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.NimH6722,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252and unsuspectingוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982.There was nothingוְאֵין־ דָּבָ֤רve.'ein- da.VarH369 H1697lackingמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637in the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776and no oppressiveיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423rulerעֶ֔צֶר'E.tzerH6114.And theyהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992were far awayוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350from the Sidoniansמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmi.Tzi.do.NimH6722and had noאֵין־'ein-H369allianceוְדָבָ֥רve.da.VarH1697withעִם־'im-H5973anyoneאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

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