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| [1]Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, (even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; |
[1]וְאֵלֶּה הַגֹּויִם אֲשֶׁר הִנִּיחַ יְהוָה לְנַסֹּות בָּם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדְעוּ אֵת כָּל־מִלְחֲמֹות כְּנָעַן׃ |
| [2]Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it;) |
[2]רַק לְמַעַן דַּעַת דֹּרֹות בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְלַמְּדָם מִלְחָמָה רַק אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנִים לֹא יְדָעוּם׃ |
| [3]Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt on mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon to the entrance of Hamath. |
[3]חֲמֵשֶׁת סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וְכָל־הַכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַצִּידֹנִי וְהַחִוִּי יֹשֵׁב הַר הַלְּבָנֹון מֵהַר בַּעַל חֶרְמֹון עַד לְבֹוא חֲמָת׃ |
| [4]And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken to the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. |
[4]וַיִּהְיוּ לְנַסֹּות בָּם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לָדַעַת הֲיִשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־מִצְוֹת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה אֶת־אֲבֹותָם בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה׃ |
| [5]And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites: |
[5]וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יָשְׁבוּ בְּקֶרֶב הַכְּנַעֲנִי הַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי׃ |
| [6]And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. |
[6]וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־בְּנֹותֵיהֶם לָהֶם לְנָשִׁים וְאֶת־בְּנֹותֵיהֶם נָתְנוּ לִבְנֵיהֶם וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶם׃ |
| [7]And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served Baalim, and the groves. |
[7]וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיִּשְׁכְּחוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־הַבְּעָלִים וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרֹות׃ |
| [8]Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. |
[8]וַיִּחַר־אַף יְהוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּמְכְּרֵם בְּיַד כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם מֶלֶךְ אֲרַם נַהֲרָיִם וַיַּעַבְדוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם שְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנִים׃ |
| [9]And when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. |
[9]וַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה וַיָּקֶם יְהוָה מֹושִׁיעַ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּושִׁיעֵם אֵת עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן־קְנַז אֲחִי כָלֵב הַקָּטֹן מִמֶּנּוּ׃ |
| [10]And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim. |
[10]וַתְּהִי עָלָיו רוּחַ־יְהוָה וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה בְּיָדֹו אֶת־כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וַתָּעָז יָדֹו עַל כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתָיִם׃ |
| [11]And the land had rest forty years: and Othniel the son of Kenaz died. |
[11]וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה וַיָּמָת עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן־קְנַז׃ |
| [12]And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. |
[12]וַיֹּסִפוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַעֲשֹׂות הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיְחַזֵּק יְהוָה אֶת־עֶגְלֹון מֶלֶךְ־מֹואָב עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל כִּי־עָשׂוּ אֶת־הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה׃ |
| [13]And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm-trees. |
[13]וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֵלָיו אֶת־בְּנֵי עַמֹּון וַעֲמָלֵק וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיַּךְ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּירְשׁוּ אֶת־עִיר הַתְּמָרִים׃ |
| [14]So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. |
[14]וַיַּעַבְדוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־עֶגְלֹון מֶלֶךְ־מֹואָב שְׁמֹונֶה עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה׃ |
| [15]But when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjaminite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a present to Eglon king of Moab. |
[15]וַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה וַיָּקֶם יְהוָה לָהֶם מֹושִׁיעַ אֶת־אֵהוּד בֶּן־גֵּרָא בֶּן־הַיְמִינִי אִישׁ אִטֵּר יַד־יְמִינֹו וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיָדֹו מִנְחָה לְעֶגְלֹון מֶלֶךְ מֹואָב׃ |
