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Judges 2:16-19

16Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068raised upוַיָּ֥קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965judgesשֹֽׁפְטִ֑יםsho.fe.TimH8199,who saved themוַיּ֣וֹשִׁיע֔וּםvai.Yo.o.shi.'UmH3467from the handsמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of those who plundered themשֹׁסֵיהֶֽם׃sho.sei.HemH8154.

17Israel,howeverוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571,did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808listenשָׁמֵ֔עוּsha.Me.'uH8085toאֶל־'el-H413their judgesשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם֙sho.fe.tei.HemH8199.Insteadכִּ֣יkiH3588,they prostitutedזָנ֗וּza.NuH2181themselves withאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and bowed downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to them.They quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turnedסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493fromמִן־min-H4480the wayהַדֶּ֜רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.TamH1,who had walkedהָלְכ֧וּha.le.KhuH1980in obedienceלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687;they did notלֹא־lo'-H3808do as their fathersעָ֥שׂוּ כֵֽן׃'A.su KhenH6213 H3651had done.

18Wheneverוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068raised upהֵקִ֨יםhe.KimH6965a judgeשֹֽׁפְטִים֒sho.fe.TimH8199for the Israelites, Heיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961withעִם־'im-H5973that judgeהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טha.sho.FetH8199and saved themוְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙ve.ho.shi.'AmH3467from the handsמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341while the judgeהַשּׁוֹפֵ֑ט כִּֽי־ha.sho.Fet ki-H8199 H3588was still aliveכֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣יkol ye.MeiH3605 H3117;for the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was moved to pityיִנָּחֵ֤םyi.na.ChemH5162by their groaningמִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔םmi.na.'a.ka.TamH5009under thoseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440who oppressed themלֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖םlo.cha.tzei.HemH3905and afflicted themוְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃ve.do.cha.kei.HemH1766.

19But whenוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961the judgeהַשּׁוֹפֵ֗ט יָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ha.sho.Fet ya.Shu.vuH8199 H7725diedבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4191,the Israelites became even more corruptוְהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּve.hish.Chi.tuH7843than their fathersמֵֽאֲבוֹתָ֔םme.'a.vo.TamH1,goingלָלֶ֗כֶתla.Le.khetH1980afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430to serve themלְעָבְדָ֖םle.'a.ve.DamH5647and bow downוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תu.le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812to them.They would notלֹ֤אlo'H3808give upהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙hi.Pi.luH5307their evil practicesמִמַּ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םmi.Ma.'a.lei.HemH4611and stubbornהַקָּשָֽׁה׃ha.ka.ShahH7186waysוּמִדַּרְכָּ֖םu.mi.dar.KamH1870.

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