Judges 3

Israel's idolatry provokes YHWH to deliver them to Mesopotamian king Cushan-Rishathaim, from whom Othniel delivers them; later, Moabite king Eglon oppresses them until Ehud assassinates him and defeats Moab, followed by Shamgar slaying 600 Philistines with an oxgoad[3].

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וַ/יִּֽחַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar and it burned and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms אַ֤ף 𐤀𐤐 af anger nose HTa יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael against Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np וַֽ/יִּמְכְּרֵ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤊𐤓/𐤌 vayimekerem and he sold them and he sold them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp בְּ/יַד֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc כּוּשַׁ֣ן 𐤊𐤅𐤔𐤍 kushan Cushan Kushan of double-wickedness Kushan Risheatayim HNp רִשְׁעָתַ֔יִם 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤕𐤉𐤌 risheatayim Rishathaim Double-Wickedness Kushan Risheatayim HNp מֶ֖לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc אֲרַ֣ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram of the Two Rivers Aram Naharayim HNp נַהֲרָ֑יִם 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 naharayim Naharaim Aram of the Two Rivers Aram Naharayim HNp וַ/יַּעַבְד֧וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 vayaavedu and they served and they served HC/Vqw3mp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כּוּשַׁ֥ן 𐤊𐤅𐤔𐤍 kushan-2 Cushan Kushan of double-wickedness Kushan Risheatayim HNp רִשְׁעָתַ֖יִם 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤕𐤉𐤌 risheatayim-2 Rishathaim Double-Wickedness Kushan Risheatayim HNp שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה 𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤄 shemoneh eight eight HAcfsa שָׁנִֽים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years HNcfpa
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וַ/תְּהִ֨י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and it was and she became HC/Vqw3fs עָלָ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms רֽוּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) Spirit breath of HNcbsc יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤈 vayishepot and he judged and he judged HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יֵּצֵא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and he went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to war to the battle HRd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּתֵּ֤ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יָד֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado into his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כּוּשַׁ֥ן 𐤊𐤅𐤔𐤍 kushan Cushan Kushan of double-wickedness Kushan Risheatayim HNp רִשְׁעָתַ֖יִם 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤕𐤉𐤌 risheatayim Rishathaim Double-Wickedness Kushan Risheatayim HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc אֲרָ֑ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram of Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp וַ/תָּ֣עָז 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤆 vataaz and it prevailed and she grew strong HC/Vqw3fs יָד֔/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR כּוּשַׁ֥ן 𐤊𐤅𐤔𐤍 kushan-2 Cushan Kushan of double-wickedness Kushan Risheatayim HNp רִשְׁעָתָֽיִם 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤕𐤉𐤌 risheatayim-2 Rishathaim Double-Wickedness Kushan Risheatayim HNp
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וַ/יֹּסִ֨פוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤅 vayosifu and added and they caused to add HC/Vhw3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make HR/Vqc הָ/רַ֖ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara the evil the bad HTd/Aamsa בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יְחַזֵּ֨ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒 vayechazeq and strengthened and he strengthened HC/Vpw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עֶגְל֤וֹן 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤍 egelon Eglon Eglon Egelon HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab Moab Moav HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עַ֛ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because upon HR כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC עָשׂ֥וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they had done they did HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/רַ֖ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara-2 the evil the bad HTd/Aamsa בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney-2 in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וַ/יִּזְעֲק֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤅 vayizeaqu and they cried out and they cried out HC/Vqw3mp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָה֒ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יָּקֶם֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqem and YHWH raised up he raised up HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לָ/הֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp מוֹשִׁ֗יעַ 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 moshia a deliverer the delivering-one HVhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo אֵה֤וּד 𐤀𐤄𐤅𐤃 ehud Ehud Ehud Ehud HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc גֵּרָא֙ 𐤂𐤓𐤀 gera Gera Gera Gera HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 son of son Ben Yemini HNgmsc הַ/יְמִינִ֔י 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉 hayemini the Benjaminite the Benjaminite the Ben Yemini HTd/Ngmsa אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsa אִטֵּ֖ר 𐤀𐤈𐤓 iter left-handed right-hand-impeded HAamsc יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad of hand open hand HNcbsc יְמִינ֑/וֹ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 yemino his right his right hand HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּשְׁלְח֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅 vayishelechu and they sent and they dispatched HC/Vqw3mp בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney-2 Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בְּ/יָד/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado by his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms מִנְחָ֔ה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah a tribute apportioned gift-offering HNcfsa לְ/עֶגְל֖וֹן 𐤋/𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤍 leegelon to Eglon to Eglon to Egelon HR/Np מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc מוֹאָֽב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav of Moab Moab Moav HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵ/הֶם֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp רִדְפ֣וּ 𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅 ridefu Follow pursue! HVqv2mp אַחֲרַ֔/י 𐤀𐤇𐤓/𐤉 acharay after me behind me HR/Sp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC נָתַ֨ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan has given he gave HVqp3ms יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo אֹיְבֵי/כֶ֛ם 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤊𐤌 oyeveykhem your enemies your hostile-ones HVqrmpc/Sp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo מוֹאָ֖ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab Moab Moav HNp בְּ/יֶדְ/כֶ֑ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊𐤌 beyedekhem into your hand in your (masc. plural) hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2mp וַ/יֵּרְד֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 vayeredu And they went down and they went down HC/Vqw3mp אַחֲרָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him HR/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּלְכְּד֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤅 vayilekedu and seized and they captured HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 object-marker HTo מַעְבְּר֤וֹת 𐤌𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 maeberot the fords crossing-places of HNcfpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּן֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden of the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np לְ/מוֹאָ֔ב 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 lemoav to Moab to Moab to Moav HR/Np וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn נָתְנ֥וּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 natenu they allowed they gave HVqp3cp אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsa לַ/עֲבֹֽר 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤓 laavor to cross over to cross over HR/Vqc
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