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YAH VEH TESTS YISRA EL
These are the goyim Yah Veh set to test Yisra El by all who knew not all the wars of Kenaan; 2 whom only, the generations of the sons of Yisra El know to teach them war; only, such as formerly knew them not; 3 five ringleaders of the Peleshethiy and all the Kenaaniy and the Sidoniy and the Hivviy who settle in mount Lebanon - from mount Baal Hermon to the entering in of Hamath: 4 to test Yisra El by them - to know whether they hearken to the misvoth of Yah Veh which he misvahed their fathers by the hand of Mosheh. 5 And the sons of Yisra El settle among the Kenaaniy Hethiy and Emoriy and Perizziy and Hivviy and Yebusiy: 6 and they take their daughters to be their women and give their daughters to their sons and serve their elohim. 7
JUDGE OTHNI EL
And the sons of Yisra El work evil in the eyes of Yah Veh; and forget Yah Veh their Elohim and serve the baalim and the asherim. 8 And Yah Veh kindles his wrath against Yisra El and sells them into the hand of Kushan Rishathaim sovereign of Aram Naharaim: and the sons of Yisra El serve Kushan Rishathaim eight years. 9 And the sons of Yisra El cry to Yah Veh and Yah Veh raises a saviour to the sons of Yisra El who saves them - Othni El the son of Qenaz the younger brother of Kaleb. 10 And the Spirit of Yah Veh comes on him and he judges Yisra El and goes to war: and Yah Veh gives Kushan Rishathaim sovereign of Aram into his hand; and his hand prevails against Kushan Rishathaim: 11 and the land rests forty years: and Othni El the son of Qenaz dies. 12
YISRA EL IN SERVITUDE
And the sons of Yisra El add to work evil in the eyes of Yah Veh: and Yah Veh strengthens Eglon the sovereign of Moab against Yisra El because they work evil in the eyes of Yah Veh. 13 And he gathers to himself the sons of Ammon and Amaleq; and goes and smites Yisra El and possesses Ir Hat Temarim. 14 - and the sons of Yisra El serve Eglon the sovereign of Moab eighteen years. 15
EHUD THE SAVIOUR
And the sons of Yisra El cry to Yah Veh and Yah Veh raises them a saviour - Ehud the son of Gera - a Ben Yaminiy - a man shut of his right hand: and by his hand the sons of Yisra El send an offering to Eglon the sovereign of Moab; 16 and Ehud works a sword of two edges; a span long; and he girds it under his tailoring on his right flank. 17 And he oblates the offering to Eglon sovereign of Moab - Eglon is a mighty fat man. 18 And when he finishes oblating the offering he sends away the people who bear the offering. 19 But he himself turns from the sculptiles by Gilgal and says, I have a covert word to you, O sovereign. He says, Hush! - and all who stand by him go from him. 20 And Ehud comes to him; and he settles in an upper room of cooling which he has for himself alone. And Ehud says, I have a word from Elohim to you! - and he rises from his throne. 21 And Ehud sends his left and takes the sword from his right flank and stakes it into his belly: 22 and the handle also goes in after the blade; and the fat shuts through the blade so that he cannot draw the sword from his belly; and it comes out at the anus. 23 Then Ehud goes through the portico and shuts the doors of the upper room on him and encloses them. 24 And he goes, and his servants come; and they see, behold, the doors of the upper room are enclosed, they say, Surely he covers his feet in his cooling chamber. 25 And they wait until they shame: and behold, he opens not the doors of the upper room; and they take the key and open: and behold, their adoni fallen down on the earth - dead. 26 And as they linger Ehud escapes and passes beyond the sculptiles and escapes to Seirah: 27 and so be it, when he comes, he blasts a shophar in the mountain of Ephrayim and the sons of Yisra El descend the mount with him - with him at their face. 28 And he says to them, Pursue after me: for Yah Veh gives your enemies the Moabiy into your hand. - and they descend after him and capture the passages of Yarden toward Moab and allow not a man to pass over. 29 And at that time they smite about ten thousand men of Moab - all fat - all men of valour; and not a man escapes. 30 So Moab is subdued that day under the hand of Yisra El. - and the land rests eighty years. 31
SHAMGAR
And after him, Shamgar the son of Anath, who smites six hundred men of the Peleshethiy with an ox goad: and he also saves Yisra El.
