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Judges 18:5-7

5Then they saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Inquireשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592of Godבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430,pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994,that we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whether our wayדַּרְכֵּ֔נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we are goingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980will beH6743successfulH6743.”

6And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965;your wayדַּרְכְּכֶ֖םdar.ke.KhemH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are goingתֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-H1980has the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068approvalנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227.”

7So the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376departedוַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toLaishלָ֑יְשָׁהLa.ye.shahH3919,and sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it livingיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427in securityלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,in the wayכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טke.mish.PatH4941of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.NimH6722,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252and unsuspectingוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982;for thereH369wasH369noH369oppressiveעֶ֔צֶר'E.tzerH6114rulerיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423humiliatingמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.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.

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