New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 3
Idolatry Leads to Servitude
1Now theseוְאֵ֤לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068leftהִנִּ֣יחַhi.Ni.achH5117,to testלְנַסּ֥וֹתle.na.SotH5254Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478by them (that is,allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had notexperiencedיָדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045anyכָּל־kol-H3605of the warsמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;
2onlyH7534in orderלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that the generationsדֹּר֣וֹתdo.RotH1755of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478mightbe taughtלְלַמְּדָ֖םle.la.me.DamH3925warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,thoseH7534whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had notexperiencedH3045it formerlyלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440).
3These nations are:the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Sidoniansוְהַצִּ֣ידֹנִ֔יve.ha.Tzi.do.NiH6722andthe Hivitesוְהַ֣חִוִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.ViH2340who livedיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Mountהַ֣רharH2022Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,from Mountמֵהַר֙me.HarH2022Baal-hermonH1179as farעַ֖ד'adH5704asLebo-hamathלְב֥וֹאle.Vo'H935.
4They were fortestingלְנַסּ֥וֹתle.na.SotH5254Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to findלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045out if they wouldobeyהֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙ha.yish.me.'UH8085the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.
5The sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478livedיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427amongבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850,the Amoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983;
6andthey tookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947their daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֤םbe.no.tei.HemH1323for themselves as wivesלְנָשִׁ֔יםle.na.ShimH802,and gaveנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414their own daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323to their sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֑םliv.nei.HemH1121,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430.
7The sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213whatH7451was evilH7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andforgotוַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430andservedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168and theAsherothהָאֲשֵׁרֽוֹת׃ha.'a.she.RotH842.
8Then the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,so that He soldוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֗םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into the handsבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Cushan-rishathaimH3573kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMesopotamiaH763;and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעַבְד֧וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Cushan-rishathaimH3573eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
The First Judge Delivers Israel
9When the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068raisedוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965up a delivererמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to deliverוַיּֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םvai.yo.shi.'EmH3467them,Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073,Caleb’sכָלֵ֖בkha.LevH3612youngerהַקָּטֹ֥ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.
10The Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068cameוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961upon him, and he judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478.When he wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Cushan-rishathaimH3573kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMesopotamiaH763into his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, so thathe prevailedוַתָּ֣עָז יָד֔וֹva.Ta.'oz ya.DoH5810H3027overH5921Cushan-rishathaimH3573.
12Now the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Sothe Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseעַ֛ל כִּֽי־'al ki-H5921H3588they had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13And he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622to himself the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983and Amalekוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002;and he wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980anddefeatedוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423the cityH5892of the palmH8558treesH8558.
Ehud Delivers from Moab
15But when the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068raisedוַיָּקֶם֩vai.ya.KemH6965up a delivererמוֹשִׁ֗יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467for them, Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,the BenjamiteH1145,a left-handedאִטֵּ֖ר יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter ye.mi.NoH334H3225H3027manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.And the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971tributeמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503byhim to Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.
16Ehudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213himself a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719which had twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edgesH6310,a cubitגֹּ֣מֶדGo.medH1574in lengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753,and he boundוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296it on his rightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409underמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478his cloakלְמַדָּ֔יוle.ma.DavH4055.
18It cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about whenH3512he had finishedכִּלָּ֔הki.LahH3615presentingלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126the tributeהַמִּנְחָ֑הha.min.ChahH4503,that he sentH7971awayוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who had carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the tributeהַמִּנְחָֽה׃ha.min.ChahH4503.
19But he himselfוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931turnedH7725backH7725from the idolsהַפְּסִילִים֙ha.pe.si.LimH6456whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have a secretסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643messageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697for you, O kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “KeepH2013silenceH2013.”And allכָּל־kol-H3605who attendedהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975him leftוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318him.
20Ehudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameבָּ֣אba'H935to him while he was sittingיֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shevH3427aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905in his coolהַמְּקֵרָ֤הha.me.ke.RahH4747roofבַּעֲלִיַּ֨תba.'a.li.YatH5944chamberH5944.And Ehudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have a messageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697from Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430for you.” And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from his seatהַכִּסֵּֽא׃ha.ki.Se'H3678.
22The handleהַנִּצָּ֜בha.ni.TzavH5325alsoגַֽם־gam-H1571wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935in afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the bladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851,and the fatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.GorH5462overH5704the bladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851,for he did not drawשָׁלַ֛ףsha.LafH8025the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719out of his bellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990;and the refuseהַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃Ha.par.she.Do.nahH6574cameוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out.
23Then Ehudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out into the vestibuleהַֽמִּסְדְּר֑וֹנָהha.mis.de.Ro.nahH4528and shutוַיִּסְגֹּ֞רvai.yis.GorH5462the doorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817of the roofהָעַלִיָּ֛הha.'a.li.YahH5944chamberH5944behindבַּעֲד֖וֹba.'a.DoH1157him, and lockedוְנָעָֽל׃ve.na.'AlH5274them.
24When he had goneיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318out, his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935and lookedוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,the doorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817of the roofהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944chamberH5944were lockedנְעֻל֑וֹתne.'u.LotH5274;and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “He is onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389relievingמֵסִ֥יךְ רַגְלָ֖יוme.Sikh rag.LavH5526H7272himself in the coolהַמְּקֵרָֽה׃ha.me.ke.RahH4747roomבַּחֲדַ֥רba.cha.DarH2315.”
25They waitedוַיָּחִ֣ילוּvai.ya.Chi.luH2342untilעַד־'ad-H5704theybecameH954anxiousH954;but beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,he did not openפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the roofהָֽעֲלִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.YahH5944chamberH5944.Therefore they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947the keyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668and openedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605them, and beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,their masterאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113had fallenנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307to thefloorאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.
27It cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961about when he had arrivedבְּבוֹא֔וֹbe.vo.'OH935, thathe blewוַיִּתְקַ֥עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782in the hillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381with him from the hillH2022countryH2022, and he wasin frontלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440of them.
28He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Pursueרִדְפ֣וּrid.FuH7291them,for the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414your enemiesH340the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124into your handsבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027.”So they wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381afterH310him and seizedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920the fordsמַעְבְּר֤וֹתma'.be.RotH4569of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383opposite Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124,and did not allowנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414anyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to crossלַעֲבֹֽר׃la.'a.VorH5674.
30So Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124was subduedוַתִּכָּנַ֤עva.ti.ka.Na'H3665that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the handיַ֣דyadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776was undisturbedוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252for eightyשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.
Shamgar Delivers from Philistines
31Afterוְאַחֲרָ֤יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961Shamgarשַׁמְגַּ֣רsham.GarH8044the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Anathעֲנָ֔ת'a.NatH6067,who struckH5221downוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430with an oxgoadבְּמַלְמַ֖דbe.mal.MadH4451;and he alsoגַּם־gam-H1571savedוַיֹּ֥שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on Judges 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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