YAH VEH TESTS YISRA EL
These are the goyim Yah Veh set to test Yisra El by all who knew not all the wars of Kenaan; 2 whom only, the generations of the sons of Yisra El know to teach them war; only, such as formerly knew them not; 3 five ringleaders of the Peleshethiy and all the Kenaaniy and the Sidoniy and the Hivviy who settle in mount Lebanon - from mount Baal Hermon to the entering in of Hamath: 4 to test Yisra El by them - to know whether they hearken to the misvoth of Yah Veh which he misvahed their fathers by the hand of Mosheh. 5 And the sons of Yisra El settle among the Kenaaniy Hethiy and Emoriy and Perizziy and Hivviy and Yebusiy: 6 and they take their daughters to be their women and give their daughters to their sons and serve their elohim. 7
JUDGE OTHNI EL
And the sons of Yisra El work evil in the eyes of Yah Veh; and forget Yah Veh their Elohim and serve the baalim and the asherim. 8 And Yah Veh kindles his wrath against Yisra El and sells them into the hand of Kushan Rishathaim sovereign of Aram Naharaim: and the sons of Yisra El serve Kushan Rishathaim eight years. 9 And the sons of Yisra El cry to Yah Veh and Yah Veh raises a saviour to the sons of Yisra El who saves them - Othni El the son of Qenaz the younger brother of Kaleb. 10 And the Spirit of Yah Veh comes on him and he judges Yisra El and goes to war: and Yah Veh gives Kushan Rishathaim sovereign of Aram into his hand; and his hand prevails against Kushan Rishathaim: 11 and the land rests forty years: and Othni El the son of Qenaz dies. 12
YISRA EL IN SERVITUDE
And the sons of Yisra El add to work evil in the eyes of Yah Veh: and Yah Veh strengthens Eglon the sovereign of Moab against Yisra El because they work evil in the eyes of Yah Veh. 13 And he gathers to himself the sons of Ammon and Amaleq; and goes and smites Yisra El and possesses Ir Hat Temarim. 14 - and the sons of Yisra El serve Eglon the sovereign of Moab eighteen years. 15
EHUD THE SAVIOUR
And the sons of Yisra El cry to Yah Veh and Yah Veh raises them a saviour - Ehud the son of Gera - a Ben Yaminiy - a man shut of his right hand: and by his hand the sons of Yisra El send an offering to Eglon the sovereign of Moab; 16 and Ehud works a sword of two edges; a span long; and he girds it under his tailoring on his right flank. 17 And he oblates the offering to Eglon sovereign of Moab - Eglon is a mighty fat man. 18 And when he finishes oblating the offering he sends away the people who bear the offering. 19 But he himself turns from the sculptiles by Gilgal and says, I have a covert word to you, O sovereign. He says, Hush! - and all who stand by him go from him. 20 And Ehud comes to him; and he settles in an upper room of cooling which he has for himself alone. And Ehud says, I have a word from Elohim to you! - and he rises from his throne. 21 And Ehud sends his left and takes the sword from his right flank and stakes it into his belly: 22 and the handle also goes in after the blade; and the fat shuts through the blade so that he cannot draw the sword from his belly; and it comes out at the anus. 23 Then Ehud goes through the portico and shuts the doors of the upper room on him and encloses them. 24 And he goes, and his servants come; and they see, behold, the doors of the upper room are enclosed, they say, Surely he covers his feet in his cooling chamber. 25 And they wait until they shame: and behold, he opens not the doors of the upper room; and they take the key and open: and behold, their adoni fallen down on the earth - dead. 26 And as they linger Ehud escapes and passes beyond the sculptiles and escapes to Seirah: 27 and so be it, when he comes, he blasts a shophar in the mountain of Ephrayim and the sons of Yisra El descend the mount with him - with him at their face. 28 And he says to them, Pursue after me: for Yah Veh gives your enemies the Moabiy into your hand. - and they descend after him and capture the passages of Yarden toward Moab and allow not a man to pass over. 29 And at that time they smite about ten thousand men of Moab - all fat - all men of valour; and not a man escapes. 30 So Moab is subdued that day under the hand of Yisra El. - and the land rests eighty years. 31
SHAMGAR
And after him, Shamgar the son of Anath, who smites six hundred men of the Peleshethiy with an ox goad: and he also saves Yisra El.