Judges 11 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Now, Jephthah the Gileadite, was a mighty man of valour, but, he, was the son of an unchaste woman,––yet Gilead was the father of Jephthah. ² And the wife of Gilead bare him sons,––and, when the wife’s sons grew up, they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him––Thou shalt not inherit with the house of our father, for, son of an alien woman, art thou. ³ So Jephthah fled from the face of his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob,––and there gathered about Jephthah unemployed men, who went forth with him.
⁴ And so it came to pass, after a time,––that the sons of Ammon made war with Israel. ⁵ When, therefore, it came to pass that the sons of Ammon made war with Israel, then went the elders of Gilead, to summon Jephthah out of the land of Tob. ⁶ And they said to Jephthah, Oh! come and be our commander,––that we may do battle with the sons of Ammon. ⁷ But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Have not, ye, hated me, and thrust me out from the house of my father? Wherefore then, are ye come unto me, now, when ye are in distress? ⁸ And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah––Therefore, have we, now, returned unto thee, that, if thou go with us, and do battle with the sons of Ammon, then shalt thou become our head, for all the inhabitants of Gilead. ⁹ And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead––If ye do bring me back to do battle with the sons of Ammon, and Yahweh deliver them up before me, shall, I myself, become your head? ¹⁰ And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah––Yahweh himself, will be hearkening between us, if, according to thy word, so, we do not. ¹¹ Then went Jephthah with the elders of Gilead, and the people set him over them, as head and commander,––and Jephthah spake all his words before Yahweh, in Mizpah.
¹² So then Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the sons of Ammon, saying,––What occasion is there between us, that thou shouldst have come unto me, to fight against my land? ¹³ And the king of the sons of Ammon said unto the messengers of Jephthah––Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and unto the Jordan,––now, therefore, restore them in peace. ¹⁴ And Jephthah yet once more sent messengers unto the king of the sons of Ammon; ¹⁵ and said unto him, Thus, saith Jephthah,––Israel took not away the land of Moab, or the land of the sons of Ammon; ¹⁶ for, when they came up out of Egypt, and Israel journeyed through the desert as far as the Red Sea, and came in unto Kadesh, ¹⁷ then did Israel send messengers unto the king of Edom, saying––Let me pass, I pray thee, through thy land, but the king of Edom hearkened not, unto the king of Moab also, sent they, but he would not consent,––so Israel abode in Kadesh. ¹⁸ Then journeyed they through the desert, and went round the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and so came, from the rising of the sun, to the land of Moab, but encamped beyond Arnon,––and entered not within the boundary of Moab, for, Arnon, is the boundary of Moab. ¹⁹ Then did Israel send messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon,––and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land as far as my own place. ²⁰ But Sihon trusted not Israel, to pass through his boundary, so Sihon gathered together all his people, and encamped in Jahaz,––and fought against Israel. ²¹ Then did Yahweh, God of Israel, deliver up Sihon, and all his people, into the hand of Israel, and they smote them,––so Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that land. ²² Yea they took possession of all the territory of the Amorites,––from Arnon, even as far as the Jabbok, and from the desert, even as far as the Jordan. ²³ Now, therefore, it was, Yahweh God of Israel, that dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel,––and shalt, thou, possess it? ²⁴ What Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess, that, wilt thou not possess? and, whatsoever Yahweh our God hath set before us to possess, that, shall we not possess? ²⁵ Now, therefore, art thou, really better, than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Hath there been any, striving at all, with Israel, or any, fighting at all, with them, ²⁶ all the time that Israel hath been dwelling in Heshbon and in her towns, and in Aroer and in her towns, and in all the cities that are on the banks of Arnon,––for three hundred years? Wherefore, then, have ye not made a rescue within that time? ²⁷ I, therefore, have not sinned against thee; but, thou, art doing me a wrong, in fighting against me,––Let Yahweh, the Judge, give judgment today, between the sons of Israel, and the sons of Ammon! ²⁸ But the king of the sons of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah, which he sent unto him.
²⁹ Then came upon Jephthah the spirit of Yahweh, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh,––and passed through Mizpeh of Gilead, and, from Mizpeh of Gilead, he passed through [unto] the sons of Ammon. ³⁰ And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Yahweh, and said,––If thou wilt, deliver, the sons of Ammon into my hand, ³¹ then shall it be, that, whosoever cometh forth out of the doors of my house, to meet me, when I return successful, from the sons of Ammon, shall belong unto Yahweh, and I will offer him up, as an ascending–sacrifice. ³² So then Jephthah passed over unto the sons of Ammon, to fight against them,––and Yahweh delivered them into his hand; ³³ and he smote them, from Aroer even till thou enterest in to Minnith, even twenty cities, and as far as Abel–keramim, with an exceeding great smiting,––and thus were the sons of Ammon subdued before the sons of Israel. ³⁴ Then came Jephthah towards Mizpah, unto his own house, and lo! his daughter, coming forth to meet him, with timbrels, and with dances,––and, she, was none other than his only child, he had not, besides her, either son or daughter. ³⁵ And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said––Alas! my daughter, Thou hast, brought me low, Even, thou, hast come to be among them who trouble me,––Yet, I, opened wide my mouth unto Yahweh, and cannot go back. ³⁶ And she said unto him––My father! Thou hast opened wide thy mouth unto Yahweh, Do with me, according to that which hath gone forth out of thy mouth,––after that Yahweh hath exacted for thee an avenging from thine enemies, from the sons of Ammon. ³⁷ And she said unto her father, Let this thing, be done for me,––Let me alone two months, that I may depart, and go down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions. ³⁸ And he said––Depart. So he let her go, for two months,––and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity, upon the mountains. ³⁹ And it came to pass, at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, and he fulfilled on her his vow which he had vowed,––she not having known man. And it became a statute, in Israel:–– ⁴⁰ From year to year, departed the daughters of Israel, to lament aloud for the daughter of Jephthah, the Gileadite, four days in the year.

