Revised Literal Translation

Judges 18:7-10

7Then the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582departedH3212,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Laishלָ֑יְשָׁהLa.ye.shahH3919,and sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that werethereinבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130,how they dweltיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427carelessלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,after the mannerכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טke.mish.PatH4941of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.NimH6722,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252and secureוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982; and there wasno magistrateיוֹרֵ֣שׁ עֶ֔צֶרyo.Resh 'E.tzerH6114 H3423in the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, that might put themto shameמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637in anythingדָּבָ֤רda.VarH1697; and they werefarוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350from the Sidoniansמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmi.Tzi.do.NimH6722,and had no businessוְדָבָ֥רve.da.VarH1697with anymanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

8And they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251to Zorahצָרְעָ֖הtza.re.'AhH6881and Eshtaolוְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לve.'esh.ta.'OlH847:and their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, What say ye?

9And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965,that we may go upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927against them: for we have seenרָאִ֙ינוּ֙ra.'I.nuH7200the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and, behold, it isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896: and areye stillמַחְשִׁ֔יםmach.ShimH2814?be not slothfulתֵּעָ֣צְל֔וּte.'A.tze.LuH6101to goH3212, andto enterלָבֹ֖אla.Vo'H935to possessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10When ye goכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935,ye shall comeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935unto a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971secureבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982,and to a largeרַחֲבַ֣תra.cha.VatH7342landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776:for Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath givenנְתָנָ֥הּne.ta.NahH5414it into your handsH3027;a placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725where there isno wantמַחְס֔וֹרmach.SorH4270of any thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that isin the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

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