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Judges 1





1. Now after <0310 >achar > the death <4194 maveth > of Joshua
<3091 Y@howshuwa< > it came <1961 hayah > to pass, that the
children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > asked <7592
sha>al > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, saying <0559 >amar >, Who
<4310 miy > shall go <5927 <alah > up for us against the
Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy > first <8462 t@chillah >, to fight
<3898 lacham > against them?



2 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar >, Judah <3063
Y@huwdah > shall go <5927 <alah > up: behold <2009 hinneh >, I
have delivered <5414 nathan > the land <0776 >erets > into his
hand <3027 yad >.



3 And Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > said <0559 >amar > unto Simeon
<8095 Shim<own > his brother <0251 >ach >, Come <5927 <alah > up
with me into my lot <1486 gowral >, that we may fight < 3898
lacham > against the Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy >; and I
likewise <3651 ken > will go <1980 halak > with thee into thy
lot <1486 gowral >. So Simeon <8095 Shim<own > went <3212 yalak
> with him.



4 And Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > went <5927 <alah > up; and the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah > delivered <5414 nathan > the Canaanites
<3669 K@na<aniy > and the Perizzites <6522 P@rizziy > into their
hand <3027 yad >: and they slew <5221 nakah > of them in Bezek
<0966 Bezeq > ten <6235 <eser > thousand <0505 >eleph > men
<0376 >iysh >.



5 And they found <4672 matsa> > Adonibezek <0137 > Adoniy-Bezeq
> in Bezek <0966 Bezeq >: and they fought <3898 lacham > against
him, and they slew <5221 nakah > the Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy
> and the Perizzites <6522 P@rizziy >.



6 But Adonibezek <0137 >Adoniy-Bezeq > fled <5127 nuwc >; and
they pursued <7291 radaph > after <0310 >achar > him, and caught
<0270 >achaz > him, and cut <7112 qatsats > off his thumbs and
his great toes.



7 And Adonibezek <0137 >Adoniy-Bezeq > said <0559 >amar >,
Threescore <7657 shib<iym. > and ten kings <4428 melek >, having
their thumbs and their great toes cut <7112 qatsats > off,
gathered <3950 laqat > [their meat] under <8478 tachath > my
table <7979 shulchan >: as I have done <6213 <asah >, so <3651
ken > God <0430 >elohiym > hath requited <7999 shalam > me. And
they brought <0935 bow> > him to Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >,
and there <8033 sham > he died <4191 muwth >.



8 Now the children <1121 ben > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > had
fought <3898 lacham > against Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >,
and had taken <3920 lakad > it, and smitten <5221 nakah > it
with the edge <6310 peh > of the sword <2719 chereb >, and set
<7971 shalach > the city <5892 <iyr > on fire < 0784 >esh >.





9. And afterward <0310 >achar > the children <1121 ben > of
Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > went <3381 yarad > down < 3381 yarad > to
fight <3898 lacham > against the Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy >,
that dwelt <3427 yashab > in the mountain <2022 har >, and in
the south <5045 negeb >, and in the valley <8219 sh@phelah >.



10 And Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > went <3212 yalak > against <0413
>el > the Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy > that dwelt <3427 yashab >
in Hebron <2275 Chebrown >: (now the name <8034 shem > of Hebron
<2275 Chebrown > before <6440 paniym > [was] Kirjatharba <7153>:
) and they slew <5221 nakah > Sheshai <8344 Sheshay >, and
Ahiman <0289 >Achiyman >, and Talmai <8526 Talmay > .



11 And from thence <8033 sham > he went <3212 yalak > against
<0413 >el > the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of Debir <1688 D@biyr
>: and the name <8034 shem > of Debir <1688 D@biyr > before
<6440 paniym > [was] Kirjathsepher <7158 Qiryath Cannah >:



12 And Caleb <3612 Kaleb > said <0559 >amar >, He that smiteth
<5221 nakah > Kirjathsepher <7158 Qiryath Cannah >, and taketh
<3920 lakad > it, to him will I give <5414 nathan > Achsah <5919
<akshuwb > my daughter <1323 bath > to wife <0802 >ishshah >.



13 And Othniel <6274 <Othniy>el > the son <1121 ben > of Kenaz
<7073 Q@naz >, Caleb's <3612 Kaleb > younger <6996 qatan >
brother <0251 >ach >, took <3920 lakad > it: and he gave <5414
nathan > him Achsah <5919 <akshuwb > his daughter < 1323 bath >
to wife <0802 >ishshah >.



14 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when she came < 0935 bow>
> [to him], that she moved <5496 cuwth > him to ask < 7592 sha>al
> of her father <1> a field <7704 sadeh >: and she lighted <6795
tsanach > from off <5921 <al > [her] ass <2543 chamowr >; and
Caleb <3612 Kaleb > said <0559 >amar > unto her, What <4100 mah
> wilt thou?



15 And she said <0559 >amar > unto him, Give <3051 yahab > me a
blessing <1293 B@rakah >: for thou hast given <5414 nathan > me
a south <5045 negeb > land <0776 >erets >; give <5414 nathan >
me also springs <1543 gullah > of water <4325 mayim >. And Caleb
<3612 Kaleb > gave <5414 nathan > her the upper < 5942 <illiy >
springs <1543 gullah > and the nether <8482 tachtiy > springs
<1543 gullah >.



16 And the children <1121 ben > of the Kenite <7017 Qeyniy >,
Moses <4872 Mosheh >' father <2859 chathan > in law <2859
chathan >, went <5927 <alah > up out of the city < 5892 <iyr > of
palm <8558 tamar > trees with the children <1121 ben > of Judah
<3063 Y@huwdah > into the wilderness <4057 midbar > of Judah
<3063 Y@huwdah >, which <0834 >aher > [lieth] in the south <5045
negeb > of Arad <6166 <Arad >; and they went <3212 yalak > and
dwelt <3427 yashab > among <0854 >eth > the people <5971 <am >.



17 And Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > went <3212 yalak > with Simeon
<8095 Shim<own > his brother <0251 >ach >, and they slew <5221
nakah > the Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy > that inhabited <3427
yashab > Zephath, and utterly destroyed <2763 charam > it. And
the name <8034 shem > of the city <5892 <iyr > was called <7121
qara> > Hormah <2767 Chormah >.



18 Also Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > took <3920 lakad > Gaza <5804
<Azzah > with the coast <1366 g@buwl > thereof, and Askelon
<0831 >Ashq@lown > with the coast <1366 g@buwl > thereof, and
Ekron <6138 <Eqrown > with the coast <1366 g@buwl > thereof.



19 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > was with Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >;
and he drave <3423 yarash > out [the inhabitants of] the
mountain <2022 har >; but could not drive <3423 yarash > out the
inhabitants <3427 yashab > of the valley <6010 <emeq >, because
<3588 kiy > they had chariots <7393 rekeb > of iron <1270 barzel
>.



20 And they gave <5414 nathan > Hebron <2275 Chebrown > unto
Caleb <3612 Kaleb >, as Moses <4872 Mosheh > said < 1696 dabar >:
and he expelled <3423 yarash > thence <8033 sham > the three
<7969 shalowsh > sons <1121 ben > of Anak <6061 <Anaq >.



21. And the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
did not drive <3423 yarash > out the Jebusites <2983 Yebuwciy >
that inhabited <3427 yashab > Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim >;
but the Jebusites <2983 Yebuwciy > dwell <3427 yashab > with the
children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > in Jerusalem
<3389 Y@ruwshalaim > unto this <2088 zeh > day < 3117 yowm >.



22 And the house <1004 bayith > of Joseph <3130 Yowceph >, they
also <1571 gam > went <5927 <alah > up against Bethel <1008
Beyth->El >: and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [was] with them.



23 And the house <1004 bayith > of Joseph <3130 Yowceph > sent
to descry <8446 tuwr > Bethel <1008 Beyth->El >. (Now the name
<8034 shem > of the city <5892 <iyr > before < 6440 paniym >
[was] Luz <3870 Luwz >.)



24 And the spies <8104 shamar > saw <7200 ra>ah > a man <0376
>iysh > come <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > out of the city
<5892 <iyr >, and they said <0559 >amar > unto him, Shew <7200
ra>ah > us, we pray <4994 na> > thee, the entrance <3996 mabow>
> into the city <5892 <iyr >, and we will shew < 6213 <asah >
thee mercy <2617 checed >.



25 And when he shewed <7200 ra>ah > them the entrance <3996
mabow> > into the city <5892 <iyr >, they smote <5221 nakah >
the city <5892 <iyr > with the edge <6310 peh > of the sword
<2719 chereb >; but they let go <7971 shalach > the man <0376
>iysh > and all <3605 kol > his family <4940 mishpachah >.



26 And the man <0376 >iysh > went <3212 yalak > into the land
<0776 >erets > of the Hittites <2850 Chittiy >, and built <1129
banah > a city <5892 <iyr >, and called <7121 qara> > the name
<8034 shem > thereof Luz <3870 Luwz >: which <1931 huw> > [is]
the name <8034 shem > thereof unto this <2088 zeh > day <3117
yowm >.



27 Neither <3808 lo> > did Manasseh <4519 M@nashsheh > drive
<3423 yarash > out [the inhabitants of] Bethshean <1052 Beyth
Sh@>an > and her towns <1323 bath >, nor Taanach < 8590 Ta<anak >
and her towns <1323 bath >, nor the inhabitants <3427 yashab >
of Dor <1756 Dowr > and her towns <1323 bath >, nor the
inhabitants <3427 yashab > of Ibleam <2991 Yibl@<am > and her
towns <1323 bath >, nor the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of
Megiddo <4023 M@giddown > and her towns <1323 bath >: but the
Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy > would <2974 ya>al > dwell <3427
yashab > in that land <0776 >erets >.



28 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when Israel <3478
Yisra>el > was strong <2388 chazaq >, that they put <7760 suwm >
the Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy > to tribute <4522 mac >, and did
not utterly drive <3423 yarash > them out.



29 Neither <3808 lo> > did Ephraim <0669 > Ephrayim > drive
<3423 yarash > out the Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy > that dwelt
<3427 yashab > in Gezer <1507 Gezer >; but the Canaanites <3669
K@na<aniy > dwelt <3427 yashab > in Gezer <1507 Gezer > among
<7130 qereb > them.



30 Neither <3808 lo> > did Zebulun <2074 Z@buwluwn > drive
<3423 yarash > out the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of Kitron
<7003 Qitrown >, nor the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of Nahalol
<5096 Nahalal >; but the Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy > dwelt
<3427 yashab > among <7130 qereb > them, and became <1961 hayah
> tributaries <4522 mac >.



31 Neither <3808 lo> > did Asher <0836 >Asher > drive <3423
yarash > out the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of Accho < 5910
<Akkow >, nor the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of Zidon <6721
Tsiydown >, nor of Ahlab <0303 >Achlab >, nor of Achzib <0392
>Akziyb >, nor of Helbah <2462 Chelbah >, nor of Aphik <0663
>Apheq >, nor of Rehob <7340 R@chob >:



32 But the Asherites <0843 >Asheriy > dwelt <3427 yashab >
among <7130 qereb > the Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy >, the
inhabitants <3427 yashab > of the land <0776 >erets >: for they
did not drive <3423 yarash > them out.



33 Neither <3808 lo> > did Naphtali <5321 Naphtaliy > drive
<3423 yarash > out the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of Bethshemesh
<1053 Beyth Shemesh >, nor the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of
Bethanath <1043 Beyth <Anath >; but he dwelt <3427 yashab >
among <7130 qereb > the Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy >, the
inhabitants <3427 yashab > of the land <0776 >erets >:
nevertheless the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of Bethshemesh <1053
Beyth Shemesh > and of Bethanath <1043 Beyth <Anath > became
<1961 hayah > tributaries <4522 mac > unto them.



34 And the Amorites <0567 >Emoriy > forced <3905 lachats > the
children <1121 ben > of Dan <1835 Dan > into the mountain <2022
har >: for they would not suffer <5414 nathan > them to come
<3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > to the valley < 6010 <emeq >:



35 But the Amorites <0567 >Emoriy > would <2974 ya>al > dwell
<3427 yashab > in mount <2022 har > Heres <2776 Cherec > in
Aijalon <0357 >Ayalown >, and in Shaalbim <8169 Sha<albiym >:
yet the hand <3027 yad > of the house <1004 bayith > of Joseph
<3130 Yowceph > prevailed <3513 kabad >, so that they became
<1961 hayah > tributaries <4522 mac >.



36 And the coast <1366 g@buwl > of the Amorites <0567 >Emoriy >
[was] from the going <4608 ma<aleh > up to Akrabbim < 6137 <aqrab
>, from the rock <5553 cela< >, and upward <4605 ma<al >.



Judges 2



1. And an angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > came
<5927 <alah > up from Gilgal <1537 Gilgal > to Bochim <1066
Bokiym >, and said <0559 >amar >, I made you to go <5927 <alah >
up out of Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >, and have brought < 0935 bow> >
you unto the land <0776 >erets > which <0834 >aher > I sware
<7650 shaba< > unto your fathers <1>; and I said <0559 >amar >,
I will never break <6565 parar > my covenant <1285 b@riyth >
with you.



2 And ye shall make <3772 karath > no <3808 lo> > league <1285
b@riyth > with the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of this <2063
zo>th > land <0776 >erets >; ye shall throw < 5422 nathats > down
<5422 nathats > their altars <4196 mizbeach >: but ye have not
obeyed <8085 shama< > my voice <6963 qowl >: why <4100 mah >
have ye done <6213 <asah > this <2063 zo>th >?



3 Wherefore I also <1571 gam > said <0559 >amar >, I will not
drive <1644 garash > them out from before <6440 paniym > you;
but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides <6654 tsad >, and
their gods <0430 >elohiym > shall be a snare <4170 mowqesh >
unto you.



4 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when the angel < 4397
mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > spake <1696 dabar > these
<0428 >el-leh > words <1697 dabar > unto all < 3605 kol > the
children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, that the people
<5971 <am > lifted <5375 nasa> > up their voice <6963 qowl >,
and wept <1058 bakah >.



5 And they called <7121 qara> > the name <8034 shem > of that
place <4725 maqowm > Bochim <1066 Bokiym >: and they sacrificed
<2076 zabach > there <8033 sham > unto the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah >.



6. And when Joshua <3091 Y@howshuwa< > had let the people <5971
<am > go <7971 shalach >, the children <1121 ben > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > went <3212 yalak > every man < 0376 >iysh > unto
his inheritance <5159 nachalah > to possess <3423 yarash > the
land <0776 >erets >.



7 And the people <5971 <am > served <5647 <abad > the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > all <3605 kol > the days <3117 yowm > of Joshua
<3091 Y@howshuwa< >, and all <3605 kol > the days <3117 yowm >
of the elders <2205 zaqen > that outlived Joshua <3091
Y@howshuwa< >, who <0834 >aher > had seen <7200 ra>ah > all
<3605 kol > the great <1419 gadowl > works <4639 ma<aseh > of
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, that he did <6213 <asah > for Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >.



8 And Joshua <3091 Y@howshuwa< > the son <1121 ben > of Nun
<5126 Nuwn >, the servant <5650 <ebed > of the LORD <3068
Y@hovah >, died <4191 muwth >, [being] an hundred < 3967 me>ah >
and ten <6235 <eser > years <8141 shaneh > old < 1121 ben >.



9 And they buried <6912 qabar > him in the border <1366 g@buwl
> of his inheritance <5159 nachalah > in Timnathheres <8556
Timnath Cherec >, in the mount <2022 har > of Ephraim <0669
>Ephrayim >, on the north <6828 tsaphown > side of the hill
<2022 har > Gaash <1608 Ga<ash >.



10 And also <1571 gam > all <3605 kol > that generation <1755
dowr > were gathered <0622 >acaph > unto their fathers <1>: and
there arose <6965 quwm > another <0312 >acher > generation <1755
dowr > after <0310 >achar > them, which <0834 > aher > knew <3045
yada< > not the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, nor <1571 gam > yet <1571
gam > the works <4639 ma<aseh > which <0834 > aher > he had done
<6213 <asah > for Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



11 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > did
<6213 <asah > evil <7451 ra< > in the sight < 5869 <ayin > of the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and served <5647 <abad > Baalim <1168
Ba<al >:



12 And they forsook <5800 <azab > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God
<0430 >elohiym > of their fathers <1>, which brought <3318
yatsa> > them out of the land <0776 >erets > of Egypt <4714
Mitsrayim >, and followed other <0312 >acher > gods <0430
>elohiym >, of the gods <0430 >elohiym > of the people <5971 <am
> that [were] round <5439 cabiyb > about them, and bowed <7812
shachah > themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > to anger <3707 ka<ac >.



13 And they forsook <5800 <azab > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and
served <5647 <abad > Baal <1168 Ba<al > and Ashtaroth <6252
<Ashtarowth >.



14 And the anger <0639 >aph > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > was
hot <2734 charah > against Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and he
delivered <5414 nathan > them into the hands <3027 yad > of
spoilers <8154 shacah > that spoiled <8155 shacac > them, and he
sold <4376 makar > them into the hands <3027 yad > of their
enemies <0341 >oyeb > round <5439 cabiyb > about, so that they
could <3201 yakol > not any longer <5750 <owd > stand <5975
<amad > before <6440 paniym > their enemies <0341 >oyeb >.



15 Whithersoever they went <3318 yatsa> > out, the hand <3027
yad > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > was against them for evil
<7451 ra< >, as the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > had said <1696 dabar >,
and as the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > had sworn <7650 shaba< > unto
them: and they were greatly <3966 m@<od > distressed < 3334
yatsar >.



16 Nevertheless the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > raised <6965 quwm > up
judges <8199 shaphat >, which delivered <3467 yasha< > them out
of the hand <3027 yad > of those that spoiled <8154 shacah >
them.



17 And yet <1571 gam > they would not hearken <8085 shama< >
unto their judges <8199 shaphat >, but they went a whoring <2181
zanah > after <0310 >achar > other <0312 >acher > gods <0430
>elohiym >, and bowed <7812 shachah > themselves unto them: they
turned <5493 cuwr > quickly <4118 maher > out of the way <1870
derek > which <0834 >aher > their fathers <1> walked <1980 halak
> in, obeying <8085 shama< > the commandments < 4687 mitsvah > of
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; [but] they did <6213 <asah > not so
<3651 ken >.



18 And when <3588 kiy > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > raised <6965
quwm > them up judges <8199 shaphat >, then the LORD < 3068
Y@hovah > was with the judge <8199 shaphat >, and delivered
<3467 yasha< > them out of the hand <3027 yad > of their enemies
<0341 >oyeb > all <3605 kol > the days <3117 yowm > of the judge
<8199 shaphat >: for it repented <5162 nacham > the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > because <6440 paniym > of their groanings < 5009
n@>aqah > by reason of them that oppressed <3905 lachats > them
and vexed <1766 dachaq > them.



19 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when the judge < 8199
shaphat > was dead <4191 muwth >, [that] they returned <7725
shuwb >, and corrupted <7843 shachath > [themselves] more than
their fathers <1>, in following other <0312 >acher > gods <0430
>elohiym > to serve <5647 <abad > them, and to bow <7812 shachah
> down <7812 shachah > unto them; they ceased <5307 naphal > not
from their own doings <4611 ma<alal >, nor from their stubborn
<7186 qasheh > way <1870 derek >.



20 And the anger <0639 >aph > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > was
hot <2734 charah > against Israel <3478 Yisra>el >; and he said
<0559 >amar >, Because <3282 ya<an > that this <2088 zeh >
people <1471 gowy > hath transgressed <5674 <abar > my covenant
<1285 b@riyth > which <0834 >aher > I commanded <6680 tsavah >
their fathers <1>, and have not hearkened <8085 shama< > unto my
voice <6963 qowl >;



21 I also <1571 gam > will not henceforth <3254 yacaph > drive
<3423 yarash > out any from before <6440 paniym > them of the
nations <1471 gowy > which <0834 >aher > Joshua <3091
Y@howshuwa< > left <5800 <azab > when he died < 4191 muwth >:



22 That through them I may prove <5254 nacah > Israel < 3478
Yisra>el >, whether they will keep <8104 shamar > the way <1870
derek > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > to walk <3212 yalak >
therein, as their fathers <1> did keep <8104 shamar > [it], or
not.



23 Therefore the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > left <3241 Yaniym > those
<0428 >el-leh > nations <1471 gowy >, without < 1115 biltiy >
driving <3423 yarash > them out hastily <4118 maher >; neither
<3808 lo> > delivered <5414 nathan > he them into the hand <3027
yad > of Joshua <3091 Y@howshuwa< >.



Judges 3



1. Now these <0428 >el-leh > [are] the nations <1471 gowy >
which <0834 >aher > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > left <3241 Yaniym >,
to prove <5254 nacah > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > by them, [even]
as many [of Israel] as had not known <3045 yada< > all <3605 kol
> the wars <4421 milchamah > of Canaan <3667 K@na< an >;



2 Only <7535 raq > that the generations <1755 dowr > of the
children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > might know <3045
yada< >, to teach <3925 lamad > them war <4421 milchamah >, at
<7535 raq > the least <7535 raq > such as before < 6440 paniym >
knew <3045 yada< > nothing <3808 lo> > thereof;



3 [Namely], five <2568 chamesh > lords <5633 ceren > of the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >, and all <3605 kol > the
Canaanites <3669 K@na<aniy >, and the Sidonians <6722 Tsiydoniy
>, and the Hivites <2340 Chivviy > that dwelt <3427 yashab > in
mount <2022 har > Lebanon <3844 L@banown >, from mount <2022 har
> Baalhermon <1179 Ba<al Chermown > unto the entering <0935 bow>
> in of Hamath <2574 Chamath >.



4 And they were to prove <5254 nacah > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
by them, to know <3045 yada< > whether they would hearken <8085
shama< > unto the commandments <4687 mitsvah > of the LORD <3068
Y@hovah >, which <0834 >aher > he commanded <6680 tsavah > their
fathers <1> by the hand <3027 yad > of Moses <4872 Mosheh >.



5 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra> el > dwelt
<3427 yashab > among <7130 qereb > the Canaanites < 3669
K@na<aniy >, Hittites <2850 Chittiy >, and Amorites <0567
>Emoriy >, and Perizzites <6522 P@rizziy >, and Hivites <2340
Chivviy >, and Jebusites <2983 Yebuwciy >:



6 And they took <3947 laqach > their daughters <1121 ben > to
be their wives <0802 >ishshah >, and gave <5414 nathan > their
daughters <1121 ben > to their sons <1121 ben >, and served
<5647 <abad > their gods <0430 >elohiym >.





7 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra> el > did
<6213 <asah > evil <7451 ra< > in the sight < 5869 <ayin > of the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and forgat <7911 shakach > the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > their God <0430 >elohiym >, and served < 5647 <abad >
Baalim <1168 Ba<al > and the groves <0842 >asherah >.



8. Therefore the anger <0639 >aph > of the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah >
was hot <2734 charah > against Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and he
sold <4376 makar > them into the hand <3027 yad > of
Chushanrishathaim <3573 Kuwshan Rish<athayim > king < 4428 melek
> of Mesopotamia <0763 >Aram Naharayim >: and the children <1121
ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > served <5647 < abad >
Chushanrishathaim <3573 Kuwshan Rish<athayim > eight < 8083
sh@moneh > years <8141 shaneh >.



9 And when the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
cried <2199 za<aq > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > raised <6965 quwm > up a deliverer <3467 yasha<
> to the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, who
delivered <3467 yasha< > them, [even <0853 >eth >] Othniel <6274
<Othniy>el > the son <1121 ben > of Kenaz <7073 Q@naz >, Caleb's
<3612 Kaleb > younger <6996 qatan > brother <0251 >ach >.



10 And the Spirit <7307 ruwach > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
came <1961 hayah > upon him, and he judged <8199 shaphat >
Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and went <3318 yatsa> > out to war
<4421 milchamah >: and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > delivered <5414
nathan > Chushanrishathaim <3573 Kuwshan Rish<athayim > king
<4428 melek > of Mesopotamia <0763 >Aram Naharayim > into his
hand <3027 yad >; and his hand <3027 yad > prevailed <5810 <azaz
> against <5921 <al > Chushanrishathaim <3573 Kuwshan
Rish<athayim >.



11 And the land <0776 >erets > had rest <8252 shaqat > forty
<0705 >arba<iym > years <8141 shaneh >. And Othniel <6274
<Othniy>el > the son <1121 ben > of Kenaz <7073 Q@naz > died
<4191 muwth >.



12. And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > did
<6213 <asah > evil <7451 ra< > again <3254 yacaph > in the sight
<5869 <ayin > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >: and the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > strengthened <2388 chazaq > Eglon <5700 < Eglown > the
king <4428 melek > of Moab <4124 Mow>ab > against <5921 <al >
Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, because they had done <6213 <asah >
evil <7451 ra< > in the sight <5869 <ayin > of the LORD <3068
Y@hovah >.



13 And he gathered <0622 >acaph > unto him the children <1121
ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown > and Amalek <6002 <Amaleq >, and
went <3212 yalak > and smote <5221 nakah > Israel < 3478 Yisra>el
>, and possessed <3423 yarash > the city <5892 < iyr > of palm
<8558 tamar > trees.



14 So the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra> el >
served <5647 <abad > Eglon <5700 <Eglown > the king <4428 melek
> of Moab <4124 Mow>ab > eighteen years <8141 shaneh >.



15 But when the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
cried <2199 za<aq > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > raised <6965 quwm > them up a deliverer <3467
yasha< >, Ehud <0261 >Echuwd > the son <1121 ben > of Gera <1617
Gera> >, a Benjamite <1145 Ben-y@miyniy >, a man < 0376 >iysh >
lefthanded: and by him the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el > sent <7971 shalach > a present <4503 minchah > unto
Eglon <5700 <Eglown > the king <4428 melek > of Moab <4124
Mow>ab >.



16 But Ehud <0261 >Echuwd > made <6213 <asah > him a dagger
<2719 chereb > which had two <8147 sh@nayim > edges <6366 peyah
>, of a cubit <1574 gomed > length <0753 >orek > ; and he did
gird <2296 chagar > it under <8478 tachath > his raiment <4055
mad > upon his right <3225 yamiyn > thigh <3409 yarek >.



17 And he brought <7126 qarab > the present <4503 minchah >
unto Eglon <5700 <Eglown > king <4428 melek > of Moab <4124
Mow>ab >: and Eglon <5700 <Eglown > [was] a very <3966 m@<od >
fat <1277 bariy> > man <0376 >iysh >.



18 And when <0834 >aher > he had made an end <3615 kalah > to
offer <7126 qarab > the present <4503 minchah >, he sent <7971
shalach > away the people <5971 <am > that bare < 5375 nasa> >
the present <4503 minchah >.



19 But he himself <1931 huw> > turned <7725 shuwb > again <7725
shuwb > from the quarries <6456 p@ciyl > that [were] by Gilgal
<1537 Gilgal >, and said <0559 >amar >, I have a secret <5643
cether > errand <1697 dabar > unto thee, O king <4428 melek >:
who said <0559 >amar >, Keep silence <2013 hacah >. And all
<3605 kol > that stood <5975 <amad > by him went <3318 yatsa> >
out from him.



20 And Ehud <0261 >Echuwd > came <0935 bow> > unto him; and he
was sitting <3427 yashab > in a summer <4747 m@qerah > parlour
<5944 <aliyah >, which <0834 >aher > he had for himself alone
<0905 bad >. And Ehud <0261 >Echuwd > said < 0559 >amar >, I have
a message <1697 dabar > from God <0430 >elohiym > unto thee. And
he arose <6965 quwm > out of [his] seat <3678 kicce> >.



21 And Ehud <0261 >Echuwd > put <7971 shalach > forth <7971
shalach > his left <8040 s@mo>wl > hand <3027 yad >, and took
<3947 laqach > the dagger <2719 chereb > from his right <3225
yamiyn > thigh <3409 yarek >, and thrust <8628 taqa< > it into
his belly <0990 beten >:



22 And the haft <5325 nitstsab > also <1571 gam > went <0935
bow> > in after <0310 >achar > the blade <3851 lahab >; and the
fat <2459 cheleb > closed <5462 cagar > upon the blade <3851
lahab >, so <3588 kiy > that he could not draw <8025 shalaph >
the dagger <2719 chereb > out of his belly <0990 beten >; and
the dirt <6574 parsh@don > came <3318 yatsa> > out.



23 Then Ehud <0261 >Echuwd > went <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318
yatsa> > through the porch <4528 micd@rown >, and shut <5462
cagar > the doors <1817 deleth > of the parlour <5944 <aliyah >
upon him, and locked <5274 na<al > them.



24 When he was gone <3318 yatsa> > out, his servants <5650
<ebed > came <0935 bow> >; and when they saw < 7200 ra>ah > that,
behold <2009 hinneh >, the doors <1817 deleth > of the parlour
<5944 <aliyah > [were] locked <5274 na<al >, they said <0559
>amar >, Surely <0389 >ak > he covereth <5526 cakak > his feet
<7272 regel > in his summer <4747 m@qerah > chamber <2315 cheder
>.



25 And they tarried <2342 chuwl > till <5704 <ad > they were
ashamed <0954 buwsh >: and, behold <2009 hinneh >, he opened
<6605 pathach > not the doors <1817 deleth > of the parlour
<5944 <aliyah >; therefore they took <3947 laqach > a key <4668
maphteach >, and opened <6605 pathach > [them]: and, behold
<2009 hinneh >, their lord <0113 >adown > [was] fallen <5307
naphal > down dead <4191 muwth > on the earth <0776 >erets >.



26 And Ehud <0261 >Echuwd > escaped <4422 malat > while <5704
<ad > they tarried <4102 mahahh >, and passed < 5674 <abar >
beyond <5674 <abar > the quarries <6456 p@ciyl >, and escaped
<4422 malat > unto Seirath <8167 S@<iyrah >.



27 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when he was come < 0935
bow> >, that he blew <8628 taqa< > a trumpet < 7782 showphar > in
the mountain <2022 har > of Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >, and the
children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > went <3381 yarad
> down <3381 yarad > with him from the mount <2022 har >, and he
before <6440 paniym > them.



28 And he said <0559 >amar > unto them, Follow <7291 radaph >
after <0310 >achar > me: for the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath
delivered <5414 nathan > your enemies <0341 >oyeb > the Moabites
<4124 Mow>ab > into your hand <3027 yad >. And they went <3381
yarad > down <3381 yarad > after <0310 >achar > him, and took
<3920 lakad > the fords <4569 ma<abar > of Jordan <3383 Yarden >
toward Moab <4124 Mow>ab >, and suffered <5414 nathan > not a
man <0376 >iysh > to pass <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar >.



29 And they slew <5221 nakah > of Moab <4124 Mow>ab > at that
time <6256 <eth > about ten <6235 <eser > thousand <0505 >eleph
> men <0376 >iysh >, all <3605 kol > lusty < 8082 shamen >, and
all <3605 kol > men <0376 >iysh > of valour < 2428 chayil >; and
there escaped <4422 malat > not a man <0376 >iysh > .



30 So Moab <4124 Mow>ab > was subdued <3665 kana< > that day
<3117 yowm > under <8478 tachath > the hand <3027 yad > of
Israel <3478 Yisra>el >. And the land <0776 >erets > had rest
<8252 shaqat > fourscore <8084 sh@moniym > years < 8141 shaneh >.



31. And after <0310 >achar > him was Shamgar <8044 Shamgar >
the son <1121 ben > of Anath <6067 <Anath >, which slew <5221
nakah > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > six < 8337 shesh >
hundred <3967 me>ah > men <0376 >iysh > with an ox <1241 baqar >
goad <4451 malmad >: and he also <1571 gam > delivered <3467
yasha< > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



Judges 4



1. And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
again <3254 yacaph > did <6213 <asah > evil < 7451 ra< > in the
sight <5869 <ayin > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, when Ehud <0261
>Echuwd > was dead <4191 muwth >.



2 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > sold <4376 makar > them into the
hand <3027 yad > of Jabin <2985 Yabiyn > king < 4428 melek > of
Canaan <3667 K@na<an >, that reigned <4427 malak > in Hazor
<2674 Chatsowr >; the captain <8269 sar > of whose host <6635
tsaba> > [was] Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> >, which dwelt <3427 yashab
> in Harosheth <2800 Charosheth > of the Gentiles < 1471 gowy >.



3 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra> el > cried
<6817 tsa<aq > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >: for he had nine
<8672 tesha< > hundred <3967 me>ah > chariots <7393 rekeb > of
iron <1270 barzel >; and twenty <6242 <esriym > years <8141
shaneh > he mightily <2393 chezqah > oppressed <3905 lachats >
the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > .



4. And Deborah <1683 D@bowrah >, a prophetess <5031 n@biy>ah >,
the wife <0802 >ishshah > of Lapidoth <3941 Lappiydowth >, she
judged <8199 shaphat > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > at that time
<6256 <eth >.



5 And she dwelt <3427 yashab > under <8478 tachath > the palm
<8560 tomer > tree of Deborah <1683 D@bowrah > between <0996
beyn > Ramah <7414 Ramah > and Bethel <1008 Beyth-> El > in mount
<2022 har > Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >: and the children <1121
ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > came <5927 < alah > up to her
for judgment <4941 mishpat >.



6 And she sent <7971 shalach > and called <7121 qara> > Barak
<1301 Baraq > the son <1121 ben > of Abinoam < 42> out of
Kedeshnaphtali, and said <0559 >amar > unto him, Hath not the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God <0430 >elohiym > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el > commanded <6680 tsavah >, [saying], Go < 3212 yalak >
and draw <4900 mashak > toward mount <2022 har > Tabor <8396
Tabowr >, and take <3947 laqach > with thee ten <6235 <eser >
thousand <0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh > of the children <1121
ben > of Naphtali <5321 Naphtaliy > and of the children <1121
ben > of Zebulun <2074 Z@buwluwn >?



7 And I will draw <4900 mashak > unto thee to the river <5158
nachal > Kishon <7028 Qiyshown > Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> >, the
captain <8269 sar > of Jabin's <2985 Yabiyn > army <6635 tsaba>
>, with his chariots <7393 rekeb > and his multitude < 1995
hamown >; and I will deliver <5414 nathan > him into thine hand
<3027 yad >.



8 And Barak <1301 Baraq > said <0559 >amar > unto her, If <0518
>im > thou wilt go <3212 yalak > with me, then I will go <1982
helek >: but if <0518 >im > thou wilt not go <3212 yalak > with
me, [then] I will not go <3212 yalak >.





9 And she said <0559 >amar >, I will surely go <3212 yalak >
with thee: notwithstanding <0657 >ephec > the journey <1870
derek > that thou takest <1980 halak > shall not be for thine
honour <8597 tiph>arah >; for the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > shall
sell <4376 makar > Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> > into the hand <3027
yad > of a woman <0802 >ishshah >. And Deborah < 1683 D@bowrah >
arose <6965 quwm >, and went <3212 yalak > with Barak <1301
Baraq > to Kedesh <6943 Qedesh >.



10. And Barak <1301 Baraq > called <2199 za<aq > Zebulun <2074
Z@buwluwn > and Naphtali <5321 Naphtaliy > to Kedesh < 6943
Qedesh >; and he went <5927 <alah > up with ten < 6235 <eser >
thousand <0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh > at his feet <7272
regel >: and Deborah <1683 D@bowrah > went <5927 < alah > up with
him.



11 Now Heber <2268 Cheber > the Kenite <7014 Qayin >, [which
was] of the children <1121 ben > of Hobab <2246 Chobab > the
father <2859 chathan > in law <2859 chathan > of Moses <4872
Mosheh >, had severed <6504 parad > himself from the Kenites
<7017 Qeyniy >, and pitched <5186 natah > his tent <0168 >ohel >
unto the plain <0436 >elown > of Zaanaim, which <0834 >aher >
[is] by Kedesh <6943 Qedesh >.



12 And they shewed <5046 nagad > Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> > that
Barak <1301 Baraq > the son <1121 ben > of Abinoam <42> was gone
<5927 <alah > up to mount <2022 har > Tabor < 8396 Tabowr >.



13 And Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> > gathered <2199 za< aq > together
all <3605 kol > his chariots <7393 rekeb >, [even] nine <8672
tesha< > hundred <3967 me>ah > chariots <7393 rekeb > of iron
<1270 barzel >, and all <3605 kol > the people < 5971 <am > that
[were] with him, from Harosheth <2800 Charosheth > of the
Gentiles <1471 gowy > unto the river <5158 nachal > of Kishon
<7028 Qiyshown >.



14 And Deborah <1683 D@bowrah > said <0559 >amar > unto Barak
<1301 Baraq >, Up; for this <2088 zeh > [is] the day <3117 yowm
> in which <0834 >aher > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath delivered
<5414 nathan > Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> > into thine hand <3027 yad
>: is not the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > gone <3318 yatsa> > out
before <6440 paniym > thee? So Barak <1301 Baraq > went <3381
yarad > down <3381 yarad > from mount <2022 har > Tabor <8396
Tabowr >, and ten <6235 <eser > thousand <0505 > eleph > men
<0376 >iysh > after <0310 >achar > him.



15 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > discomfited <2000 hamam >
Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> >, and all <3605 kol > [his] chariots
<7393 rekeb >, and all <3605 kol > [his] host < 4264 machaneh >,
with the edge <6310 peh > of the sword <2719 chereb > before
<6440 paniym > Barak <1301 Baraq >; so that Sisera <5516
Ciyc@ra> > lighted <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > off <5921
<al > [his] chariot <4818 merkabah >, and fled < 5127 nuwc > away
on his feet <7272 regel >.



16 But Barak <1301 Baraq > pursued <7291 radaph > after <0310
>achar > the chariots <7393 rekeb >, and after < 0310 >achar >
the host <4264 machaneh >, unto Harosheth <2800 Charosheth > of
the Gentiles <1471 gowy >: and all <3605 kol > the host <4264
machaneh > of Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> > fell <5307 naphal > upon
the edge <6310 peh > of the sword <2719 chereb >; [and] there
was not a man left <7604 sha>ar >.



17. Howbeit Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> > fled <5127 nuwc > away on
his feet <7272 regel > to the tent <0168 >ohel > of Jael <3278
Ya<el > the wife <0802 >ishshah > of Heber < 2268 Cheber > the
Kenite <7017 Qeyniy >: for [there was] peace <7965 shalowm >
between <0996 beyn > Jabin <2985 Yabiyn > the king <4428 melek >
of Hazor <2674 Chatsowr > and the house <1004 bayith > of Heber
<2268 Cheber > the Kenite <7017 Qeyniy >.



18 And Jael <3278 Ya<el > went <3318 yatsa> > out to meet <7125
qir>ah > Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> >, and said < 0559 >amar > unto
him, Turn <5493 cuwr > in, my lord <3068 Y@hovah >, turn <5493
cuwr > in to me; fear <3372 yare> > not. And when he had turned
<5493 cuwr > in unto her into the tent <0168 >ohel >, she
covered <3680 kacah > him with a mantle <8063 s@miykah >.



19 And he said <0559 >amar > unto her, Give me, I pray <4994
na> > thee, a little <4592 m@<at > water <4325 mayim > to drink
<8248 shaqah >; for I am thirsty <6770 tsame> >. And she opened
<6605 pathach > a bottle <4997 no>d > of milk < 2461 chalab >,
and gave him drink <8248 shaqah >, and covered <3680 kacah > him.



20 Again he said <0559 >amar > unto her, Stand <5975 <amad > in
the door <6607 pethach > of the tent <0168 >ohel >, and it shall
be, when <0518 >im > any man <0376 >iysh > doth come <0935 bow>
> and enquire <7592 sha>al > of thee, and say < 0559 >amar >, Is
there any man <0376 >iysh > here <6311 poh >? that thou shalt
say <0559 >amar >, No <0369 >ayin >.



21 Then Jael <3278 Ya<el > Heber's <2268 Cheber > wife <0802
>ishshah > took <3947 laqach > a nail <3489 yathed > of the tent
<0168 >ohel >, and took <7760 suwm > an hammer < 4718 maqqebeth >
in her hand <3027 yad >, and went <0935 bow> > softly <3814 la>t
> unto him, and smote <8628 taqa< > the nail <3489 yathed > into
his temples <7451 ra< >, and fastened <6795 tsanach > it into
the ground <0776 >erets >: for he was fast asleep < 7290 radam >
and weary <5774 <uwph >. So he died <4191 muwth >.



22 And, behold <2009 hinneh >, as Barak <1301 Baraq > pursued
<7291 radaph > Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> >, Jael < 3278 Ya<el > came
<3318 yatsa> > out to meet <7125 qir>ah > him, and said <0559
>amar > unto him, Come <3212 yalak >, and I will shew <7200
ra>ah > thee the man <0376 >iysh > whom <0834 >aher > thou
seekest <1245 baqash >. And when he came <0935 bow> > into her
[tent], behold <2009 hinneh >, Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> > lay <5307
naphal > dead <4191 muwth >, and the nail <3489 yathed > [was]
in his temples <7451 ra< >.



23 So God <0430 >elohiym > subdued <3665 kana< > on that day
<3117 yowm > Jabin <2985 Yabiyn > the king <4428 melek > of
Canaan <3667 K@na<an > before <6440 paniym > the children <1121
ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



24 And the hand <3027 yad > of the children <1121 ben > of
Israel <3478 Yisra>el > prospered <1980 halak >, and prevailed
<7186 qasheh > against <5921 <al > Jabin <2985 Yabiyn > the king
<4428 melek > of Canaan <3667 K@na<an >, until < 5704 <ad > they
had destroyed <3772 karath > Jabin <2985 Yabiyn > king <4428
melek > of Canaan <3667 K@na<an >.



Judges 5



1. Then sang <7891 shiyr > Deborah <1683 D@bowrah > and Barak
<1301 Baraq > the son <1121 ben > of Abinoam < 42> on that day
<3117 yowm >, saying <0559 >amar >,



2 Praise <1288 barak > ye the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > for the
avenging of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, when the people < 5971 <am >
willingly <5068 nadab > offered themselves.



3 Hear <8085 shama< >, O ye kings <4428 melek >; give ear <0238
>azan >, O ye princes <7336 razan >; I, [even] I, will sing
<7891 shiyr > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; I will sing <2167
zamar > [praise] to the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God < 0430 >elohiym
> of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



4 LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, when thou wentest <3318 yatsa> > out of
Seir <8165 Se<iyr >, when thou marchedst <6805 tsa< ad > out of
the field <7704 sadeh > of Edom <0123 >Edom >, the earth <0776
>erets > trembled <7493 ra<ash >, and the heavens <8064 shamayim
> dropped <5197 nataph >, the clouds <5645 <ab > also <1571 gam
> dropped <5197 nataph > water <4325 mayim >.



5 The mountains <2022 har > melted <5140 nazal > from before
<6440 paniym > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, [even] that Sinai <5514
Ciynay > from before <6440 paniym > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God
<0430 >elohiym > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



6. In the days <3117 yowm > of Shamgar <8044 Shamgar > the son
<1121 ben > of Anath <6067 <Anath >, in the days <3117 yowm > of
Jael <3278 Ya<el >, the highways <0734 >orach > were unoccupied
<2308 chadal >, and the travellers walked <3212 yalak > through
byways.



7 [The inhabitants of] the villages <6520 p@razown > ceased
<2308 chadal >, they ceased <2308 chadal > in Israel <3478
Yisra>el >, until <5704 <ad > that I Deborah < 1683 D@bowrah >
arose <6965 quwm >, that I arose <6965 quwm > a mother <0517 >em
> in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



8 They chose <0977 bachar > new <2319 chadash > gods <0430
>elohiym >; then <0227 >az > [was] war <3901 lachem > in the
gates <8179 sha<ar >: was there a shield <4043 magen > or spear
<7420 romach > seen <7200 ra>ah > among forty < 0705 >arba<iym >
thousand <0505 >eleph > in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >?



9 My heart <3820 leb > [is] toward the governors <2710 chaqaq >
of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, that offered themselves willingly
<5068 nadab > among the people <5971 <am >. Bless <1288 barak >
ye the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.



10 Speak <7878 siyach >, ye that ride <7392 rakab > on white
<6715 tsachor > asses <0860 >athown >, ye that sit <3427 yashab
> in judgment <4055 mad >, and walk <1980 halak > by the way
<1870 derek >.



11 [They that are delivered] from the noise <6963 qowl > of
archers <2686 chatsats > in the places of drawing <4857 mash>ab
> water, there shall they rehearse <8567 tanah > the righteous
<6666 ts@daqah > acts of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, [even] the
righteous <6666 ts@daqah > acts [toward the inhabitants] of his
villages <6520 p@razown > in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: then shall
the people <5971 <am > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > go <3381
yarad > down <3381 yarad > to the gates <8179 sha< ar >.



12. Awake <5782 <uwr >, awake <5782 <uwr >, Deborah <1683
D@bowrah >: awake <5782 <uwr >, awake <5782 < uwr >, utter <1696
dabar > a song <7892 shiyr >: arise <6965 quwm >, Barak <1301
Baraq >, and lead thy captivity <7628 sh@biy > captive <7617
shabah >, thou son <1121 ben > of Abinoam <42>.



13 Then <0227 >az > he made him that remaineth <8300 sariyd >
have dominion <7287 radah > over the nobles <0117 > addiyr >
among the people <5971 <am >: the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > made me
have dominion <7287 radah > over the mighty <1368 gibbowr >.



14 Out of Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim > [was there] a root <8328
sheresh > of them against Amalek <6002 <Amaleq >; after <0310
>achar > thee, Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >, among thy people
<5971 <am >; out of Machir <4353 Makiyr > came < 3381 yarad >
down <3381 yarad > governors <2710 chaqaq >, and out of Zebulun
<2074 Z@buwluwn > they that handle <4900 mashak > the pen <7626
shebet > of the writer <5608 caphar >.



15 And the princes <8269 sar > of Issachar <3485 Yissaskar >
[were] with Deborah <1683 D@bowrah >; even Issachar < 3485
Yissaskar >, and also <3651 ken > Barak <1301 Baraq >: he was
sent <7971 shalach > on foot <7272 regel > into the valley <6010
<emeq >. For the divisions <6391 p@luggah > of Reuben <7205
R@>uwben > [there were] great <1419 gadowl > thoughts <2711
cheqeq > of heart <3820 leb >.



16 Why <4100 mah > abodest <3427 yashab > thou among <0996 beyn
> the sheepfolds <4942 mishpath >, to hear <8085 shama< > the
bleatings <8292 sh@ruwqah > of the flocks <5739 <eder >? For the
divisions <6391 p@luggah > of Reuben <7205 R@>uwben > [there
were] great <1419 gadowl > searchings <2714 cheqer > of heart
<3820 leb >.



17 Gilead <1568 Gil<ad > abode <7931 shakan > beyond <5676
<eber > Jordan <3383 Yarden >: and why <4100 mah > did Dan <1835
Dan > remain <1481 guwr > in ships <0591 >oniyah >? Asher <0836
>Asher > continued <3427 yashab > on the sea <3220 yam > shore
<2348 chowph >, and abode <7931 shakan > in his breaches <4664
miphrats >.



18 Zebulun <2074 Z@buwluwn > and Naphtali <5321 Naphtaliy >
[were] a people <5971 <am > [that] jeoparded <2778 charaph. >
their lives <5315 nephesh > unto the death <4191 muwth > in the
high <4791 marowm > places of the field <7704 sadeh >.



19 The kings <4428 melek > came <0935 bow> > [and] fought <3898
lacham >, then <0227 >az > fought <3898 lacham > the kings <4428
melek > of Canaan <3667 K@na<an > in Taanach <8590 Ta<anak > by
the waters <4325 mayim > of Megiddo <4023 M@giddown >; they took
<3947 laqach > no <3808 lo> > gain <1214 batsa< > of money <3701
keceph >.



20 They fought <3898 lacham > from heaven <8064 shamayim >; the
stars <3556 kowkab > in their courses <4546 m@cillah > fought
<3898 lacham > against <5973 <im > Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> >.



21 The river <5158 nachal > of Kishon <7028 Qiyshown > swept
<1640 garaph > them away, that ancient <6917 qaduwm > river
<5158 nachal >, the river <5158 nachal > Kishon < 7028 Qiyshown >.
O my soul <5315 nephesh >, thou hast trodden <1869 darak > down
strength <5797 <oz >.



22 Then <0227 >az > were the horsehoofs broken <1986 halam > by
the means of the pransings <1726 dahahar >, the pransings <1726
dahahar > of their mighty <47> ones.



23 Curse <0779 >arar > ye Meroz <4789 Merowz >, said <0559
>amar > the angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah >,
curse <0779 >arar > ye bitterly <0779 >arar > the inhabitants
<3427 yashab > thereof; because <3588 kiy > they came <0935 bow>
> not to the help <5833 <ezrah > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, to
the help <5833 <ezrah > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > against the
mighty <1368 gibbowr >.



24. Blessed <1288 barak > above women <0802 >ishshah > shall
Jael <3278 Ya<el > the wife <0802 >ishshah > of Heber <2268
Cheber > the Kenite <7017 Qeyniy > be, blessed <1288 barak >
shall she be above women <0802 >ishshah > in the tent <0168
>ohel >.



25 He asked <7592 sha>al > water <4325 mayim >, [and] she gave
<5414 nathan > [him] milk <2461 chalab >; she brought <7126
qarab > forth <7126 qarab > butter <2529 chem>ah > in a lordly
<0117 >addiyr > dish <5602 cephel >.



26 She put <7971 shalach > her hand <3027 yad > to the nail
<3489 yathed >, and her right <3225 yamiyn > hand < 3225 yamiyn >
to the workmen's <6001 <amel > hammer <1989 halmuwth >; and with
the hammer she smote <1986 halam > Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> >, she
smote <4277 machaq > off his head <7218 ro>sh >, when she had
pierced <4272 machats > and stricken <2498 chalaph > through his
temples <7451 ra< >.



27 At <0996 beyn > her feet <7272 regel > he bowed <3766 kara<
>, he fell <5307 naphal >, he lay <7901 shakab > down <7901
shakab >: at <0996 beyn > her feet <7272 regel > he bowed <3766
kara< >, he fell <5307 naphal >: where <0834 > aher > he bowed
<3766 kara< >, there <8033 sham > he fell <5307 naphal > down
dead <7703 shadad >.



28 The mother <0517 >em > of Sisera <5516 Ciyc@ra> > looked
<8259 shaqaph > out at <1157 b@<ad > a window < 2474 challown >,
and cried <2980 yabab > through <1157 b@<ad > the lattice <0822
>eshnab >, Why <4069 madduwa< > is his chariot < 7393 rekeb >
[so] long <0954 buwsh > in coming <0935 bow> >? why <4069
madduwa< > tarry <0309 >achar > the wheels < 6471 pa<am > of his
chariots <4818 merkabah >?



29 Her wise <2450 chakam > ladies <8282 sarah > answered <6030
<anah > her, yea <0637 >aph >, she returned < 7725 shuwb > answer
<0559 >amar > to herself,





30 Have they not sped <4672 matsa> >? have they [not] divided
<2505 chalaq > the prey <7998 shalal >; to every < 7218 ro>sh >
man <1397 geber > a damsel <7356 racham > [or] two; to Sisera
<5516 Ciyc@ra> > a prey <7998 shalal > of divers <6648 tseba< >
colours <6648 tseba< >, a prey <7998 shalal > of divers <6648
tseba< > colours <6648 tseba< > of needlework < 7553 riqmah >, of
divers <6648 tseba< > colours <6648 tseba< > of needlework <7553
riqmah > on both sides, [meet] for the necks <6677 tsavva>r > of
[them that take] the spoil <7998 shalal >?



31 So <3651 ken > let all <3605 kol > thine enemies <0341 >oyeb
> perish <6>, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah >: but [let] them that love
<0157 >ahab > him [be] as the sun <8121 shemesh > when he goeth
<3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > in his might <1369 g@buwrah
>. And the land <0776 >erets > had rest <8252 shaqat > forty
<0705 >arba<iym > years <8141 shaneh >.



Judges 6



1. And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > did
<6213 <asah > evil <7451 ra< > in the sight < 5869 <ayin > of the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >: and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > delivered
<5414 nathan > them into the hand <3027 yad > of Midian <4080
Midyan > seven <7651 sheba< > years <8141 shaneh >.



2 And the hand <3027 yad > of Midian <4080 Midyan > prevailed
<5810 <azaz > against <5921 <al > Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >: [and]
because <6440 paniym > of the Midianites <4080 Midyan > the
children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > made <6213 <asah
> them the dens <4492 minharah > which <0834 >aher > [are] in
the mountains <2022 har >, and caves <4631 m@<arah >, and strong
<4679 m@tsad > holds <4679 m@tsad >.



3 And [so] it was, when <0518 >im > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > had
sown <2232 zara< >, that the Midianites <4080 Midyan > came
<5927 <alah > up, and the Amalekites <6003 < Amaleqiy >, and the
children <1121 ben > of the east <6924 qedem >, even they came
<5927 <alah > up against <5921 <al > them;



4 And they encamped <2583 chanah > against <5921 <al > them,
and destroyed <7843 shachath > the increase <2981 y@buwl > of
the earth <0776 >erets >, till <5704 <ad > thou come <0935 bow>
> unto Gaza <5804 <Azzah >, and left <7604 sha> ar > no <3808 lo>
> sustenance <4241 michyah > for Israel <3478 Yisra>el >,
neither sheep <7716 seh >, nor ox <7794 showr >, nor ass <2543
chamowr >.



5 For they came <5927 <alah > up with their cattle < 4735 miqneh
> and their tents <0168 >ohel >, and they came < 0935 bow> > as
grasshoppers <0697 >arbeh > for multitude <7230 rob >; [for]
both they and their camels <1581 gamal > were without < 0369
>ayin > number <4557 micpar >: and they entered < 0935 bow> >
into the land <0776 >erets > to destroy <7843 shachath > it.



6 And Israel <3478 Yisra>el > was greatly <3966 m@<od >
impoverished <1809 dalal > because <6440 paniym > of the
Midianites <4080 Midyan >; and the children <1121 ben > of
Israel <3478 Yisra>el > cried <2199 za<aq > unto the LORD <3068
Y@hovah >.



7. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when <3588 kiy > the
children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > cried <2199
za<aq > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > because of the Midianites
<4080 Midyan >,



8 That the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > sent <7971 shalach > a prophet
<5030 nabiy> > unto the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el >, which said <0559 >amar > unto them, Thus <3541 koh >
saith <0559 >amar > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God <0430 >elohiym
> of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, I brought <5927 < alah > you up
from Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >, and brought <3318 yatsa> > you
forth <3318 yatsa> > out of the house <1004 bayith > of bondage
<5650 <ebed >;



9 And I delivered <5337 natsal > you out of the hand < 3027 yad
> of the Egyptians <4714 Mitsrayim >, and out of the hand <3027
yad > of all <3605 kol > that oppressed <3905 lachats > you, and
drave <1644 garash > them out from before <6440 paniym > you,
and gave <5414 nathan > you their land <0776 >erets >;



10 And I said <0559 >amar > unto you, I [am] the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > your God <0430 >elohiym >; fear <3372 yare> > not the
gods <0430 >elohiym > of the Amorites <0567 > Emoriy >, in whose
<0834 >aher > land <0776 >erets > ye dwell < 3427 yashab >: but
ye have not obeyed <8085 shama< > my voice <6963 qowl >.





11. And there came <0935 bow> > an angel <4397 mal>ak > of the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and sat <3427 yashab > under <8478 tachath
> an oak <0424 >elah > which <0834 >aher > [was] in Ophrah <6084
<Ophrah >, that [pertained] unto Joash <3101 Yow>ash > the
Abiezrite <33>: and his son <1121 ben > Gideon < 1439 Gid<own >
threshed <2251 chabat > wheat <2406 chittah > by the winepress
<1660 gath >, to hide <5127 nuwc > [it] from the Midianites
<4080 Midyan >.



12 And the angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
appeared <7200 ra>ah > unto him, and said <0559 > amar > unto him,
The LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [is] with thee, thou mighty < 1368
gibbowr > man of valour <2428 chayil >.



13 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > said <0559 >amar > unto him, Oh
<0994 biy > my Lord <0113 >adown >, if the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
be with us, why <4100 mah > then is all <3605 kol > this <2063
zo>th > befallen <4672 matsa> > us? and where < 0346 >ayeh > [be]
all <3605 kol > his miracles <6381 pala> > which <0834 >aher >
our fathers <1> told <5608 caphar > us of, saying < 0559 >amar >,
Did <6213 <asah > not the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > bring <5927 <alah
> us up from Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >? but now <6258 <attah > the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath forsaken <5203 natash > us, and
delivered <5414 nathan > us into the hands <3709 kaph > of the
Midianites <4080 Midyan >.



14 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > looked <6437 panah > upon him,
and said <0559 >amar >, Go <3212 yalak > in this <2088 zeh > thy
might <3581 koach >, and thou shalt save <3467 yasha< > Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > from the hand <3709 kaph > of the Midianites
<4080 Midyan >: have not I sent <7971 shalach > thee?



15 And he said <0559 >amar > unto him, Oh <0994 biy > my Lord
<0136 >Adonay >, wherewith <4100 mah > shall I save <3467 yasha<
> Israel <3478 Yisra>el >? behold <2009 hinneh > , my family
<0504 >eleph > [is] poor <1800 dal > in Manasseh <4519
M@nashsheh >, and I [am] the least <6810 tsa<iyr > in my
father's <1> house <1004 bayith >.



16 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > unto him,
Surely <3588 kiy > I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite
<5221 nakah > the Midianites <4080 Midyan > as one <0259 >echad
> man <0376 >iysh >.



17 And he said <0559 >amar > unto him, If <0518 > im > now <4994
na> > I have found <4672 matsa> > grace <2580 chen > in thy
sight <5869 <ayin >, then shew <6213 <asah > me a sign <0226
>owth > that thou talkest <1696 dabar > with me.



18 Depart <4185 muwsh > not hence <2088 zeh >, I pray <4994 na>
> thee, until <5704 <ad > I come <0935 bow> > unto thee, and
bring <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > my present <4503
minchah >, and set <3240 yanach > [it] before <6440 paniym >
thee. And he said <0559 >amar >, I will tarry <3427 yashab >
until <5704 <ad > thou come <7725 shuwb > again <7725 shuwb >.



19 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > went <0935 bow> > in, and made
<6213 <asah > ready a kid, and unleavened <4682 matstsah > cakes
<4682 matstsah > of an ephah <0374 >eyphah > of flour <7058
qemach >: the flesh <1320 basar > he put <7760 suwm > in a
basket <5536 cal >, and he put <7760 suwm > the broth <4839
maraq > in a pot <6517 paruwr >, and brought <3318 yatsa> > [it]
out unto him under <8478 tachath > the oak <0424 > elah >, and
presented <5066 nagash > [it].



20 And the angel <4397 mal>ak > of God <0430 > elohiym > said
<0559 >amar > unto him, Take <3947 laqach > the flesh <1320
basar > and the unleavened <4682 matstsah > cakes < 4682 matstsah
>, and lay <3241 Yaniym > [them] upon this <1975 hallaz > rock
<5553 cela< >, and pour <8210 shaphak > out the broth <4839
maraq >. And he did <6213 <asah > so <3651 ken > .



21 Then the angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
put <7971 shalach > forth <7971 shalach > the end < 7097 qatseh >
of the staff <4938 mish<enah > that [was] in his hand <3027 yad
>, and touched <5060 naga< > the flesh <1320 basar > and the
unleavened <4682 matstsah > cakes <4682 matstsah >; and there
rose <5927 <alah > up fire <0784 >esh > out of the rock <6697
tsuwr >, and consumed <0398 >akal > the flesh < 1320 basar > and
the unleavened <4682 matstsah > cakes <2471 challah >. Then the
angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > departed <1980
halak > out of his sight <5869 <ayin >.



22 And when Gideon <1439 Gid<own > perceived <7200 ra>ah > that
he [was] an angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >,
Gideon <1439 Gid<own > said <0559 >amar >, Alas <0160 >ahabah >,
O Lord <0136 >Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >! for because I have
seen <7200 ra>ah > an angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > face <6440 paniym > to face <6440 paniym >.



23 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > unto him,
Peace <7965 shalowm > [be] unto thee; fear <3372 yare> > not:
thou shalt not die <4191 muwth >.



24 Then Gideon <1439 Gid<own > built <1129 banah > an altar
<4196 mizbeach > there <8033 sham > unto the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah
>, and called <7121 qara> > it Jehovahshalom <3073 Y@havah
shalowm >: unto this <2088 zeh > day <3117 yowm > it [is] yet
<5750 <owd > in Ophrah <6084 <Ophrah > of the Abiezrites <33>.



25. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass the same <1931 huw> >
night <3915 layil >, that the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559
>amar > unto him, Take <3947 laqach > thy father's <1> young
<6499 par > bullock <6499 par >, even the second < 8145 sheniy >
bullock <6499 par > of seven <7651 sheba< > years <8141 shaneh >
old, and throw <2040 harac > down <2040 harac > the altar <4196
mizbeach > of Baal <1168 Ba<al > that thy father < 1> hath, and
cut <3772 karath > down the grove <0842 >asherah > that [is] by
it:



26 And build <1129 banah > an altar <4196 mizbeach > unto the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah > thy God <0430 >elohiym > upon the top <7218
ro>sh > of this <2088 zeh > rock <4581 ma<owz >, in the ordered
<4634 ma<arakah > place <4634 ma<arakah >, and take <3947 laqach
> the second <8145 sheniy > bullock <6499 par >, and offer <5927
<alah > a burnt <5930 <olah > sacrifice with the wood <6086 <ets
> of the grove <0842 >asherah > which <0834 > aher > thou shalt
cut <3772 karath > down.



27 Then Gideon <1439 Gid<own > took <3947 laqach > ten <6235
<eser > men <0582 >enowsh > of his servants < 5650 <ebed >, and
did <6213 <asah > as the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > had said <1696
dabar > unto him: and [so] it was, because <0834 >aher > he
feared <3372 yare> > his father's <1> household <1004 bayith >,
and the men <0582 >enowsh > of the city <5892 <iyr >, that he
could not do <6213 <asah > [it] by day <3119 yowmam >, that he
did <6213 <asah > [it] by night <3915 layil >.



28 And when the men <0582 >enowsh > of the city < 5892 <iyr >
arose <7925 shakam > early <7925 shakam > in the morning <1242
boqer >, behold <2009 hinneh >, the altar <4196 mizbeach > of
Baal <1168 Ba<al > was cast <5422 nathats > down <5422 nathats >,
and the grove <0842 >asherah > was cut <3772 karath > down that
[was] by it, and the second <8145 sheniy > bullock <6499 par >
was offered <5927 <alah > upon the altar <4196 mizbeach > [that
was] built <1129 banah >.



29 And they said <0559 >amar > one <0376 >iysh > to another
<7453 rea< >, Who <4310 miy > hath done <6213 <asah > this <2088
zeh > thing <1697 dabar >? And when they enquired < 1875 darash >
and asked <1245 baqash >, they said <0559 >amar >, Gideon <1439
Gid<own > the son <1121 ben > of Joash <3101 Yow>ash > hath done
<6213 <asah > this <2088 zeh > thing <1697 dabar >.



30 Then the men <0582 >enowsh > of the city <5892 <iyr > said
<0559 >amar > unto Joash <3101 Yow>ash >, Bring <3318 yatsa> >
out thy son <1121 ben >, that he may die <4191 muwth > : because
<3588 kiy > he hath cast <5422 nathats > down the altar <4196
mizbeach > of Baal <1168 Ba<al >, and because < 3588 kiy > he
hath cut <3772 karath > down the grove <0842 >asherah > that
[was] by it.



31 And Joash <3101 Yow>ash > said <0559 >amar > unto all <3605
kol > that stood <5975 <amad > against <5921 < al > him, Will ye
plead <7378 riyb > for Baal <1168 Ba<al >? will ye save <3467
yasha< > him? he that will plead <7378 riyb > for him, let him
be put to death <4191 muwth > whilst <5704 <ad > [it is yet]
morning <1242 boqer >: if <0518 >im > he [be] a god <0430
>elohiym >, let him plead <7378 riyb > for himself, because
<3588 kiy > [one] hath cast <5422 nathats > down < 5422 nathats >
his altar <4196 mizbeach >.



32 Therefore on that day <3117 yowm > he called <7121 qara> >
him Jerubbaal <3378 Y@rubba<al >, saying <0559 > amar >, Let Baal
<1168 Ba<al > plead <7378 riyb > against him, because <3588 kiy
> he hath thrown <5422 nathats > down <5422 nathats > his altar
<4196 mizbeach >.



33. Then all <3605 kol > the Midianites <4080 Midyan > and the
Amalekites <6003 <Amaleqiy > and the children <1121 ben > of the
east <6924 qedem > were gathered <0622 >acaph > together <3162
yachad >, and went <5674 <abar > over <5674 < abar >, and pitched
<2583 chanah > in the valley <6010 <emeq > of Jezreel <3157
Yizr@<e>l >.



34 But the Spirit <7307 ruwach > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
came <3847 labash > upon Gideon <1439 Gid<own >, and he blew
<8628 taqa< > a trumpet <7782 showphar >; and Abiezer <44> was
gathered <2199 za<aq > after <0310 >achar > him.



35 And he sent <7971 shalach > messengers <4397 mal> ak >
throughout all <3605 kol > Manasseh <4519 M@nashsheh > ; who also
<1571 gam > was gathered <2199 za<aq > after < 0310 >achar > him:
and he sent <7971 shalach > messengers <4397 mal>ak > unto Asher
<0836 >Asher >, and unto Zebulun <2074 Z@buwluwn >, and unto
Naphtali <5321 Naphtaliy >; and they came <5927 <alah > up to
meet <7125 qir>ah > them.



36 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > said <0559 >amar > unto God <0430
>elohiym >, If <0518 >im > thou wilt save <3467 yasha< > Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > by mine hand <3027 yad >, as thou hast said
<1696 dabar >,



37 Behold <2009 hinneh >, I will put <3322 yatsag > a fleece
<1492 gazzah > of wool <6785 tsemer > in the floor <1637 goren >;
[and] if <0518 >im > the dew <2919 tal > be on <5921 <al > the
fleece <1492 gazzah > only <0905 bad >, and [it be] dry <2721
choreb > upon all <3605 kol > the earth <0776 > erets > [beside],
then shall I know <3045 yada< > that thou wilt save < 3467 yasha<
> Israel <3478 Yisra>el > by mine hand <3027 yad >, as thou hast
said <1696 dabar >.



38 And it was so <3651 ken >: for he rose <7925 shakam > up
early <7925 shakam > on the morrow <4283 mochorath >, and thrust
<2115 zuwr > the fleece <1492 gazzah > together, and wringed
<4680 matsah > the dew <2919 tal > out of the fleece <1492
gazzah >, a bowl <5602 cephel > full <4392 male> > of water
<4325 mayim >.



39 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > said <0559 >amar > unto God <0430
>elohiym >, Let not thine anger <0639 >aph > be hot <2734 charah
> against me, and I will speak <1696 dabar > but this once <6471
pa<am >: let me prove <5254 nacah >, I pray <4994 na> > thee,
but this once <6471 pa<am > with the fleece <1492 gazzah >; let
it now <4994 na> > be dry <2721 choreb > only < 0905 bad > upon
the fleece <1492 gazzah >, and upon all <3605 kol > the ground
<0776 >erets > let there be dew <2919 tal >.



40 And God <0430 >elohiym > did <6213 <asah > so <3651 ken >
that night <3915 layil >: for it was dry <2721 choreb > upon the
fleece <1492 gazzah > only <0905 bad >, and there was dew <2919
tal > on <5921 <al > all <3605 kol > the ground <0776 >erets >.



Judges 7



1. Then Jerubbaal <3378 Y@rubba<al >, who <4310 miy > [is]
Gideon <1439 Gid<own >, and all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am
> that [were] with him, rose <7925 shakam > up early < 7925
shakam >, and pitched <2583 chanah > beside <5921 < al > the well
<5878 <Eyn Charod > of Harod <5878 <Eyn Charod > : so that the
host <4264 machaneh > of the Midianites <4080 Midyan > were on
the north <6828 tsaphown > side of them, by the hill < 1389
gib<ah > of Moreh <4176 Mowreh >, in the valley < 6010 <emeq >.



2 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > unto Gideon
<1439 Gid<own >, The people <5971 <am > that [are] with thee
[are] too many <7227 rab > for me to give <5414 nathan > the
Midianites <4080 Midyan > into their hands <3027 yad > , lest
<6435 pen > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > vaunt <6286 pa>ar >
themselves against <5921 <al > me, saying <0559 > amar >, Mine
own hand <3027 yad > hath saved <3467 yasha< > me.



3 Now <6288 p@>orah > therefore go <4994 na> > to, proclaim
<7121 qara> > in the ears <0241 >ozen > of the people <5971 <am
>, saying <0559 >amar >, Whosoever <4310 miy > [is] fearful
<3373 yare> > and afraid <2730 chared >, let him return <7725
shuwb > and depart <6852 tsaphar > early <6852 tsaphar > from
mount <2022 har > Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >. And there returned
<7725 shuwb > of the people <5971 <am > twenty < 6242 <esriym >
and two <8147 sh@nayim > thousand <0505 >eleph >; and there
remained <7604 sha>ar > ten <6235 <eser > thousand <0505 >eleph
>.



4 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > unto Gideon
<1439 Gid<own >, The people <5971 <am > [are] yet <5750 <owd >
[too] many <7227 rab >; bring <0338 >iy > them down <3381 yarad
> unto the water <4325 mayim >, and I will try <6884 tsaraph >
them for thee there <8033 sham >: and it shall be, [that] of
whom <0834 >aher > I say <0559 >amar > unto thee, This <2088 zeh
> shall go <3212 yalak > with thee, the same <1931 huw> > shall
go <3212 yalak > with thee; and of whomsoever <0834 > aher > I
say <0559 >amar > unto thee, This <2088 zeh > shall not go <3212
yalak > with thee, the same <1931 huw> > shall not go <3212
yalak >.



5 So he brought <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > the people
<5971 <am > unto the water <4325 mayim >: and the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > unto Gideon <1439 Gid<own >, Every
<3605 kol > one that lappeth <3952 laqaq > of the water <4325
mayim > with his tongue <3956 lashown >, as a dog < 3611 keleb >
lappeth <3952 laqaq >, him shalt thou set <3322 yatsag > by
himself; likewise every <3605 kol > one that boweth < 3766 kara<
> down upon his knees <1290 berek > to drink <8354 shathah >.



6 And the number <4557 micpar > of them that lapped < 3952 laqaq
>, [putting] their hand <3027 yad > to their mouth < 6310 peh >,
were three <7969 shalowsh > hundred <3967 me>ah > men <0376
>iysh >: but all <3605 kol > the rest <3499 yether > of the
people <5971 <am > bowed <3766 kara< > down upon their knees
<1290 berek > to drink <8354 shathah > water <4325 mayim >.



7 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > unto Gideon
<1439 Gid<own >, By the three <7969 shalowsh > hundred <3967
me>ah > men <0376 >iysh > that lapped <3952 laqaq > will I save
<3467 yasha< > you, and deliver <5414 nathan > the Midianites
<4080 Midyan > into thine hand <3027 yad >: and let all <3605
kol > the [other] people <5971 <am > go <3212 yalak > every man
<0376 >iysh > unto his place <4725 maqowm >.



8 So the people <5971 <am > took <3947 laqach > victuals <6720
tseydah > in their hand <3027 yad >, and their trumpets <7782
showphar >: and he sent <7971 shalach > all <3605 kol > [the
rest of] Israel <3478 Yisra>el > every man <0376 > iysh > unto
his tent <0168 >ohel >, and retained <2388 chazaq > those three
<7969 shalowsh > hundred <3967 me>ah > men < 0376 >iysh >: and
the host <4264 machaneh > of Midian <4080 Midyan > was beneath
<8478 tachath > him in the valley <6010 <emeq >.



9. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass the same <1931 huw> >
night <3915 layil >, that the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559
>amar > unto him, Arise <6965 quwm >, get <3381 yarad > thee
down <3381 yarad > unto the host <4264 machaneh >; for I have
delivered <5414 nathan > it into thine hand <3027 yad >.



10 But if <0518 >im > thou fear <3373 yare> > to go <3381 yarad
> down <3381 yarad >, go <3381 yarad > thou with Phurah <6513
Purah > thy servant <5288 na<ar > down <3381 yarad > to the host
<4264 machaneh >:



11 And thou shalt hear <8085 shama< > what <4100 mah > they say
<1696 dabar >; and afterward <0310 >achar > shall thine hands
<3027 yad > be strengthened <2388 chazaq > to go < 3381 yarad >
down <3381 yarad > unto the host <4264 machaneh >. Then went
<3381 yarad > he down <3381 yarad > with Phurah < 6513 Purah >
his servant <5288 na<ar > unto the outside <7097 qatseh > of the
armed <2571 chamush > men that [were] in the host <4264 machaneh
>.



12 And the Midianites <4080 Midyan > and the Amalekites <6003
<Amaleqiy > and all <3605 kol > the children <1121 ben > of the
east <6924 qedem > lay <5307 naphal > along in the valley <6010
<emeq > like grasshoppers <0697 >arbeh > for multitude <7230 rob
>; and their camels <1581 gamal > [were] without < 0369 >ayin >
number <4557 micpar >, as the sand <2344 chowl > by the sea
<3220 yam > side <8193 saphah > for multitude < 7230 rob >.



13 And when Gideon <1439 Gid<own > was come <0935 bow> >,
behold <2009 hinneh >, [there was] a man <0376 >iysh > that told
<5608 caphar > a dream <2472 chalowm > unto his fellow <7453
rea< >, and said <0559 >amar >, Behold <2009 hinneh >, I dreamed
<2492 chalam > a dream <2472 chalowm >, and, lo < 2009 hinneh >,
a cake <6742 ts@luwl > of barley <8184 s@<orah > bread <3899
lechem > tumbled <2015 haphak > into the host <4264 machaneh >
of Midian <4080 Midyan >, and came <0935 bow> > unto a tent
<0168 >ohel >, and smote <5221 nakah > it that it fell <5307
naphal >, and overturned <2015 haphak > it, that the tent <0168
>ohel > lay <5307 naphal > along.



14 And his fellow <7453 rea< > answered <6030 < anah > and said
<0559 >amar >, This <2063 zo>th > [is] nothing <0369 >ayin >
else save the sword <2719 chereb > of Gideon <1439 Gid<own > the
son <1121 ben > of Joash <3101 Yow>ash >, a man <0376 >iysh > of
Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: [for] into his hand <3027 yad > hath
God <0430 >elohiym > delivered <5414 nathan > Midian <4080
Midyan >, and all <3605 kol > the host <4264 machaneh >.



15 And it was [so], when Gideon <1439 Gid<own > heard <8085
shama< > the telling <4557 micpar > of the dream < 2472 chalowm >,
and the interpretation <7667 sheber > thereof, that he
worshipped <7812 shachah >, and returned <7725 shuwb > into
<0413 >el > the host <4264 machaneh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >,
and said <0559 >amar >, Arise <6965 quwm >; for the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > hath delivered <5414 nathan > into your hand <3027 yad
> the host <4264 machaneh > of Midian <4080 Midyan >.



16. And he divided <2673 chatsah > the three <7969 shalowsh >
hundred <3967 me>ah > men <0376 >iysh > [into] three <7969
shalowsh > companies <7218 ro>sh >, and he put < 5414 nathan > a
trumpet <7782 showphar > in every <3605 kol > man's hand <3027
yad >, with empty <7385 riyq > pitchers <3537 kad > , and lamps
<3940 lappiyd > within <8432 tavek > the pitchers < 3537 kad >.



17 And he said <0559 >amar > unto them, Look <7200 ra>ah > on
me, and do <6213 <asah > likewise <3651 ken >: and, behold <2009
hinneh >, when I come <0935 bow> > to the outside < 7097 qatseh >
of the camp <4264 machaneh >, it shall be [that], as I do <6213
<asah >, so <3651 ken > shall ye do <6213 <asah >.



18 When I blow <8628 taqa< > with a trumpet <7782 showphar >, I
and all <3605 kol > that [are] with me, then blow <8628 taqa< >
ye the trumpets <7782 showphar > also <1571 gam > on every <3605
kol > side <5439 cabiyb > of all <3605 kol > the camp <4264
machaneh >, and say <0559 >amar >, [The sword] of the LORD <3068
Y@hovah >, and of Gideon <1439 Gid<own >.



19 So Gideon <1439 Gid<own >, and the hundred <3967 me>ah > men
<0376 >iysh > that [were] with him, came <0935 bow> > unto the
outside <7097 qatseh > of the camp <4264 machaneh > in the
beginning <7218 ro>sh > of the middle <8484 tiykown > watch
<0821 >ashmurah >; and they had but newly <6965 quwm > set <6965
quwm > the watch <8104 shamar >: and they blew <8628 taqa< > the
trumpets <7782 showphar >, and brake <5310 naphats > the
pitchers <3537 kad > that [were] in their hands <3027 yad >.



20 And the three <7969 shalowsh > companies <7218 ro> sh > blew
<8628 taqa< > the trumpets <7782 showphar >, and brake <7665
shabar > the pitchers <3537 kad >, and held <2388 chazaq > the
lamps <3940 lappiyd > in their left <8040 s@mo>wl > hands <3027
yad >, and the trumpets <7782 showphar > in their right <3225
yamiyn > hands <3027 yad > to blow <8628 taqa< > [withal]: and
they cried <7121 qara> >, The sword <2719 chereb > of the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah >, and of Gideon <1439 Gid<own >.



21 And they stood <5975 <amad > every man <0376 > iysh > in his
place <8478 tachath > round <5439 cabiyb > about the camp <4264
machaneh >: and all <3605 kol > the host <4264 machaneh > ran
<7323 ruwts >, and cried <7321 ruwa< >, and fled <5127 nuwc >.



22 And the three <7969 shalowsh > hundred <3967 me> ah > blew
<8628 taqa< > the trumpets <7782 showphar >, and the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > set <7760 suwm > every man's <0376 >iysh > sword <2719
chereb > against his fellow <7453 rea< >, even throughout all
<3605 kol > the host <4264 machaneh >: and the host <4264
machaneh > fled <5127 nuwc > to Bethshittah <1029 Beyth hash-
Shittah > in Zererath, [and] to the border <8193 saphah > of
Abelmeholah <65>, unto Tabbath <2888 Tabbath >.



23. And the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
gathered <6817 tsa<aq > themselves together out of Naphtali
<5321 Naphtaliy >, and out of Asher <0836 >Asher >, and out of
all <3605 kol > Manasseh <4519 M@nashsheh >, and pursued <7291
radaph > after <0310 >achar > the Midianites <4080 Midyan >.



24 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > sent <7971 shalach > messengers
<4397 mal>ak > throughout all <3605 kol > mount <2022 har >
Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >, saying <0559 >amar >, Come <3381
yarad > down <3381 yarad > against <7125 qir>ah > the Midianites
<4080 Midyan >, and take <3920 lakad > before them the waters
<4325 mayim > unto Bethbarah <1012 Beyth Barah > and Jordan
<3383 Yarden >. Then all <3605 kol > the men <0376 >iysh > of
Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim > gathered <6817 tsa<aq > themselves
together, and took <3920 lakad > the waters <4325 mayim > unto
Bethbarah <1012 Beyth Barah > and Jordan <3383 Yarden >.



25 And they took <3920 lakad > two <8147 sh@nayim > princes
<8269 sar > of the Midianites <4080 Midyan >, Oreb <6157 <arob >
and Zeeb <2062 Ze>eb >; and they slew <2026 harag > Oreb <6157
<arob > upon the rock <6697 tsuwr > Oreb <6157 < arob >, and Zeeb
<2062 Ze>eb > they slew <2026 harag > at the winepress <3342
yeqeb > of Zeeb <2062 Ze>eb >, and pursued <7291 radaph > Midian
<4080 Midyan >, and brought <0935 bow> > the heads <7218 ro>sh >
of Oreb <6157 <arob > and Zeeb <2062 Ze>eb > to Gideon <1439
Gid<own > on the other <5676 <eber > side <5676 <eber > Jordan
<3383 Yarden >.



Judges 8



1. And the men <0376 >iysh > of Ephraim <0669 > Ephrayim > said
<0559 >amar > unto him, Why <4100 mah > hast thou served <6213
<asah > us thus, that thou calledst <7121 qara> > us not, when
<3588 kiy > thou wentest <1980 halak > to fight < 3898 lacham >
with the Midianites <4080 Midyan >? And they did chide < 7378
riyb > with him sharply <2394 chozqah >.



2 And he said <0559 >amar > unto them, What <4100 mah > have I
done <6213 <asah > now <6288 p@>orah > in comparison of you?
[Is] not the gleaning <5955 <olelah > of the grapes of Ephraim
<0669 >Ephrayim > better <2896 towb > than the vintage <1210
batsiyr > of Abiezer <44>?



3 God <0430 >elohiym > hath delivered <5414 nathan > into your
hands <3027 yad > the princes <8269 sar > of Midian <4080 Midyan
>, Oreb <6157 <arob > and Zeeb <2062 Ze>eb >: and what <4100 mah
> was I able <3201 yakol > to do <6213 <asah > in comparison of
you? Then <0227 >az > their anger <7307 ruwach > was abated
<7503 raphah > toward him, when he had said <1696 dabar > that.





4. And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > came <0935 bow> > to Jordan <3383
Yarden >, [and] passed <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar >, he, and
the three <7969 shalowsh > hundred <3967 me>ah > men <0376 >iysh
> that [were] with him, faint <5889 <ayeph >, yet pursuing <7291
radaph > [them].



5 And he said <0559 >amar > unto the men <0582 > enowsh > of
Succoth <5523 Cukkowth >, Give <5414 nathan >, I pray <4994 na>
> you, loaves <3603 kikkar > of bread <3899 lechem > unto the
people <5971 <am > that follow <7272 regel > me; for they [be]
faint <5889 <ayeph >, and I am pursuing <7291 radaph > after
<0310 >achar > Zebah <2078 Zebach > and Zalmunna <6759
Tsalmunna< >, kings <4428 melek > of Midian <4080 Midyan >.



6 And the princes <8269 sar > of Succoth <5523 Cukkowth > said
<0559 >amar >, [Are] the hands <3709 kaph > of Zebah <2078
Zebach > and Zalmunna <6759 Tsalmunna< > now <6258 <attah > in
thine hand <3027 yad >, that we should give <5414 nathan > bread
<3899 lechem > unto thine army <6635 tsaba> >?



7 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > said <0559 >amar > , Therefore when
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath delivered <5414 nathan > Zebah
<2078 Zebach > and Zalmunna <6759 Tsalmunna< > into mine hand
<3027 yad >, then I will tear <1758 duwsh > your flesh <1320
basar > with the thorns <6975 qowts > of the wilderness <4057
midbar > and with briers <1303 barqan >.



8 And he went <5927 <alah > up thence <8033 sham > to Penuel
<6439 P@nuw>el >, and spake <1696 dabar > unto them likewise
<2063 zo>th >: and the men <0582 >enowsh > of Penuel <6439
P@nuw>el > answered <6030 <anah > him as the men <0582 >enowsh >
of Succoth <5523 Cukkowth > had answered <6030 <anah > [him].



9 And he spake <0559 >amar > also <1571 gam > unto the men
<0582 >enowsh > of Penuel <6439 P@nuw>el >, saying <0559 >amar >,
When I come <7725 shuwb > again <7725 shuwb > in peace <7965
shalowm >, I will break <5422 nathats > down <5242 N@muw>eliy >
this tower <4026 migdal >.



10 Now Zebah <2078 Zebach > and Zalmunna <6759 Tsalmunna< >
[were] in Karkor <7174 Qarqor >, and their hosts <4264 machaneh
> with them, about fifteen <6240 <asar > thousand < 0505 >eleph >
[men], all <3605 kol > that were left <3498 yathar > of all
<3605 kol > the hosts <4264 machaneh > of the children <1121 ben
> of the east <6924 qedem >: for there fell <5307 naphal > an
hundred <3967 me>ah > and twenty <6242 <esriym > thousand <0505
>eleph > men <0376 >iysh > that drew <8025 shalaph > sword <2719
chereb >.



11 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > went <5927 <alah > up by the way
<1870 derek > of them that dwelt <7931 shakan > in tents <0168
>ohel > on the east <6924 qedem > of Nobah <5025 Nobach > and
Jogbehah <3011 Yogb@hah >, and smote <5221 nakah > the host
<4264 machaneh >: for the host <4264 machaneh > was secure <0983
betach >.



12 And when Zebah <2078 Zebach > and Zalmunna <6759 Tsalmunna<
> fled <5127 nuwc >, he pursued <7291 radaph > after <0310
>achar > them, and took <3920 lakad > the two < 8147 sh@nayim >
kings <4428 melek > of Midian <4080 Midyan >, Zebah <2078 Zebach
> and Zalmunna <6759 Tsalmunna< >, and discomfited <2729 charad
> all <3605 kol > the host <4264 machaneh >.



13 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > the son <1121 ben > of Joash
<3101 Yow>ash > returned <7725 shuwb > from battle <4421
milchamah > before <4608 ma<aleh > the sun <2775 cherec > [was
up],



14 And caught <3920 lakad > a young <5288 na<ar > man of the
men <0582 >enowsh > of Succoth <5523 Cukkowth >, and enquired
<7592 sha>al > of him: and he described <3789 kathab > unto him
the princes <8269 sar > of Succoth <5523 Cukkowth >, and the
elders <2205 zaqen > thereof, [even] threescore <7657 shib<iym.
> and seventeen <7657 shib<iym. > men <0376 > iysh >.



15 And he came <0935 bow> > unto the men <0582 > enowsh > of
Succoth <5523 Cukkowth >, and said <0559 >amar >, Behold <2009
hinneh > Zebah <2078 Zebach > and Zalmunna <6759 Tsalmunna< >,
with whom <0834 >aher > ye did upbraid <2778 charaph. > me,
saying <0559 >amar >, [Are] the hands <3709 kaph > of Zebah
<2078 Zebach > and Zalmunna <6759 Tsalmunna< > now <6258 <attah
> in thine hand <3027 yad >, that we should give < 5414 nathan >
bread <3899 lechem > unto thy men <0582 >enowsh > [that are]
weary <3286 ya<aph >?



16 And he took <3947 laqach > the elders <2205 zaqen > of the
city <5892 <iyr >, and thorns <6975 qowts > of the wilderness
<4057 midbar > and briers <1303 barqan >, and with them he
taught <3045 yada< > the men <0582 >enowsh > of Succoth <5523
Cukkowth >.



17 And he beat <5422 nathats > down <5242 N@muw>eliy > the
tower <4026 migdal > of Penuel <6439 P@nuw>el >, and slew <2026
harag > the men <0582 >enowsh > of the city <5892 <iyr >.



18. Then said <0559 >amar > he unto Zebah <2078 Zebach > and
Zalmunna <6759 Tsalmunna< >, What <0375 >eyphoh > manner of men
<0582 >enowsh > [were they] whom <0834 >aher > ye slew <2026
harag > at Tabor <8396 Tabowr >? And they answered < 0559 >amar >,
As thou [art], so <1992 hem > [were] they; each one < 0259
>echad > resembled <8389 to>ar > the children < 1121 ben > of a
king <4428 melek >.



19 And he said <0559 >amar >, They [were] my brethren <0251
>ach >, [even] the sons <1121 ben > of my mother < 0517 >em >:
[as] the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > liveth <2416 chay >, if <3863 luw>
> ye had saved <2421 chayah > them alive <2421 chayah >, I would
not slay <2026 harag > you.



20 And he said <0559 >amar > unto Jether <3500 Yether > his
firstborn <1060 b@kowr >, Up, [and] slay <2026 harag > them. But
the youth <5288 na<ar > drew <8025 shalaph > not his sword <2719
chereb >: for he feared <3372 yare> >, because < 3588 kiy > he
[was] yet <5750 <owd > a youth <5288 na<ar >.



21 Then Zebah <2078 Zebach > and Zalmunna <6759 Tsalmunna< >
said <0559 >amar >, Rise <6965 quwm > thou, and fall <6293 paga<
> upon us: for as the man <0376 >iysh > [is, so is] his strength
<1369 g@buwrah >. And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > arose <6965 quwm >,
and slew <2026 harag > Zebah <2078 Zebach > and Zalmunna <6759
Tsalmunna< >, and took <3947 laqach > away the ornaments <7720
saharon > that [were] on their camels <1581 gamal >' necks <6677
tsavva>r >.





22. Then the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > said
<0559 >amar > unto Gideon <1439 Gid<own >, Rule <4910 mashal >
thou over us, both <1571 gam > thou, and thy son <1121 ben >,
and thy son's <1121 ben > son <1121 ben > also < 1571 gam >: for
thou hast delivered <3467 yasha< > us from the hand < 3027 yad >
of Midian <4080 Midyan >.



23 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > said <0559 >amar > unto them, I
will not rule <4910 mashal > over you, neither <3808 lo> > shall
my son <1121 ben > rule <4910 mashal > over you: the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > shall rule <4910 mashal > over you.



24 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > said <0559 >amar > unto them, I
would desire <7592 sha>al > a request <7596 sh@> elah > of you,
that ye would give <5414 nathan > me every man <0376 > iysh > the
earrings <5141 nexem > of his prey <7998 shalal >. (For they had
golden <2091 zahab > earrings <5141 nexem >, because <3588 kiy >
they [were] Ishmaelites <3459 Yishma<e>liy >.)