| [16]But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh. |
[16]וַיַּעַשׂ לֹו אֵהוּד חֶרֶב וְלָהּ שְׁנֵי פֵיֹות גֹּמֶד אָרְכָּהּ וַיַּחְגֹּר אֹותָהּ מִתַּחַת לְמַדָּיו עַל יֶרֶךְ יְמִינֹו׃ |
| [17]And he brought the present to Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man. |
[17]וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה לְעֶגְלֹון מֶלֶךְ מֹואָב וְעֶגְלֹון אִישׁ בָּרִיא מְאֹד׃ |
| [18]And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bore the present. |
[18]וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָּה לְהַקְרִיב אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָם נֹשְׂאֵי הַמִּנְחָה׃ |
| [19]But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. |
[19]וְהוּא שָׁב מִן־הַפְּסִילִים אֲשֶׁר אֶת־הַגִּלְגָּל וַיֹּאמֶר דְּבַר־סֵתֶר לִי אֵלֶיךָ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר הָס וַיֵּצְאוּ מֵעָלָיו כָּל־הָעֹמְדִים עָלָיו׃ |
| [20]And Ehud came to him; and he was sitting in a summer-parlor, which he had for himself alone: and Ehud said, I have a message from God to thee. And he arose from his seat. |
[20]וְאֵהוּד בָּא אֵלָיו וְהוּא־יֹשֵׁב בַּעֲלִיַּת הַמְּקֵרָה אֲשֶׁר־לֹו לְבַדֹּו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵהוּד דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִים לִי אֵלֶיךָ וַיָּקָם מֵעַל הַכִּסֵּא׃ |
| [21]And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: |
[21]וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵהוּד אֶת־יַד שְׂמֹאלֹו וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הַחֶרֶב מֵעַל יֶרֶךְ יְמִינֹו וַיִּתְקָעֶהָ בְּבִטְנֹו׃ |
| [22]And the haft also entered after the blade: and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. |
[22]וַיָּבֹא גַם־הַנִּצָּב אַחַר הַלַּהַב וַיִּסְגֹּר הַחֵלֶב בְּעַד הַלַּהַב כִּי לֹא שָׁלַף הַחֶרֶב מִבִּטְנֹו וַיֵּצֵא הַפַּרְשְׁדֹנָה׃ |
| [23]Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlor upon him, and locked them. |
[23]וַיֵּצֵא אֵהוּד הַמִּסְדְּרֹונָה וַיִּסְגֹּר דַּלְתֹות הָעַלִיָּה בַּעֲדֹו וְנָעָל׃ |
| [24]When he had gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer-chamber. |
[24]וְהוּא יָצָא וַעֲבָדָיו בָּאוּ וַיִּרְאוּ וְהִנֵּה דַּלְתֹות הָעֲלִיָּה נְעֻלֹות וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַךְ מֵסִיךְ הוּא אֶת־רַגְלָיו בַּחֲדַר הַמְּקֵרָה׃ |
| [25]And they tarried till they were ashamed: and behold, he opened not the doors of the parlor, therefore they took a key and opened them: and behold, their lord lay dead on the earth. |
[25]וַיָּחִילוּ עַד־בֹּושׁ וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ פֹתֵחַ דַּלְתֹות הָעֲלִיָּה וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־הַמַּפְתֵּחַ וַיִּפְתָּחוּ וְהִנֵּה אֲדֹנֵיהֶם נֹפֵל אַרְצָה מֵת׃ |
| [26]And Ehud escaped while they tarried; and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirath. |
[26]וְאֵהוּד נִמְלַט עַד הִתְמַהְמְהָם וְהוּא עָבַר אֶת־הַפְּסִילִים וַיִּמָּלֵט הַשְּׂעִירָתָה׃ |
| [27]And it came to pass when he had come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them. |
[27]וַיְהִי בְּבֹואֹו וַיִּתְקַע בַּשֹּׁופָר בְּהַר אֶפְרָיִם וַיֵּרְדוּ עִמֹּו בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־הָהָר וְהוּא לִפְנֵיהֶם׃ |
| [28]And he said to them, Follow me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan towards Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over. |
[28]וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם רִדְפוּ אַחֲרַי כִּי־נָתַן יְהוָה אֶת־אֹיְבֵיכֶם אֶת־מֹואָב בְּיֶדְכֶם וַיֵּרְדוּ אַחֲרָיו וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אֶת־מַעְבְּרֹות הַיַּרְדֵּן לְמֹואָב וְלֹא־נָתְנוּ אִישׁ לַעֲבֹר׃ |
| [29]And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor: and there escaped not a man. |
[29]וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־מֹואָב בָּעֵת הַהִיא כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ כָּל־שָׁמֵן וְכָל־אִישׁ חָיִל וְלֹא נִמְלַט אִישׁ׃ |
| [30]So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel: and the land had rest eighty years. |
[30]וַתִּכָּנַע מֹואָב בַּיֹּום הַהוּא תַּחַת יַד יִשְׂרָאֵל וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ שְׁמֹונִים שָׁנָה׃ |
| [31]And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad; and he also delivered Israel. |
[31]וְאַחֲרָיו הָיָה שַׁמְגַּר בֶּן־עֲנָת וַיַּךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים שֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹות אִישׁ בְּמַלְמַד הַבָּקָר וַיֹּשַׁע גַּם־הוּא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ |