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Judges 3:9-15

9And when the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068raised upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965a delivererמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467to the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who deliveredוַיּֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םvai.yo.shi.'EmH3467them, evenOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073,Caleb’sכָלֵ֖בkha.LevH3612youngerהַקָּטֹ֥ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

10And the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068came upon him, and he judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Chushan–rishathaimH3573kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of MesopotamiaH763into his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027prevailedוַתָּ֣עָזva.Ta.'ozH5810against Chushan–rishathaimH3573.

11And the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776had restוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141.And Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֥ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַֽז׃ פke.NazH7073diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

12And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,because they had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622unto him the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983and Amalekוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002,and wentH3212and smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the cityH5892of palm treesH5899 H8558.

14So the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעַבְד֤וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Eglonעֶגְל֣וֹןeg.LonH5700the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240 H8083yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

15But when the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068raised them upוַיָּקֶם֩vai.ya.KemH6965a delivererמוֹשִׁ֗יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467,Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,a BenjamiteH1145,a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376lefthandedאִטֵּ֖ר יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter ye.mi.NoH3225 H334:and by himH3027the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971a presentמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503unto Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

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