25 And they answered <0559 >amar >, We will willingly <5414
nathan > give <5414 nathan > [them]. And they spread < 6566 paras
> a garment <8071 simlah >, and did cast <7993 shalak > therein
<8033 sham > every man <0376 >iysh > the earrings <5141 nexem >
of his prey <7998 shalal >.



26 And the weight <4948 mishqal > of the golden <2091 zahab >
earrings <5141 nexem > that he requested <7592 sha>al > was a
thousand <0505 >eleph > and seven <7651 sheba< > hundred <3967
me>ah > [shekels] of gold <2091 zahab >; beside < 0905 bad >
ornaments <7720 saharon >, and collars <5188 n@tiyphah >, and
purple <0713 >argaman > raiment <0899 beged > that [was] on
<5921 <al > the kings <4428 melek > of Midian < 4080 Midyan >,
and beside <0905 bad > the chains <6060 <anaq > that [were]
about their camels <1581 gamal >' necks <6677 tsavva> r >.



27 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > made <6213 <asah > an ephod <0646
>ephowd > thereof, and put <3322 yatsag > it in his city <5892
<iyr >, [even] in Ophrah <6084 <Ophrah >: and all <3605 kol >
Israel <3478 Yisra>el > went thither <8033 sham > a whoring
<2181 zanah > after <0310 >achar > it: which thing became <1961
hayah > a snare <4170 mowqesh > unto Gideon <1439 Gid<own >, and
to his house <1004 bayith >.



28 Thus was Midian <4080 Midyan > subdued <3665 kana< > before
<6440 paniym > the children <1121 ben > of Israel < 3478 Yisra>el
>, so that they lifted <5375 nasa> > up their heads <7218 ro>sh
> no <3808 lo> > more <3254 yacaph >. And the country <0776
>erets > was in quietness <8252 shaqat > forty < 0705 >arba<iym >
years <8141 shaneh > in the days <3117 yowm > of Gideon <1439
Gid<own >.



29. And Jerubbaal <3378 Y@rubba<al > the son <1121 ben > of
Joash <3101 Yow>ash > went <3212 yalak > and dwelt <3427 yashab
> in his own house <1004 bayith >.



30 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > had threescore <7657 shib<iym. >
and ten sons <1121 ben > of his body <3409 yarek > begotten
<3318 yatsa> >: for he had <1961 hayah > many < 7227 rab > wives
<0802 >ishshah >.



31 And his concubine <6370 piylegesh > that [was] in Shechem
<7927 Sh@kem >, she also <1571 gam > bare <3205 yalad > him a
son <1121 ben >, whose <0853 >eth > name <8034 shem > he called
<7760 suwm > Abimelech <40>.



32 And Gideon <1439 Gid<own > the son <1121 ben > of Joash
<3101 Yow>ash > died <4191 muwth > in a good < 2896 towb > old
<7872 seybah > age <7872 seybah >, and was buried < 6912 qabar >
in the sepulchre <6913 qeber > of Joash <3101 Yow>ash > his
father <1>, in Ophrah <6084 <Ophrah > of the Abiezrites <33>.



33 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, as soon <0834 > aher > as
Gideon <1439 Gid<own > was dead <4191 muwth >, that the children
<1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > turned < 7725 shuwb >
again <7725 shuwb >, and went a whoring <2181 zanah > after
<0310 >achar > Baalim <1168 Ba<al >, and made <7760 suwm >
Baalberith <1170 Ba<al B@riyth > their god <0430 > elohiym >.



34 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
remembered <2142 zakar > not the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > their God
<0430 >elohiym >, who had delivered <5337 natsal > them out of
the hands <3027 yad > of all <3605 kol > their enemies <0341
>oyeb > on every <5437 cabab > side <5439 cabiyb >:



35 Neither <3808 lo> > shewed <6213 <asah > they kindness <2617
checed > to the house <1004 bayith > of Jerubbaal < 3378
Y@rubba<al >, [namely], Gideon <1439 Gid<own >, according to all
<3605 kol > the goodness <2896 towb > which <0835 >esher > he
had shewed <6213 <asah > unto Israel <3478 Yisra> el >.



Judges 9



1. And Abimelech <40> the son <1121 ben > of Jerubbaal <3378
Y@rubba<al > went <3212 yalak > to Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > unto
his mother's <0517 >em > brethren <0251 >ach >, and communed
<1696 dabar > with them, and with all <3605 kol > the family
<4940 mishpachah > of the house <1004 bayith > of his mother's
<0517 >em > father <1>, saying <0559 >amar >,



2 Speak <1696 dabar >, I pray <4994 na> > you, in the ears
<0241 >ozen > of all <3605 kol > the men <1167 ba<al > of
Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >, Whether <4100 mah > [is] better <2896
towb > for you, either that all <3605 kol > the sons < 1121 ben >
of Jerubbaal <3378 Y@rubba<al >, [which are] threescore <7657
shib<iym. > and ten persons <0376 >iysh >, reign <4910 mashal >
over you, or that one <0259 >echad > reign <4910 mashal > over
you? remember <2142 zakar > also that I [am] your bone < 6106
<etsem > and your flesh <1320 basar >.



3 And his mother's <0517 >em > brethren <0251 > ach > spake
<1696 dabar > of him in the ears <0241 >ozen > of all <3605 kol
> the men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > all <3605 kol
> these <0428 >el-leh > words <1697 dabar >: and their hearts
<3820 leb > inclined <5186 natah > to follow Abimelech <40>; for
they said <0559 >amar >, He [is] our brother <0251 >ach >.



4 And they gave <5414 nathan > him threescore <7657 shib<iym. >
and ten [pieces] of silver <3701 keceph > out of the house <1004
bayith > of Baalberith <1170 Ba<al B@riyth >, wherewith
Abimelech <40> hired <7936 sakar > vain <7386 reyq > and light
<6348 pachaz > persons <0582 >enowsh >, which followed him.



5 And he went <0935 bow> > unto his father's <1> house <1004
bayith > at Ophrah <6084 <Ophrah >, and slew <2026 harag > his
brethren <0251 >ach > the sons <1121 ben > of Jerubbaal <3378
Y@rubba<al >, [being] threescore <7657 shib<iym. > and ten
persons <0376 >iysh >, upon one <0259 >echad > stone <68>:
notwithstanding yet Jotham <3147 Yowtham > the youngest < 6996
qatan > son <1121 ben > of Jerubbaal <3378 Y@rubba< al > was left
<3498 yathar >; for he hid <2244> himself.



6 And all <3605 kol > the men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927
Sh@kem > gathered <0622 >acaph > together, and all <3605 kol >
the house <1004 bayith > of Millo <4407 millow> >, and went
<3212 yalak >, and made Abimelech <40> king <4428 melek >, by
the plain <0436 >elown > of the pillar <5324 natsab > that [was]
in Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >.



7. And when they told <5046 nagad > [it] to Jotham < 3147
Yowtham >, he went <3212 yalak > and stood <5975 < amad > in the
top <7218 ro>sh > of mount <2022 har > Gerizim < 1630 G@riziym >,
and lifted <5375 nasa> > up his voice <6963 qowl >, and cried
<7121 qara> >, and said <0559 >amar > unto them, Hearken <8085
shama< > unto me, ye men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >,
that God <0430 >elohiym > may hearken <8085 shama< > unto you.



8 The trees <6086 <ets > went <1980 halak > forth [on a time]
to anoint <4886 mashach > a king <4428 melek > over <5921 <al >
them; and they said <0559 >amar > unto the olive < 2132 zayith >
tree, Reign <4427 malak > thou over <5921 <al > us.



9 But the olive <2132 zayith > tree said <0559 >amar > unto
them, Should I leave <2308 chadal > my fatness <1880 deshen >,
wherewith <0834 >aher > by me they honour <3513 kabad > God
<0430 >elohiym > and man <0376 >iysh >, and go <1980 halak > to
be promoted <5128 nuwa< > over <5921 <al > the trees <6086 <ets
>?



10 And the trees <6086 <ets > said <0559 >amar > to the fig
<8384 t@>en > tree <6086 <ets >, Come <3212 yalak > thou, [and]
reign <4427 malak > over <5921 <al > us.



11 But the fig <8384 t@>en > tree <6086 <ets > said <0559 >amar
> unto them, Should I forsake <2308 chadal > my sweetness <4987
motheq >, and my good <2896 towb > fruit <8270 shor >, and go
<1980 halak > to be promoted <5128 nuwa< > over <5921 <al > the
trees <6086 <ets >?



12 Then said <0559 >amar > the trees <6086 <ets > unto the vine
<1612 gephen >, Come <3212 yalak > thou, [and] reign <4427 malak
> over <5921 <al > us.



13 And the vine <1612 gephen > said <0559 >amar > unto them,
Should I leave <2308 chadal > my wine <8492 tiyrowsh > , which
cheereth <8055 samach > God <0430 >elohiym > and man <0376 >iysh
>, and go <1980 halak > to be promoted <5128 nuwa< > over <5921
<al > the trees <6086 <ets >?



14 Then said <0559 >amar > all <3605 kol > the trees <6086 <ets
> unto the bramble <0329 >atad >, Come <3212 yalak > thou, [and]
reign <4427 malak > over <5921 <al > us.



15 And the bramble <0329 >atad > said <0559 >amar > unto the
trees <6086 <ets >, If <0518 >im > in truth < 0571 >emeth > ye
anoint <4886 mashach > me king <4428 melek > over < 5921 <al >
you, [then] come <0935 bow> > [and] put your trust < 2620 chacah
> in my shadow <6738 tsel >: and if <0518 >im > not, let fire
<0784 >esh > come <3318 yatsa> > out of the bramble <0329 >atad
>, and devour <0398 >akal > the cedars <0730 > erez > of Lebanon
<3844 L@banown >.



16 Now <6258 <attah > therefore, if <0518 >im > ye have done
<6213 <asah > truly <0571 >emeth > and sincerely <8549 tamiym >,
in that ye have made Abimelech <40> king <4427 malak > , and if
<0518 >im > ye have dealt <6213 <asah > well <2895 towb > with
Jerubbaal <3378 Y@rubba<al > and his house <1004 bayith >, and
have done <6213 <asah > unto him according to the deserving
<1576 g@muwl > of his hands <3027 yad >;



17 (For my father <1> fought <3898 lacham > for you, and
adventured <7993 shalak > his life <5315 nephesh > far <5048
neged >, and delivered <5337 natsal > you out of the hand <3027
yad > of Midian <4080 Midyan >:



18 And ye are risen <6965 quwm > up against <5921 < al > my
father's <1> house <1004 bayith > this day <3117 yowm >, and
have slain <2026 harag > his sons <1121 ben >, threescore <7657
shib<iym. > and ten persons <0376 >iysh >, upon one <0259 >echad
> stone <68>, and have made Abimelech <40>, the son <1121 ben >
of his maidservant <0519 >amah >, king <4427 malak > over <5921
<al > the men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >, because
<3588 kiy > he [is] your brother <0251 >ach >;)



19 If <0518 >im > ye then have dealt <6213 <asah > truly <0571
>emeth > and sincerely <8549 tamiym > with Jerubbaal <3378
Y@rubba<al > and with his house <1004 bayith > this <2088 zeh >
day <3117 yowm >, [then] rejoice <8055 samach > ye in Abimelech
<40>, and let him also <1571 gam > rejoice <8055 samach > in you:



20 But if <0518 >im > not, let fire <0784 >esh > come <3318
yatsa> > out from Abimelech <40>, and devour <0398 >akal > the
men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >, and the house <1004
bayith > of Millo <4407 millow> >; and let fire < 0784 >esh >
come <3318 yatsa> > out from the men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem
<7927 Sh@kem >, and from the house <1004 bayith > of Millo <4407
millow> >, and devour <0398 >akal > Abimelech < 40>.



21 And Jotham <3147 Yowtham > ran <7323 ruwts > away, and fled
<1272 barach >, and went <3212 yalak > to Beer < 0876 B@>er >,
and dwelt <3427 yashab > there <8033 sham >, for fear <6440
paniym > of Abimelech <40> his brother <0251 >ach >.



22. When Abimelech <40> had reigned <7786 suwr > three <7969
shalowsh > years <8141 shaneh > over <5921 <al > Israel <3478
Yisra>el >,



23 Then God <0430 >elohiym > sent <7971 shalach > an evil <7451
ra< > spirit <7307 ruwach > between <0996 beyn > Abimelech <40>
and the men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > ; and the men
<1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > dealt treacherously
<0898 bagad > with Abimelech <40>:



24 That the cruelty <2555 chamac > [done] to the threescore
<7657 shib<iym. > and ten sons <1121 ben > of Jerubbaal <3378
Y@rubba<al > might come <0935 bow> >, and their blood <1818 dam
> be laid <7760 suwm > upon Abimelech <40> their brother <0251
>ach >, which <0834 >aher > slew <2026 harag > them; and upon
the men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >, which <0834
>aher > aided him in the killing <2026 harag > of his brethren
<0251 >ach >.



25 And the men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > set
<7760 suwm > liers in wait <0693 >arab > for him in the top
<7218 ro>sh > of the mountains <2022 har >, and they robbed
<1497 gazal > all <3605 kol > that came <5674 < abar > along that
way <1870 derek > by them: and it was told <5046 nagad >
Abimelech <40>.



26 And Gaal <1603 Ga<al > the son <1121 ben > of Ebed <5651
<Ebed > came <0935 bow> > with his brethren < 0251 >ach >, and
went <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar > to Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >:
and the men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > put their
confidence <0982 batach > in him.



27 And they went <3318 yatsa> > out into the fields < 7704 sadeh
>, and gathered <1219 batsar > their vineyards <3754 kerem >,
and trode <1869 darak > [the grapes], and made <6213 < asah >
merry <1974 hilluwl >, and went <0935 bow> > into the house
<1004 bayith > of their god <0430 >elohiym >, and did eat <0398
>akal > and drink <8354 shathah >, and cursed < 7043 qalal >
Abimelech <40>.



28 And Gaal <1603 Ga<al > the son <1121 ben > of Ebed <5651
<Ebed > said <0559 >amar >, Who <4310 miy > [is] Abimelech <40>,
and who <4310 miy > [is] Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >, that we should
serve <5647 <abad > him? [is] not [he] the son <1121 ben > of
Jerubbaal <3378 Y@rubba<al >? and Zebul <2083 Z@bul > his
officer <6496 paqiyd >? serve <5647 <abad > the men <0582
>enowsh > of Hamor <2544 Chamowr > the father < 1> of Shechem
<7927 Sh@kem >: for why <4100 mah > should we serve <5647 <abad
> him?



29 And would to God this <2088 zeh > people <5971 < am > were
under my hand <3027 yad >! then would I remove <5493 cuwr >
Abimelech <40>. And he said <0559 >amar > to Abimelech <40>,
Increase <7239 ribbow > thine army <6635 tsaba> >, and come
<3318 yatsa> > out.



30 And when Zebul <2083 Z@bul > the ruler <8269 sar > of the
city <5892 <iyr > heard <8085 shama< > the words <1697 dabar >
of Gaal <1603 Ga<al > the son <1121 ben > of Ebed <5651 <Ebed >,
his anger <0639 >aph > was kindled <2734 charah >.



31 And he sent <7971 shalach > messengers <4397 mal> ak > unto
Abimelech <40> privily <8649 tormah >, saying < 0559 >amar >,
Behold <2009 hinneh >, Gaal <1603 Ga<al > the son <1121 ben > of
Ebed <5651 <Ebed > and his brethren <0251 >ach > be come <0935
bow> > to Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >; and, behold < 2009 hinneh >,
they fortify <6696 tsuwr > the city <5892 <iyr > against <5921
<al > thee.



32 Now <6258 <attah > therefore up by night <3915 layil >, thou
and the people <5971 <am > that [is] with thee, and lie in wait
<0693 >arab > in the field <7704 sadeh >:



33 And it shall be, [that] in the morning <1242 boqer >, as
soon as the sun <8121 shemesh > is up, thou shalt rise < 7925
shakam > early <7925 shakam >, and set <6584 pashat > upon the
city <5892 <iyr >: and, behold <2009 hinneh >, [when] he and the
people <5971 <am > that [is] with him come <3318 yatsa> > out
against <0413 >el > thee, then mayest thou do <6213 <asah > to
them as thou shalt find <4672 matsa> > occasion <4672 matsa> >.



34 And Abimelech <40> rose <6965 quwm > up, and all <3605 kol >
the people <5971 <am > that [were] with him, by night <3915
layil >, and they laid wait <0693 >arab > against < 5921 <al >
Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > in four <0702 >arba< > companies <7218
ro>sh >.



35 And Gaal <1603 Ga<al > the son <1121 ben > of Ebed <5651
<Ebed > went <3318 yatsa> > out, and stood < 5975 <amad > in the
entering <6607 pethach > of the gate <8179 sha<ar > of the city
<5892 <iyr >: and Abimelech <40> rose <6965 quwm > up, and the
people <5971 <am > that [were] with him, from lying in wait
<3993 ma>arab >.



36 And when Gaal <1603 Ga<al > saw <7200 ra>ah > the people
<5971 <am >, he said <0559 >amar > to Zebul < 2083 Z@bul >,
Behold <2009 hinneh >, there come <3381 yarad > people <5971 <am
> down <3381 yarad > from the top <7218 ro>sh > of the mountains
<2022 har >. And Zebul <2083 Z@bul > said <0559 >amar > unto him,
Thou seest <7200 ra>ah > the shadow <6738 tsel > of the
mountains <2022 har > as [if they were] men <0582 > enowsh >.



37 And Gaal <1603 Ga<al > spake <1696 dabar > again and said
<0559 >amar >, See <2009 hinneh > there come < 3381 yarad >
people <5971 <am > down <3381 yarad > by the middle <2872
tabbuwr > of the land <0776 >erets >, and another < 0259 >echad >
company <7218 ro>sh > come <0935 bow> > along by the plain <0436
>elown > of Meonenim <6049 <anan >.



38 Then said <0559 >amar > Zebul <2083 Z@bul > unto him, Where
<0346 >ayeh > [is] now <0645 >ephow > thy mouth <6310 peh >,
wherewith <0834 >aher > thou saidst <0559 >amar >, Who <4310 miy
> [is] Abimelech <40>, that we should serve <5647 < abad > him?
[is] not this <2088 zeh > the people <5971 <am > that thou hast
despised <3988 ma>ac >? go <3318 yatsa> > out, I pray <4994 na>
> now <6258 <attah >, and fight <3898 lacham > with them.



39 And Gaal <1603 Ga<al > went <3318 yatsa> > out before <6440
paniym > the men <1167 ba<al > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >, and
fought <3898 lacham > with Abimelech <40>.



40 And Abimelech <40> chased <7291 radaph > him, and he fled
<5127 nuwc > before <6440 paniym > him, and many < 7227 rab >
were overthrown <5307 naphal > [and] wounded <2491 chalal >,
[even] unto the entering <6607 pethach > of the gate < 8179
sha<ar >.



41 And Abimelech <40> dwelt <3427 yashab > at Arumah <0725
>Aruwmah >: and Zebul <2083 Z@bul > thrust <1644 garash > out
Gaal <1603 Ga<al > and his brethren <0251 >ach > , that they
should not dwell <3427 yashab > in Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >.



42 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass on the morrow < 4283
mochorath >, that the people <5971 <am > went < 3318 yatsa> > out
into the field <7704 sadeh >; and they told <5046 nagad >
Abimelech <40>.



43 And he took <3947 laqach > the people <5971 <am >, and
divided <2673 chatsah > them into three <7969 shalowsh >
companies <7218 ro>sh >, and laid wait <0693 >arab > in the
field <7704 sadeh >, and looked <7200 ra>ah >, and, behold <2009
hinneh >, the people <5971 <am > [were] come <3318 yatsa> >
forth <3318 yatsa> > out of the city <5892 <iyr >; and he rose
<6965 quwm > up against <5921 <al > them, and smote <5221 nakah
> them.



44 And Abimelech <40>, and the company <7218 ro>sh > that [was]
with him, rushed <6584 pashat > forward <6584 pashat > , and
stood <5975 <amad > in the entering <6607 pethach > of the gate
<8179 sha<ar > of the city <5892 <iyr >: and the two <8147
sh@nayim > [other] companies <7218 ro>sh > ran < 6584 pashat >
upon all <3605 kol > [the people] that [were] in the fields
<7704 sadeh >, and slew <5221 nakah > them.



45 And Abimelech <40> fought <3898 lacham > against the city
<5892 <iyr > all <3605 kol > that day <3117 yowm >; and he took
<3920 lakad > the city <5892 <iyr >, and slew < 2026 harag > the
people <5971 <am > that [was] therein, and beat <5422 nathats >
down <5422 nathats > the city <5892 <iyr >, and sowed <2232
zara< > it with salt <4417 melach >.



46 And when all <3605 kol > the men <1167 ba<al > of the tower
<4026 migdal > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > heard < 8085 shama< >
[that], they entered <0935 bow> > into <0413 >el > an hold <6877
ts@riyach > of the house <1004 bayith > of the god < 0410 >el >
Berith <1286 B@riyth >.



47 And it was told <5046 nagad > Abimelech <40>, that all <3605
kol > the men <1167 ba<al > of the tower <4026 migdal > of
Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > were gathered <6908 qabats > together.



48 And Abimelech <40> gat <5927 <alah > him up to mount <2022
har > Zalmon <6756 Tsalmown >, he and all <3605 kol > the people
<5971 <am > that [were] with him; and Abimelech < 40> took <3947
laqach > an axe <7134 qardom > in his hand <3027 yad >, and cut
<3772 karath > down <3381 yarad > a bough <7754 sowk > from the
trees <6086 <ets >, and took <5375 nasa> > it, and laid <7760
suwm > [it] on <5921 <al > his shoulder <7926 sh@kem >, and said
<0559 >amar > unto the people <5971 <am > that [were] with him,
What <4100 mah > ye have seen <7200 ra>ah > me do <6213 <asah >,
make haste <4116 mahar >, [and] do <6213 <asah > as I [have
done].



49 And all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > likewise <1571
gam > cut <3772 karath > down <3381 yarad > every man <0376
>iysh > his bough <7754 sowk >, and followed Abimelech <40>, and
put <7760 suwm > [them] to the hold <6877 ts@riyach >, and set
the hold <6877 ts@riyach > on fire <0784 >esh > upon them; so
that all <3605 kol > the men <0582 >enowsh > of the tower <4026
migdal > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > died <4191 muwth > also <1571
gam >, about a thousand <0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh > and
women <0802 >ishshah >.



50. Then went <3212 yalak > Abimelech <40> to Thebez <8405
Tebets >, and encamped <2583 chanah > against <0413 >el > Thebez
<8405 Tebets >, and took <3920 lakad > it.



51 But there was a strong <5797 <oz > tower <4026 migdal >
within <8432 tavek > the city <5892 <iyr >, and thither <8033
sham > fled <5127 nuwc > all <3605 kol > the men <0582 >enowsh >
and women <0802 >ishshah >, and all <3605 kol > they of the city
<5892 <iyr >, and shut <5462 cagar > [it] to them, and gat <5927
<alah > them up to the top <1406 gag > of the tower <4026 migdal
>.





52 And Abimelech <40> came <0935 bow> > unto the tower <4026
migdal >, and fought <3898 lacham > against it, and went <5066
nagash > hard <5066 nagash > unto the door <6607 pethach > of
the tower <4026 migdal > to burn <8313 saraph > it with fire
<0784 >esh >.



53 And a certain <0259 >echad > woman <0802 > ishshah > cast
<7993 shalak > a piece <6400 pelach > of a millstone <7393 rekeb
> upon Abimelech's <40> head <7218 ro>sh >, and all to brake
<7533 ratsats > his skull <1538 gulgoleth >.





54 Then he called <7121 qara> > hastily <4120 m@herah > unto
the young <5288 na<ar > man his armourbearer <3627 k@liy >, and
said <0559 >amar > unto him, Draw <8025 shalaph > thy sword
<2719 chereb >, and slay <4191 muwth > me, that men say <0559
>amar > not of me, A woman <0802 >ishshah > slew <2026 harag >
him. And his young <5288 na<ar > man thrust <1856 daqar > him
through, and he died <4191 muwth >.



55 And when the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
saw <7200 ra>ah > that Abimelech <40> was dead < 4191 muwth >,
they departed <3212 yalak > every man <0376 >iysh > unto his
place <4725 maqowm >.



56 Thus God <0430 >elohiym > rendered <7725 shuwb > the
wickedness <7451 ra< > of Abimelech <40>, which <0834 >aher > he
did <6213 <asah > unto his father <1>, in slaying <2026 harag >
his seventy <7657 shib<iym. > brethren <0251 >ach >:



57 And all <3605 kol > the evil <7451 ra< > of the men <0582
>enowsh > of Shechem <7927 Sh@kem > did God <0430 >elohiym >
render <7725 shuwb > upon their heads <7218 ro>sh > : and upon
them came <0935 bow> > the curse <7045 q@lalah > of Jotham <3147
Yowtham > the son <1121 ben > of Jerubbaal <3378 Y@rubba<al >.



Judges 10



1. And after <0310 >achar > Abimelech <40> there arose <6965
quwm > to defend <3467 yasha< > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > Tola
<8439 Towla< > the son <1121 ben > of Puah < 6312 Puw>ah >, the
son <1121 ben > of Dodo <1734 Dowdow >, a man < 0376 >iysh > of
Issachar <3485 Yissaskar >; and he dwelt <3427 yashab > in
Shamir <8069 Shamiyr > in mount <2022 har > Ephraim <0669
>Ephrayim >.



2 And he judged <8199 shaphat > Israel <3478 Yisra> el > twenty
<6242 <esriym > and three <7969 shalowsh > years <8141 shaneh >,
and died <4191 muwth >, and was buried <6912 qabar > in Shamir
<8069 Shamiyr >.



3 And after <0310 >achar > him arose <6965 quwm > Jair <2971
Ya>iyr >, a Gileadite <1569 Gil<adiy >, and judged <8199 shaphat
> Israel <3478 Yisra>el > twenty <6242 <esriym > and two <8147
sh@nayim > years <8141 shaneh >.



4 And he had <1961 hayah > thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > sons
<1121 ben > that rode <7392 rakab > on <5921 < al > thirty <7970
sh@lowshiym > ass <5895 <ayir > colts <5895 < ayir >, and they
had thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > cities <5892 <iyr >, which are
called <7121 qara> > Havothjair <2334 Chavvowth Ya< iyr > unto
this <2088 zeh > day <3117 yowm >, which <0834 > aher > [are] in
the land <0776 >erets > of Gilead <1568 Gil<ad > .



5 And Jair <2971 Ya>iyr > died <4191 muwth >, and was buried
<6912 qabar > in Camon <7056 Qamown >.



6. And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > did
<6213 <asah > evil <7451 ra< > again <3254 yacaph > in the sight
<5869 <ayin > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and served <5647
<abad > Baalim <1168 Ba<al >, and Ashtaroth < 6252 <Ashtarowth >,
and the gods <0430 >elohiym > of Syria <0758 >Aram >, and the
gods <0430 >elohiym > of Zidon <6721 Tsiydown >, and the gods
<0430 >elohiym > of Moab <4124 Mow>ab >, and the gods <0430
>elohiym > of the children <1121 ben > of Ammon < 5983 <Ammown >,
and the gods <0430 >elohiym > of the Philistines < 6430 P@lishtiy
>, and forsook <5800 <azab > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and
served <5647 <abad > not him.



7 And the anger <0639 >aph > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > was
hot <2734 charah > against Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and he sold
<4376 makar > them into the hands <3027 yad > of the Philistines
<6430 P@lishtiy >, and into the hands <3027 yad > of the
children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >.



8 And that year <8141 shaneh > they vexed <7492 ra< ats > and
oppressed <7533 ratsats > the children <1121 ben > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >: eighteen years <8141 shaneh >, all <3605 kol >
the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > that [were]
on the other <5676 <eber > side <5676 <eber > Jordan <3383
Yarden > in the land <0776 >erets > of the Amorites <0567
>Emoriy >, which <0834 >aher > [is] in Gilead < 1568 Gil<ad >.



9 Moreover the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 < Ammown >
passed <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar > Jordan <3383 Yarden > to
fight <3898 lacham > also <1571 gam > against Judah <3063
Y@huwdah >, and against Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >, and against
the house <1004 bayith > of Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >; so that
Israel <3478 Yisra>el > was sore <3966 m@<od > distressed <3334
yatsar >.



10. And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
cried <2199 za<aq > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, saying <0559
>amar >, We have sinned <2398 chata> > against thee, both
because <3588 kiy > we have forsaken <5800 <azab > our God <0430
>elohiym >, and also served <5647 <abad > Baalim <1168 Ba<al >.



11 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar > unto the
children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, [Did] not [I
deliver you] from the Egyptians <4714 Mitsrayim >, and from the
Amorites <0567 >Emoriy >, from the children <1121 ben > of Ammon
<5983 <Ammown >, and from the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >?



12 The Zidonians <6722 Tsiydoniy > also <1571 gam >, and the
Amalekites <6003 <Amaleqiy >, and the Maonites <4584 Ma<own >,
did oppress <3905 lachats > you; and ye cried <6817 tsa<aq > to
me, and I delivered <3467 yasha< > you out of their hand <3027
yad >.



13 Yet ye have forsaken <5800 <azab > me, and served <5647
<abad > other <0312 >acher > gods <0430 > elohiym >: wherefore
<3651 ken > I will deliver <3467 yasha< > you no <3808 lo> >
more <3254 yacaph >.



14 Go <3212 yalak > and cry <2199 za<aq > unto the gods <0430
>elohiym > which <0834 >aher > ye have chosen < 0977 bachar >;
let them deliver <3467 yasha< > you in the time <6256 <eth > of
your tribulation <6869 tsarah >.