¹⁰ And it came to pass that there was a famine, in the land,––so Abram went down towards Egypt, to sojourn there, because, grievous, was the famine in the land.

⁷ So they returned and came in unto En–mishpat, the same, is Kadish, and smote all the field of the Amalekites,––and the Amorites also, that dwelt in Hazazon–tamar.

⁵ Then said Sarai unto Abram: My wrong, is, on thee! I, gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and, when she seeth that she hath conceived, then am I lightly esteemed in her eyes! Yahweh judge betwixt me and her.

²⁵ Far be it from thee! to do after this manner, to put to death the righteous with the lawless! Then should righteous and lawless be alike,––Far be it from thee! Shall, the Judge of all the earth, not do, justice?

²³ Now, therefore, swear to me by God, here, that thou wilt not deal falsely by me, nor by mine offspring, nor by my descendants,––according to the lovingkindness wherewith I have dealt with thee, shalt thou deal with me, and with the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

²⁷ And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore have ye come in mite me,––seeing that, ye, hated me, and sent me away from you?

²⁰ And Jacob vowed a vow, saying,––If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way whereon, I, am going, and give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on;

⁵⁰ If thou oppress my daughters, or if thou take wives besides my daughters,––there may be no man with us––see! God, be witness betwixt me and thee!

⁵³ The Gods of Abraham and the Gods of Nahor judge betwixt us––the Gods of their fathers. And Jacob sware by the Dread of his father Isaac;

²² And he arose in that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven sons,––and passed over the ford of Jabbok.

²⁷ Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites; but let not, our own hand, be upon him, for, our own brother, our own flesh, is he. And his brethren hearkened.

²⁹ And Reuben returned unto the pit, and lo! Joseph was not in the pit,––so he rent his clothes; ³⁰ and returned unto his brethren, and said,––The, lad, is not! And, I, oh where can, I, go?

³⁴ And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins,––and mourned over his son many days. ³⁵ And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to console him, but he refused to be consoled, and said––Surely I will go down unto my son, mourning, to hades! And his father wept for him.

³⁶ And Jacob their father said unto them, Me, have ye bereaved,––Joseph, is not, and, Simeon, is not, and Benjamin, ye would take! Against me, have happened, all these things. ³⁷ Then spake Reuben unto his father, saying, My two sons, shalt thou put to death, if I bring him not unto thee,––Come, give him up upon my hand, and, I, will restore him unto thee. ³⁸ And he said, My son shall not go down with you,––For, his brother, is dead, and, he alone, is left, and, as surely as there befall him any mischief by the way wherein ye go, so surely shall ye bring down my grey hairs with sorrow unto hades.

⁴ Then said Joseph unto his brethren––Draw near, I pray you, unto me. And they drew near. And he said––I, am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. ⁵ But, now, do not grieve, neither let it be vexing in your eyes, that ye sold me hither,––for, to save life, did God send me before you.

⁸ Then called Pharaoh for Moses and for Aaron, and said––Make entreaty unto Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people,––and I must let the people go, that they may sacrifice to Yahweh.

²⁸ Then said Pharaoh: I, will let you go––so shall ye sacrifice to Yahweh your God, in the desert, only ye shall not go a, very long, journey,––make ye entreaty for me.

²⁸ Make ye request unto Yahweh, and it shall be enough, without there being any more thunderings of God, and hail,––and I must a let you go, and not again shall ye delay.

¹⁷ Now, therefore, forgive, I pray you, my sin––only this time, and make entreaty to Yahweh your God,––that he may take away from me, at least, this death.

²⁰ Then took Miriam the prophetess, sister of Aaron, the timbrel in her hand,––and all the women came forth after her with timbrels, and dances.

⁷ Thou shalt not utter the name of Yahweh thy God, for falsehood, for Yahweh will not let him go unpunished who uttereth his name, for falsehood.

² Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shall say unto them––When, any man, would consecrate and pay a vow by thine estimate of lives unto Yahweh, ³ then shall, thine estimate be, for the male, from twenty years of age even to sixty years of age, yea thine estimate shall be––fifty shekels of silver by the shekel of the sanctuary;

¹¹ And, if it be any unclean beast, whereof men may not bring near an oblation to Yahweh, then shall he present the beast before the priest: ¹² and the priest shall estimate it, whether it is good or bad,––according to thine estimate, O priest, so, shall it be.

²⁸ Only, no devoted thing which any man shall devote unto Yahweh, of all that belongeth to him,––of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be either sold or redeemed,––as to every devoted thing, most holy, it is, unto Yahweh. ²⁹ As touching any one devoted, who may be devoted from among men, he shall not be ransomed,––he must be, surely put to death.

²⁵ Then Yahweh, came down, in the cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave unto the seventy men––the elders. And it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and then did so no more.

²⁶ So they took their journey, and came in unto Moses and unto Aaron, and unto all the assembly of the sons of Israel, into the wilderness of Paran, towards Kadesh,––and brought back word––unto them, and unto all the assembly, and showed them the fruit of the land.

²⁵ Now, the Amalekites and the Canaanites, are dwelling in the valley,––tomorrow, turn ye away; and set yourselves forward towards the desert, by the way of the Red Sea.

¹ Then came the sons of Israel, the whole assembly, into the desert of Zin, in the first month, and the people dwelt in Kadesh,––and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

¹⁴ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, unto the king of Edom,––Thus, saith thy brother Israel, Thou thyself, knowest all the distress which befell us;

¹⁴ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, unto the king of Edom,––Thus, saith thy brother Israel, Thou thyself, knowest all the distress which befell us; ¹⁵ and how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we abode in Egypt, many days, and that the Egyptians ill–treated us, and our fathers; ¹⁶ and we made outcry unto Yahweh, and he heard our voice, and sent a messenger, and brought us forth out of Egypt,––lo! then, we, are in Kadesh, a city at the extremity of thy boundary, ¹⁷ Let us, we pray thee, pass through thy land––we will not pass through field or vineyard, nor will we drink the waters of a well,––by the king’s road, will we go––we will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left, until we get through thy boundary. ¹⁸ And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land,––lest, with the sword, I come out to meet thee. ¹⁹ And the sons of Israel said unto him––By the highway, will we go up, and, if, thy waters, we should drink––I, and my cattle, then would I give the price thereof,––only––it is nothing!––with my feet, would I pass through. ²⁰ And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out to meet him, with a strong people, and with a firm hand. ²¹ Thus did Edom refuse to give Israel passage through his boundary,––and Israel turned away from him.
²² Then set they forward from Kadesh,––and the sons of Israel, all the assembly, came in to Mount Hor.

⁴ Then brake they up from Mount Hor, by way of the Red Sea, to go round the land of Edom,––and the soul of the people became impatient because of the way. ⁵ So then the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore, have ye brought us up out of Egypt, to die in the desert? for there is neither bread, nor water, and, our soul, doth loathe this contemptible bread! ⁶ And Yahweh sent among the people the poisonous serpents, and they bit the people,––and much people out of Israel died. ⁷ Then came the people of Israel unto Moses, and said––We have sinned, in that we spake against Yahweh and against thee, Pray thou unto Yahweh, that he may take from us the serpent. So Moses prayed for the people. ⁸ Then said Yahweh unto Moses––Make thee a like serpent, and put it upon standard,––and it shall come to pass, that, any one who is bitten, as soon as he seeth it, shall live. ⁹ So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon the standard,––and it came to pass––that, if the serpent had bitten any man, as soon as he directed his look unto the serpent of bronze, he lived.
¹⁰ And the sons of Israel brake up,––and encamped in Oboth. ¹¹ And they brake up from Oboth,––and encamped in Ije–Abarim, in the desert which is over against Moab, towards the rising of the sun. ¹² From thence, brake they up,––and encamped in the ravine of Zered. ¹³ From thence, brake they up, and encamped on the other side of Arnon which is in the desert, that cometh forth out of the boundary of the Amorites,––for, Arnon, is the boundary of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

¹³ From thence, brake they up, and encamped on the other side of Arnon which is in the desert, that cometh forth out of the boundary of the Amorites,––for, Arnon, is the boundary of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. ¹⁴ For this cause is it said, in the Book of the Wars of Yahweh,–– . . . Waheb with a hurricane, And the ravines of Arnon; ¹⁵ And the bottom of the ravines, that extendeth toward the dwelling of Ar,––And adjoineth to the boundary of Moab,

²¹ Then sent Israel, messengers, unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying:

²¹ Then sent Israel, messengers, unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying: ²² Let me pass through thy land––we will not turn aside into field or into vineyard, nor will we drink the water of a well,––by the king’s road, will we go, until we get through thy boundary. ²³ And Sihon suffered not Israel to pass through his boundary, but Sihon gathered together all his people, and came forth to meet Israel, towards the desert, and entered Jahaz,––and fought with Israel.

