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Judges 18:7-10

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.

8When the men returnedוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251Zorahצָרְעָ֖הtza.re.'AhH6881and Eshtaolוְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לve.'esh.ta.'OlH847,their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251askedוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559them, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100did you findאַתֶּֽם׃'a.TemH859?”

9They answeredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Come onק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965,let us go upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927against themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921,forכִּ֤יkiH3588we have seenרָאִ֙ינוּ֙ra.'I.nuH7200אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִנֵּ֥הha.'A.retz ve.hi.NehH776 H2009,and it is veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896.Why would you fail to actוְאַתֶּ֣ם מַחְשִׁ֔יםve.'a.Tem mach.ShimH859 H2814?Do notאַל־'al-H408hesitateתֵּעָ֣צְל֔וּte.'A.tze.LuH6101to go thereלָלֶ֥כֶת לָבֹ֖אla.Le.khet la.Vo'H1980 H935and take possession ofלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

10When you enterכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935,you will comeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413an unsuspectingבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971and a spaciousרַחֲבַ֣ת יָדַ֔יִםra.cha.Vat ya.Da.yimH7342 H3027landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has delivered itנְתָנָ֥הּne.ta.NahH5414into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027.It is a placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834nothingאֵֽין־ שָׁ֣ם כָּל־ דָּבָ֖ר'ein- sham kol- da.VarH369 H8033 H3605 H1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834on earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776is lackingמַחְס֔וֹרmach.SorH4270.”

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