15 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > said
<0559 >amar > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, We have sinned
<2398 chata> >: do <6213 <asah > thou unto us whatsoever <3605
kol > seemeth <5869 <ayin > good <2896 towb > unto thee; deliver
<5337 natsal > us only <0389 >ak >, we pray < 4994 na> > thee,
this <2088 zeh > day <3117 yowm >.



16 And they put <5493 cuwr > away <5493 cuwr > the strange
<5236 nekar > gods <0430 >elohiym > from among < 7130 qereb >
them, and served <5647 <abad > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >: and his
soul <5315 nephesh > was grieved <7114 qatsar > for the misery
<5999 <amal > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



17 Then the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 < Ammown > were
gathered <6817 tsa<aq > together, and encamped <2583 chanah > in
Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >. And the children <1121 ben > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > assembled <0622 >acaph > themselves together,
and encamped <2583 chanah > in Mizpeh <4709 Mitspah >.



18 And the people <5971 <am > [and] princes <8269 sar > of
Gilead <1568 Gil<ad > said <0559 >amar > one <0376 >iysh > to
another <7453 rea< >, What <4310 miy > man < 0376 >iysh > [is he]
that will begin <2490 chalal > to fight <3898 lacham > against
the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >? he shall be
head <7218 ro>sh > over all <3605 kol > the inhabitants <3427
yashab > of Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >.



Judges 11



1. Now Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > the Gileadite <1569 Gil<adiy >
was a mighty <1368 gibbowr > man of valour <2428 chayil >, and
he [was] the son <1121 ben > of an harlot <2181 zanah >: and
Gilead <1568 Gil<ad > begat <3205 yalad > Jephthah <3316
Yiphtach >.



2 And Gilead's <1568 Gil<ad > wife <0802 >ishshah > bare <3205
yalad > him sons <1121 ben >; and his wife's <0802 >ishshah >
sons <1121 ben > grew <1431 gadal > up, and they thrust <1644
garash > out Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach >, and said < 0559 >amar >
unto him, Thou shalt not inherit <5157 nachal > in our father's
<1> house <1004 bayith >; for thou [art] the son < 1121 ben > of
a strange <0312 >acher > woman <0802 >ishshah >.



3 Then Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > fled <1272 barach > from his
brethren <0251 >ach >, and dwelt <3427 yashab > in the land
<0776 >erets > of Tob <2897 Towb >: and there were gathered
<3950 laqat > vain <7386 reyq > men <0582 > enowsh > to Jephthah
<3316 Yiphtach >, and went <3318 yatsa> > out with him.



4. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass in process of time <3117
yowm >, that the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >
made war <3898 lacham > against <5973 <im > Israel <3478
Yisra>el >.



5 And it was so, that when <0834 >aher > the children <1121 ben
> of Ammon <5983 <Ammown > made war <3898 lacham > against <5973
<im > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, the elders <2205 zaqen > of
Gilead <1568 Gil<ad > went <3212 yalak > to fetch <3947 laqach >
Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > out of the land <0776 > erets > of Tob
<2897 Towb >:



6 And they said <0559 >amar > unto Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach >,
Come <3212 yalak >, and be our captain <7101 qatsiyn > , that we
may fight <3898 lacham > with the children <1121 ben > of Ammon
<5983 <Ammown >.



7 And Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > said <0559 >amar > unto the
elders <2205 zaqen > of Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >, Did not ye hate
<8130 sane> > me, and expel <1644 garash > me out of my father's
<1> house <1004 bayith >? and why <4069 madduwa< > are ye come
<0935 bow> > unto me now <6258 <attah > when <0834 >aher > ye
are in distress <6887 tsarar >?



8 And the elders <2205 zaqen > of Gilead <1568 Gil< ad > said
<0559 >amar > unto Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach >, Therefore we turn
<7725 shuwb > again <7725 shuwb > to thee now < 6258 <attah >,
that thou mayest go <1980 halak > with us, and fight < 3898
lacham > against the children <1121 ben > of Ammon < 5983 <Ammown
>, and be our head <7218 ro>sh > over all <3605 kol > the
inhabitants <3427 yashab > of Gilead <1568 Gil<ad > .



9 And Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > said <0559 >amar > unto the
elders <2205 zaqen > of Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >, If <0518 >im > ye
bring <7725 shuwb > me home <7725 shuwb > again < 7725 shuwb > to
fight <3898 lacham > against the children <1121 ben > of Ammon
<5983 <Ammown >, and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > deliver <5414
nathan > them before <6440 paniym > me, shall I be your head
<7218 ro>sh >?



10 And the elders <2205 zaqen > of Gilead <1568 Gil< ad > said
<0559 >amar > unto Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach >, The LORD <3068
Y@hovah > be witness <8085 shama< > between <0996 beyn > us, if
<0518 >im > we do <6213 <asah > not so <3651 ken > according to
thy words <1697 dabar >.



11 Then Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > went <3212 yalak > with the
elders <2205 zaqen > of Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >, and the people
<5971 <am > made <7760 suwm > him head <7218 ro>sh > and captain
<7101 qatsiyn > over <5921 <al > them: and Jephthah <3316
Yiphtach > uttered <1696 dabar > all <3605 kol > his words <1697
dabar > before <6440 paniym > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > in Mizpeh
<4709 Mitspah >.



12. And Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > sent <7971 shalach >
messengers <4397 mal>ak > unto the king <4428 melek > of the
children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >, saying <0559
>amar >, What <4100 mah > hast thou to do with me, that thou art
come <0935 bow> > against <0413 >el > me to fight <3898 lacham >
in my land <0776 >erets >?



13 And the king <4428 melek > of the children <1121 ben > of
Ammon <5983 <Ammown > answered <0559 >amar > unto the messengers
<4397 mal>ak > of Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach >, Because <3588 kiy >
Israel <3478 Yisra>el > took <3947 laqach > away my land <0776
>erets >, when they came <5927 <alah > up out of Egypt <4714
Mitsrayim >, from Arnon <0769 >Arnown > even unto Jabbok <2999
Yabboq >, and unto Jordan <3383 Yarden >: now <6258 <attah >
therefore restore <7725 shuwb > those [lands] again < 7725 shuwb
> peaceably <7965 shalowm >.



14 And Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > sent <7971 shalach >
messengers <4397 mal>ak > again unto the king <4428 melek > of
the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >:



15 And said <0559 >amar > unto him, Thus <3541 koh > saith
<0559 >amar > Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach >, Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
took <3947 laqach > not away the land <0776 >erets > of Moab
<4124 Mow>ab >, nor the land <0776 >erets > of the children
<1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >:



16 But when Israel <3478 Yisra>el > came <5927 < alah > up from
Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim >, and walked <3212 yalak > through the
wilderness <4057 midbar > unto the Red <5488 cuwph > sea <3220
yam >, and came <0935 bow> > to Kadesh <6946 Qadesh >;



17 Then Israel <3478 Yisra>el > sent <7971 shalach > messengers
<4397 mal>ak > unto the king <4428 melek > of Edom <0123 >Edom >,
saying <0559 >amar >, Let me, I pray <4994 na> > thee, pass
<5674 <abar > through thy land <0776 >erets >: but the king
<4428 melek > of Edom <0123 >Edom > would not hearken <8085
shama< > [thereto]. And in like <1571 gam > manner they sent
<7971 shalach > unto the king <4428 melek > of Moab <4124 Mow>ab
>: but he would <14> not [consent <14>]: and Israel <3478
Yisra>el > abode <3427 yashab > in Kadesh <6946 Qadesh >.



18 Then they went <3212 yalak > along through the wilderness
<4057 midbar >, and compassed <5437 cabab > the land <0776
>erets > of Edom <0123 >Edom >, and the land < 0776 >erets > of
Moab <4124 Mow>ab >, and came <0935 bow> > by the east side of
the land <0776 >erets > of Moab <4124 Mow>ab >, and pitched
<2583 chanah > on the other <5676 <eber > side < 5676 <eber > of
Arnon <0769 >Arnown >, but came <0935 bow> > not within the
border <1366 g@buwl > of Moab <4124 Mow>ab >: for Arnon <0769
>Arnown > [was] the border <1366 g@buwl > of Moab < 4124 Mow>ab >.



19 And Israel <3478 Yisra>el > sent <7971 shalach > messengers
<4397 mal>ak > unto Sihon <5511 Ciychown > king <4428 melek > of
the Amorites <0567 >Emoriy >, the king <4428 melek > of Heshbon
<2809 Cheshbown >; and Israel <3478 Yisra>el > said <0559 >amar
> unto him, Let us pass <5674 <abar >, we pray < 4994 na> > thee,
through thy land <0776 >erets > into <5704 <ad > my place <4725
maqowm >.



20 But Sihon <5511 Ciychown > trusted <0539 >aman > not Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > to pass <5674 <abar > through his coast <1366
g@buwl >: but Sihon <5511 Ciychown > gathered <0622 >acaph > all
<3605 kol > his people <5971 <am > together, and pitched <2583
chanah > in Jahaz <3096 Yahats >, and fought <3898 lacham >
against <5973 <im > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



21 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God <0430 >elohiym > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > delivered <5414 nathan > Sihon <5511 Ciychown >
and all <3605 kol > his people <5971 <am > into the hand <3027
yad > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and they smote < 5221 nakah >
them: so Israel <3478 Yisra>el > possessed <3423 yarash > all
<3605 kol > the land <0776 >erets > of the Amorites <0567
>Emoriy >, the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of that country <0776
>erets >.



22 And they possessed <3423 yarash > all <3605 kol > the coasts
<1366 g@buwl > of the Amorites <0567 >Emoriy >, from Arnon <0769
>Arnown > even unto Jabbok <2999 Yabboq >, and from the
wilderness <4057 midbar > even unto Jordan <3383 Yarden >.



23 So now <6258 <attah > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God <0430
>elohiym > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > hath dispossessed <3423
yarash > the Amorites <0567 >Emoriy > from before < 6440 paniym >
his people <5971 <am > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and shouldest
thou possess <3423 yarash > it?



24 Wilt not thou possess <3423 yarash > that which < 0834 >aher
> Chemosh <3645 K@mowsh > thy god <0430 >elohiym > giveth thee
to possess <3423 yarash >? So whomsoever the LORD <3068 Y@hovah
> our God <0430 >elohiym > shall drive <3423 yarash > out from
before <6440 paniym > us, them will we possess <3423 yarash >.



25 And now <6258 <attah > [art] thou any thing better <2896
towb > than Balak <1111 Balaq > the son <1121 ben > of Zippor
<6834 Tsippowr >, king <4428 melek > of Moab <4124 Mow>ab >? did
he ever strive <7378 riyb > against <5973 <im > Israel <3478
Yisra>el >, or did he ever fight <3898 lacham > against <5973
<im > them,



26 While Israel <3478 Yisra>el > dwelt <3427 yashab > in
Heshbon <2809 Cheshbown > and her towns <1323 bath >, and in
Aroer <6177 <Arow<er > and her towns <1323 bath >, and in all
<3605 kol > the cities <5892 <iyr > that [be] along by the
coasts <3027 yad > of Arnon <0769 >Arnown >, three <7969
shalowsh > hundred <3967 me>ah > years <8141 shaneh >? why <4069
madduwa< > therefore did ye not recover <5337 natsal > [them]
within that time <6256 <eth >?



27 Wherefore I have not sinned <2398 chata> > against thee, but
thou doest <6213 <asah > me wrong <7451 ra< > to war <3898
lacham > against me: the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > the Judge <8199
shaphat > be judge <8199 shaphat > this day <3117 yowm > between
<0996 beyn > the children <1121 ben > of Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >
and the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >.



28 Howbeit the king <4428 melek > of the children <1121 ben >
of Ammon <5983 <Ammown > hearkened <8085 shama< > not unto the
words <1697 dabar > of Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > which <0834
>aher > he sent <7971 shalach > him.



29. Then the Spirit <7307 ruwach > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
came <1961 hayah > upon Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach >, and he passed
<5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar > Gilead < 1568 Gil<ad >, and
Manasseh <4519 M@nashsheh >, and passed <5674 <abar > over <5674
<abar > Mizpeh <4708 Mitspeh > of Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >, and
from Mizpeh <4708 Mitspeh > of Gilead <1568 Gil<ad > he passed
<5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar > [unto] the children <1121 ben >
of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >.



30 And Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > vowed <5087 nadar > a vow
<5088 neder > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and said <0559
>amar >, If <0518 >im > thou shalt without fail deliver <5414
nathan > the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 < Ammown > into
mine hands <3027 yad >,



31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever <0834 >aher > cometh <3318
yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > of the doors < 1817 deleth > of my
house <1004 bayith > to meet <7125 qir>ah > me, when I return
<7725 shuwb > in peace <7965 shalowm > from the children <1121
ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown >, shall surely be the LORD'S <3068
Y@hovah >, and I will offer <5927 <alah > it up for a burnt
<5930 <olah > offering.



32 So Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > passed <5674 <abar > over <5674
<abar > unto the children <1121 ben > of Ammon < 5983 <Ammown >
to fight <3898 lacham > against them; and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah
> delivered <5414 nathan > them into his hands <3027 yad >.



33 And he smote <5221 nakah > them from Aroer <6177 < Arow<er >,
even till <5704 <ad > thou come <0935 bow> > to Minnith <4511
Minniyth >, [even] twenty <6242 <esriym > cities < 5892 <iyr >,
and unto the plain <58> of the vineyards <3754 kerem > , with a
very <3966 m@<od > great <1419 gadowl > slaughter <4347 makkah >.
Thus the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 <Ammown > were
subdued <3665 kana< > before <6440 paniym > the children <1121
ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



34 And Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > came <0935 bow> > to Mizpeh
<4709 Mitspah > unto his house <1004 bayith >, and, behold <2009
hinneh >, his daughter <1323 bath > came <3318 yatsa> > out to
meet <7125 qir>ah > him with timbrels <8596 toph > and with
dances <4246 m@chowlah >: and she [was his] only <3173 yachiyd >
child <3173 yachiyd >; beside her he had neither <0369 >ayin >
son <1121 ben > nor <0176 >ow > daughter <1323 bath >.



35 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when he saw <7200 ra>ah >
her, that he rent <7167 qara< > his clothes <0899 beged >, and
said <0559 >amar >, Alas <0160 >ahabah >, my daughter <1323 bath
>! thou hast brought <3766 kara< > me very low < 3766 kara< >,
and thou art one of them that trouble <5916 <akar > me: for I
have opened <6475 patsah > my mouth <6310 peh > unto the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah >, and I cannot go <7725 shuwb > back <7725 shuwb
>.



36 And she said <0559 >amar > unto him, My father < 1>, [if]
thou hast opened <6475 patsah > thy mouth <6310 peh > unto the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, do <6213 <asah > to me according to that
which <0834 >aher > hath proceeded <3318 yatsa> > out of thy
mouth <6310 peh >; forasmuch as the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > hath
taken <6213 <asah > vengeance <5360 n@qamah > for thee of thine
enemies <0341 >oyeb >, [even] of the children <1121 ben > of
Ammon <5983 <Ammown >.



37 And she said <0559 >amar > unto her father <1>, Let this
<2088 zeh > thing <1697 dabar > be done <6213 < asah > for me:
let me alone <7503 raphah > two <8147 sh@nayim > months <2320
chodesh >, that I may go <3212 yalak > up and down < 3381 yarad >
upon the mountains <2022 har >, and bewail <1058 bakah > my
virginity <1331 b@thuwliym >, I and my fellows <7464 re<ah >.



38 And he said <0559 >amar >, Go <3212 yalak >. And he sent
<7971 shalach > her away [for] two <8147 sh@nayim > months <2320
chodesh >: and she went <3212 yalak > with her companions <7464
re<ah >, and bewailed <1058 bakah > her virginity < 1331
b@thuwliym > upon the mountains <2022 har >.



39 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass at the end <7093 qets > of
two <8147 sh@nayim > months <2320 chodesh >, that she returned
<7725 shuwb > unto her father <1>, who did <6213 <asah > with
her [according] to his vow <5088 neder > which <0834 > aher > he
had vowed <5087 nadar >: and she knew <3045 yada< > no <3808 lo>
> man <0376 >iysh >. And it was a custom <2706 choq > in Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >,



40 [That] the daughters <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
went <3212 yalak > yearly <3117 yowm > to lament < 8567 tanah >
the daughter <1323 bath > of Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > the
Gileadite <1569 Gil<adiy > four <0702 >arba< > days <3117 yowm >
in a year <8141 shaneh >.



Judges 12



1. And the men <0376 >iysh > of Ephraim <0669 > Ephrayim >
gathered <6817 tsa<aq > themselves together, and went <5674
<abar > northward <6828 tsaphown >, and said <0559 >amar > unto
Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach >, Wherefore <4069 madduwa< > passedst
<5674 <abar > thou over <5674 <abar > to fight <3898 lacham >
against the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983 < Ammown >, and
didst <6213 <asah > not call <7121 qara> > us to go <3212 yalak
> with thee? we will burn <8313 saraph > thine house < 1004
bayith > upon thee with fire <0784 >esh >.



2 And Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > said <0559 >amar > unto them, I
and my people <5971 <am > were at great <3699 kacac > strife
<7379 riyb > with the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983
<Ammown >; and when I called <2199 za<aq > you, ye delivered
<3467 yasha< > me not out of their hands <3027 yad >.



3 And when I saw <7200 ra>ah > that ye delivered < 3467 yasha< >
[me] not, I put <7760 suwm > my life <5315 nephesh > in my hands
<3709 kaph >, and passed <5674 <abar > over < 5674 <abar >
against <0413 >el > the children <1121 ben > of Ammon <5983
<Ammown >, and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > delivered < 5414 nathan >
them into my hand <3027 yad >: wherefore <4100 mah > then are ye
come <5927 <alah > up unto me this <2088 zeh > day <3117 yowm >,
to fight <3898 lacham > against me?



4 Then Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > gathered <6908 qabats >
together all <3605 kol > the men <0582 >enowsh > of Gilead <1568
Gil<ad >, and fought <3898 lacham > with Ephraim < 0669 >Ephrayim
>: and the men <0582 >enowsh > of Gilead <1568 Gil<ad > smote
<5221 nakah > Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >, because <3588 kiy >
they said <0559 >amar >, Ye Gileadites <1569 Gil< adiy > [are]
fugitives <6412 paliyt > of Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim > among
<8432 tavek > the Ephraimites <0669 >Ephrayim >, [and] among
<8432 tavek > the Manassites <4519 M@nashsheh >.



5 And the Gileadites <1569 Gil<adiy > took <3920 lakad > the
passages <4569 ma<abar > of Jordan <3383 Yarden > before the
Ephraimites <0669 >Ephrayim >: and it was [so], that when those
Ephraimites <0669 >Ephrayim > which were escaped < 6412 paliyt >
said <0559 >amar >, Let me go <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar >;
that the men <0582 >enowsh > of Gilead <1568 Gil< ad > said <0559
>amar > unto him, [Art] thou an Ephraimite <0673 > Ephrathiy >?
If he said <0559 >amar >, Nay <3808 lo> >;



6 Then said <0559 >amar > they unto him, Say <0559 >amar > now
<4994 na> > Shibboleth <7641 shibbol >: and he said <0559 >amar
> Sibboleth <5451 cibboleth >: for he could not frame <3559 kuwn
> to pronounce <1696 dabar > [it] right <3651 ken > . Then they
took <0270 >achaz > him, and slew <7819 shachat > him at <0413
>el > the passages <4569 ma<abar > of Jordan < 3383 Yarden >: and
there fell <5307 naphal > at that time <6256 <eth > of the
Ephraimites <0669 >Ephrayim > forty <0705 >arba< iym > and two
<8147 sh@nayim > thousand <0505 >eleph >.



7 And Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > judged <8199 shaphat > Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > six <8337 shesh > years <8141 shaneh >. Then
died <4191 muwth > Jephthah <3316 Yiphtach > the Gileadite <1569
Gil<adiy >, and was buried <6912 qabar > in [one of] the cities
<5892 <iyr > of Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >.



8. And after <0310 >achar > him Ibzan <78> of Bethlehem <1035
Beyth Lechem > judged <8199 shaphat > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



9 And he had <1961 hayah > thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > sons
<1121 ben >, and thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > daughters <1121 ben
>, [whom] he sent <7971 shalach > abroad <2351 chuwts >, and
took <0935 bow> > in thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > daughters <1121
ben > from abroad <2351 chuwts > for his sons <1121 ben >. And
he judged <8199 shaphat > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > seven <7651
sheba< > years <8141 shaneh >.



10 Then died <4191 muwth > Ibzan <78>, and was buried <6912
qabar > at Bethlehem <1035 Beyth Lechem >.



11 And after <0310 >achar > him Elon <0356 > Eylown >, a
Zebulonite <2075 Z@buwloniy >, judged <8199 shaphat > Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >; and he judged <8199 shaphat > Israel <3478
Yisra>el > ten <6235 <eser > years <8141 shaneh >.



12 And Elon <0356 >Eylown > the Zebulonite <2075 Z@buwloniy >
died <4191 muwth >, and was buried <6912 qabar > in Aijalon
<0357 >Ayalown > in the country <0776 >erets > of Zebulun <2074
Z@buwluwn >.



13 And after <0310 >achar > him Abdon <5658 < Abdown > the son
<1121 ben > of Hillel <1985 Hillel >, a Pirathonite <6553
Pir<athowniy >, judged <8199 shaphat > Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >.



14 And he had <1961 hayah > forty <0705 >arba<iym > sons <1121
ben > and thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > nephews <1121 ben >, that
rode <7392 rakab > on <5921 <al > threescore < 7657 shib<iym. >
and ten ass <5895 <ayir > colts <5895 <ayir >: and he judged
<8199 shaphat > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > eight < 8083 sh@moneh >
years <8141 shaneh >.



15 And Abdon <5658 <Abdown > the son <1121 ben > of Hillel
<1985 Hillel > the Pirathonite <6553 Pir<athowniy > died <4191
muwth >, and was buried <6912 qabar > in Pirathon < 6552
Pir<athown > in the land <0776 >erets > of Ephraim <0669
>Ephrayim >, in the mount <2022 har > of the Amalekites <6003
<Amaleqiy >.



Judges 13



1. And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > did
<6213 <asah > evil <7451 ra< > again <3254 yacaph > in the sight
<5869 <ayin > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >; and the LORD <3068
Y@hovah > delivered <5414 nathan > them into the hand <3027 yad
> of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > forty <0705 >arba<iym >
years <8141 shaneh >.



2 And there was a certain <0259 >echad > man <0376 >iysh > of
Zorah <6681 tsavach >, of the family <4940 mishpachah > of the
Danites <1839 Daniy >, whose name <8034 shem > [was] Manoah
<4495 Manowach >; and his wife <0802 >ishshah > [was] barren
<6135 <aqar >, and bare <3205 yalad > not.



3 And the angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
appeared <7200 ra>ah > unto the woman <0802 > ishshah >, and said
<0559 >amar > unto her, Behold <2009 hinneh > now <4994 na> >,
thou [art] barren <6135 <aqar >, and bearest <3205 yalad > not:
but thou shalt conceive <2030 hareh >, and bear <3205 yalad > a
son <1121 ben >.



4 Now <6258 <attah > therefore beware <8104 shamar >, I pray
<4994 na> > thee, and drink <8354 shathah > not wine <3196 yayin
> nor strong drink <7941 shekar >, and eat <0398 > akal > not any
<3605 kol > unclean <2931 tame> > [thing]:



5 For, lo <2009 hinneh >, thou shalt conceive <2030 hareh >,
and bear <3205 yalad > a son <1121 ben >; and no < 3808 lo> >
razor <4177 mowrah > shall come <5927 <alah > on <5921 <al > his
head <7218 ro>sh >: for the child <5288 na<ar > shall be a
Nazarite <5139 naziyr > unto God <0430 >elohiym > from the womb
<0990 beten >: and he shall begin <2490 chalal > to deliver
<3467 yasha< > Israel <3478 Yisra>el > out of the hand <3027 yad
> of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >.



6 Then the woman <0802 >ishshah > came <0935 bow> > and told
<0559 >amar > her husband <0376 >iysh >, saying <0559 >amar >, A
man <0376 >iysh > of God <0430 >elohiym > came <0935 bow> > unto
me, and his countenance <4758 mar>eh > [was] like the
countenance <4758 mar>eh > of an angel <4397 mal> ak > of God
<0430 >elohiym >, very <3966 m@<od > terrible <3372 yare> >: but
I asked <7592 sha>al > him not whence he [was], neither <3808
lo> > told <5046 nagad > he me his name <8034 shem >:



7 But he said <0559 >amar > unto me, Behold <2009 hinneh >,
thou shalt conceive <2030 hareh >, and bear <3205 yalad > a son
<1121 ben >; and now <6258 <attah > drink <7941 shekar > no
<0408 >al > wine <3196 yayin > nor strong drink <8354 shathah >,
neither <0408 >al > eat <0398 >akal > any < 3605 kol > unclean
<2932 tum>ah > [thing]: for the child <5288 na<ar > shall be a
Nazarite <5139 naziyr > to God <0430 >elohiym > from the womb
<0990 beten > to the day <3117 yowm > of his death <4194 maveth
>.



8. Then Manoah <4495 Manowach > intreated <6279 < athar > the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and said <0559 >amar >, O my Lord <3068
Y@hovah >, let the man <0376 >iysh > of God <0430 >elohiym >
which <0834 >aher > thou didst <6213 <asah > send <7971 shalach
> come <0935 bow> > again <5750 <owd > unto us, and teach <3384
yarah > us what <4100 mah > we shall do <6213 < asah > unto the
child <5288 na<ar > that shall be born <3205 yalad >.



9 And God <0430 >elohiym > hearkened <8085 shama< > to the
voice <6963 qowl > of Manoah <4495 Manowach >; and the angel
<4397 mal>ak > of God <0430 >elohiym > came < 0935 bow> > again
<5750 <owd > unto the woman <0802 >ishshah > as she sat <3427
yashab > in the field <7704 sadeh >: but Manoah <4495 Manowach >
her husband <0376 >iysh > [was] not with her.



10 And the woman <0802 >ishshah > made haste <4116 mahar >, and
ran <7323 ruwts >, and shewed <5046 nagad > her husband <0376
>iysh >, and said <0559 >amar > unto him, Behold <2009 hinneh >,
the man <0376 >iysh > hath appeared <7200 ra>ah > unto me, that
came <0935 bow> > unto me the [other] day <3117 yowm >.



11 And Manoah <4495 Manowach > arose <6965 quwm >, and went
<3212 yalak > after <0310 >achar > his wife < 0802 >ishshah >,
and came <0935 bow> > to the man <0376 >iysh >, and said <0559
>amar > unto him, [Art] thou the man <0376 >iysh > that spakest
<1696 dabar > unto the woman <0802 >ishshah >? And he said <0559
>amar >, I [am].



12 And Manoah <4495 Manowach > said <0559 >amar >, Now <6258
<attah > let thy words <1697 dabar > come <0935 bow> > to pass
<0935 bow> >. How <4100 mah > shall we order < 4941 mishpat > the
child <5288 na<ar >, and [how] shall we do <4640 Ma<say > unto
him?



13 And the angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
said <0559 >amar > unto Manoah <4495 Manowach >, Of all <3605
kol > that I said <0559 >amar > unto the woman < 0802 >ishshah >
let her beware <8104 shamar >.



14 She may not eat <0398 >akal > of any <3605 kol > [thing]
that cometh <3318 yatsa> > of the vine <1612 gephen >, neither
<0408 >al > let her drink <8354 shathah > wine < 3196 yayin > or
strong drink <7941 shekar >, nor <0408 >al > eat <0398 >akal >
any <3605 kol > unclean <2932 tum>ah > [thing]: all <3605 kol >
that I commanded <6680 tsavah > her let her observe < 8104 shamar
>.



15. And Manoah <4495 Manowach > said <0559 >amar > unto the
angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, I pray <4994
na> > thee, let us detain <6113 <atsar > thee, until <5704 <ad >
we shall have made <6213 <asah > ready a kid for thee.



16 And the angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
said <0559 >amar > unto Manoah <4495 Manowach >, Though <0518
>im > thou detain <6113 <atsar > me, I will not eat <0398 >akal
> of thy bread <3899 lechem >: and if <0518 >im > thou wilt
offer <6213 <asah > a burnt <5930 <olah > offering, thou must
offer <5927 <alah > it unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >. For Manoah
<4495 Manowach > knew <3045 yada< > not that he [was] an angel
<4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.



17 And Manoah <4495 Manowach > said <0559 >amar > unto the
angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, What <4310 miy
> [is] thy name <8034 shem >, that when <3588 kiy > thy sayings
<1697 dabar > come <0935 bow> > to pass <0935 bow> > we may do
thee honour <3513 kabad >?



18 And the angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
said <0559 >amar > unto him, Why <4100 mah > askest <7592 sha>al
> thou thus <2088 zeh > after my name <8034 shem >, seeing it
[is] secret <6383 pil>iy >?



19 So Manoah <4495 Manowach > took <3947 laqach > a kid with a
meat offering <4503 minchah >, and offered <5927 < alah > [it]
upon a rock <6697 tsuwr > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >: and
[the angel] did <6213 <asah > wondrously <6381 pala> >; and
Manoah <4495 Manowach > and his wife <0802 >ishshah > looked
<7200 ra>ah > on.



20 For it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when the flame < 3851
lahab > went <5927 <alah > up toward heaven <8064 shamayim >
from off <5921 <al > the altar <4196 mizbeach >, that the angel
<4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > ascended <5927 <alah
> in the flame <3851 lahab > of the altar <4196 mizbeach >. And
Manoah <4495 Manowach > and his wife <0802 >ishshah > looked
<7200 ra>ah > on [it], and fell <5307 naphal > on <5921 <al >
their faces <6440 paniym > to the ground <0776 >erets >.



