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Judges 3:9-15

9But when the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478cried outוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Heיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068raised upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274sonלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Caleb’sכָלֵ֖בkha.LevH3612youngerהַקָּטֹ֥ן מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ha.ka.Ton mi.Me.nuH6996 H4480brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251Kenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073as a delivererמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467to saveוַיּֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םvai.yo.shi.'EmH3467אֵ֚ת'etH853themיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בֶּן־Yis.ra.'El ben-H1121 H3478.

10The Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068cameוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961upon himעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921,and he became Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478judgeוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣טvai.yish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853and went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Cushan-rishathaimH3573kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758into the handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027of Othnielאֶת־'et-H853,who prevailedוַתָּ֣עָז יָד֔וֹva.Ta.'oz ya.DoH3573 H5810 H3027againstעַ֖ל'alH5921himH3573.

11So the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776had restוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,until Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֥ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַֽז׃ פke.NazH7073diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

12Once againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.So Heיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853gave Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124powerוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseעַ֛ל כִּֽי־'al ki-H5921 H3588they had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13After enlisting the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983and Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002to join forcesוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622with himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413אֶת־'et-H853, Eglonattackedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and defeatedוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,taking possession ofוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853the CityH5892of PalmsH8558.

14The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853servedוַיַּעַבְד֤וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Eglonעֶגְל֣וֹןeg.LonH5700kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

15And againבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478theycried outוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,and Heיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068raised upוַיָּקֶם֩vai.ya.KemH6965Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617בֶּן־ben-H1145,a left-handedאִטֵּ֖ר יַד־ יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter yad- ye.mi.NoH334 H3027 H3225Benjamiteהַיְמִינִ֔י אִ֥ישׁ בְנֵי־hay.mi.Ni 'ish ve.nei-H1121 H1145 H376,as their delivererמוֹשִׁ֗יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467אֶת־'et-H853.Soיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478theysentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971himבְּיָדוֹ֙be.ya.DoH3027with tributeמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503to Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

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