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Judges 3:1-7

1Now these are thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471which theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068leftH3240, totestלְנַסּ֥וֹתle.na.SotH5254Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478by them, even as many of Israel as had notknownיָדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045all thewarsמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667;

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.

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