²³ And Sihon suffered not Israel to pass through his boundary, but Sihon gathered together all his people, and came forth to meet Israel, towards the desert, and entered Jahaz,––and fought with Israel. ²⁴ And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword,––and took possession of his land, from Arnon unto Jabbok, unto the sons of Ammon, for, strong, was the boundary of the sons of Ammon.

²⁴ And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword,––and took possession of his land, from Arnon unto Jabbok, unto the sons of Ammon, for, strong, was the boundary of the sons of Ammon.

²⁴ And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword,––and took possession of his land, from Arnon unto Jabbok, unto the sons of Ammon, for, strong, was the boundary of the sons of Ammon. ²⁵ So Israel took all these cities,––and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all her villages;

²⁵ So Israel took all these cities,––and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all her villages;

²⁵ So Israel took all these cities,––and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all her villages;

²⁵ So Israel took all these cities,––and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all her villages; ²⁶ for, as for Heshbon, the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, it was, he, having fought with the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, unto Arnon.

²⁶ for, as for Heshbon, the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, it was, he, having fought with the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, unto Arnon.

²⁶ for, as for Heshbon, the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, it was, he, having fought with the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, unto Arnon. ²⁷ For this cause, say the poets––Enter ye Heshbon,––Built and prepared be the city of Sihon;

²⁷ For this cause, say the poets––Enter ye Heshbon,––Built and prepared be the city of Sihon; ²⁸ For, a fire, hath come forth out of Heshbon, A flame, out of the stronghold of Sihon; It hath consumed Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of Arnon.

²⁸ For, a fire, hath come forth out of Heshbon, A flame, out of the stronghold of Sihon; It hath consumed Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of Arnon. ²⁹ Woe to thee, Moab, Thou art lost, O people of Chemosh,––He hath given up his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto the king of the Amorites, Sihon.

²⁹ Woe to thee, Moab, Thou art lost, O people of Chemosh,––He hath given up his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto the king of the Amorites, Sihon.

²⁹ Woe to thee, Moab, Thou art lost, O people of Chemosh,––He hath given up his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto the king of the Amorites, Sihon. ³⁰ Then we shot them––Heshbon is destroyed, as far as Dibon,––Then laid we waste as far as Nophah, A fire reacheth unto Medeba.

³⁰ Then we shot them––Heshbon is destroyed, as far as Dibon,––Then laid we waste as far as Nophah, A fire reacheth unto Medeba. ³¹ So then Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. ³² And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they captured the villages thereof,––and dispossessed the Amorites that were there. ³³ Then turned they, and went up by the way of Bashan,––and Og, king of Bashan, came forth to meet them––he and all his people, to give battle at Edrei. ³⁴ Then said Yahweh unto Moses––Do not fear him, for, into thy hand, have I delivered him, and all his people, and his land,––Therefore shalt thou do unto him, as thou didst unto Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was dwelling in Heshbon. ³⁵ So then they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was not left him, a remnant,––and took possession of his land.

