1Andthesearethenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatJehovahleft,toproveIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478bythem,allthathadnotknownH3045allthewarsמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667; 2onlyH7535thatthegenerationsדֹּר֣וֹתdo.RotH1755ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478mightknowH3045warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421bylearningit,attheleastthosewhobeforehadknownH3045nothingthereof: 3fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568lord shipsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,andalltheCanaanitesH3669,andtheSidoniansוְהַצִּ֣ידֹנִ֔יve.ha.Tzi.do.NiH6722,andtheHivitesthatdwellH3427onmountLebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844;frommountBaal-HermonH1179untotheenteringintoHamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574. 4AndtheyweretoproveIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478bythem,toknowלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whethertheywouldobeythecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687ofJehovah,whichhecommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680theirfathersH1bythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872. 5AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427amongtheCanaanitesH3669:HittitesH2850andAmoritesH567andPerizzitesandHivitesandJebusites; 6andtheytookH3947theirdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֤םbe.no.tei.HemH1323aswivesH802,andgaveH5414theirdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323totheirsonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֑םliv.nei.HemH1121,andservedH5647theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430. 7AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478didevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah,andforgotוַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911JehovahtheirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andservedH5647theBaalsהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168andtheAsherahs. 8Andtheangerאַ֤ף'afH639ofJehovahwashotagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhesoldH4376themintothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofChushan-rishathaimkingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMesopotamia;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478servedH5647Chushan-rishathaimeightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141. 9AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedH2199toJehovah;andJehovahraisedH6965upasaviourtothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whosavedH3467them,Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274thesonH1121ofKenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073, Caleb'syoungerהַקָּטֹ֥ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251. 10AndtheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofJehovahwasH1961uponhim,andhejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andhewentH3318outtowarלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,andJehovahgaveH5414Chushan-rishathaimkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaintohishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andhishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027prevailedוַתָּ֣עָזva.Ta.'ozH5810againstChushan-rishathaim. 11Andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadrestfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;andOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֥ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKenazקְנַֽז׃ פke.NazH7073diedH4191. 12AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againdidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah;andJehovahstrengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becausetheydidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah. 13Andhegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622tohimthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983andAmalekוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002andwentandsmoteIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheytookH3423possessionוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423ofthecityH5892ofpalm-trees. 14AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedH5647Eglonעֶגְל֣וֹןeg.LonH5700thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124eighteenyearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141. 15AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedH2199toJehovah,andJehovahraisedH6965themupasaviour,Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164thesonH1121ofGeraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,theBenjaminite,amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376left-handedH3225.AndbyhimthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971agiftH4503toEglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124. 16AndEhudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeH6213himaswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719havingtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edges,itwasofacubitlengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753;andhegirdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296itunderhisraimentuponhisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225hip. 19ButheturnedH7725fromthegravenimagesthatwerebyGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,andsaidH559,Ihaveasecretwordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697unto thee, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.AndhesaidH559,Besilent!AndallthatstoodH5975byhimwentH3318outfromhim. 20AndEhudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameH935tohim;nowhewassittingH3427inthecoolupper-chamber,whichwasforhimaloneH905.AndEhudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidH559,Ihaveawordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697fromGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430unto thee.AndhearoseH6965fromtheseatH3678. 21ThenEhudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164putforthH7971hislefthandיַ֣דyadH3027,andtookH3947theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719fromhisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225hip,andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628itintohisbellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990; 22andthehaftalsoגַֽם־gam-H1571wentH3318inafterthebladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851,andthefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closeduponthebladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851;forhedidnotdrawH8025theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719outofhisbellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990,anditcameH935outbetweenthelegs. 23AndEhudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164wentH3318outintotheportico,andshutH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupper-chamber uponhim,andboltedthem. 24AndwhenhewasgoneH3318out,theservantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650ofthe[king]cameH935andsawH7200,andbehold,thedoorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupper-chamberwerebolted.AndtheysaidH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389heiscoveringhisfeetH7272inthesummerchamberהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944. 25Andtheywaitedtilltheywereashamedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954;andbehold,heopenedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605notthedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheupper-chamber,andtheytookH3947thekeyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668,andopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605[them],andbehold,theirlordH113laydeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191ontheearthH776. 26AndEhudוְאֵה֥וּדve.'e.HudH164hadescapedH4422whiletheylingered,andpassedH5674beyondthegravenimages,andescapedH4422toSeirah. 27AnditcameH935topasswhenhewasH1961comeH935,thatheblewH8628atrumpetH7782inthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381withhimfromthehill-country,andhebeforethem. 28AndhesaidH559tothem,Followafterme,forJehovahhasdeliveredyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341theMoabitesintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027.AndtheywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381afterhim,andtookH3920thefordsoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383towardMoabH4124,andsufferednooneH376topassלַעֲבֹֽר׃la.'a.VorH5674over. 29AndtheyslewtheMoabitesatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,abouttenכַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתka.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menH376,allfat,andallmenH376ofvalour,andnotamanH376escapedH4422. 30AndMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124wassubduedH3665thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117underthehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadresteightyשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141. 31AndafterhimwasH1961Shamgarשַׁמְגַּ֣רsham.GarH8044thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAnathעֲנָ֔ת'a.NatH6067;andhesmotethePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430,sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,withanox-goad.Andhealsoגַּם־gam-H1571deliveredוַיֹּ֥שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478. 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