Revised Literal Translation

Judges 10

1And afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40there aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965to defendלְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478Tolaתּוֹלָ֧עto.La'H8439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Puahפּוּאָ֛הpu.'AhH6312,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734,a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֑רyi.so.sh.KharH3485;and he dweltיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in Shamirבְּשָׁמִ֖ירbe.sha.MirH8069in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

2And he judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙vai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and threeוְשָׁלֹ֖שׁve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,and diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Shamirבְּשָׁמִֽיר׃ פbe.sha.MirH8069.

3And afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Jairיָאִ֖ירya.'IrH2971,a Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֑יha.gil.'a.DiH1569,and judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙vai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and twoוּשְׁתַּ֖יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

4And he had thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sonsבָּנִ֗יםba.NimH1121that rodeרֹֽכְבִים֙ro.khe.VimH7392on thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970donkey coltsעֲיָרִ֔ים'a.ya.RimH5895,and they had thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970citiesעֲיָרִ֖ים'a.ya.RimH5892,which are calledיִקְרְא֣וּ׀yik.re.'UH7121Havoth–jairH2334unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, which arein the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

5And Jairיָאִ֔ירya.'IrH2971diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Camonבְּקָמֽוֹן׃ פbe.ka.MonH7056.

6And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451againוַיֹּסִ֣פוּ׀vai.yo.Si.fuH3254in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֣וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֣יםha.be.'a.LimH1168,and Ashtarothהָעַשְׁתָּר֡וֹתha.'ash.ta.RotH6252,and the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Syriaאֲרָם֩'a.RamH758,and the godsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Sidonצִיד֜וֹןtzi.DonH6721,and the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,and the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,and the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and forsookוַיַּעַזְב֥וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and servedעֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃'a.va.Du.huH5647not him.

7And the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was hotוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and he soldוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵם֙vai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and into the handsוּבְיַ֖דu.ve.YadH3027of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

8And that yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141they vexedוַֽיִּרְעֲצ֤וּvai.yir.'a.TzuH7492and oppressedוַיְרֹֽצְצוּ֙vay.ro.tze.TzuH7533the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:eighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240 H8083yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,all the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478that wereon the other sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, which isin Gileadבַּגִּלְעָֽד׃ba.gil.'AdH1568.

9Moreover the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983passed overוַיַּעַבְר֤וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֛םle.hi.la.ChemH3898also against Judahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063,and against Benjaminוּבְבִנְיָמִ֖יןu.ve.vin.ya.MinH1144,and against the houseוּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.VeitH1004of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;so that Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478was soreמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966distressedוַתֵּ֥צֶרva.Te.tzerH3334.

10And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,We have sinnedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against thee, both because we have forsakenעָזַ֙בְנוּ֙'a.Zav.nuH5800our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and also servedוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖דva.na.'a.VodH5647Baalimהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ פha.be.'a.LimH1168.

11And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַ֥יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Did not I deliver youfrom the Egyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and from the Amoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,from the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,and from the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430?

12The Sidoniansוְצִידוֹנִ֤יםve.tzi.do.NimH6722also, and the Amalekitesוַֽעֲמָלֵק֙va.'a.ma.LekH6002,and the Maonitesוּמָע֔וֹןu.ma.'onH4584,did oppressלָחֲצ֖וּla.cha.TzuH3905you; and ye criedוַתִּצְעֲק֣וּva.titz.'a.KuH6817to me, and I deliveredוָאוֹשִׁ֥יעָהva.'o.Shi.'ahH3467you out of their handמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

13Yet ye have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם'a.zav.TemH5800me, and servedוַתַּעַבְד֖וּva.ta.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:wherefore I will deliverלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467you no moreאוֹסִ֖יף'o.SifH3254.

14GoH3212and cryוְזַֽעֲקוּ֙ve.za.'a.KuH2199unto the godsהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430which ye have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977;let themהֵ֛מָּהHe.mahH1992deliverיוֹשִׁ֥יעוּyo.Shi.'uH3467you in the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of your tribulationצָרַתְכֶֽם׃tza.rat.KhemH6869.

15And the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,We have sinnedחָטָ֔אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398:doעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213thou unto us whatsoever seemethבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee; deliverהַצִּילֵ֥נוּha.tzi.Le.nuH5337us only, we pray thee, this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

16And they put awayוַיָּסִ֜ירוּvai.ya.Si.ruH5493the strangeהַנֵּכָר֙ha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430from amongמִקִּרְבָּ֔םmi.kir.BamH7130them, and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and his soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315was grievedוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114for the miseryבַּעֲמַ֥לba.'a.MalH5999of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Then the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983were gathered togetherוַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ֙vai.yi.tza.'a.KuH6817,and encampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָ֑דba.gil.'AdH1568.And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembled themselves togetherוַיֵּאָֽסְפוּ֙vai.ye.'a.se.FuH622,and encampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Mizpehבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

18And the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971andprincesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Gileadגִלְעָד֙gil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,What manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376is hethat will beginיָחֵ֔לya.ChelH2490to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983?he shall be headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218over all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃ פgil.'AdH1568.

Commentaries on Judges 10