Revised Literal Translation

Judges 3:2-4

2Only thatH7535the generationsדֹּר֣וֹתdo.RotH1755of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478might knowדַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045,to teachלְלַמְּדָ֖םle.la.me.DamH3925them warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,at the least such as beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440knewיְדָעֽוּם׃ye.da.'UmH3045nothing thereof;

3Namely,fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and all the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Sidoniansוְהַצִּ֣ידֹנִ֔יve.ha.Tzi.do.NiH6722,and the Hivitesוְהַ֣חִוִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.ViH2340that dweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in mountהַ֣רharH2022Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,from mountמֵהַר֙me.HarH2022Baal–hermonH1179unto the entering inלְב֥וֹאle.Vo'H935of Hamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.

4And they were to proveלְנַסּ֥וֹתle.na.SotH5254Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478by them, to knowלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whether they would hearkenהֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙ha.yish.me.'UH8085unto the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

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