21 But the angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > did
no <3808 lo> > more <3254 yacaph > appear <7200 ra>ah > to
Manoah <4495 Manowach > and to his wife <0802 > ishshah >. Then
<0227 >az > Manoah <4495 Manowach > knew <3045 yada< > that he
[was] an angel <4397 mal>ak > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >.



22 And Manoah <4495 Manowach > said <0559 >amar > unto his wife
<0802 >ishshah >, We shall surely die <4191 muwth > , because
<3588 kiy > we have seen <7200 ra>ah > God < 0430 >elohiym >.



23 But his wife <0802 >ishshah > said <0559 >amar > unto him,
If <3863 luw> > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > were pleased <2654
chaphets > to kill <4191 muwth > us, he would not have received
<3947 laqach > a burnt <5930 <olah > offering and a meat
offering <4503 minchah > at our hands <3027 yad >, neither <3808
lo> > would he have shewed <7200 ra>ah > us all <3605 kol >
these <0428 >el-leh > [things], nor <3908 lachash > would as at
this time <6256 <eth > have told <8085 shama< > us [such things]
as these <2063 zo>th >.



24. And the woman <0802 >ishshah > bare <3205 yalad > a son
<1121 ben >, and called <7121 qara> > his name < 8034 shem >
Samson <8123 Shimshown >: and the child <5288 na<ar > grew <1431
gadal >, and the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > blessed <1288 barak > him.



25 And the Spirit <7307 ruwach > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
began <2490 chalal > to move <6470 pa<am > him at times in the
camp <4264 machaneh > of Dan <1835 Dan > between < 0996 beyn >
Zorah <6681 tsavach > and Eshtaol <0847 >Eshta>ol >.



Judges 14



1. And Samson <8123 Shimshown > went <3381 yarad > down <3381
yarad > to Timnath <8553 Timnah >, and saw <7200 ra>ah > a woman
<0802 >ishshah > in Timnath <8553 Timnah > of the daughters
<1121 ben > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >.



2 And he came <5927 <alah > up, and told <5046 nagad > his
father <1> and his mother <0517 >em >, and said <0559 >amar >, I
have seen <7200 ra>ah > a woman <0802 >ishshah > in Timnath
<8553 Timnah > of the daughters <1121 ben > of the Philistines
<6430 P@lishtiy >: now <6258 <attah > therefore get <3947 laqach
> her for me to wife <0802 >ishshah >.



3 Then his father <1> and his mother <0517 >em > said <0559
>amar > unto him, [Is there] never <0369 >ayin > a woman <0802
>ishshah > among the daughters <1121 ben > of thy brethren <0251
>ach >, or among all <3605 kol > my people <5971 <am >, that
thou goest <1980 halak > to take <3947 laqach > a wife <0802
>ishshah > of the uncircumcised <6189 <arel > Philistines <6430
P@lishtiy >? And Samson <8123 Shimshown > said <0559 >amar >
unto his father <1>, Get <3947 laqach > her for me; for she
pleaseth me well.



4 But his father <1> and his mother <0517 >em > knew <3045
yada< > not that it [was] of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, that he
sought <1245 baqash > an occasion <8385 ta>anah > against the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >: for at that time <6256 <eth > the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > had dominion <4910 mashal > over
Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



5 Then went <3381 yarad > Samson <8123 Shimshown > down <3381
yarad >, and his father <1> and his mother <0517 > em >, to
Timnath <8553 Timnah >, and came <0935 bow> > to the vineyards
<3754 kerem > of Timnath <8553 Timnah >: and, behold <2009
hinneh >, a young <3715 k@phiyr > lion <0738 >ariy > roared
<7580 sha>ag > against <7125 qir>ah > him.



6 And the Spirit <7307 ruwach > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
came <6743 tsalach > mightily upon him, and he rent < 8156 shaca<
> him as he would have rent <8156 shaca< > a kid < 1423 g@diy >,
and [he had] nothing in his hand <3027 yad >: but he told <5046
nagad > not his father <1> or his mother <0517 >em > what he had
done <6213 <asah >.



7 And he went <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad >, and talked
<1696 dabar > with the woman <0802 >ishshah >; and she pleased
Samson <8123 Shimshown > well.



8 And after a time <3117 yowm > he returned <7725 shuwb > to
take <3947 laqach > her, and he turned <5493 cuwr > aside to see
<7200 ra>ah > the carcase <4658 mappeleth > of the lion <0738
>ariy >: and, behold <2009 hinneh >, [there was] a swarm <5712
<edah > of bees <1682 d@bowrah > and honey <1706 d@bash > in the
carcase <1472 g@viyah > of the lion <0738 >ariy >.



9 And he took <7287 radah > thereof in his hands <3709 kaph >,
and went <3212 yalak > on eating <0398 >akal >, and came <1980
halak > to his father <1> and mother <0517 >em > , and he gave
<5414 nathan > them, and they did eat <0398 >akal > : but he told
<5046 nagad > not them that he had taken <7287 radah > the honey
<1706 d@bash > out of the carcase <1472 g@viyah > of the lion
<0738 >ariy >.



10. So his father <1> went <3381 yarad > down < 3381 yarad >
unto the woman <0802 >ishshah >: and Samson <8123 Shimshown >
made <6213 <asah > there <8033 sham > a feast < 4960 mishteh >;
for so <3651 ken > used the young <0970 bachuwr > men to do
<6213 <asah >.



11 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when they saw < 7200 ra>ah
> him, that they brought <3947 laqach > thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym
> companions <4828 merea< > to be with him.



12 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > said <0559 >amar > unto them, I
will now <4994 na> > put <2330 chuwd > forth < 2330 chuwd > a
riddle <2420 chiydah > unto you: if <0518 >im > ye can certainly
declare <5046 nagad > it me within the seven <7651 sheba< > days
<3117 yowm > of the feast <4960 mishteh >, and find <4672 matsa>
> [it] out, then I will give <5414 nathan > you thirty <7970
sh@lowshiym > sheets <5466 cadiyn > and thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym
> change <2487 chaliyphah > of garments <0899 beged >:



13 But if <0518 >im > ye cannot declare <5046 nagad > [it] me,
then shall ye give <5414 nathan > me thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym >
sheets <5466 cadiyn > and thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > change
<2487 chaliyphah > of garments <0899 beged >. And they said
<0559 >amar > unto him, Put <2330 chuwd > forth <2330 chuwd >
thy riddle <2420 chiydah >, that we may hear <8085 shama< > it.



14 And he said <0559 >amar > unto them, Out of the eater <0398
>akal > came <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > meat <3978
ma>akal >, and out of the strong <5794 <az > came <3318 yatsa> >
forth <3318 yatsa> > sweetness <4966 mathowq >. And they could
<3201 yakol > not in three <7969 shalowsh > days < 3117 yowm >
expound <5046 nagad > the riddle <2420 chiydah >.



15 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass on the seventh < 7637
sh@biy<iy > day <3117 yowm >, that they said <0559 >amar > unto
Samson's <8123 Shimshown > wife <0802 >ishshah >, Entice <6601
pathah > thy husband <0376 >iysh >, that he may declare <5046
nagad > unto us the riddle <2420 chiydah >, lest < 6435 pen > we
burn <8313 saraph > thee and thy father's <1> house <1004 bayith
> with fire <0784 >esh >: have ye called <7121 qara> > us to
take <3423 yarash > that we have? [is it] not [so]?



16 And Samson's <8123 Shimshown > wife <0802 > ishshah > wept
<1058 bakah > before <5921 <al > him, and said < 0559 >amar >,
Thou dost but hate <8130 sane> > me, and lovest <0157 >ahab > me
not: thou hast put <2330 chuwd > forth <2330 chuwd > a riddle
<2420 chiydah > unto the children <1121 ben > of my people <5971
<am >, and hast not told <5046 nagad > [it] me. And he said
<0559 >amar > unto her, Behold <2009 hinneh >, I have not told
<5046 nagad > [it] my father <1> nor <3908 lachash > my mother
<0517 >em >, and shall I tell <5046 nagad > [it] thee?



17 And she wept <1058 bakah > before <5921 <al > him the seven
<7651 sheba< > days <3117 yowm >, while their feast <4960
mishteh > lasted <1961 hayah >: and it came <1961 hayah > to
pass on the seventh <7637 sh@biy<iy > day <3117 yowm >, that he
told <5046 nagad > her, because <3588 kiy > she lay sore upon
him: and she told <5046 nagad > the riddle <2420 chiydah > to
the children <1121 ben > of her people <5971 <am >.



18 And the men <0582 >enowsh > of the city <5892 < iyr > said
<0559 >amar > unto him on the seventh <7637 sh@biy< iy > day
<3117 yowm > before <2962 terem > the sun <2775 cherec > went
<0935 bow> > down, What <4100 mah > [is] sweeter <4966 mathowq >
than honey <1706 d@bash >? and what <4100 mah > [is] stronger
<5794 <az > than a lion <0738 >ariy >? And he said <0559 >amar >
unto them, If <3883 luwl > ye had not plowed <2790 charash >
with my heifer <5697 <eglah >, ye had not found <4672 matsa> >
out my riddle <2420 chiydah >.



19 And the Spirit <7307 ruwach > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
came <6743 tsalach > upon him, and he went <3381 yarad > down
<3381 yarad > to Ashkelon <0831 >Ashq@lown >, and slew <5221
nakah > thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > men <0376 >iysh > of them,
and took <3947 laqach > their spoil <2488 chaliytsah > , and gave
<5414 nathan > change <2487 chaliyphah > of garments unto them
which expounded <5046 nagad > the riddle <2420 chiydah >. And
his anger <0639 >aph > was kindled <2734 charah >, and he went
<5927 <alah > up to his father's <1> house < 1004 bayith >.



20 But Samson's <8123 Shimshown > wife <0802 > ishshah > was
[given] to his companion <4828 merea< >, whom <0834 >aher > he
had used as his friend <7462 ra<ah >.



Judges 15



1. But it came <1961 hayah > to pass within a while after, in
the time <3117 yowm > of wheat <2406 chittah > harvest <7105
qatsiyr >, that Samson <8123 Shimshown > visited < 6485 paqad >
his wife <0802 >ishshah > with a kid; and he said < 0559 >amar >,
I will go <0935 bow> > in to my wife <0802 > ishshah > into the
chamber <2315 cheder >. But her father <1> would not suffer
<5414 nathan > him to go <0935 bow> > in.



2 And her father <1> said <0559 >amar >, I verily <0559 >amar >
thought <0559 >amar > that thou hadst utterly hated < 8130 sane>
> her; therefore I gave <5414 nathan > her to thy companion
<4828 merea< >: [is] not her younger <6996 qatan > sister <0269
>achowth > fairer <2896 towb > than she? take < 1961 hayah > her,
I pray <4994 na> > thee, instead <8478 tachath > of her.



3 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > said <0559 >amar > concerning
them, Now <6471 pa<am > shall I be more blameless < 5352 naqah >
than the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >, though <3588 kiy > I do
<6213 <asah > them a displeasure <7451 ra< >.



4 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > went <3212 yalak > and caught
<3920 lakad > three <7969 shalowsh > hundred <3967 me>ah > foxes
<7776 shuw<al >, and took <3947 laqach > firebrands <3940
lappiyd >, and turned <6437 panah > tail <2180 zanab > to tail
<2180 zanab >, and put <7760 suwm > a firebrand < 3940 lappiyd >
in the midst <8432 tavek > between <0996 beyn > two <8147
sh@nayim > tails <2180 zanab >.



5 And when he had set the brands <3940 lappiyd > on fire <0784
>esh >, he let [them] go <7971 shalach > into the standing <7054
qamah > corn <7054 qamah > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >,
and burnt <1197 ba<ar > up both the shocks <1430 gadiysh >, and
also <5704 <ad > the standing <7054 qamah > corn <7054 qamah >,
with the vineyards <3754 kerem > [and] olives <2132 zayith >.



6 Then the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > said <0559 > amar >,
Who <4310 miy > hath done <6213 <asah > this < 2063 zo>th >? And
they answered <0559 >amar >, Samson <8123 Shimshown >, the son
<2860 chathan > in law <2859 chathan > of the Timnite <8554
Timniy >, because <3588 kiy > he had taken <3947 laqach > his
wife <0802 >ishshah >, and given <5414 nathan > her to his
companion <4828 merea< >. And the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >
came <5927 <alah > up, and burnt <8313 saraph > her and her
father <1> with fire <0784 >esh >.



7 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > said <0559 >amar > unto them,
Though <0518 >im > ye have done <6213 <asah > this <2063 zo>th >,
yet will I be avenged <5358 naqam > of you, and after < 0310
>achar > that I will cease <2308 chadal >.



8 And he smote <5221 nakah > them hip <7785 showq > and thigh
<3409 yarek > with a great <1419 gadowl > slaughter <4347 makkah
>: and he went <3381 yarad > down <3381 yarad > and dwelt <3427
yashab > in the top <5585 ca<iyph > of the rock < 5553 cela< >
Etam <5862 <Eytam >.



9. Then the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > went <5927 <alah > up,
and pitched <2583 chanah > in Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, and
spread <5203 natash > themselves in Lehi <3896 Lechiy >.



10 And the men <0376 >iysh > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > said
<0559 >amar >, Why <4100 mah > are ye come < 5927 <alah > up
against <5921 <al > us? And they answered <0559 > amar >, To bind
<0631 >acar > Samson <8123 Shimshown > are we come <5927 <alah >
up, to do <6213 <asah > to him as he hath done <6213 <asah > to
us.



11 Then three <7969 shalowsh > thousand <0505 >eleph > men
<0376 >iysh > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah > went < 3381 yarad > to
the top <5585 ca<iyph > of the rock <5553 cela< > Etam <5862
<Eytam >, and said <0559 >amar > to Samson < 8123 Shimshown >,
Knowest <3045 yada< > thou not that the Philistines < 6430
P@lishtiy > [are] rulers <4910 mashal > over us? what <4100 mah
> [is] this <2063 zo>th > [that] thou hast done < 6213 <asah >
unto us? And he said <0559 >amar > unto them, As they did <6213
<asah > unto me, so <3651 ken > have I done <6213 <asah > unto
them.



12 And they said <0559 >amar > unto him, We are come <3381
yarad > down <3381 yarad > to bind <0631 >acar > thee, that we
may deliver <5414 nathan > thee into the hand <3027 yad > of the
Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >. And Samson <8123 Shimshown > said
<0559 >amar > unto them, Swear <7650 shaba< > unto me, that ye
will not fall <6293 paga< > upon me yourselves <0859 >attah >.



13 And they spake <0559 >amar > unto him, saying < 0559 >amar >,
No <3808 lo> >; but we will bind <0631 >acar > thee fast, and
deliver <5414 nathan > thee into their hand <3027 yad >: but
surely we will not kill <4191 muwth > thee. And they bound <0631
>acar > him with two <8147 sh@nayim > new <2319 chadash > cords
<5688 <aboth >, and brought <5927 <alah > him up from the rock
<5553 cela< >.



14 [And] when he came <0935 bow> > unto Lehi <3896 Lechiy >,
the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > shouted <7321 ruwa< > against
<7125 qir>ah > him: and the Spirit <7307 ruwach > of the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > came mightily upon him, and the cords < 5688
<aboth > that [were] upon his arms <2220 z@rowa< > became <1961
hayah > as flax <6593 pishteh > that was burnt <1197 ba<ar >
with fire <0784 >esh >, and his bands <0612 >ecuwr > loosed
<4549 macac > from off <5921 <al > his hands < 3027 yad >.



15 And he found <4672 matsa> > a new <2961 tariy > jawbone
<3895 l@chiy > of an ass <2543 chamowr >, and put < 7971 shalach
> forth <7971 shalach > his hand <3027 yad >, and took <3947
laqach > it, and slew <5221 nakah > a thousand <0505 >eleph >
men <0376 >iysh > therewith.



16 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > said <0559 >amar > , With the
jawbone <3895 l@chiy > of an ass <2543 chamowr >, heaps <2565
chamorah > upon heaps <2565 chamorah >, with the jaw < 3895
l@chiy > of an ass <2543 chamowr > have I slain <5221 nakah > a
thousand <0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh >.



17 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when he had made an end
<3615 kalah > of speaking <1696 dabar >, that he cast <7993
shalak > away the jawbone <3895 l@chiy > out of his hand <3027
yad >, and called <7121 qara> > that place <4725 maqowm >
Ramathlehi <7437 Ramath Lechiy >.



18. And he was sore <3966 m@<od > athirst <6770 tsame> >, and
called <7121 qara> > on <0413 >el > the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >,
and said <0559 >amar >, Thou hast given <5414 nathan > this
<2063 zo>th > great <1419 gadowl > deliverance < 8668 t@shuw<ah >
into the hand <3027 yad > of thy servant <5650 <ebed >: and now
<6258 <attah > shall I die <4191 muwth > for thirst <6772 tsama>
>, and fall <5307 naphal > into the hand <3027 yad > of the
uncircumcised <6189 <arel >?



19 But God <0430 >elohiym > clave <1234 baqa< > an hollow <4388
maktesh > place that [was] in the jaw <3895 l@chiy >, and there
came <3318 yatsa> > water <4325 mayim > thereout; and when he
had drunk <8354 shathah >, his spirit <7307 ruwach > came <7725
shuwb > again <7725 shuwb >, and he revived <2421 chayah >:
wherefore <4100 mah > he called <7121 qara> > the name <8034
shem > thereof Enhakkore <5875 <Eyn haq-Qowre> >, which <0834
>aher > [is] in Lehi <3896 Lechiy > unto this < 2063 zo>th > day
<3117 yowm >.



20 And he judged <8199 shaphat > Israel <3478 Yisra> el > in the
days <3117 yowm > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > twenty
<6242 <esriym > years <8141 shaneh >.



Judges 16



1. Then went <3212 yalak > Samson <8123 Shimshown > to Gaza
<5804 <Azzah >, and saw <7200 ra>ah > there < 8033 sham > an
harlot <2181 zanah >, and went <0935 bow> > in unto her.



2 [And it was told] the Gazites <5841 <Azzathiy >, saying <0559
>amar >, Samson <8123 Shimshown > is come <0935 bow> > hither.
And they compassed <5437 cabab > [him] in, and laid wait <0693
>arab > for him all <3605 kol > night <3915 layil > in the gate
<8179 sha<ar > of the city <5892 <iyr >, and were quiet <2790
charash > all <3605 kol > the night <3915 layil >, saying <0559
>amar >, In the morning <1242 boqer >, when <5704 <ad > it is
day <1242 boqer >, we shall kill <2026 harag > him.



3 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > lay <7901 shakab > till <5704
<ad > midnight, and arose <6965 quwm > at midnight, and took
<0270 >achaz > the doors <1817 deleth > of the gate <8179 sha<ar
> of the city <5892 <iyr >, and the two <8147 sh@nayim > posts
<4201 m@zuwzah >, and went <5265 naca< > away < 5265 naca< > with
them, bar <1280 b@riyach > and all <5973 <im >, and put <7760
suwm > [them] upon his shoulders <3802 katheph >, and carried
<5927 <alah > them up to the top <7218 ro>sh > of an hill <2022
har > that [is] before Hebron <2275 Chebrown >.



4. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass afterward, that he loved
<0157 >ahab > a woman <0802 >ishshah > in the valley <5158
nachal > of Sorek <7796 Sowreq >, whose name <8034 shem > [was]
Delilah <1807 D@liylah >.



5 And the lords <5633 ceren > of the Philistines <6430
P@lishtiy > came <5927 <alah > up unto her, and said <0559 >amar
> unto her, Entice <6601 pathah > him, and see <7200 ra>ah >
wherein <4100 mah > his great <1419 gadowl > strength <3581
koach > [lieth], and by what <4100 mah > [means] we may prevail
<3201 yakol > against him, that we may bind <0631 > acar > him to
afflict <6031 <anah > him: and we will give <5414 nathan > thee
every <0376 >iysh > one <0376 >iysh > of us eleven hundred <3967
me>ah > [pieces] of silver <3701 keceph >.



6 And Delilah <1807 D@liylah > said <0559 >amar > to Samson
<8123 Shimshown >, Tell <5046 nagad > me, I pray < 4994 na> >
thee, wherein <4100 mah > thy great <1419 gadowl > strength
<3581 koach > [lieth], and wherewith <4100 mah > thou mightest
be bound <0631 >acar > to afflict <6031 <anah > thee.



7 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > said <0559 >amar > unto her, If
<0518 >im > they bind <0631 >acar > me with seven <7651 sheba< >
green <3892 lach > withs <3499 yether > that were never <3808
lo> > dried <2717 charab >, then shall I be weak < 2470 chalah >,
and be as another <0259 >echad > man <0120 >adam >.



8 Then the lords <5633 ceren > of the Philistines <6430
P@lishtiy > brought <5927 <alah > up to her seven < 7651 sheba< >
green <3892 lach > withs <3499 yether > which < 0834 >aher > had
not been dried <2717 charab >, and she bound <0631 > acar > him
with them.



9 Now [there were] men lying in wait <0693 >arab >, abiding
<3427 yashab > with her in the chamber <2315 cheder >. And she
said <0559 >amar > unto him, The Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >
[be] upon thee, Samson <8123 Shimshown >. And he brake < 5423
nathaq > the withs <3499 yether >, as a thread <6616 pathiyl >
of tow <5296 n@<oreth > is broken <5423 nathaq > when it
toucheth <7306 ruwach > the fire <0784 >esh >. So his strength
<3581 koach > was not known <3045 yada< >.



10 And Delilah <1807 D@liylah > said <0559 >amar > unto Samson
<8123 Shimshown >, Behold <2009 hinneh >, thou hast mocked <2048
hathal > me, and told <1696 dabar > me lies <3576 kazab >: now
<6258 <attah > tell <5046 nagad > me, I pray < 4994 na> > thee,
wherewith <4100 mah > thou mightest be bound <0631 > acar >.



11 And he said <0559 >amar > unto her, If <0518 > im > they bind
<0631 >acar > me fast with new <2319 chadash > ropes <5688
<aboth > that never <3808 lo> > were occupied, then shall I be
weak <2470 chalah >, and be as another <0259 >echad > man <0120
>adam >.



12 Delilah <1807 D@liylah > therefore took <3947 laqach > new
<2319 chadash > ropes <5688 <aboth >, and bound <0631 >acar >
him therewith, and said <0559 >amar > unto him, The Philistines
<6430 P@lishtiy > [be] upon thee, Samson <8123 Shimshown >. And
[there were] liers in wait <0693 >arab > abiding < 3427 yashab >
in the chamber <2315 cheder >. And he brake <5423 nathaq > them
from off <5921 <al > his arms <2220 z@rowa< > like a thread
<2339 chuwt >.



13 And Delilah <1807 D@liylah > said <0559 >amar > unto Samson
<8123 Shimshown >, Hitherto thou hast mocked <2048 hathal > me,
and told <1696 dabar > me lies <3576 kazab >: tell <5046 nagad >
me wherewith <0834 >aher > thou mightest be bound < 0631 >acar >.
And he said <0559 >amar > unto her, If <0518 >im > thou weavest
<0707 >arag > the seven <7651 sheba< > locks <4253 machlaphah >
of my head <7218 ro>sh > with the web <4545 macceketh >.



14 And she fastened <8628 taqa< > [it] with the pin < 3489
yathed >, and said <0559 >amar > unto him, The Philistines <6430
P@lishtiy > [be] upon thee, Samson <8123 Shimshown >. And he
awaked <3364 yaqats > out of his sleep <8142 shehah >, and went
<5265 naca< > away <5265 naca< > with the pin <3489 yathed > of
the beam <0708 >ereg >, and with the web <4545 macceketh >.



15 And she said <0559 >amar > unto him, How <0349 >eyk > canst
thou say <0559 >amar >, I love <0157 >ahab > thee, when thine
heart <3820 leb > [is] not with me? thou hast mocked < 2048
hathal > me these <2088 zeh > three <7969 shalowsh > times <6471
pa<am >, and hast not told <5046 nagad > me wherein <4100 mah >
thy great <1419 gadowl > strength <3581 koach > [lieth].



16 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when <3588 kiy > she
pressed <6693 tsuwq > him daily <3117 yowm > with her words
<1697 dabar >, and urged <0509 >alats > him, [so] that his soul
<5315 nephesh > was vexed <7114 qatsar > unto death <4191 muwth
>;



17 That he told <5046 nagad > her all <3605 kol > his heart
<3820 leb >, and said <0559 >amar > unto her, There hath not
come <5927 <alah > a razor <4177 mowrah > upon mine head <7218
ro>sh >; for I [have been] a Nazarite <5139 naziyr > unto God
<0430 >elohiym > from my mother's <0517 >em > womb <0990 beten >:
if <0518 >im > I be shaven <1548 galach >, then my strength
<3581 koach > will go <5493 cuwr > from me, and I shall become
<2470 chalah > weak <2470 chalah >, and be like any <3605 kol >
[other] man <0120 >adam >.



18. And when Delilah <1807 D@liylah > saw <7200 ra> ah > that he
had told <5046 nagad > her all <3605 kol > his heart <3820 leb >,
she sent <7971 shalach > and called <7121 qara> > for the lords
<5633 ceren > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >, saying <0559
>amar >, Come <5927 <alah > up this once <6471 pa<am >, for he
hath shewed <5046 nagad > me all <3605 kol > his heart <3820 leb
>. Then the lords <5633 ceren > of the Philistines < 6430
P@lishtiy > came <5927 <alah > up unto her, and brought <5927
<alah > money <3701 keceph > in their hand <3027 yad >.



19 And she made him sleep <3462 yashen > upon her knees <1290
berek >; and she called <7121 qara> > for a man < 0376 >iysh >,
and she caused him to shave <1548 galach > off the seven <7651
sheba< > locks <4253 machlaphah > of his head < 7218 ro>sh >; and
she began <2490 chalal > to afflict <6031 <anah > him, and his
strength <3581 koach > went <5493 cuwr > from him.



20 And she said <0559 >amar >, The Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy
> [be] upon thee, Samson <8123 Shimshown >. And he awoke <3364
yaqats > out of his sleep <8142 shehah >, and said < 0559 >amar >,
I will go <3318 yatsa> > out as at other times <6471 pa<am >
before <6471 pa<am >, and shake <5287 na<ar > myself. And he
wist <3045 yada< > not that the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > was
departed <5493 cuwr > from him.



21 But the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > took <0270 > achaz >
him, and put <5365 naqar > out his eyes <5869 <ayin >, and
brought <3381 yarad > him down <3381 yarad > to Gaza <5804
<Azzah >, and bound <0631 >acar > him with fetters <5178
n@chosheth > of brass <5178 n@chosheth >; and he did grind <2912
tachan > in the prison <0631 >acar > house <1004 bayith >.



22. Howbeit the hair <8181 se<ar > of his head <7218 ro>sh >
began <2490 chalal > to grow <6779 tsamach > again after <0834
>aher > he was shaven <1548 galach >.



23 Then the lords <5633 ceren > of the Philistines < 6430
P@lishtiy > gathered <6908 qabats > them together for to offer
<2076 zabach > a great <1419 gadowl > sacrifice < 2077 zebach >
unto Dagon <1712 Dagown > their god <0430 >elohiym >, and to
rejoice <8057 simchah >: for they said <0559 >amar >, Our god
<0430 >elohiym > hath delivered <5414 nathan > Samson <8123
Shimshown > our enemy <0341 >oyeb > into our hand < 3027 yad >.



24 And when the people <5971 <am > saw <7200 ra> ah > him, they
praised <1984 halal > their god <0430 >elohiym >: for they said
<0559 >amar >, Our god <0430 >elohiym > hath delivered <5414
nathan > into our hands <3027 yad > our enemy <0341 >oyeb >, and
the destroyer <2717 charab > of our country <0776 > erets >,
which <0834 >aher > slew <2491 chalal > many < 7235 rabah > of us.



25 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when <3588 kiy > their
hearts <3820 leb > were merry <2896 towb >, that they said <0559
>amar >, Call <7121 qara> > for Samson <8123 Shimshown >, that
he may make us sport <7832 sachaq >. And they called < 7121 qara>
> for Samson <8123 Shimshown > out of the prison < 0631 >acar >
house <1004 bayith >; and he made them sport <6711 tsachaq >:
and they set <5975 <amad > him between <0996 beyn > the pillars
<5982 <ammuwd >.



26 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > said <0559 >amar > unto the lad
<5288 na<ar > that held <2388 chazaq > him by the hand <3027 yad
>, Suffer <3240 yanach > me that I may feel <4184 muwsh > the
pillars <5982 <ammuwd > whereupon the house <1004 bayith >
standeth <3559 kuwn >, that I may lean <8172 sha<an > upon them.



27 Now the house <1004 bayith > was full <4390 male> > of men
<0582 >enowsh > and women <0802 >ishshah >; and all <3605 kol >
the lords <5633 ceren > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >
[were] there <8033 sham >; and [there were] upon the roof <1406
gag > about three <7969 shalowsh > thousand <0505 > eleph > men
<0376 >iysh > and women <0802 >ishshah >, that beheld <7200
ra>ah > while Samson <8123 Shimshown > made sport < 7832 sachaq >.



28 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > called <7121 qara> > unto the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and said <0559 >amar >, O Lord <0136
>Adonay > GOD <3069 Y@hovih >, remember <2142 zakar > me, I pray
<4994 na> > thee, and strengthen <2388 chazaq > me, I pray <4994
na> > thee, only <0389 >ak > this <2088 zeh > once <6471 pa<am >,
O God <0430 >elohiym >, that I may be at once avenged <5358
naqam > of the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy > for my two <8147
sh@nayim > eyes <5869 <ayin >.



29 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > took hold <3943 laphath > of
the two <8147 sh@nayim > middle <8432 tavek > pillars <5982
<ammuwd > upon which <0834 >aher > the house < 1004 bayith >
stood <3559 kuwn >, and on <5921 <al > which it was borne <5564
camak > up, of the one <0259 >echad > with his right <3225
yamiyn > hand, and of the other <0259 >echad > with his left
<8040 s@mo>wl >.





