New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 3:1-7

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.

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