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וַיַּעַל מַלְאַךְ-יְהוָה מִן-הַגִּלְגָּל, אֶל-הַבֹּכִים; {פ}
וַיֹּאמֶר אַעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם, וָאָבִיא אֶתְכֶם אֶל-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם, וָאֹמַר, לֹא-אָפֵר בְּרִיתִי אִתְּכֶם לְעוֹלָם.
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And the angel of YAHOWAH came up from Gilgal to Bochim.
{P}
And he said: '... I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I swore unto your fathers; and I said: I will never break My covenant with you;
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וְאַתֶּם, לֹא-תִכְרְתוּ בְרִית לְיוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת--מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיהֶם, תִּתֹּצוּן; וְלֹא-שְׁמַעְתֶּם בְּקוֹלִי, מַה-זֹּאת עֲשִׂיתֶם.
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and ye shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall break down their altars; but ye have not hearkened unto My voice; what is this ye have done?
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ג
וְגַם אָמַרְתִּי, לֹא-אֲגָרֵשׁ אוֹתָם מִפְּנֵיכֶם; וְהָיוּ לָכֶם, לְצִדִּים, וֵאלֹהֵיהֶם, יִהְיוּ לָכֶם לְמוֹקֵשׁ.
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Wherefore I also said: I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be unto you as snares, and their gods shall be a trap unto you.'
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ד
וַיְהִי, כְּדַבֵּר מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה אֶת-הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה, אֶל-כָּל-בְּנֵי, יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיִּשְׂאוּ הָעָם אֶת-קוֹלָם, וַיִּבְכּוּ.
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And it came to pass, when the angel of YAHOWAH spoke these words unto all the children of Yisrael, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
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ה
וַיִּקְרְאוּ שֵׁם-הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא, בֹּכִים; וַיִּזְבְּחוּ-שָׁם, לַיהוָה. {פ}
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And they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there unto YAHOWAH.
{P}
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ו
וַיְשַׁלַּח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, אֶת-הָעָם; וַיֵּלְכוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ לְנַחֲלָתוֹ, לָרֶשֶׁת אֶת-הָאָרֶץ.
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Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Yisrael went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
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ז
וַיַּעַבְדוּ הָעָם אֶת-יְהוָה, כֹּל יְמֵי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; וְכֹל יְמֵי הַזְּקֵנִים, אֲשֶׁר הֶאֱרִיכוּ יָמִים אַחֲרֵי יְהוֹשׁוּעַ, אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ אֵת כָּל-מַעֲשֵׂה יְהוָה הַגָּדוֹל, אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל.
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And the people served YAHOWAH all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of YAHOWAH, that He had wrought for Yisrael.
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ח
וַיָּמָת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן-נוּן, עֶבֶד יְהוָה, בֶּן-מֵאָה וָעֶשֶׂר, שָׁנִים.
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And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of YAHOWAH, died, being a hundred and ten years old.
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ט
וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אוֹתוֹ בִּגְבוּל נַחֲלָתוֹ, בְּתִמְנַת-חֶרֶס בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם, מִצְּפוֹן, לְהַר-גָּעַשׁ.
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And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
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י
וְגַם כָּל-הַדּוֹר הַהוּא, נֶאֶסְפוּ אֶל-אֲבוֹתָיו; וַיָּקָם דּוֹר אַחֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם, אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יָדְעוּ אֶת-יְהוָה, וְגַם אֶת-הַמַּעֲשֶׂה, אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. {פ}
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And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers; and there arose another generation after them, that knew not YAHOWAH, nor yet the work which He had wrought for Yisrael.
{P}
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יא
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-הָרַע, בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה; וַיַּעַבְדוּ, אֶת-הַבְּעָלִים.
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And the children of Yisrael did that which was evil in the sight of YAHOWAH, and served the falsegod.
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יב
וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתָם, הַמּוֹצִיא אוֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם, וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹתֵיהֶם, וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם; וַיַּכְעִסוּ, אֶת-יְהוָה.
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And they forsook YAHOWAH, the Eloheem of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and worshipped them; and they provoked YAHOWAH.
