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וְאֵלֶּה הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הִנִּיחַ יְהוָה, לְנַסּוֹת בָּם אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֵת כָּל-אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יָדְעוּ, אֵת כָּל-מִלְחֲמוֹת כְּנָעַן.
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Now these are the nations which YAHOWAH left, to prove Yisrael by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
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רַק, לְמַעַן דַּעַת דֹּרוֹת בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְלַמְּדָם, מִלְחָמָה--רַק אֲשֶׁר-לְפָנִים, לֹא יְדָעוּם.
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only that the generations of the children of Yisrael might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof;
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ג
חֲמֵשֶׁת סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים, וְכָל-הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַצִּידֹנִי, וְהַחִוִּי, יֹשֵׁב הַר הַלְּבָנוֹן--מֵהַר בַּעַל חֶרְמוֹן, עַד לְבוֹא חֲמָת.
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namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Zidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount city near Hermon unto the entrance of Hamath.
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ד
וַיִּהְיוּ, לְנַסּוֹת בָּם אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל--לָדַעַת, הֲיִשְׁמְעוּ אֶת-מִצְות יְהוָה, אֲשֶׁר-צִוָּה אֶת-אֲבוֹתָם, בְּיַד-מֹשֶׁה.
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And they were there, to prove Yisrael by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of YAHOWAH, which He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
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ה
וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, יָשְׁבוּ בְּקֶרֶב הַכְּנַעֲנִי, הַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי, וְהַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי.
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And the children of Yisrael dwelt among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites;
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וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת-בְּנוֹתֵיהֶם לָהֶם לְנָשִׁים, וְאֶת-בְּנוֹתֵיהֶם נָתְנוּ לִבְנֵיהֶם; וַיַּעַבְדוּ, אֶת-אֱלֹהֵיהֶם. {פ}
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and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
{P}
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ז
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה, וַיִּשְׁכְּחוּ אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם; וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת-הַבְּעָלִים, וְאֶת-הָאֲשֵׁרוֹת.
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And the children of Yisrael did that which was evil in the sight of YAHOWAH, and forgot YAHOWAH their Eloheem, and served the falsegod and the Asheroth.
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ח
וַיִּחַר-אַף יְהוָה, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיִּמְכְּרֵם בְּיַד כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם, מֶלֶךְ אֲרַם נַהֲרָיִם; וַיַּעַבְדוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם, שְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנִים.
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Therefore the anger of YAHOWAH was kindled against Yisrael, and He gave them over into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim; and the children of Yisrael served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.
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ט
וַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-יְהוָה, וַיָּקֶם יְהוָה מוֹשִׁיעַ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּשִׁיעֵם--אֵת עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן-קְנַז, אֲחִי כָלֵב הַקָּטֹן מִמֶּנּוּ.
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And when the children of Yisrael cried unto YAHOWAH, YAHOWAH raised up a saviour to the children of Yisrael, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
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י
וַתְּהִי עָלָיו רוּחַ-יְהוָה, וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיֵּצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה, וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה בְּיָדוֹ אֶת-כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם; וַתָּעָז יָדוֹ, עַל כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתָיִם.
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And the spirit of YAHOWAH came upon him, and he judged Yisrael; and he went out to war, and YAHOWAH delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.
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יא
וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ, אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה; וַיָּמָת, עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן-קְנַז. {פ}
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And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
{P}
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יב
וַיֹּסִפוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה; וַיְחַזֵּק יְהוָה אֶת-עֶגְלוֹן מֶלֶךְ-מוֹאָב, עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַל כִּי-עָשׂוּ אֶת-הָרַע, בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה.
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And the children of Yisrael again did that which was evil in the sight of YAHOWAH; and YAHOWAH strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Yisrael, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of YAHOWAH.
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יג
וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֵלָיו, אֶת-בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וַעֲמָלֵק; וַיֵּלֶךְ, וַיַּךְ אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיִּירְשׁוּ, אֶת-עִיר הַתְּמָרִים.
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And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Yisrael, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
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יד
וַיַּעַבְדוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-עֶגְלוֹן מֶלֶךְ-מוֹאָב, שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה.
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And the children of Yisrael served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
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טו
וַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶל-יְהוָה, וַיָּקֶם יְהוָה לָהֶם מוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת-אֵהוּד בֶּן-גֵּרָא בֶּן-הַיְמִינִי, אִישׁ אִטֵּר יַד-יְמִינוֹ; וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיָדוֹ מִנְחָה, לְעֶגְלוֹן מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב.
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But when the children of Yisrael cried unto YAHOWAH, YAHOWAH raised them up a saviour, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed; and the children of Yisrael sent a present by him unto Eglon the king of Moab.
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טז
וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ אֵהוּד חֶרֶב, וְלָהּ שְׁנֵי פֵיוֹת--גֹּמֶד אָרְכָּהּ; וַיַּחְגֹּר אוֹתָהּ מִתַּחַת לְמַדָּיו, עַל יֶרֶךְ יְמִינוֹ.
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And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
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יז
וַיַּקְרֵב, אֶת-הַמִּנְחָה, לְעֶגְלוֹן, מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב; וְעֶגְלוֹן, אִישׁ בָּרִיא מְאֹד.
