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Judges 3:9-15

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.

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