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Judges 3 :: Hebrew Names Version (HNV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:1 - Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Yisra'el by them, even as many of Yisra'el as had not known all the wars of Kana`an;
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:2 - only that the generations of the children of Yisra'el might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing of it:
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:3 - namely, the five lords of the Pelishtim, and all the Kana`anim, and the Tzidonim, and the Hivvi who lived on Mount Levanon, from Mount Ba`al-Hermon to the entrance of Hamat.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:4 - They were left, to prove Yisra'el by them, to know whether they would listen to the mitzvot of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by Moshe.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:5 - The children of Yisra'el lived among the Kana`anim, the Hitti, and the Amori, and the Perizzi, and the Hivvi, and the Yevusi:
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:6 - and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:7 - The children of Yisra'el did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served the Ba`alim and the Asherot.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:8 - Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Yisra'el, and he sold them into the hand of Kushan-Rish`atayim king of Aram-Naharayim: and the children of Yisra'el served Kushan-Rish`atayim eight years.

The First Judge Delivers Israel

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:9 - When the children of Yisra'el cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a savior to the children of Yisra'el, who saved them, even `Otni'el the son of Kenaz, Kalev's younger brother.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:10 - The Spirit of the LORD came on him, and he judged Yisra'el; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Kushan-Rish`atayim king of Aram-Naharayim into his hand: and his hand prevailed against Kushan-Rish`atayim.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:11 - The land had rest forty years. `Otni'el the son of Kenaz died.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:12 - The children of Yisra'el again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened `Eglon the king of Mo'av against Yisra'el, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:13 - He gathered to him the children of `Ammon and `Amalek; and he went and struck Yisra'el, and they possessed the city of palm trees.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:14 - The children of Yisra'el served `Eglon the king of Mo'av eighteen years.

Ehud Delivers from Moab

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:15 - But when the children of Yisra'el cried to the LORD, the LORD raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Binyamini, a man left-handed. The children of Yisra'el sent tribute by him to `Eglon the king of Mo'av.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:16 - Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:17 - He offered the tribute to `Eglon king of Mo'av: now `Eglon was a very fat man.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:18 - When he had made an end of offering the tribute, he sent away the people who bore the tribute.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:19 - But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand to you, king. He said, Keep silence. All who stood by him went out from him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:20 - Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, I have a message from God to you. He arose out of his seat.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:21 - Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body:
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:22 - and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn't draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:23 - Then Ehud went forth into the porch, and shut the doors of the upper room on him, and locked them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:24 - Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper room were locked; and they said, Surely he is covering his feet in the upper chamber.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:25 - They waited until they were ashamed; and, behold, he didn't open the doors of the upper room: therefore they took the key, and opened them, and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the eretz.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:26 - Ehud escaped while they waited, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:27 - It happened, when he had come, that he blew a shofar in the hill-country of Efrayim; and the children of Yisra'el went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:28 - He said to them, Follow after me; for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Mo`avim into your hand. They went down after him, and took the fords of the Yarden against the Mo`avim, and didn't allow a man to pass over.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:29 - They struck of Mo'av at that time about ten thousand men, every lusty man, and every man of valor; and there escaped not a man.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:30 - So Mo'av was subdued that day under the hand of Yisra'el. The land had rest eighty years.

Shamgar Delivers from Philistines

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:31 - After him was Shamgar the son of `Anat, who struck of the Pelishtim six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Yisra'el.
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The Hebrew Names Version is based off the World English Bible, an update of the American Standard Version of 1901. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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