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Judges 3
2OnlythatH7535thegenerationsדֹּר֣וֹתdo.RotH1755of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478mightknowדַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045, toteachלְלַמְּדָ֖םle.la.me.DamH3925themwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, at the least such asbeforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440knewיְדָעֽוּם׃ye.da.'UmH3045nothing of it;
3Namely,fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, and all theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theSidoniansוְהַצִּ֣ידֹנִ֔יve.ha.Tzi.do.NiH6722, and theHivitesוְהַ֣חִוִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.ViH2340thatdweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427onmountהַ֣רharH2022Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844, frommountמֵהַר֙me.HarH2022BaalhermonH1179to theentranceלְב֥וֹאle.Vo'H935ofHamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.
4And they were totestלְנַסּ֥וֹתle.na.SotH5254Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478by them, toknowלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whether they wouldhearkenהֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙ha.yish.me.'UH8085to thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, which hecommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.
5And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltיָשְׁב֖וּya.she.VuH3427amongבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Hittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850, andAmoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, andPerizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, andHivitesוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340, andJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983:
6And theytookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947theirdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֤םbe.no.tei.HemH1323to be theirwivesלְנָשִׁ֔יםle.na.ShimH802, andgaveנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414theirdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.no.tei.HemH1323to theirsonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֑םliv.nei.HemH1121, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430.
7And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andforgotוַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168and thegrovesהָאֲשֵׁרֽוֹת׃ha.'a.she.RotH842.
8Therefore theangerאַ֤ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068washotוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and hesoldוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֗םvai.yim.ke.RemH4376them into thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofChushanrishathaimH3573kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMesopotamiaH763: and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478servedוַיַּעַבְד֧וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647ChushanrishathaimH3573eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
9And when thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068raisedupוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965adelivererמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whodeliveredוַיּֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑םvai.yo.shi.'EmH3467them, evenOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073,Caleb’sכָלֵ֖בkha.LevH3612youngerהַקָּטֹ֥ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.
10And theSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068came upon him, and hejudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and wentoutוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421: and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414ChushanrishathaimH3573kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMesopotamiaH763into hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027prevailedוַתָּ֣עָזva.Ta.'ozH5810againstChushanrishathaimH3573.
12And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.ZekH2388Eglonעֶגְל֤וֹןeg.LonH5700thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, because they haddoneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
15But when thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068raised themupוַיָּקֶם֩vai.ya.KemH6965adelivererמוֹשִׁ֗יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467,Ehudאֵה֤וּד'e.HudH164thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617, aBenjamiteH1145, amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376lefthandedאִטֵּ֖ר יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter ye.mi.NoH334H3225: and byhimH3027thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971tributeמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503toEglonלְעֶגְל֖וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.
16ButEhudאֵה֜וּד'e.HudH164madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213him adaggerחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719which hadtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147edgesפֵי֖וֹתfe.YotH6366, of acubitגֹּ֣מֶדGo.medH1574lengthאָרְכָּ֑הּ'a.re.KahH753; and hegirdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֤רvai.yach.GorH2296it under hisraimentלְמַדָּ֔יוle.ma.DavH4055upon hisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409.
19But he himself turnedbackשָׁ֗בShavH7725at thequarriesהַפְּסִילִים֙ha.pe.si.LimH6456that were byGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have asecretסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643errandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697to thee, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: whosaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Keepsilenceהָ֔סHasH2013. And all thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by him wentoutוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318from him.
20AndEhudוְאֵה֣וּד׀ve.'e.HudH164cameבָּ֣אba'H935to him; and he wassittingיֹ֠שֵׁבYo.shevH3427in asummerהַמְּקֵרָ֤הha.me.ke.RahH4747parlourבַּעֲלִיַּ֨תba.'a.li.YatH5944, which he had for himself alone. AndEhudאֵה֔וּד'e.HudH164saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I have amessageדְּבַר־de.var-H1697fromGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430to thee. And hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from hisseatהַכִּסֵּֽא׃ha.ki.Se'H3678.
21AndEhudאֵהוּד֙'e.HudH164putforthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971hisleftשְׂמֹאל֔וֹse.mo.LoH8040handיַ֣דyadH3027, andtookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947thedaggerהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719from hisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225thighיֶ֣רֶךְYe.rekhH3409, andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֶ֖הָvai.yit.ka.'E.haH8628it into hisbellyבְּבִטְנֽוֹ׃be.vit.NoH990:
22And thehandleהַנִּצָּ֜בha.ni.TzavH5325alsoenteredוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310thebladeהַלַּ֗הַבha.La.havH3851; and thefatהַחֵ֙לֶב֙ha.Che.levH2459closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֤רvai.yis.GorH5462uponבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157thebladeהַלַּ֔הַבha.La.havH3851, so that he could notdrawשָׁלַ֛ףsha.LafH8025thedaggerהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719out of hisbellyמִבִּטְנ֑וֹmi.bit.NoH990; and thedirtהַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה׃Ha.par.she.Do.nahH6574cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318.
24When he had goneoutיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318, hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֣יוva.'a.va.DavH5650cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935; and when theysawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200that, behold, thedoorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817of theparlourהָעֲלִיָּ֖הha.'a.li.YahH5944werelockedנְעֻל֑וֹתne.'u.LotH5274, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Surely hecoverethמֵסִ֥יךְme.SikhH5526hisfeetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272in hissummerהַמְּקֵרָֽה׃ha.me.ke.RahH4747chamberבַּחֲדַ֥רba.cha.DarH2315.
25And theytarriedוַיָּחִ֣ילוּvai.ya.Chi.luH2342till they wereashamedבּ֔וֹשׁBo.oshH954: and, behold, heopenedפֹתֵ֖חַfo.Te.achH6605not thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of theparlourהָֽעֲלִיָּ֑הha.'a.li.YahH5944; therefore theytookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947akeyהַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ha.maf.Te.achH4668, andopenedוַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּvai.yif.Ta.chuH6605them : and, behold, theirlordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113layנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191on theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.
27And it came to pass, when he hadcomeבְּבוֹא֔וֹbe.vo.'OH935, that heblewוַיִּתְקַ֥עvai.yit.Ka'H8628atrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782in themountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentdownוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381with him from themountהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022, and hebeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.
28And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Followרִדְפ֣וּ אַחֲרַ֔יrid.Fu 'a.cha.RaiH7291H310me: for theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341theMoabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124into yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027. And they wentdownוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381afterאַחֲרָ֗יו'a.cha.RavH310him, andtookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920thefordsמַעְבְּר֤וֹתma'.be.RotH4569ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383towardMoabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124, andpermittedנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414not amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to passoverלַעֲבֹֽר׃la.'a.VorH5674.
29And theyslewוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221ofMoabמוֹאָ֜בmo.'AvH4124at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256abouttenכַּעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתka.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, allstoutשָׁמֵ֖ןsha.MenH8082, and allmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofvalourחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428; and thereescapedנִמְלַ֖טnim.LatH4422not amanאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
31Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֤יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him wasShamgarשַׁמְגַּ֣רsham.GarH8044thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAnathעֲנָ֔ת'a.NatH6067, whoslewוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376with anoxהַבָּקָ֑רha.ba.KarH1241goadבְּמַלְמַ֖דbe.mal.MadH4451: and he alsodeliveredוַיֹּ֥שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
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