30 And Samson <8123 Shimshown > said <0559 >amar > , Let me die
<4191 muwth > with the Philistines <6430 P@lishtiy >. And he
bowed <5186 natah > himself with [all his] might <3581 koach >;
and the house <1004 bayith > fell <5307 naphal > upon the lords
<5633 ceren >, and upon all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am >
that [were] therein. So the dead <4191 muwth > which < 0834 >aher
> he slew <4191 muwth > at his death <4194 maveth > were more
<7227 rab > than [they] which <0834 >aher > he slew <4191 muwth
> in his life <2416 chay >.



31 Then his brethren <0251 >ach > and all <3605 kol > the house
<1004 bayith > of his father <1> came <3381 yarad > down <3381
yarad >, and took <5375 nasa> > him, and brought < 5927 <alah >
[him] up, and buried <6912 qabar > him between <0996 beyn >
Zorah <6681 tsavach > and Eshtaol <0847 >Eshta>ol > in the
buryingplace <6913 qeber > of Manoah <4495 Manowach > his father
<1>. And he judged <8199 shaphat > Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
twenty <6242 <esriym > years <8141 shaneh >.



Judges 17



1. And there was a man <0376 >iysh > of mount <2022 har >
Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >, whose name <8034 shem > [was] Micah
<4319 Miykahuw >.



2 And he said <0559 >amar > unto his mother <0517 >em >, The
eleven hundred <3967 me>ah > [shekels] of silver < 3701 keceph >
that were taken <3947 laqach > from thee, about which thou
cursedst <0422 >alah >, and spakest <0559 >amar > of also <1571
gam > in mine ears <0241 >ozen >, behold <2009 hinneh >, the
silver <3701 keceph > [is] with me; I took <3947 laqach > it.
And his mother <0517 >em > said <0559 >amar >, Blessed <1288
barak > [be thou] of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, my son <1121 ben
>.



3 And when he had restored <7725 shuwb > the eleven hundred
<3967 me>ah > [shekels] of silver <3701 keceph > to his mother
<0517 >em >, his mother <0517 >em > said < 0559 >amar >, I had
wholly <6942 qadash > dedicated <6942 qadash > the silver <3701
keceph > unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > from my hand < 3027 yad >
for my son <1121 ben >, to make <6213 <asah > a graven <6459
pecel > image and a molten <4541 maccekah > image: now <6258
<attah > therefore I will restore <7725 shuwb > it unto thee.



4 Yet he restored <7725 shuwb > the money <3701 keceph > unto
his mother <0517 >em >; and his mother <0517 >em > took <3947
laqach > two hundred <3967 me>ah > [shekels] of silver <3701
keceph >, and gave <5414 nathan > them to the founder <6884
tsaraph >, who made <6213 <asah > thereof a graven <6459 pecel >
image and a molten <4541 maccekah > image: and they were in the
house <1004 bayith > of Micah <4319 Miykahuw >.



5 And the man <0376 >iysh > Micah <4318 Miykah > had an house
<1004 bayith > of gods <0430 >elohiym >, and made <6213 <asah >
an ephod <0646 >ephowd >, and teraphim <8655 t@raphiym >, and
consecrated one <0259 >echad > of his sons <1121 ben >, who
became <1961 hayah > his priest <3548 kohen >.



6 In those <1992 hem > days <3117 yowm > [there was] no <0369
>ayin > king <4428 melek > in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, [but]
every man <0376 >iysh > did <6213 <asah > [that which was] right
<3477 yashar > in his own eyes <5869 <ayin >.



7. And there was a young <5288 na<ar > man out of
Bethlehemjudah <1035 Beyth Lechem > of the family <4940
mishpachah > of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, who <1931 huw> > [was] a
Levite <3881 Leviyiy >, and he sojourned <1481 guwr > there
<8033 sham >.



8 And the man <0376 >iysh > departed <3212 yalak > out of the
city <5892 <iyr > from Bethlehemjudah <1035 Beyth Lechem > to
sojourn <1481 guwr > where <0834 >aher > he could find <4672
matsa> > [a place]: and he came <0935 bow> > to mount <2022 har
> Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim > to the house <1004 bayith > of Micah
<4318 Miykah >, as he journeyed.



9 And Micah <4319 Miykahuw > said <0559 >amar > unto him,
Whence <0370 >aiyn > comest <0935 bow> > thou? And he said <0559
>amar > unto him, I [am] a Levite <3881 Leviyiy > of
Bethlehemjudah <1035 Beyth Lechem >, and I go <1980 halak > to
sojourn <1481 guwr > where <0834 >aher > I may find <4672 matsa>
> [a place].



10 And Micah <4319 Miykahuw > said <0559 >amar > unto him,
Dwell <3427 yashab > with me, and be unto me a father < 1> and a
priest <3548 kohen >, and I will give <5414 nathan > thee ten
<6235 <eser > [shekels] of silver <3701 keceph > by the year
<3117 yowm >, and a suit <6187 <erek > of apparel <0899 beged >,
and thy victuals <4241 michyah >. So the Levite <3881 Leviyiy >
went <3212 yalak > in.



11 And the Levite <3881 Leviyiy > was content <2974 ya>al > to
dwell <3427 yashab > with the man <0376 >iysh >; and the young
<5288 na<ar > man was unto him as one <0259 >echad > of his sons
<1121 ben >.



12 And Micah <4318 Miykah > consecrated the Levite < 3881
Leviyiy >; and the young <5288 na<ar > man became < 1961 hayah >
his priest <3548 kohen >, and was in the house <1004 bayith > of
Micah <4318 Miykah >.



13 Then said <0559 >amar > Micah <4318 Miykah >, Now <6258
<attah > know <3045 yada< > I that the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah > will
do me good <3190 yatab >, seeing <3588 kiy > I have <1961 hayah
> a Levite <3881 Leviyiy > to [my] priest <3548 kohen >.



Judges 18



1. In those <1992 hem > days <3117 yowm > [there was] no <0369
>ayin > king <4428 melek > in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: and in
those <1992 hem > days <3117 yowm > the tribe < 7626 shebet > of
the Danites <1839 Daniy > sought <1245 baqash > them an
inheritance <5159 nachalah > to dwell <3427 yashab > in; for
unto that day <3117 yowm > [all their] inheritance <5159
nachalah > had not fallen <5307 naphal > unto them among <8432
tavek > the tribes <7626 shebet > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



2 And the children <1121 ben > of Dan <1835 Dan > sent <7971
shalach > of their family <4940 mishpachah > five < 2568 chamesh
> men from their coasts <7098 qatsah >, men of valour <2428
chayil >, from Zorah <6681 tsavach >, and from Eshtaol <0847
>Eshta>ol >, to spy <7270 ragal > out the land < 0776 >erets >,
and to search <2713 chaqar > it; and they said <0559 > amar >
unto them, Go <3212 yalak >, search <2713 chaqar > the land
<0776 >erets >: who when they came <0935 bow> > to mount <2022
har > Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >, to the house < 1004 bayith > of
Micah <4318 Miykah >, they lodged <3885 luwn > there <8033 sham
>.



3 When they [were] by the house <1004 bayith > of Micah <4318
Miykah >, they knew <5234 nakar > the voice <6963 qowl > of the
young <5288 na<ar > man the Levite <3881 Leviyiy >: and they
turned <5493 cuwr > in thither <8033 sham >, and said <0559
>amar > unto him, Who <4310 miy > brought <0935 bow> > thee
hither <1988 halom >? and what <4100 mah > makest < 6213 <asah >
thou in this <6311 poh > [place]? and what <4100 mah > hast thou
here <6311 poh >?



4 And he said <0559 >amar > unto them, Thus <2090 zoh > and
thus <2088 zeh > dealeth <6213 <asah > Micah < 4318 Miykah > with
me, and hath hired <7936 sakar > me, and I am his priest <3548
kohen >.



5 And they said <0559 >amar > unto him, Ask <7592 sha>al >
counsel, we pray <4994 na> > thee, of God <0430 > elohiym >, that
we may know <3045 yada< > whether our way <1870 derek > which
<0834 >aher > we go <1980 halak > shall be prosperous <6743
tsalach >.



6 And the priest <3548 kohen > said <0559 >amar > unto them, Go
<3212 yalak > in peace <7965 shalowm >: before < 5227 nokach >
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > [is] your way <1870 derek > wherein
<0834 >aher > ye go <3212 yalak >.



7. Then the five <2568 chamesh > men <0582 >enowsh > departed
<3212 yalak >, and came <0935 bow> > to Laish < 3919 Layish >,
and saw <7200 ra>ah > the people <5971 <am > that [were] therein
<7130 qereb >, how they dwelt <3427 yashab > careless <0983
betach >, after the manner <4941 mishpat > of the Zidonians
<6722 Tsiydoniy >, quiet <8252 shaqat > and secure <0982 batach
>; and [there was] no <0369 >ayin > magistrate in the land <0776
>erets >, that might put <3637 kalam > [them] to shame <3637
kalam > in [any] thing <1697 dabar >; and they [were] far <7350
rachowq > from the Zidonians <6722 Tsiydoniy >, and had no <0369
>ayin > business <1697 dabar > with [any] man < 0120 >adam >.



8 And they came <0935 bow> > unto their brethren < 0251 >ach >
to Zorah <6681 tsavach > and Eshtaol <0847 >Eshta> ol >: and
their brethren <0251 >ach > said <0559 >amar > unto them, What
<4100 mah > [say <0559 >amar >] ye?



9 And they said <0559 >amar >, Arise <6965 quwm >, that we may
go <5927 <alah > up against <5921 <al > them: for we have seen
<7200 ra>ah > the land <0776 >erets >, and, behold <2009 hinneh
>, it [is] very <3966 m@<od > good <2896 towb >: and [are] ye
still <2814 chashah >? be not slothful <6101 <atsal > to go
<3212 yalak >, [and] to enter <0935 bow> > to possess <3423
yarash > the land <0776 >erets >.



10 When ye go <0935 bow> >, ye shall come <0935 bow> > unto a
people <5971 <am > secure <0982 batach >, and to a large land
<0776 >erets >: for God <0430 >elohiym > hath given <5414 nathan
> it into your hands <3027 yad >; a place <4725 maqowm > where
<0834 >aher > [there is] no <0369 >ayin > want <4270 machcowr >
of any <3605 kol > thing <1697 dabar > that [is] in the earth
<0776 >erets >.



11 And there went <5265 naca< > from thence <8033 sham > of the
family <4940 mishpachah > of the Danites <1839 Daniy > , out of
Zorah <6681 tsavach > and out of Eshtaol <0847 > Eshta>ol >, six
<8337 shesh > hundred <3967 me>ah > men <0376 >iysh > appointed
<2296 chagar > with weapons <3627 k@liy > of war < 4421 milchamah
>.



12 And they went <5927 <alah > up, and pitched <2583 chanah >
in Kirjathjearim <7157 Qiryath Y@<ariym >, in Judah < 3063
Y@huwdah >: wherefore they called <7121 qara> > that place <4725
maqowm > Mahanehdan <4265 Machaneh-Dan > unto this < 2088 zeh >
day <3117 yowm >: behold <2009 hinneh >, [it is] behind <0310
>achar > Kirjathjearim <7157 Qiryath Y@<ariym >.



13 And they passed <5674 <abar > thence <8033 sham > unto mount
<2022 har > Ephraim <0669 >Ephrayim >, and came <0935 bow> >
unto the house <1004 bayith > of Micah <4318 Miykah >.



14. Then answered <6030 <anah > the five <2568 chamesh > men
<0582 >enowsh > that went <1980 halak > to spy < 7270 ragal > out
the country <0776 >erets > of Laish <3919 Layish >, and said
<0559 >amar > unto their brethren <0251 >ach >, Do ye know <3045
yada< > that there is in these <0428 >el-leh > houses <1004
bayith > an ephod <0646 >ephowd >, and teraphim < 8655 t@raphiym
>, and a graven <6459 pecel > image, and a molten < 4541 maccekah
> image? now <6258 <attah > therefore consider < 3045 yada< >
what <4100 mah > ye have to do <6213 <asah >.



15 And they turned <5493 cuwr > thitherward <8033 sham >, and
came <0935 bow> > to the house <1004 bayith > of the young <5288
na<ar > man the Levite <3881 Leviyiy >, [even] unto the house
<1004 bayith > of Micah <4318 Miykah >, and saluted him.



16 And the six <8337 shesh > hundred <3967 me>ah > men <0376
>iysh > appointed <2296 chagar > with their weapons <3627 k@liy
> of war <4421 milchamah >, which <0834 >aher > [were] of the
children <1121 ben > of Dan <1835 Dan >, stood < 5324 natsab > by
the entering <6607 pethach > of the gate <8179 sha<ar >.



17 And the five <2568 chamesh > men <0582 >enowsh > that went
<5927 <alah > to spy <7270 ragal > out the land <0776 >erets >
went <5927 <alah > up, [and] came <0935 bow> > in thither <8033
sham >, [and] took <3947 laqach > the graven <6459 pecel > image,
and the ephod <0646 >ephowd >, and the teraphim < 8655 t@raphiym
>, and the molten <4541 maccekah > image: and the priest <3548
kohen > stood <5324 natsab > in the entering <6607 pethach > of
the gate <8179 sha<ar > with the six <8337 shesh > hundred <3967
me>ah > men <0376 >iysh > [that were] appointed <2296 chagar >
with weapons <3627 k@liy > of war <4421 milchamah >.



18 And these <0428 >el-leh > went <0935 bow> > into Micah's
<4318 Miykah > house <1004 bayith >, and fetched < 3947 laqach >
the carved <6459 pecel > image, the ephod <0646 > ephowd >, and
the teraphim <8655 t@raphiym >, and the molten <4541 maccekah >
image. Then said <0559 >amar > the priest <3548 kohen > unto
them, What <4100 mah > do <6213 <asah > ye?



19 And they said <0559 >amar > unto him, Hold <2790 charash >
thy peace <2790 charash >, lay <7760 suwm > thine hand <3027 yad
> upon thy mouth <6310 peh >, and go <3212 yalak > with us, and
be to us a father <1> and a priest <3548 kohen >: [is it] better
<2896 towb > for thee to be a priest <3548 kohen > unto the
house <1004 bayith > of one <0259 >echad > man < 0376 >iysh >, or
<0176 >ow > that thou be a priest <3548 kohen > unto a tribe
<7626 shebet > and a family <4940 mishpachah > in Israel <3478
Yisra>el >?



20 And the priest's <3548 kohen > heart <3820 leb > was glad
<8190 Sha<ashgaz >, and he took <3947 laqach > the ephod <0646
>ephowd >, and the teraphim <8655 t@raphiym >, and the graven
<6459 pecel > image, and went <0935 bow> > in the midst <7130
qereb > of the people <5971 <am >.



21 So they turned <6437 panah > and departed <3212 yalak >, and
put <7760 suwm > the little <2945 taph > ones and the cattle
<4735 miqneh > and the carriage <3520 k@buwddah > before <6440
paniym > them.



22 [And] when they were a good <7368 rachaq > way from the
house <1004 bayith > of Micah <4318 Miykah >, the men <0582
>enowsh > that [were] in the houses <1004 bayith > near <5973
<im > to Micah's <4318 Miykah > house <1004 bayith > were
gathered <2199 za<aq > together, and overtook <1692 dabaq > the
children <1121 ben > of Dan <1835 Dan >.



23 And they cried <7121 qara> > unto the children < 1121 ben >
of Dan <1835 Dan >. And they turned <5437 cabab > their faces
<6440 paniym >, and said <0559 >amar > unto Micah <4318 Miykah >,
What <4100 mah > aileth thee, that thou comest <2199 za<aq >
with such a company <2199 za<aq >?



24 And he said <0559 >amar >, Ye have taken <3947 laqach > away
my gods <0430 >elohiym > which <0834 >aher > I made <6213 <asah
>, and the priest <3548 kohen >, and ye are gone < 3212 yalak >
away: and what <4100 mah > have I more <5750 <owd > ? and what
<4100 mah > [is] this <2088 zeh > [that] ye say < 0559 >amar >
unto me, What <4100 mah > aileth thee?



25 And the children <1121 ben > of Dan <1835 Dan > said <0559
>amar > unto him, Let not thy voice <6963 qowl > be heard <8085
shama< > among us, lest <6435 pen > angry <5315 nephesh >
fellows <0582 >enowsh > run <6293 paga< > upon thee, and thou
lose <0622 >acaph > thy life <5315 nephesh >, with the lives
<5315 nephesh > of thy household <1004 bayith >.



26 And the children <1121 ben > of Dan <1835 Dan > went <3212
yalak > their way <1870 derek >: and when Micah <4318 Miykah >
saw <7200 ra>ah > that they [were] too strong <2389 chazaq > for
him, he turned <6437 panah > and went <7725 shuwb > back <7725
shuwb > unto his house <1004 bayith >.



27. And they took <3947 laqach > [the things] which < 0834 >aher
> Micah <4318 Miykah > had made <6213 <asah >, and the priest
<3548 kohen > which <0834 >aher > he had <1961 hayah >, and came
<0935 bow> > unto Laish <3919 Layish >, unto a people <5971 <am
> [that were] at quiet <8252 shaqat > and secure < 0982 batach >:
and they smote <5221 nakah > them with the edge <6310 peh > of
the sword <2719 chereb >, and burnt <8313 saraph > the city
<5892 <iyr > with fire <0784 >esh >.



28 And [there was] no <0369 >ayin > deliverer <5337 natsal >,
because <3588 kiy > it [was] far <7350 rachowq > from Zidon
<6721 Tsiydown >, and they had no <0369 >ayin > business <1697
dabar > with [any] man <0120 >adam >; and it was in the valley
<6010 <emeq > that [lieth] by Bethrehob <1050 Beyth R@chowb >.
And they built <1129 banah > a city <5892 <iyr >, and dwelt
<3427 yashab > therein.



29 And they called <7121 qara> > the name <8034 shem > of the
city <5892 <iyr > Dan <1835 Dan >, after the name <8034 shem >
of Dan <1835 Dan > their father <1>, who <0834 > aher > was born
<3205 yalad > unto Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: howbeit <0199 >uwlam
> the name <8034 shem > of the city <5892 <iyr > [was] Laish
<3919 Layish > at the first <7223 ri>shown >.



30 And the children <1121 ben > of Dan <1835 Dan > set <6965
quwm > up the graven <6459 pecel > image: and Jonathan <3129
Yownathan >, the son <1121 ben > of Gershom <1648 Ger@shown >,
the son <1121 ben > of Manasseh <4519 M@nashsheh >, he and his
sons <1121 ben > were priests <3548 kohen > to the tribe <7626
shebet > of Dan <1835 Dan > until <5704 <ad > the day <3117 yowm
> of the captivity <1546 galuwth > of the land <0776 >erets >.



31 And they set <7760 suwm > them up Micah's <4318 Miykah >
graven <6459 pecel > image, which <0834 >aher > he made <6213
<asah >, all <3605 kol > the time that the house < 1004 bayith >
of God <0430 >elohiym > was in Shiloh <7887 Shiyloh >.



Judges 19



1. And it came <1961 hayah > to pass in those <1992 hem > days
<3117 yowm >, when [there was] no <0369 >ayin > king <4428 melek
> in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, that there was a certain <0376
>iysh > Levite <3881 Leviyiy > sojourning <1481 guwr > on the
side <3411 y@rekah > of mount <2022 har > Ephraim < 0669
>Ephrayim >, who took <3947 laqach > to him a concubine <6370
piylegesh > out of Bethlehemjudah <1035 Beyth Lechem >.



2 And his concubine <6370 piylegesh > played the whore < 2181
zanah > against <5921 <al > him, and went <3212 yalak > away
from him unto her father's <1> house <1004 bayith > to
Bethlehemjudah <1035 Beyth Lechem >, and was there <8033 sham >
four <0702 >arba< > whole <3117 yowm > months <2320 chodesh >.



3 And her husband <0376 >iysh > arose <6965 quwm > , and went
<3212 yalak > after <0310 >achar > her, to speak <1696 dabar >
friendly <3820 leb > unto her, [and] to bring <7725 shuwb > her
again <7725 shuwb >, having his servant <5288 na<ar > with him,
and a couple <6776 tsemed > of asses <2543 chamowr >: and she
brought <0935 bow> > him into her father's <1> house <1004
bayith >: and when the father <1> of the damsel <5291 na<arah >
saw <7200 ra>ah > him, he rejoiced <8055 samach > to meet <7125
qir>ah > him.



4 And his father <2859 chathan > in law <2859 chathan >, the
damsel's <5291 na<arah > father <1>, retained < 2388 chazaq > him;
and he abode <3427 yashab > with him three <7969 shalowsh >
days <3117 yowm >: so they did eat <0398 >akal > and drink <8354
shathah >, and lodged <3885 luwn > there <8033 sham >.



5 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass on the fourth <7243
r@biy<iy > day <3117 yowm >, when they arose <7925 shakam >
early <7925 shakam > in the morning <1242 boqer >, that he rose
<6965 quwm > up to depart <3212 yalak >: and the damsel's <5291
na<arah > father <1> said <0559 >amar > unto his son <2860
chathan > in law <2859 chathan >, Comfort <5582 ca< ad > thine
heart <3820 leb > with a morsel <6595 path > of bread <3899
lechem >, and afterward <0310 >achar > go <3212 yalak > your way.



6 And they sat <3427 yashab > down, and did eat <0398 >akal >
and drink <8354 shathah > both <8147 sh@nayim > of them together
<3162 yachad >: for the damsel's <5291 na<arah > father <1> had
said <0559 >amar > unto the man <0376 >iysh >, Be content <2974
ya>al >, I pray <4994 na> > thee, and tarry < 3885 luwn > all
<3885 luwn > night, and let thine heart <3820 leb > be merry
<3190 yatab >.



7 And when the man <0376 >iysh > rose <6965 quwm > up to depart
<3212 yalak >, his father <2859 chathan > in law < 2859 chathan >
urged <6484 patsar > him: therefore he lodged <3885 luwn > there
<8033 sham > again <7725 shuwb >.





8 And he arose <7925 shakam > early <7925 shakam > in the
morning <1242 boqer > on the fifth <2549 chamiyshiy > day <3117
yowm > to depart <3212 yalak >: and the damsel's < 5291 na<arah >
father <1> said <0559 >amar >, Comfort <5582 ca<ad > thine heart
<3824 lebab >, I pray <4994 na> > thee. And they tarried <4102
mahahh > until <5704 <ad > afternoon, and they did eat <0398
>akal > both <8147 sh@nayim > of them.



9 And when the man <0376 >iysh > rose <6965 quwm > up to depart
<3212 yalak >, he, and his concubine <6370 piylegesh > , and his
servant <5288 na<ar >, his father <2859 chathan > in law <2859
chathan >, the damsel's <5291 na<arah > father < 1>, said <0559
>amar > unto him, Behold <2009 hinneh >, now <4994 na> > the day
<3117 yowm > draweth <7503 raphah > toward evening <6150 <arab >,
I pray <4994 na> > you tarry <3885 luwn > all < 3885 luwn >
night: behold <2009 hinneh >, the day <3117 yowm > groweth <2583
chanah > to an end <2583 chanah >, lodge <3885 luwn > here <6311
poh >, that thine heart <3824 lebab > may be merry < 3190 yatab >;
and to morrow <4279 machar > get you early <7925 shakam > on
your way <1870 derek >, that thou mayest go <1980 halak > home
<0168 >ohel >.



10 But the man <0376 >iysh > would <14> not tarry <3885 luwn >
that night, but he rose <6965 quwm > up and departed < 3212 yalak
>, and came <0935 bow> > over <5227 nokach > against <5227
nokach > Jebus <2982 Y@buwc >, which <1958 hiy > [is] Jerusalem
<3389 Y@ruwshalaim >; and [there were] with him two < 6771 tsame>
> asses <2543 chamowr > saddled <2280 chabash >, his concubine
<6370 piylegesh > also [was] with him.



11 [And] when they [were] by Jebus <2982 Y@buwc >, the day
<3117 yowm > was far <3966 m@<od > spent <7286 radad >; and the
servant <5288 na<ar > said <0559 >amar > unto his master <0113
>adown >, Come <3212 yalak >, I pray <4994 na> > thee, and let
us turn <5493 cuwr > in into <0413 >el > this < 2063 zo>th > city
<5892 <iyr > of the Jebusites <2983 Yebuwciy >, and lodge <3885
luwn > in it.



12 And his master <0113 >adown > said <0559 >amar > unto him,
We will not turn <5493 cuwr > aside hither into <0413 >el > the
city <5892 <iyr > of a stranger <5237 nokriy >, that [is] not of
the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > ; we will
pass <5674 <abar > over <5674 <abar > to Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >.



13 And he said <0559 >amar > unto his servant <5288 na<ar >,
Come <3212 yalak >, and let us draw near <7126 qarab > to one
<0259 >echad > of these places <4725 maqowm > to lodge <3885
luwn > all <3885 luwn > night, in Gibeah <1390 Gib< ah >, or
<0176 >ow > in Ramah <7414 Ramah >.



14 And they passed <5674 <abar > on and went <3212 yalak >
their way <3212 yalak >; and the sun <8121 shemesh > went <0935
bow> > down upon them [when they were] by Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >,
which <0834 >aher > [belongeth] to Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >.



15 And they turned <5493 cuwr > aside thither <8033 sham >, to
go <0935 bow> > in [and] to lodge <3885 luwn > in Gibeah <1390
Gib<ah >: and when he went <0935 bow> > in, he sat <3427 yashab
> him down in a street <7339 r@chob > of the city < 5892 <iyr >:
for [there was] no <0369 >ayin > man <0376 >iysh > that took
<0622 >acaph > them into his house <1004 bayith > to lodging
<3885 luwn >.



16. And, behold <2009 hinneh >, there came <0935 bow> > an old
<2205 zaqen > man <0376 >iysh > from his work < 4639 ma<aseh >
out of the field <7704 sadeh > at even <6153 <ereb >, which
[was] also of mount <2022 har > Ephraim <0669 > Ephrayim >; and
he sojourned <1481 guwr > in Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >: but the men
<0582 >enowsh > of the place <4725 maqowm > [were] Benjamites
<1145 Ben-y@miyniy >.



17 And when he had lifted <5375 nasa> > up his eyes < 5869 <ayin
>, he saw <7200 ra>ah > a wayfaring <0732 > arach > man <0376
>iysh > in the street <7339 r@chob > of the city < 5892 <iyr >:
and the old <2205 zaqen > man <0376 >iysh > said <0559 >amar >,
Whither <0575 >an > goest <3212 yalak > thou? and whence <0370
>aiyn > comest <0935 bow> > thou?



18 And he said <0559 >amar > unto him, We [are] passing <5674
<abar > from Bethlehemjudah <1035 Beyth Lechem > toward <5704
<ad > the side <3411 y@rekah > of mount <2022 har > Ephraim
<0669 >Ephrayim >; from thence <8033 sham > [am] I: and I went
<3212 yalak > to Bethlehemjudah <1035 Beyth Lechem >, but I [am
now] going <1980 halak > to the house <1004 bayith > of the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah >; and there [is] no <0369 >ayin > man <0376 >iysh
> that receiveth <0622 >acaph > me to house <1004 bayith >.



19 Yet <1571 gam > there is both <1571 gam > straw <8401 teben
> and provender <4554 micpow> > for our asses < 2543 chamowr >;
and there is bread <3899 lechem > and wine <3196 yayin > also
<1571 gam > for me, and for thy handmaid <0519 >amah >, and for
the young <5288 na<ar > man [which is] with thy servants <5650
<ebed >: [there is] no <0369 >ayin > want <4270 machcowr > of
any <3605 kol > thing <1697 dabar >.



20 And the old <2205 zaqen > man <0376 >iysh > said <0559 >amar
>, Peace <7965 shalowm > [be] with thee; howsoever < 7535 raq >
[let] all <3605 kol > thy wants <4270 machcowr > [lie] upon me;
only <7535 raq > lodge <3885 luwn > not in the street <7339
r@chob >.



21 So he brought <0935 bow> > him into his house < 1004 bayith >,
and gave provender <1101 balal > unto the asses <2543 chamowr >:
and they washed <7364 rachats > their feet <7272 regel >, and
did eat <0398 >akal > and drink <8354 shathah >.



22. [Now] as they were making their hearts <3820 leb > merry
<3190 yatab >, behold <2009 hinneh >, the men < 0582 >enowsh > of
the city <5892 <iyr >, certain <0582 >enowsh > sons <1121 ben >
of Belial <1100 b@liya<al >, beset <5437 cabab > the house <1004
bayith > round <5437 cabab > about, [and] beat <1849 daphaq > at
<5921 <al > the door <1817 deleth >, and spake < 0559 >amar > to
the master <1167 ba<al > of the house <1004 bayith >, the old
<2205 zaqen > man <0376 >iysh >, saying <0559 >amar >, Bring
<3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > the man < 0376 >iysh > that
came <0935 bow> > into <0413 >el > thine house <1004 bayith >,
that we may know <3045 yada< > him.



23 And the man <0376 >iysh >, the master <1167 ba< al > of the
house <1004 bayith >, went <3318 yatsa> > out unto them, and
said <0559 >amar > unto them, Nay <0408 >al >, my brethren <0251
>ach >, [nay], I pray <4994 na> > you, do not [so] wickedly
<7489 ra<a< >; seeing <0310 >achar > that this <2088 zeh > man
<0376 >iysh > is come <0935 bow> > into < 0413 >el > mine house
<1004 bayith >, do <6213 <asah > not this <2063 zo>th > folly
<5039 n@balah >.



24 Behold <2009 hinneh >, [here is] my daughter <1323 bath > a
maiden <1330 b@thuwlah >, and his concubine <6370 piylegesh >;
them I will bring <3318 yatsa> > out now <4994 na> >, and humble
<6031 <anah > ye them, and do <6213 <asah > with them what
seemeth <5869 <ayin > good <2896 towb > unto you: but unto this
<2088 zeh > man <0376 >iysh > do <6213 <asah > not so <2063
zo>th > vile <5039 n@balah > a thing <1697 dabar >.