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יג
וַיַּעַזְבוּ, אֶת-יְהוָה; וַיַּעַבְדוּ לַבַּעַל, וְלָעַשְׁתָּרוֹת.
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And they forsook YAHOWAH, and served the falsegod and the Ashtaroth.
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יד
וַיִּחַר-אַף יְהוָה, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיִּתְּנֵם בְּיַד-שֹׁסִים, וַיָּשֹׁסּוּ אוֹתָם; וַיִּמְכְּרֵם בְּיַד אוֹיְבֵיהֶם, מִסָּבִיב, וְלֹא-יָכְלוּ עוֹד, לַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי אוֹיְבֵיהֶם.
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And the anger of YAHOWAH was kindled against Yisrael, and He delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and He gave them over into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
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טו
בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ, יַד-יְהוָה הָיְתָה-בָּם לְרָעָה, כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה, וְכַאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לָהֶם; וַיֵּצֶר לָהֶם, מְאֹד.
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Whithersoever they went out, the hand of YAHOWAH was against them for evil, as YAHOWAH had spoken, and as YAHOWAH had sworn unto them; and they were sore distressed.
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טז
וַיָּקֶם יְהוָה, שֹׁפְטִים; וַיּוֹשִׁיעוּם, מִיַּד שֹׁסֵיהֶם.
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And YAHOWAH raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
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יז
וְגַם אֶל-שֹׁפְטֵיהֶם, לֹא שָׁמֵעוּ--כִּי זָנוּ אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם: סָרוּ מַהֵר, מִן-הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ אֲבוֹתָם לִשְׁמֹעַ מִצְות-יְהוָה--לֹא-עָשׂוּ כֵן.
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And yet they hearkened not unto their judges, for they went astray after other gods, and worshipped them; they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of YAHOWAH; they did not so.
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יח
וְכִי-הֵקִים יְהוָה לָהֶם, שֹׁפְטִים, וְהָיָה יְהוָה עִם-הַשֹּׁפֵט, וְהוֹשִׁיעָם מִיַּד אֹיְבֵיהֶם כֹּל יְמֵי הַשּׁוֹפֵט: כִּי-יִנָּחֵם יְהוָה מִנַּאֲקָתָם, מִפְּנֵי לֹחֲצֵיהֶם וְדֹחֲקֵיהֶם.
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And when YAHOWAH raised them up judges, then YAHOWAH was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it repented YAHOWAH because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and crushed them.
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יט
וְהָיָה בְּמוֹת הַשּׁוֹפֵט, יָשֻׁבוּ וְהִשְׁחִיתוּ מֵאֲבוֹתָם, לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, לְעָבְדָם וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲות לָהֶם: לֹא הִפִּילוּ מִמַּעַלְלֵיהֶם, וּמִדַּרְכָּם הַקָּשָׁה.
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But it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they turned back, and dealt more corruptly than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to worship them; they left nothing undone of their practices, nor of their stubborn way.
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וַיִּחַר-אַף יְהוָה, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיֹּאמֶר, יַעַן אֲשֶׁר עָבְרוּ הַגּוֹי הַזֶּה אֶת-בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי אֶת-אֲבוֹתָם, וְלֹא שָׁמְעוּ, לְקוֹלִי.
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And the anger of YAHOWAH was kindled against Yisrael; and He said: 'Because this nation have transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto My voice;
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כא
גַּם-אֲנִי לֹא אוֹסִיף, לְהוֹרִישׁ אִישׁ מִפְּנֵיהֶם, מִן-הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר-עָזַב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, וַיָּמֹת.
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I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations that Joshua left when he died;
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לְמַעַן נַסּוֹת בָּם, אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל: הֲשֹׁמְרִים הֵם אֶת-דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה לָלֶכֶת בָּם, כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמְרוּ אֲבוֹתָם--אִם-לֹא.
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that by them I may prove Yisrael, whether they will keep the way of YAHOWAH to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.'
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כג
וַיַּנַּח יְהוָה אֶת-הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה, לְבִלְתִּי הוֹרִישָׁם מַהֵר; וְלֹא נְתָנָם, בְּיַד-יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. {פ}
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So YAHOWAH left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered He them into the hand of Joshua.
{P}
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