² And Balak son of Zipper saw all that Israel had done unto the Amorites; ³ and Moab shrank with great fear from the presence of the people, because, many, they were,––and Moab was alarmed at the presence of the sons of Israel. ⁴ So Moab said unto the elders of Midian––Now, shall the gathered host lick up all that are round about us, as the ox doth lick up the verdure of the field. But, Balak son of Zippor, was king unto Moab at that time. ⁵ So he sent messengers unto Balaam son of Boor, to Pethor, which was by the river of the land of the sons of his people, to call him,––saying––Lo! a people, hath come forth out of Egypt, Lo! he hath covered the eye of the land, Yea, he, is tarrying over against me. ⁶ Now, therefore, do come, I pray thee, curse me this people, For, stronger, he is, than I, If peradventure I prevail, we shall smite him, That I may drive him out of the land,––For I know that, he whom thou dost bless, is to be blessed, And, he whom thou dost curse, is to be cursed. ⁷ And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian, went their way, with the rewards of divination in their hand,––so they came in unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. ⁸ And he said unto them––Tarry ye here for the night, and I will bring you back word, as Yahweh shall speak unto me. So the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. ⁹ And God came in unto Balaam,––and said, Who are these men, with thee? ¹⁰ Then said Balaam unto God,––Balak, son of Zipper, king of Moab, hath sent unto me: ¹¹ Lo! the people that hath come forth out of Egypt––he covereth the eye of the land. Now, do come, do revile me him, Peradventure I shall prevail in making war with him, And shall drive him out. ¹² And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them,––Thou shalt not curse the people, For, blessed, he is. ¹³ And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your own land,––For Yahweh hath refused, to let me go with you. ¹⁴ So the princes of Moab arose, and came in unto Balak,––and said, Balaam refused, to come with us.
¹⁵ Then added Balak again,––to send princes, more and weightier than these. ¹⁶ And they came in unto Balaam,––and said unto him––Thus, said Balak son of Zipper, Do not be withheld, I pray thee, from coming unto me: ¹⁷ For I will, honour, thee, exceedingly, and, all that thou shalt say unto me, will I do. Do come therefore, I pray thee, oh revile me this people. ¹⁸ And Balaam responded, and said unto the servants of Balak, Though Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the bidding of Yahweh my God, to do less or more. ¹⁹ Now, therefore, abide here, I pray you, even, ye,––for the night,––that I may get to know what further Yahweh may be speaking with me. ²⁰ And God came in unto Balaam, by night, and said unto him––If, to call thee, the men have come in, arise, go with them,––But only, the thing that I shall speak unto thee, that, shalt thou do. ²¹ So Balaam arose, in the morning, and saddled his ass,––and went with the princes of Moab.

³⁶ And Balak heard, that Balaam, was coming,––so he went forth to meet him, unto a city of Moab which was upon the boundary of Arnon, which was in the utmost part of the boundary.

² When, a man, shall vow a vow unto Yahweh, or swear an oath to bind a bond upon his soul, he shall not break his word,––according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth, shall he do.

² When, a man, shall vow a vow unto Yahweh, or swear an oath to bind a bond upon his soul, he shall not break his word,––according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth, shall he do.
³ And, when, a woman, shall vow a vow unto Yahweh,––and bind a bond, in the house of her father, in her youth;

³ And, when, a woman, shall vow a vow unto Yahweh,––and bind a bond, in the house of her father, in her youth; ⁴ and her father shall hear her vow or her bond which she bindeth upon her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her, then shall all her vows stand, and, every bond which she hath bound upon her soul, shall stand.

⁴ and her father shall hear her vow or her bond which she bindeth upon her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her, then shall all her vows stand, and, every bond which she hath bound upon her soul, shall stand. ⁵ But, if her father forbade her, in the day when he heard, none of her vows or her bonds which she hath bound upon her soul, shall stand,––and, Yahweh, will pardon her, because her father forbade her.

⁵ But, if her father forbade her, in the day when he heard, none of her vows or her bonds which she hath bound upon her soul, shall stand,––and, Yahweh, will pardon her, because her father forbade her. ⁶ But, if she, belonged, to a husband, when her vows were taken upon her,––or a rash utterance fell from her lips, wherewith she put a bond upon her soul; ⁷ and her husband heard it, and, on the day that he heard, he held his peace at her, then shall her vows stand, and her bonds which she hath bound upon her soul, shall stand. ⁸ But, if, on the day her husband heard, he forbade her, then shall he have made of none effect her vow that is upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she put a bond upon her soul,––and, Yahweh, will pardon her. ⁹ But, as for the vow of a widow, or of a woman divorced, whatsoever she hath bound on her soul, shall stand against her. ¹⁰ But, if, in the house of her husband, she vowed,––or bound a bond upon her soul, with an oath; ¹¹ and her husband heard, and held his peace at her, did not forbid her, then shall all her vows stand, and, every bond which she hath bound upon her soul, shall stand. ¹² But, if her husband, did make, them, of none effect, on the day he heard, nothing which came forth out of her lips––of her vows, or of the bond of her soul, shall stand,––her husband, made it of none effect, and, Yahweh, will pardon her. ¹³ As for any vow, or any oath of binding, to humble one’s soul, her husband, may make it stand, or, her husband, may make it of none effect. ¹⁴ But, if her husband do hold his peace, at her, from day to day, then shall he cause all her vows to stand, or, all her bonds which are upon her,––cause them to stand, because he held his peace at her, on the day when he heard. ¹⁵ And, if he, do make them of none effect, after that he hath heard them, then shall he bear her iniquity. ¹⁶ These, are the statutes which Yahweh commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter, in her youth, in the house of her father.

