Revised Literal Translation

Judges 2:11-15

11And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalimהַבְּעָלִֽים׃ha.be.'a.LimH1168:

12And they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֞וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֗ם'a.vo.TamH1,which brought them outהַמּוֹצִ֣יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and followedאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212otherאֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,of the godsמֵאֱלֹהֵ֤יme.'e.lo.HeiH430of the peopleהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971that wereround aboutסְבִיב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.HemH5439them, and bowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselves unto them, and provoked Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to angerוַיַּכְעִ֖סוּvai.yakh.'I.suH3707.

13And they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֖וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalלַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'alH1168and Ashtarothוְלָעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃ve.la.'ash.ta.RotH6252.

14And the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was hotוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and he deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵם֙vai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of spoilersשֹׁסִ֔יםsho.SimH8154that spoiledוַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּvai.ya.Sho.suH8155them, and he soldוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֞םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into the handsבְּיַ֤דbe.YadH3027of their enemiesאֽוֹיְבֵיהֶם֙'oy.vei.HemH341round aboutמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439,so that they couldיָכְל֣וּya.khe.LuH3201not any longerע֔וֹדodH5750standלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'oy.vei.HemH341.

15Whithersoever they went outיָצְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318,the handיַד־yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was against them for evilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451,as Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,and as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto them: and they were greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966distressedוַיֵּ֥צֶרvai.Ye.tzerH3334.

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