New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 3:7-10

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.

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.DoH5810 H3027overH5921Cushan-rishathaimH3573.

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