²⁰ And Moses said unto them, If ye will indeed do this thing,––if ye will arm yourselves, before Yahweh, for the war; ²¹ and every armed man of you pass over the Jordan before Yahweh,––until he hath dispossessed his enemies, from before him; ²² and the land be subdued before Yahweh, then, afterwards, shall ye return, and shall be acquitted by Yahweh and by Israel,––and this land shall be yours for a possession before Yahweh. ²³ But, if ye shall not do this, lo! ye will have sinned against Yahweh,––and take note of your sin, that it will find you out. ²⁴ Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks,––and then, that which hath gone forth from your mouth, ye shall do. ²⁵ Then spake the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, unto Moses, saying,––thy servants, will do, as, my lord, is giving command. ²⁶ Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, shall remain there, in the cities of Gilead; ²⁷ and, thy servants, will pass over, every one armed for war, before Yahweh, to battle,––as, my lord, is speaking.
²⁸ So Moses gave command concerning them, unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun,––and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes, of the sons of Israel; ²⁹ and Moses said unto them––If the sons of Gad and the son of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every one armed for the war, before Yahweh, and the land be subdued before you, then shall ye give unto them the land of Gilead, for a possession.

³⁷ And they brake up from Kadesh,––and encamped in Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom; ³⁸ and Aaron the priest went up into Mount Hor, at the bidding of Yahweh, and died there,––in the fortieth year, by the coming forth of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first of the month. ³⁹ Now, Aaron, was a hundred and twenty–three years old, when he died in Mount Hor. ⁴⁰ And a Canaanite, king of Arad, who was dwelling in the South, in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming in of the sons of Israel. ⁴¹ And they brake up from Mount Hor,––and encamped in Zalmonah. ⁴² And they brake up from Zalmonah,––and encamped in Punon. ⁴³ And they brake up from Punon,––and encamped in Oboth. ⁴⁴ And they brake up from Oboth,––and encamped in Iye–abarim, within the bounds of Moab.

¹⁶ And I charged your judges, at that time, saying,––Ye are to hear, between your brethren, and shall judge righteously, between each man and his brother, and his sojourner.

⁴⁰ But, as for you, turn ye, for your part,––and set forward towards the desert, by way of the Red Sea.

⁴⁶ And ye abode in Kadesh many days,––how many, were the days that ye abode [there]!

¹ Then turned we, and set forward towards the desert, by way of the Red Sea, as Yahweh, spake, unto me; and we encompassed Mount Seir many days. ² And Yahweh spake unto me, saying: ³ Long enough, have ye encompassed this mountain,––turn yourselves northwards. ⁴ And, the people, command thou, saying, Ye, are about to pass through the boundary of your brethren, the sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir,––and, should they be afraid of you, take ye good heed to yourselves:

⁴ And, the people, command thou, saying, Ye, are about to pass through the boundary of your brethren, the sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir,––and, should they be afraid of you, take ye good heed to yourselves: ⁵ do not engage in strife with them, for I will not give you of their land, so much as place for the tread of a foot–sole,––for, as a possession to Esau, have I given Mount Seir.

⁵ do not engage in strife with them, for I will not give you of their land, so much as place for the tread of a foot–sole,––for, as a possession to Esau, have I given Mount Seir. ⁶ Food, shall ye buy of them with silver, so shall ye eat,––yea even water, shall ye buy of them with silver, so shall ye drink.

⁶ Food, shall ye buy of them with silver, so shall ye eat,––yea even water, shall ye buy of them with silver, so shall ye drink. ⁷ For, Yahweh thy God, hath blessed thee, in all the work of thy hand, he hath considered thy traversing of this great desert,––these forty years, hath Yahweh thy God been with thee, thou hast lacked, nothing.

⁷ For, Yahweh thy God, hath blessed thee, in all the work of thy hand, he hath considered thy traversing of this great desert,––these forty years, hath Yahweh thy God been with thee, thou hast lacked, nothing.
⁸ So we passed on, away from our brethren the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the waste plain, from Elath, and from Ezion–geber,––and we turned and passed on by way of the desert of Moab.

⁸ So we passed on, away from our brethren the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the waste plain, from Elath, and from Ezion–geber,––and we turned and passed on by way of the desert of Moab. ⁹ And Yahweh said unto me––Do not lay siege to Moab, nor engage in strife with them, in battle,––for I will not give unto thee of his land, as a possession, for, unto the sons of Lot, have I given Ar, as a possession.

⁹ And Yahweh said unto me––Do not lay siege to Moab, nor engage in strife with them, in battle,––for I will not give unto thee of his land, as a possession, for, unto the sons of Lot, have I given Ar, as a possession.

¹⁹ so wilt thou draw near over against the sons of Ammon, do not thou besiege them, neither engage in strife with them,––for I will not give of the land of the sons of Ammon unto thee, as a possession, for, unto the sons of Lot, have I given it as a possession.

²⁴ Arise ye, set forward, and cross over the ravine of Arnon, see! I have given into thy hand––Sihon king of Heshbon, the Amorite, and his land, begin––take possession,––and engage in strife with him in battle.

