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Judges 3:5-8

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.

8Then the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and He sold themוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֗םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Cushan-rishathaimH3573kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aram-naharaimH763,and the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853servedוַיַּעַבְד֧וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647H3573himH3573eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

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