Revised Literal Translation

Judges 3:7-9

7And the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and forgatוַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168and the grovesהָאֲשֵׁרֽוֹת׃ha.'a.she.RotH842.

8Therefore the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was hotוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and he soldוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֗םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Chushan–rishathaimH3573kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of MesopotamiaH763:and the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעַבְד֧וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Chushan–rishathaimH3573eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

9And when the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068raised upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965a delivererמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467to the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who deliveredוַיּֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םvai.yo.shi.'EmH3467them, evenOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073,Caleb’sכָלֵ֖בkha.LevH3612youngerהַקָּטֹ֥ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

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