Revised Literal Translation

Judges 1:22-26

22And the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130,they also went upוַיַּעֲל֧וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927against Beth–elH1008:And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with them.

23And the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130sent to descryוַיָּתִ֥ירוּvai.ya.Ti.ruH8446Beth–elH1008. (Now the nameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440wasLuzלֽוּז׃LuzH3870.)

24And the spiesהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376come forthיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Shewהַרְאֵ֤נוּhar.'E.nuH7200us, we pray thee, the entranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and we will shewוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213thee mercyחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617.

25And when he shewedוַיַּרְאֵם֙vai.yar.'EmH7200them the entranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,they smoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;but they let goשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃shi.Le.chuH7971the manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376and all his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940.

26And the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376wentH3212into the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2850,and builtוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129a cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034thereof Luzל֔וּזLuzH3870: which isthe nameשְׁמָ֔הּshe.MahH8034thereof unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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