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Judges 3:1-7

1Theseוְאֵ֤לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068leftהִנִּ֣יחַhi.Ni.achH5117to testלְנַסּ֥וֹתle.na.SotH5254allכָּל־kol-H3605אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֵ֚ת'etH853whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיָדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045אֵ֖ת'etH853anyכָּל־kol-H3605of the warsמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421in Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667,

2if onlyרַ֗קRakH7535לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616דַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045to teachלְלַמְּדָ֖םle.la.me.DamH3925warfareמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421to the subsequent generationsדֹּר֣וֹתdo.RotH1755of Israelבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,especiallyרַ֥קrakH7535to those whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had notלֹ֥אlo'H3808known itיְדָעֽוּם׃ye.da.'UmH3045formerlyלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440:

3the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568rulersסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Sidoniansוְהַצִּ֣ידֹנִ֔יve.ha.Tzi.do.NiH6722,and the Hivitesוְהַ֣חִוִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.ViH2340who livedיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in the mountainsהַ֣רharH2022of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844from Mountמֵהַר֙me.HarH2022Baal-hermonH1179toעַ֖ד'adH5704Lebo-hamathלְב֥וֹא חֲמָֽת׃le.Vo' cha.MatH935 H2574.

4These nationswereוַֽיִּהְי֕וּvai.yih.YuH1961leftto testלְנַסּ֥וֹתle.na.SotH5254אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to find outלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whether they would keepהֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙ha.yish.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had givenצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680אֶת־'et-H853their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

5Thus the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478continued to liveיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427amongבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Hittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850,Amoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

6And they tookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853the daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֤םbe.no.tei.HemH1323of these peoplein marriageלְנָשִׁ֔יםle.na.ShimH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,gaveנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414their own daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323to their sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֑םliv.nei.HemH1121,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

7So the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853didוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;they forgotוַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and servedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the Asherahsהָאֲשֵׁרֽוֹת׃ha.'a.she.RotH842.

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