25 But the men <0582 >enowsh > would <14> not hearken <8085
shama< > to him: so the man <0376 >iysh > took < 2388 chazaq >
his concubine <6370 piylegesh >, and brought <3318 yatsa> > her
forth <3318 yatsa> > unto them; and they knew <3045 yada< > her,
and abused <5953 <alal > her all <3605 kol > the night <3915
layil > until <5704 <ad > the morning <1242 boqer >: and when
the day <7837 shachar > began <5927 <alah > to spring <5927
<alah >, they let her go <7971 shalach >.



26 Then came <0935 bow> > the woman <0802 > ishshah > in the
dawning <6437 panah > of the day <1242 boqer >, and fell <5307
naphal > down at the door <6607 pethach > of the man's <0376
>iysh > house <1004 bayith > where her lord <0113 >adown > [was],
till <5704 <ad > it was light <0216 >owr >.



27 And her lord <0113 >adown > rose <6965 quwm > up in the
morning <1242 boqer >, and opened <6605 pathach > the doors
<1817 deleth > of the house <1004 bayith >, and went <3318
yatsa> > out to go <3212 yalak > his way <1870 derek >: and,
behold <2009 hinneh >, the woman <0802 >ishshah > his concubine
<6370 piylegesh > was fallen <5307 naphal > down [at] the door
<6607 pethach > of the house <1004 bayith >, and her hands <3027
yad > [were] upon the threshold <5592 caph >.



28 And he said <0559 >amar > unto her, Up, and let us be going
<3212 yalak >. But none <0369 >ayin > answered < 6030 <anah >.
Then the man <0376 >iysh > took <3947 laqach > her [up] upon an
ass <2543 chamowr >, and the man <0376 >iysh > rose <6965 quwm >
up, and gat <3212 yalak > him unto his place <4725 maqowm >.



29 And when he was come <0935 bow> > into <0413 > el > his house
<1004 bayith >, he took <3947 laqach > a knife < 3979 ma>akeleth
>, and laid hold <2388 chazaq > on his concubine < 6370 piylegesh
>, and divided <5408 nathach > her, [together] with her bones
<6106 <etsem >, into twelve pieces <5409 nethach >, and sent
<7971 shalach > her into all <3605 kol > the coasts <1366 g@buwl
> of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



30 And it was so, that all <3605 kol > that saw <7200 ra>ah >
it said <0559 >amar >, There was no <3808 lo> > such <2063 zo>th
> deed done <1961 hayah > nor <3908 lachash > seen <7200 ra>ah >
from the day <3117 yowm > that the children <1121 ben > of
Israel <3478 Yisra>el > came <5927 <alah > up out of the land
<0776 >erets > of Egypt <4714 Mitsrayim > unto this <2088 zeh >
day <3117 yowm >: consider <7760 suwm > of it, take advice <5779
<uwts >, and speak <1696 dabar > [your minds].



Judges 20



1. Then all <3605 kol > the children <1121 ben > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > went <3318 yatsa> > out, and the congregation
<5712 <edah > was gathered <6950 qahal > together as one <0259
>echad > man <0376 >iysh >, from Dan <1835 Dan > even to
Beersheba <0884 B@>er Sheba< >, with the land < 0776 >erets > of
Gilead <1568 Gil<ad >, unto the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > in Mizpeh
<4709 Mitspah >.



2 And the chief <6438 pinnah > of all <3605 kol > the people
<5971 <am >, [even] of all <3605 kol > the tribes <7626 shebet >
of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, presented <3320 yatsab > themselves
in the assembly <6951 qahal > of the people <5971 <am > of God
<0430 >elohiym >, four <0702 >arba< > hundred <3967 me>ah >
thousand <0505 >eleph > footmen that drew <8025 shalaph > sword
<2719 chereb >.



3 (Now the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
heard <8085 shama< > that the children <1121 ben > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > were gone <5927 <alah > up to Mizpeh <4709
Mitspah >.) Then said <0559 >amar > the children < 1121 ben > of
Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, Tell <1696 dabar > [us], how <0349 >eyk
> was this <2063 zo>th > wickedness <7451 ra< >?



4 And the Levite <3881 Leviyiy >, the husband <0376 > iysh > of
the woman <0802 >ishshah > that was slain <7523 ratsach >,
answered <6030 <anah > and said <0559 >amar >, I came <0935 bow>
> into Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah > that [belongeth] to Benjamin <1144
Binyamiyn >, I and my concubine <6370 piylegesh >, to lodge
<3885 luwn >.



5 And the men <1167 ba<al > of Gibeah <1390 Gib< ah > rose <6965
quwm > against <5921 <al > me, and beset <5437 cabab > the house
<1004 bayith > round <5437 cabab > about upon me by night <3915
layil >, [and] thought <1819 damah > to have slain < 2026 harag >
me: and my concubine <6370 piylegesh > have they forced < 6031
<anah >, that she is dead <4191 muwth >.



6 And I took <0270 >achaz > my concubine <6370 piylegesh >, and
cut <5408 nathach > her in pieces, and sent <7971 shalach > her
throughout all <3605 kol > the country <7704 sadeh > of the
inheritance <5159 nachalah > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: for
they have committed <6213 <asah > lewdness <2154 zimmah > and
folly <5039 n@balah > in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



7 Behold <2009 hinneh >, ye [are] all <3605 kol > children
<1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >; give < 3051 yahab > here
<1988 halom > your advice <1697 dabar > and counsel <6098 <etsah
>.



8 And all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > arose <6965 quwm >
as one <0259 >echad > man <0376 >iysh >, saying <0559 >amar >,
We will not any <0376 >iysh > [of us] go <3212 yalak > to his
tent <0168 >ohel >, neither <3808 lo> > will we any <0376 >iysh
> [of us] turn <5493 cuwr > into his house <1004 bayith >.



9 But now <6258 <attah > this <2063 zo>th > [shall be] the
thing <1697 dabar > which <0834 >aher > we will do <6213 <asah >
to Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >; [we will go <3212 yalak > up] by lot
<1486 gowral > against <5921 <al > it;



10 And we will take <3947 laqach > ten <6235 <eser > men <0582
>enowsh > of an hundred <3967 me>ah > throughout all <3605 kol >
the tribes <7626 shebet > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, and an
hundred <3967 me>ah > of a thousand <0505 >eleph >, and a
thousand <7233 r@babah > out of ten <7233 r@babah > thousand
<7233 r@babah >, to fetch <3947 laqach > victual < 6720 tseydah >
for the people <5971 <am >, that they may do <6213 <asah >, when
they come <0935 bow> > to Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah > of Benjamin
<1144 Binyamiyn >, according to all <3605 kol > the folly <5039
n@balah > that they have wrought <6213 <asah > in Israel <3478
Yisra>el >.



11 So all <3605 kol > the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el > were gathered <0622 >acaph > against <0413 >el > the
city <5892 <iyr >, knit <2270 chaber > together as one <0259
>echad > man <0376 >iysh >.



12. And the tribes <7626 shebet > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
sent <7971 shalach > men <0582 >enowsh > through all <3605 kol >
the tribe <7626 shebet > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > , saying
<0559 >amar >, What <4100 mah > wickedness < 7451 ra< > [is] this
<2063 zo>th > that is done <1961 hayah > among you?



13 Now <6258 <attah > therefore deliver <5414 nathan > [us] the
men <0582 >enowsh >, the children <1121 ben > of Belial <1100
b@liya<al >, which <0834 >aher > [are] in Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >,
that we may put them to death <4191 muwth >, and put < 1197 ba<ar
> away <1197 ba<ar > evil <7451 ra< > from Israel <3478 Yisra>el
>. But the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
would <14> not hearken <8085 shama< > to the voice <6963 qowl >
of their brethren <0251 >ach > the children <1121 ben > of
Israel <3478 Yisra>el >:



14 But the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
gathered <0622 >acaph > themselves together out of the cities
<5892 <iyr > unto Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >, to go <3318 yatsa> >
out to battle <4421 milchamah > against <5973 <im > the children
<1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



15 And the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
were numbered <6485 paqad > at that time out of the cities <5892
<iyr > twenty <6242 <esriym > and six <8337 shesh > thousand
<0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh > that drew < 8025 shalaph > sword
<2719 chereb >, beside <0905 bad > the inhabitants <3427 yashab
> of Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >, which were numbered < 6485 paqad >
seven <7651 sheba< > hundred <3967 me>ah > chosen <0970 bachuwr
> men <0376 >iysh >.



16 Among all <3605 kol > this <2088 zeh > people < 5971 <am >
[there were] seven <7651 sheba< > hundred <3967 me> ah > chosen
<0970 bachuwr > men <0376 >iysh > lefthanded; every <3605 kol >
one could sling <7049 qala< > stones <68> at < 0413 >el > an hair
<8185 sa<arah > [breadth], and not miss <2398 chata> >.



17 And the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, beside
<0905 bad > Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >, were numbered <6485
paqad > four <0702 >arba< > hundred <3967 me> ah > thousand <0505
>eleph > men <0376 >iysh > that drew <8025 shalaph > sword <2719
chereb >: all <3605 kol > these <2088 zeh > [were] men <0376
>iysh > of war <4421 milchamah >.



18. And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
arose <6965 quwm >, and went <5927 <alah > up to the house <1008
Beyth->El > of God <1008 Beyth->El >, and asked <7592 sha>al >
counsel of God <0430 >elohiym >, and said <0559 > amar >, Which
<4310 miy > of us shall go <5927 <alah > up first <8462
t@chillah > to the battle <4421 milchamah > against < 5973 <im >
the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > ? And the
LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar >, Judah < 3063 Y@huwdah >
[shall go <3212 yalak > up] first <8462 t@chillah >.



19 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > rose
<6965 quwm > up in the morning <1242 boqer >, and encamped <2583
chanah > against <5921 <al > Gibeah <1390 Gib< ah >.



20 And the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > went
<3318 yatsa> > out to battle <4421 milchamah > against <5973 <im
> Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >; and the men <0376 > iysh > of
Israel <3478 Yisra>el > put themselves in array <6186 <arak > to
fight <4421 milchamah > against them at Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >.



21 And the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
came <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> > out of Gibeah <1390
Gib<ah >, and destroyed <7843 shachath > down to the ground
<0776 >erets > of the Israelites <3478 Yisra>el > that day <3117
yowm > twenty <6242 <esriym > and two <8147 sh@nayim > thousand
<0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh >.



22 And the people <5971 <am > the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > encouraged <2388 chazaq > themselves, and set
their battle <4421 milchamah > again <3254 yacaph > in array
<6186 <arak > in the place <4725 maqowm > where they put
themselves in array <6186 <arak > the first <7223 ri>shown > day
<3117 yowm >.



23 (And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
went <5927 <alah > up and wept <1058 bakah > before <6440 paniym
> the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > until <5704 <ad > even <6153 <ereb >,
and asked <7592 sha>al > counsel of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >,
saying <0559 >amar >, Shall I go <5066 nagash > up again <3254
yacaph > to battle <4421 milchamah > against <5973 <im > the
children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > my brother
<0251 >ach >? And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559 >amar >,
Go <5927 <alah > up against <0413 >el > him.)



24 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > came
<7126 qarab > near <7126 qarab > against <0413 > el > the
children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > the second
<8145 sheniy > day <3117 yowm >.



25 And Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > went <3318 yatsa> > forth
<3318 yatsa> > against <7125 qir>ah > them out of Gibeah <1390
Gib<ah > the second <8145 sheniy > day <3117 yowm >, and
destroyed <7843 shachath > down to the ground <0776 > erets > of
the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > again <5750
<owd > eighteen thousand <0505 >eleph > men < 0376 >iysh >; all
<3605 kol > these <0428 >el-leh > drew <8025 shalaph > the sword
<2719 chereb >.



26. Then all <3605 kol > the children <1121 ben > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >, and all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am >,
went <5927 <alah > up, and came <0935 bow> > unto the house
<1008 Beyth->El > of God <1008 Beyth->El >, and wept <1058 bakah
>, and sat <3427 yashab > there <8033 sham > before <6440 paniym
> the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >, and fasted <6684 tsuwm > that day
<3117 yowm > until <5704 <ad > even <6153 < ereb >, and offered
<5927 <alah > burnt <5930 <olah > offerings and peace <8002
shelem > offerings before <6440 paniym > the LORD < 3068 Y@hovah
>.



27 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
enquired <7592 sha>al > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > , (for the
ark <0727 >arown > of the covenant <1285 b@riyth > of God <0430
>elohiym > [was] there <8033 sham > in those <1992 hem > days
<3117 yowm >,



28 And Phinehas <6372 Piyn@chac >, the son <1121 ben > of
Eleazar <0499 >El<azar >, the son <1121 ben > of Aaron <0175
>Aharown >, stood <5975 <amad > before it in those <1992 hem >
days <3117 yowm >,) saying <0559 >amar >, Shall I yet <5750 <owd
> again <3254 yacaph > go <3318 yatsa> > out to battle <4421
milchamah > against <5973 <im > the children <1121 ben > of
Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > my brother <0251 >ach >, or shall I
cease <2308 chadal >? And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > said <0559
>amar >, Go <5927 <alah > up; for to morrow < 4279 machar > I
will deliver <5414 nathan > them into thine hand <3027 yad >.



29 And Israel <3478 Yisra>el > set <7760 suwm > liers in wait
<0693 >arab > round <5439 cabiyb > about Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >.



30 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > went
<5927 <alah > up against <0413 >el > the children <1121 ben > of
Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > on the third <7992 sh@liyshiy > day
<3117 yowm >, and put themselves in array <6186 <arak > against
<0413 >el > Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >, as at other times <6471 pa<am
>.



31 And the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
went <3318 yatsa> > out against <7125 qir>ah > the people <5971
<am >, [and] were drawn <5423 nathaq > away from the city <5892
<iyr >; and they began <2490 chalal > to smite < 5221 nakah > of
the people <5971 <am >, [and] kill <2491 chalal >, as at other
times <6471 pa<am >, in the highways <4546 m@cillah >, of which
<0834 >aher > one <0259 >echad > goeth <5927 <alah > up to the
house <1008 Beyth->El > of God <1008 Beyth->El > , and the other
<0259 >echad > to Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah > in the field <7704 sadeh
>, about thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > men <0376 > iysh > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >.



32 And the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
said <0559 >amar >, They [are] smitten <5062 nagaph > down
before <6440 paniym > us, as at the first <7223 ri> shown >. But
the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > said <0559
>amar >, Let us flee <5127 nuwc >, and draw <5423 nathaq > them
from the city <5892 <iyr > unto the highways <4546 m@cillah >.





33 And all <3605 kol > the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el > rose <6965 quwm > up out of their place <4725 maqowm
>, and put themselves in array <6186 <arak > at Baaltamar <1193
Ba<al Tamar >: and the liers in wait <0693 >arab > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > came <1518 giyach > forth < 1518 giyach > out of
their places <4725 maqowm >, [even] out of the meadows < 4629
ma<areh > of Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >.



34 And there came <0935 bow> > against <5048 neged > Gibeah
<1390 Gib<ah > ten <6235 <eser > thousand < 0505 >eleph > chosen
<0970 bachuwr > men <0376 >iysh > out of all < 3605 kol > Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >, and the battle <4421 milchamah > was sore
<3513 kabad >: but they knew <3045 yada< > not that evil <7451
ra< > [was] near <5060 naga< > them.



35 And the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > smote <5062 nagaph > Benjamin
<1144 Binyamiyn > before <6440 paniym > Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >:
and the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
destroyed <7843 shachath > of the Benjamites <1145 Ben- y@miyniy
> that day <3117 yowm > twenty <6242 <esriym > and five <2568
chamesh > thousand <0505 >eleph > and an hundred < 3967 me>ah >
men <0376 >iysh >: all <3605 kol > these <0428 >el-leh > drew
<8025 shalaph > the sword <2719 chereb >.



36 So the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
saw <7200 ra>ah > that they were smitten <5062 nagaph >: for the
men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > gave <5414 nathan >
place <4725 maqowm > to the Benjamites <1145 Ben- y@miyniy >,
because <3588 kiy > they trusted <0982 batach > unto the liers
in wait <0693 >arab > which <0834 >aher > they had set <7760
suwm > beside <0413 >el > Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >.



37 And the liers in wait <0693 >arab > hasted <2363 chuwsh >,
and rushed <6584 pashat > upon Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah >; and the
liers in wait <0693 >arab > drew <4900 mashak > [themselves]
along, and smote <5221 nakah > all <3605 kol > the city <5892
<iyr > with the edge <6310 peh > of the sword < 2719 chereb >.



38 Now there was an appointed <4150 mow<ed > sign between <5973
<im > the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > and the
liers in wait <0693 >arab >, that they should make a great <7235
rabah > flame <4864 mas>eth > with smoke <6227 < ashan > rise
<5927 <alah > up out of the city <5892 <iyr >.





39 And when the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
retired <2015 haphak > in the battle <4421 milchamah > , Benjamin
<1144 Binyamiyn > began <2490 chalal > to smite < 5221 nakah >
[and] kill <2491 chalal > of the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel
<3478 Yisra>el > about thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > persons <0376
>iysh >: for they said <0559 >amar >, Surely < 0389 >ak > they
are smitten <5062 nagaph > down before <6440 paniym > us, as
[in] the first <7223 ri>shown > battle <4421 milchamah >.



40 But when the flame <4864 mas>eth > began <2490 chalal > to
arise <5927 <alah > up out of the city <5892 <iyr > with a
pillar <5982 <ammuwd > of smoke <6227 <ashan >, the Benjamites
<1145 Ben-y@miyniy > looked <6437 panah > behind < 0310 >achar >
them, and, behold <2009 hinneh >, the flame <3632 kaliyl > of
the city <5892 <iyr > ascended <5927 <alah > up to heaven <8064
shamayim >.



41 And when the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
turned <2015 haphak > again, the men <0376 >iysh > of Benjamin
<1144 Binyamiyn > were amazed <0926 bahal >: for they saw <7200
ra>ah > that evil <7451 ra< > was come <5060 naga< > upon them.



42 Therefore they turned <6437 panah > [their backs] before
<6440 paniym > the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel < 3478 Yisra>el >
unto the way <1870 derek > of the wilderness <4057 midbar >; but
the battle <4421 milchamah > overtook <1692 dabaq > them; and
them which <0834 >aher > [came] out of the cities < 5892 <iyr >
they destroyed <7843 shachath > in the midst <8432 tavek > of
them.



43 [Thus] they inclosed <3803 kathar > the Benjamites < 1145 Ben-
y@miyniy > round <3803 kathar > about <3803 kathar >, [and]
chased <7291 radaph > them, [and] trode <1869 darak > them down
with ease <4496 m@nuwchah > over <5227 nokach > against <5227
nokach > Gibeah <1390 Gib<ah > toward the sunrising.



44 And there fell <5307 naphal > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
eighteen thousand <0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh >; all <3605
kol > these <0428 >el-leh > [were] men <0582 > enowsh > of valour
<2428 chayil >.



45 And they turned <6437 panah > and fled <5127 nuwc > toward
the wilderness <4057 midbar > unto the rock <5553 cela< > of
Rimmon <7417 Rimmown >: and they gleaned <5953 <alal > of them
in the highways <4546 m@cillah > five <2568 chamesh > thousand
<0505 >eleph > men <0376 >iysh >; and pursued <1692 dabaq > hard
after <0310 >achar > them unto Gidom <1440 Gid<om >, and slew
<5221 nakah > two thousand <0505 >eleph > men < 0376 >iysh > of
them.



46 So that all <3605 kol > which fell <5307 naphal > that day
<3117 yowm > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > were twenty <6242
<esriym > and five <2568 chamesh > thousand <0505 >eleph > men
<0376 >iysh > that drew <8025 shalaph > the sword <2719 chereb >;
all <3605 kol > these <0428 >el-leh > [were] men <0582 >enowsh
> of valour <2428 chayil >.



47 But six <8337 shesh > hundred <3967 me>ah > men <0376 >iysh
> turned <6437 panah > and fled <5127 nuwc > to the wilderness
<4057 midbar > unto the rock <5553 cela< > Rimmon <7417 Rimmown
>, and abode <3427 yashab > in the rock <5553 cela< > Rimmon
<7417 Rimmown > four <0702 >arba< > months < 2320 chodesh >.



48 And the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > turned
<7725 shuwb > again <7725 shuwb > upon the children <1121 ben >
of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >, and smote <5221 nakah > them with
the edge <6310 peh > of the sword <2719 chereb >, as well <3190
yatab > the men <4974 m@thom > of [every] city <5892 <iyr >, as
the beast <0929 b@hemah >, and all <3605 kol > that came <4672
matsa> > to hand <4672 matsa> >: also they set < 7971 shalach >
on fire <0784 >esh > all <3605 kol > the cities <5892 <iyr >
that they came <4672 matsa> > to.



Judges 21



1. Now the men <0376 >iysh > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > had
sworn <7650 shaba< > in Mizpeh <4709 Mitspah >, saying <0559
>amar >, There shall not any <0376 >iysh > of us give <5414
nathan > his daughter <1323 bath > unto Benjamin < 1144 Binyamiyn
> to wife <0802 >ishshah >.



2 And the people <5971 <am > came <0935 bow> > to the house
<1008 Beyth->El > of God <1008 Beyth->El >, and abode <3427
yashab > there <8033 sham > till <5704 <ad > even <6153 <ereb >
before <6440 paniym > God <0430 >elohiym >, and lifted <5375
nasa> > up their voices <6963 qowl >, and wept < 1058 bakah >
sore;



3 And said <0559 >amar >, O LORD <3068 Y@hovah > God <0430
>elohiym > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >, why < 4100 mah > is this
<2063 zo>th > come <1961 hayah > to pass in Israel <3478
Yisra>el >, that there should be to day <3117 yowm > one <0259
>echad > tribe <7626 shebet > lacking <6485 paqad > in Israel
<3478 Yisra>el >?



4 And it came <1961 hayah > to pass on the morrow <4279 machar
>, that the people <5971 <am > rose <7925 shakam > early <7925
shakam >, and built <1129 banah > there <8033 sham > an altar
<4196 mizbeach >, and offered <5927 <alah > burnt <5930 <olah >
offerings and peace <8002 shelem > offerings.



5 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra> el > said
<0559 >amar >, Who <4310 miy > [is there] among all <3605 kol >
the tribes <7626 shebet > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > that came
<5927 <alah > not up with the congregation <6951 qahal > unto
the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >? For they had made a great < 1419 gadowl
> oath <7621 sh@buw<ah > concerning him that came < 5927 <alah >
not up to the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > to Mizpeh <4709 Mitspah >,
saying <0559 >amar >, He shall surely be put to death <4191
muwth >.



6 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra> el >
repented <5162 nacham > them for Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
their brother <0251 >ach >, and said <0559 >amar >, There is one
<0259 >echad > tribe <7626 shebet > cut <1438 gada< > off from
Israel <3478 Yisra>el > this day <3117 yowm >.



7 How <4100 mah > shall we do <6213 <asah > for wives <0802
>ishshah > for them that remain <3498 yathar >, seeing <7200
ra>ah > we have sworn <7650 shaba< > by the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >
that we will not give <5414 nathan > them of our daughters <1121
ben > to wives <0802 >ishshah >?



8 And they said <0559 >amar >, What <4310 miy > one <0259
>echad > [is there] of the tribes <7626 shebet > of Israel <3478
Yisra>el > that came <5927 <alah > not up to Mizpeh <4709
Mitspah > to the LORD <3068 Y@hovah >? And, behold < 2009 hinneh
>, there came <0935 bow> > none to the camp <4264 machaneh >
from Jabeshgilead to the assembly <6951 qahal >.



9 For the people <5971 <am > were numbered <6485 paqad >, and,
behold <2009 hinneh >, [there were] none of the inhabitants
<3427 yashab > of Jabeshgilead there <8033 sham >.



10 And the congregation <5712 <edah > sent <7971 shalach >
thither <8033 sham > twelve thousand <0505 >eleph > men <0376
>iysh > of the valiantest, and commanded <6680 tsavah > them,
saying <0559 >amar >, Go <3212 yalak > and smite <5221 nakah >
the inhabitants <3427 yashab > of Jabeshgilead with the edge
<6310 peh > of the sword <2719 chereb >, with the women <0802
>ishshah > and the children <2945 taph >.



11 And this <2063 zo>th > [is] the thing <1697 dabar > that ye
shall do <6213 <asah >, Ye shall utterly destroy < 2763 charam >
every <3605 kol > male <2145 zakar >, and every < 3605 kol >
woman <0802 >ishshah > that hath lain by man <2145 zakar >.



12 And they found <4672 matsa> > among the inhabitants <3427
yashab > of Jabeshgilead four <0702 >arba< > hundred <3967 me>ah
> young <5291 na<arah > virgins <1330 b@thuwlah >, that had
known <3045 yada< > no <3808 lo> > man <0376 >iysh > by lying
<4904 mishkab > with any male <2145 zakar >: and they brought
<0935 bow> > them unto the camp <4264 machaneh > to Shiloh <7887
Shiyloh >, which <0834 >aher > [is] in the land < 0776 >erets >
of Canaan <3667 K@na<an >.



13 And the whole <3605 kol > congregation <5712 < edah > sent
<7971 shalach > [some] to speak <1696 dabar > to the children
<1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > that [were] in the
rock <5553 cela< > Rimmon <7417 Rimmown >, and to call <7121
qara> > peaceably <7965 shalowm > unto them.



14 And Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn > came <7725 shuwb > again
<7725 shuwb > at that time <6256 <eth >; and they gave <5414
nathan > them wives <0802 >ishshah > which <0834 >aher > they
had saved <2421 chayah > alive <2421 chayah > of the women <0802
>ishshah > of Jabeshgilead: and yet so <3651 ken > they sufficed
<4672 matsa> > them not.



15 And the people <5971 <am > repented <5162 nacham > them for
Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >, because <3588 kiy > that the LORD
<3068 Y@hovah > had made <6213 <asah > a breach <6556 perets >
in the tribes <7626 shebet > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



16. Then the elders <2205 zaqen > of the congregation < 5712
<edah > said <0559 >amar >, How <4100 mah > shall we do <6213
<asah > for wives <0802 >ishshah > for them that remain <3498
yathar >, seeing <3588 kiy > the women <0802 > ishshah > are
destroyed <8045 shamad > out of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >?



17 And they said <0559 >amar >, [There must be] an inheritance
<3425 y@rushah > for them that be escaped <6413 p@leytah > of
Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >, that a tribe <7626 shebet > be not
destroyed <4229 machah > out of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >.



18 Howbeit we may <3201 yakol > not give <5414 nathan > them
wives <0802 >ishshah > of our daughters <1121 ben > : for the
children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el > have sworn <7650
shaba< >, saying <0559 >amar >, Cursed <0779 >arar > [be] he
that giveth <5414 nathan > a wife <0802 >ishshah > to Benjamin
<1144 Binyamiyn >.



19 Then they said <0559 >amar >, Behold <2009 hinneh >, [there
is] a feast <2282 chag > of the LORD <3068 Y@hovah > in Shiloh
<7887 Shiyloh > yearly <3117 yowm > [in a place] which <0834
>aher > [is] on the north <6828 tsaphown > side of Bethel <1008
Beyth->El >, on the east side of the highway <4546 m@cillah >
that goeth <5927 <alah > up from Bethel <1008 Beyth- >El > to
Shechem <7927 Sh@kem >, and on the south <5045 negeb > of
Lebonah <3829 L@bownah >.



20 Therefore they commanded <6680 tsavah > the children <1121
ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >, saying <0559 > amar >, Go
<3212 yalak > and lie in wait <0693 >arab > in the vineyards
<3754 kerem >;



21 And see <7200 ra>ah >, and, behold <2009 hinneh >, if <0518
>im > the daughters <1121 ben > of Shiloh <7887 Shiyloh > come
<3318 yatsa> > out to dance <2342 chuwl > in dances <4246
m@chowlah >, then come <3318 yatsa> > ye out of the vineyards
<3754 kerem >, and catch <2414 chataph > you every man <0376
>iysh > his wife <0802 >ishshah > of the daughters <1121 ben >
of Shiloh <7887 Shiyloh >, and go <1980 halak > to the land
<0776 >erets > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >.



22 And it shall be, when <3588 kiy > their fathers < 1> or <0176
>ow > their brethren <0251 >ach > come <0935 bow> > unto us to
complain <7378 riyb >, that we will say <0559 >amar > unto them,
Be favourable <2603 chanan > unto them for our sakes: because
<3588 kiy > we reserved <3947 laqach > not to each man <0376
>iysh > his wife <0802 >ishshah > in the war < 4421 milchamah >:
for ye did not give <5414 nathan > unto them at this time <6256
<eth >, [that] ye should be guilty <0816 >asham >.



23 And the children <1121 ben > of Benjamin <1144 Binyamiyn >
did <6213 <asah > so <3651 ken >, and took < 5375 nasa> > [them]
wives <0802 >ishshah >, according to their number < 4557 micpar >,
of them that danced <2342 chuwl >, whom <0834 >aher > they
caught <1497 gazal >: and they went <3212 yalak > and returned
<7725 shuwb > unto their inheritance <5159 nachalah >, and
repaired <1129 banah > the cities <5892 <iyr >, and dwelt <3427
yashab > in them.



24 And the children <1121 ben > of Israel <3478 Yisra>el >
departed <1980 halak > thence <8033 sham > at that time, every
man <0376 >iysh > to his tribe <7626 shebet > and to his family
<4940 mishpachah >, and they went <3318 yatsa> > out from thence
<8033 sham > every man <0376 >iysh > to his inheritance <5159
nachalah >.



25 In those <1992 hem > days <3117 yowm > [there was] no <0369
>ayin > king <4428 melek > in Israel <3478 Yisra>el >: every man
<0376 >iysh > did <6213 <asah > [that which was] right <3477
yashar > in his own eyes <5869 <ayin >.

















  
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