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And he offered the present unto Eglon king of Moab--now Eglon was a very fat man.
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יח
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה, לְהַקְרִיב אֶת-הַמִּנְחָה; וַיְשַׁלַּח, אֶת-הָעָם, נֹשְׂאֵי, הַמִּנְחָה.
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And when he had made an end of offering the present, he sent away the people that bore the present.
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יט
וְהוּא שָׁב, מִן-הַפְּסִילִים אֲשֶׁר אֶת-הַגִּלְגָּל, וַיֹּאמֶר, דְּבַר-סֵתֶר לִי אֵלֶיךָ הַמֶּלֶךְ; וַיֹּאמֶר הָס--וַיֵּצְאוּ מֵעָלָיו, כָּל-הָעֹמְדִים עָלָיו.
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But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said: 'I have a secret errand unto thee, O king.' And he said: 'Keep silence.' And all that stood by him went out from him.
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כ
וְאֵהוּד בָּא אֵלָיו, וְהוּא-יֹשֵׁב בַּעֲלִיַּת הַמְּקֵרָה אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ, וַיֹּאמֶר אֵהוּד, דְּבַר-אֱלֹהִים לִי אֵלֶיךָ; וַיָּקָם, מֵעַל הַכִּסֵּא.
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And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in his cool upper chamber. And Ehud said: 'I have a message from Eloheem unto thee.' And he arose out of his seat.
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כא
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵהוּד, אֶת-יַד שְׂמֹאלוֹ, וַיִּקַּח אֶת-הַחֶרֶב, מֵעַל יֶרֶךְ יְמִינוֹ; וַיִּתְקָעֶהָ, בְּבִטְנוֹ.
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And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.
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כב
וַיָּבֹא גַם-הַנִּצָּב אַחַר הַלַּהַב, וַיִּסְגֹּר הַחֵלֶב בְּעַד הַלַּהַב--כִּי לֹא שָׁלַף הַחֶרֶב, מִבִּטְנוֹ; וַיֵּצֵא, הַפַּרְשְׁדֹנָה.
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And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, for he drew not the sword out of his belly; and it came out behind.
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כג
וַיֵּצֵא אֵהוּד, הַמִּסְדְּרוֹנָה; וַיִּסְגֹּר דַּלְתוֹת הָעֲלִיָּה, בַּעֲדוֹ--וְנָעָל.
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Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper chamber upon him, and locked them.
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כד
וְהוּא יָצָא, וַעֲבָדָיו בָּאוּ, וַיִּרְאוּ, וְהִנֵּה דַּלְתוֹת הָעֲלִיָּה נְעֻלוֹת; וַיֹּאמְרוּ, אַךְ מֵסִיךְ הוּא אֶת-רַגְלָיו בַּחֲדַר הַמְּקֵרָה.
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Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper chamber were locked; and they said: 'Surely he is covering his feet in the cabinet of the cool chamber.'
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כה
וַיָּחִילוּ עַד-בּוֹשׁ, וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ פֹתֵחַ דַּלְתוֹת הָעֲלִיָּה; וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת-הַמַּפְתֵּחַ, וַיִּפְתָּחוּ, וְהִנֵּה אֲדֹנֵיהֶם, נֹפֵל אַרְצָה מֵת.
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And they tarried till they were ashamed; and, behold, he opened not the doors of the upper chamber; therefore they took the key, and opened them; and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
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כו
וְאֵהוּד נִמְלַט, עַד הִתְמַהְמְהָם; וְהוּא עָבַר אֶת-הַפְּסִילִים, וַיִּמָּלֵט הַשְּׂעִירָתָה.
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And Ehud escaped while they lingered, having passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirah.
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כז
וַיְהִי בְּבוֹאוֹ, וַיִּתְקַע בַּשּׁוֹפָר בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם; וַיֵּרְדוּ עִמּוֹ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן-הָהָר, וְהוּא לִפְנֵיהֶם.
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And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a horn in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the children of Yisrael went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.
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כח
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם רִדְפוּ אַחֲרַי, כִּי-נָתַן יְהוָה אֶת-אֹיְבֵיכֶם אֶת-מוֹאָב בְּיֶדְכֶם; וַיֵּרְדוּ אַחֲרָיו, וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אֶת-מַעְבְּרוֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן לְמוֹאָב, וְלֹא-נָתְנוּ אִישׁ, לַעֲבֹר.
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And he said unto them: 'Follow after me; for YAHOWAH hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.' And they went down after him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and suffered not a man to pass over.
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כט
וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-מוֹאָב בָּעֵת הַהִיא, כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ--כָּל-שָׁמֵן, וְכָל-אִישׁ חָיִל; וְלֹא נִמְלַט, אִישׁ.
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And they smote of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valour; and there escaped not a man.
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ל
וַתִּכָּנַע מוֹאָב בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא, תַּחַת יַד יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ, שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה. {פ}
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So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Yisrael. And the land had rest fourscore years.
{P}
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לא
וְאַחֲרָיו הָיָה, שַׁמְגַּר בֶּן-עֲנָת, וַיַּךְ אֶת-פְּלִשְׁתִּים שֵׁשׁ-מֵאוֹת אִישׁ, בְּמַלְמַד הַבָּקָר; וַיּוֹשַׁע גַּם-הוּא, אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל. {פ}
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And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad; and he also saved Yisrael.
{P}
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