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Judges 3:12-26

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.

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