New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 18:7-10

7Then the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376departedוַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toLaishלָ֑יְשָׁהLa.ye.shahH3919and sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it livingיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427in securityלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,after the mannerכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טke.mish.PatH4941of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.NimH6722,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252and secureוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982;for thereH369was noH369rulerיוֹרֵ֣שׁ עֶ֔צֶרyo.Resh 'E.tzerH3423 H6114humiliatingמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637themfor anythingדָּבָ֤רda.VarH1697in the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,and they were farוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350from the Sidoniansמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmi.Tzi.do.NimH6722and hadH369noH369dealingsוְדָבָ֥רve.da.VarH1697with anyoneאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

8When they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935back to their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251at Zorahצָרְעָ֖הtza.re.'AhH6881and Eshtaolוְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לve.'esh.ta.'OlH847,their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100do you report?”

9They saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Ariseק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965,and let us goוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927up againstעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921them; for we have seenרָאִ֙ינוּ֙ra.'I.nuH7200the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,it is veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896. And will yousitH2814stillH2814?Do not delayתֵּעָ֣צְל֔וּte.'A.tze.LuH6101to goלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980,to enterלָבֹ֖אla.Vo'H935,to possessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10When you enterכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935,you will comeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935to a secureבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971with a spaciousרַחֲבַ֣ת יָדַ֔יִםra.cha.Vat ya.Da.yimH7342 H3027landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776;for Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has givenנְתָנָ֥הּne.ta.NahH5414it into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027,a placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725whereשָׁ֣םshamH834 H8033thereH369is noH369lackמַחְס֔וֹרmach.SorH4270of anythingכָּל־ דָּבָ֖רkol- da.VarH3605 H1697that is on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

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