Revised Version 1895

Judges 3

1Nowtheseוְאֵ֤לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068leftH3240, toproveH3045Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478by them,evenH3808as many as hadnotH3808knownH3045allH3605thewarsמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

2onlyH7535that thegenerationsדֹּר֣וֹתdo.RotH1755of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478mightknowדַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045, toteachלְלַמְּדָ֖םle.la.me.DamH3925themwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, at the leastsuchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as beforetimeknewיְדָעֽוּם׃ye.da.'UmH3045nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808thereof;

3namely, thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and the Zidonians, and theHivitesוְהַ֣חִוִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.ViH2340thatdweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inmountהַ֣רharH2022Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844, frommountמֵהַר֙me.HarH2022Baal-hermonH1179unto theenteringלְב֥וֹאle.Vo'H935in ofHamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.

4And they were for toproveH3045Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478by them, toknowלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whether they would hearken unto thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hecommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

5And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427among theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669; theHittiteהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850, and theAmoriteוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theHiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983:

6and theytookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947theirdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֤םbe.no.tei.HemH1323to be theirwivesלְנָשִׁ֔יםle.na.ShimH802, andgaveנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414their owndaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323to theirsonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֑םliv.nei.HemH1121, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

7And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and forgat theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647the Baalim and theAsherothהָאֲשֵׁרֽוֹת׃ha.'a.she.RotH842.

8Therefore theangerאַ֤ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068waskindledH2734againstH2734Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and hesoldוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֗םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376themintoH3027thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofCushan-rishathaimH3573kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMesopotamiaH763: and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעַבְד֧וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Cushan-rishathaimH3573eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

9And when thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068raisedH6965upH6965a saviour to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whosavedH3467them,evenאֵ֚ת'etH853Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073,Caleb’sכָלֵ֖בkha.LevH3612youngerהַקָּטֹ֥ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

10And thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068cameוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961uponעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921him, and hejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478; and hewentH3318outH3318towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Cushan-rishathaimH3573kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of MesopotamiaintoH8199hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: and hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027prevailedוַתָּ֣עָזva.Ta.'ozH5810againstעַ֖ל'alH5921Cushan-rishathaimH3573.

11And thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadrestוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141. AndOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֥ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKenazקְנַֽז׃ פke.NazH7073diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

12And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124againstH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they haddoneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And hegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622unto him thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983andAmalekוַעֲמָלֵ֑קva.'a.ma.LekH6002; andwentאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413andsmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and theypossessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423thecityH5892ofpalmH8558treesH8558.

14And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעַבְד֤וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Eglonעֶגְל֣וֹןeg.LonH5700thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124eighteenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

15But when thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068raisedH6965themupH6965a saviour,Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617, theBenjamiteH1145, amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376lefthanded: and thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971apresentמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503by him untoEglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16AndEhudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213him aswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719whichH2719hadtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edgesפֵי֖וֹתfe.YotH6366, of acubitגֹּ֣מֶדGo.medH1574lengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753; and hegirdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296itunderמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478his raimentuponעַ֖ל'alH5921hisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409.

17And heofferedH7126thepresentH7126untoEglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: nowEglonוְעֶגְל֕וֹןve.'eg.LonH5700was averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966fatבָּרִ֖יאba.Ri'H1277manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

18And when he hadmadeוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961anendH3615of offering thepresentH7126, hesentH7971awayוַיְשַׁלַּח֙vay.sha.LachH7971thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatbareH3615thepresentH7126.

19But hehimselfוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931turnedH7725backH7725from the quarries that were byGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have a secret errand unto thee, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,KeepH2013silenceH2013. Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by himwentH3318outH3318from him.

20AndEhudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameבָּ֣אba'H935unto him; and he wassittingיֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shevH3427byhimselfוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905in his summer parlour. AndEhudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have amessageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697fromGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430unto thee. And hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965outמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921of hisseatהַכִּסֵּֽא׃ha.ki.Se'H3678.

21AndEhudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164putH7971forthH7971hisleftשְׂמֹאל֔וֹse.mo.LoH8040handיַ֣דyadH3027, andtookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719from hisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409, andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628itintoמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921hisbellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990:

22and the haft alsowentH3318inafterH310thebladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851; and thefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.GorH5462uponH935thebladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851, for hedrewשָׁלַ֛ףsha.LafH8025notלֹ֥אlo'H3808theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719outH3318of hisbellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990; and itcameH935outH3318behindH310.

23ThenEhudאֵה֖וּד'e.HudH164wentH3318forthH3318intoH3318the porch, andshutH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֧וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlour upon him, andlockedH5462them.

24NowH2009when he wasgoneH3318outH3318, hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935; and theysawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200, and,beholdH2009, thedoorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlour were locked; and theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389he covereth hisfeetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272in his summerchamberהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944.

25And they tarriedtillעַד־'ad-H5704they wereashamedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, heopenedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605notאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the parlour; therefore theytookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thekeyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668, andopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605them: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, theirlordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113wasfallenH5307downH5307deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191on theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.

26AndEhudוְאֵה֥וּדve.'e.HudH164escapedנִמְלַ֖טnim.LatH4422whileH5704they tarried, andpassedעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674beyondH5704the quarries, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422untoSeirahהַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃ha.se.'i.Ra.tahH8167.

27And itcameH935topassH935, when he wascomeH935, that heblewוַיִּתְקַ֥עvai.yit.Ka'H8628atrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782in thehillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381with him from thehillH2022countryH2022, and hebeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

28And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,FollowH310afterH310meH413: for theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredH5414yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341theMoabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124intoH413yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027. And theywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381afterH310him, andtookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920the fords ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383againstH413theMoabitesלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124, and sufferednotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376topassלַעֲבֹֽר׃la.'a.VorH5674over.

29And theysmoteH5221ofMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124at that timeaboutH5221tenכַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתka.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menH376,everyכָּל־kol-H3605lustymanH376, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605manH376of valour; and thereescapedנִמְלַ֖טnim.LatH4422notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808amanH376.

30SoH3027Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124wassubduedוַתִּכָּנַ֤עva.ti.ka.Na'H3665thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. And thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadrestוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252fourscoreyearsשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

31Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֤יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him wasShamgarשַׁמְגַּ֣רsham.GarH8044thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAnathעֲנָ֔ת'a.NatH6067,whichה֖וּאhu'H1931smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376with anoxהַבָּקָ֑רha.ba.KarH1241goad: and he alsosavedוַיֹּ֥שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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