New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 3:9-15

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.

11Then the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadH8252restH8252fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141.And Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֥ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַֽז׃ פke.NazH7073diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

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-H5921 H3588they 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.

14The sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעַבְד֤וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Eglonעֶגְל֣וֹןeg.LonH5700the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

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.NoH334 H3225 H3027manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.And the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971tributeמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503byhim to Eglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

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