²⁶ So I sent messengers out of the desert of Kademoth, unto Sihon, king of Heshbon,––with words of peace, saying:

²⁶ So I sent messengers out of the desert of Kademoth, unto Sihon, king of Heshbon,––with words of peace, saying: ²⁷ I would pass along through thy land, by the road, by the road, will I go,––I will not turn aside, to the right hand or to the left: ²⁸ Food for silver, shalt thou sell me, so will I eat, and, water for silver, shalt thou let me have, so will I drink,––only I would pass through on my feet; –– ²⁹ as the sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, did to me, and the Moabites, who are dwelling in Ar,––until that I pass over the Jordan, into the land which, Yahweh our God, is giving unto us.

²⁹ as the sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, did to me, and the Moabites, who are dwelling in Ar,––until that I pass over the Jordan, into the land which, Yahweh our God, is giving unto us. ³⁰ But Sihon king of Heshbon, was not willing, to let us pass along through it,––for Yahweh thy God had suffered him to make his spirit harsh, and his heart bold, that he might give him into thy hand––(as [appeareth] this day). ³¹ Then said Yahweh unto me, See! I have begun to deliver up before thee, Sihon and his land,––begin, take possession, that thou mayest make a possession of his land. ³² So then Sihon came out to meet us, he, and all his people, to give battle at Jahaz.

³² So then Sihon came out to meet us, he, and all his people, to give battle at Jahaz. ³³ And Yahweh our God delivered him up before us,––and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.

³³ And Yahweh our God delivered him up before us,––and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. ³⁴ And we captured all his cities, at that time, and devoted to destruction every city of males, with the women, and the little ones,––we left not remaining a survivor:

³⁴ And we captured all his cities, at that time, and devoted to destruction every city of males, with the women, and the little ones,––we left not remaining a survivor: ³⁵ only, the cattle, made we our prey,––and the spoil of the cities which we captured. ³⁶ From Aroer, which is on the edge of the ravine of Arnon, and the city that is in the ravine, even as far as Gilead, there was not a fortress that proved too high for us,––the whole, did Yahweh our God deliver up before us.

³⁶ From Aroer, which is on the edge of the ravine of Arnon, and the city that is in the ravine, even as far as Gilead, there was not a fortress that proved too high for us,––the whole, did Yahweh our God deliver up before us. ³⁷ Only, unto the land of the sons of Ammon, didst thou not come near,––all the side of the Jabbok ravine, nor the cities of the hill country, nor any which Yahweh our God had forbidden to us.

¹ Then turned we, and went up, the way of Bashan; and Og king of Bashan, came out, to meet us, he, and all his people, to give battle at Edrei. ² And Yahweh said unto me: Do not fear him, for, into thy hand, have I delivered him, and all his people, and his land,––so then thou shalt do unto him, as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who was dwelling in Heshbon.

² And Yahweh said unto me: Do not fear him, for, into thy hand, have I delivered him, and all his people, and his land,––so then thou shalt do unto him, as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who was dwelling in Heshbon. ³ Then did Yahweh our God deliver into our hand, Og also, king of Bashan, and all his people,––so we smote him, until there was not left remaining to him a survivor. ⁴ And we captured all his cities, at that time, there was no fortress which we took not from them,––sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. ⁵ All these, were fortified cities, each with a high wall, folding gates and a bar,––besides country towns exceeding many. ⁶ And we devoted them to destruction, [doing unto them] as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon,––devoting to destruction every city of males, the women, and the little ones.

⁶ And we devoted them to destruction, [doing unto them] as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon,––devoting to destruction every city of males, the women, and the little ones. ⁷ But, all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, made we our, prey. ⁸ Thus did we, at that time, take the land out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites (which was over the Jordan), ––from the ravine of Arnon as far as Mount Hermon. ⁹ Sidonians, call Hermon, Sirion,––but, the Amorites, call it Senir. ¹⁰ All the cities of the table–land, and all Gilead, and all Bashan,––unto Salecah, and Edrei,––cities of the kingdom of Og, in Bashan. ¹¹ For, only Og, king of Bashan, was left remaining of the remnant of the giants, lo! his bedstead, was a bedstead of iron, is not, the same, in Rabbath, of the sons of Ammon? nine cubits, the length thereof, and, four cubits, the breadth thereof, by the fore–arm of a man.
¹² And, this land, took we in possession at that time,––from Aroer which is by the ravine of Arnon, and half the hill–country of Gilead and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites, and unto the Gadites; ¹³ but, the remainder of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh,––all the region of the Argob, with all Bashan. The same, is called, A land of giants. ¹⁴ Jair, son of Manasseh, took all the region of Argob, as far as the boundary of the Geshurites, and the Maachathites,––and called them, after his own name, The Bashan of Havvoth–jair unto this day. ¹⁵ And, unto Machir, gave I Gilead; ¹⁶ And, unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites, gave I––from Gilead, even as far as the ravine of Arnon, the middle of the ravine, and boundary,––even as far as the Jabbok ravine, the boundary of the sons of Ammon;

¹⁶ And, unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites, gave I––from Gilead, even as far as the ravine of Arnon, the middle of the ravine, and boundary,––even as far as the Jabbok ravine, the boundary of the sons of Ammon; ¹⁷ the Waste Plain also, and the Jordan and boundary,––from Chinnereth, even as far as the sea of the Waste Plain, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah, on the east.

