Revised Literal Translation

Judges 1:2-7

2And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063shall go upיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927:behold, I have deliveredנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776into his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

3And Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Simeonלְשִׁמְע֨וֹןle.shim.'onH8095his brotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251,Come upעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927with me into my lotבְגוֹרָלִ֗יve.go.ra.LiH1486,that we may fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898against the Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669;and I likewise will goH1980with thee into thy lotבְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָbe.go.ra.Le.khaH1486.So Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095wentH3212with him.

4And Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927;And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֖יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522into their handבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027:and they slewוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221of them in Bezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

5And they foundוַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּVai.yim.tze.'uH4672Adoni–bezekH137in Bezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966:and they foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against him, and they slewוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּֽי׃ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522.

6But Adoni–bezekH137fledוַיָּ֙נָס֙vai.Ya.nosH5127;and they pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and caughtוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270him, and cut offוַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112his thumbsבְּהֹנ֥וֹת יָדָ֖יוbe.ho.Not ya.DavH3027 H931and his great toesוְרַגְלָֽיו׃ve.rag.LavH7272.

7And Adoni–bezekH137saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֣ים׀shiv.'ImH7657kingsמְלָכִ֡יםme.la.KhimH4428,having their thumbsבְּֽהֹנוֹת֩ יְדֵיהֶ֨םbe.ho.nOt ye.dei.HemH3027 H931and their great toesוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜םve.rag.lei.HemH7272cut offמְקֻצָּצִ֗יםme.ku.tza.TzimH7112,gatheredמְלַקְּטִים֙me.la.ke.TimH3950their meatunder my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979:as I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,so Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hath requitedשִׁלַּם־shi.lam-H7999me. And they broughtוַיְבִיאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and there he diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

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