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Judges 18:5-7

5And theysaidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Askcounselשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592, we pray thee, ofGodבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430, that we mayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whether ourwayדַּרְכֵּ֔נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870which wegoהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980shall beprosperousהֲתַצְלִ֣יחַha.tatz.Li.achH6743.

6And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,GoH3212inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965:beforeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is yourwayדַּרְכְּכֶ֖םdar.ke.KhemH1870in which yegoH3212.

7Then thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582departedH3212, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toLaishלָ֑יְשָׁהLa.ye.shahH3919, andsawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were initבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130, how theydweltיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427carelessלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983, after themannerכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טke.mish.PatH4941of theZidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.NimH6722,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982; and there was nomagistrateיוֹרֵ֣שׁ עֶ֔צֶרyo.Resh 'E.tzerH3423 H6114in thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, that might put them toshameמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637in anythingדָּבָ֤רda.VarH1697; and they werefarוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350from theZidoniansמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmi.Tzi.do.NimH6722, and had nobusinessוְדָבָ֥רve.da.VarH1697with anymanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

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