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1 Samuel 12:6-9

6And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, It isYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that advancedעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,and that broughtH5927your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1upH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7Now therefore stand stillהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320,that I may reasonוְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥הve.'i.sha.fe.TahH8199with you beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068of all the righteous actsצִדְק֣וֹתtzid.KotH6666of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to you and to your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

8When Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290was comeבָּ֥אba'H935into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1criedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Then Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,which brought forthוַיּוֹצִ֤יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and made them dwellוַיֹּשִׁב֖וּםvai.yo.shi.VumH3427in this placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

9And when they forgatוַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,he soldוַיִּמְכֹּ֣רvai.yim.KorH4376them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֩si.se.Ra'H5516,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635of Hazorחָצ֜וֹרcha.TzorH2674,and into the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and into the handוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and they foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against them.

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