⁴ Do not speak in thy heart, when Yahweh thy God casteth them out from before thee, saying, For mine own righteousness, hath Yahweh brought me in, to possess this land,––whereas it is, for the lawlessness of these nations, that, Yahweh, is dispossessing them from before thee. ⁵ Not for thine own righteousness, nor for the uprightness of thine own heart, art thou going in to possess their land,––but, for the lawlessness of these nations, is, Yahweh thy God, driving them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which Yahweh sware unto thy fathers, unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob.

³¹ Thou shalt not do likewise unto Yahweh thy God,––for, everything that is an abomination unto Yahweh, which he doth hate, have they done unto their gods, for, even their sons and their daughters, do they consume with fire unto their gods.

¹² For, an abomination unto Yahweh, is everyone who doeth these things,––and, on account of these abominations, is Yahweh thy God dispossessing them from before thee.

¹⁰ When thou shalt come nigh unto a city, to fight against it,––then shalt thou proclaim unto it––peace. ¹¹ and it shall be, if, peace, be the answer it giveth thee, and it open unto thee, then shall it be, that, all the people that are found therein, shall become thy tributaries, and shall serve thee.

² A bastard shall not enter into the convocation of Yahweh,––even to the tenth generation, shall none of his enter into the convocation of Yahweh. ³ Neither an Ammonite nor a Moabite shall enter into the convocation of Yahweh,––even to the tenth generation, shall none that belong to them enter into the convocation of Yahweh, unto times age–abiding: ⁴ because they met you not with bread and water, in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt,––but hired against thee Balaam son of Beor, from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

¹⁸ Thou shalt not bring the wages of an unchaste woman, or the hire of a dog, into the house of Yahweh thy God, for any vow,––for, an abomination unto Yahweh thy God, are they both.

¹⁰ And Joshua said, Hereby, shall ye know, that a Living GOD is in your midst,––and that he will, certainly dispossess, from before you, the Canaanite and the Hittite, and the Hivite and the Perizzite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Jebusite.

⁶ Because, for forty years, did the sons of Israel journey in the desert, until all the nation who were men of war, who came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of Yahweh,––unto whom Yahweh sware that he would not let them see the land, which Yahweh sware unto their fathers, that he would give unto us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

¹⁸ Many days, did Joshua, with all these kings, make war.

² Sihon, king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon,––ruling from Aroer, which is on the edge of the ravine of Arnon, and the middle of the ravine, and half Gilead, even as far as the ravine Jabbok, the boundary of the sons of Ammon;

⁵ ruling also in Mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, as far as the boundary of the Geshurites, and the Maacathites,––and half Gilead, the boundary of Sihon king of Heshbon:––

⁸ With them, the, Reubenites and the Gadites, received their inheritance,––which Moses gave them beyond the Jordan, eastward, as Moses the servant of Yahweh gave unto them: ⁹ from Aroer, which is on the edge of the ravine of Arnon, and the city, which is in the midst of the ravine, and all the table–land of Medeba, as far as Dibon; ¹⁰ and all the cities of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon,––as far as the boundary of the sons of Ammon;

¹⁰ and all the cities of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon,––as far as the boundary of the sons of Ammon; ¹¹ and Gilead, and the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan, as far as Salecah; ¹² all the kingdom of Og, in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei,––he, being left of the remnant of the giants; and Moses smote them and dispossessed them;

¹⁵ Thus then Moses gave [an inheritance] unto the tribe of the sons of Reuben by their families; ¹⁶ and their boundary was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the ravine of Arnon and the city which is in the midst of the ravine and all the table–land by Medeba; ¹⁷ Heshbon and all her cities which are on the table–land,––Dibon and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon; ¹⁸ and Jahaz and Kedemoth and Maphaath; ¹⁹ and Kiriathaim and Sibmah, and Zareth–shahar on the mount of the vale; ²⁰ and Beth–peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth; ²¹ and all the cities of the table–land, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon,––whom Moses smote––with the princes of Midian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, dukes of Sihon dwelling in the land; ²² Balaam also son of Beor, the diviner, did the sons of Israel slay with the sword among their slain. ²³ And so the boundary of the sons of Reuben was the Jordan and district. This, is the inheritance of the sons of Reuben by their families, the cities and the villages thereof. ²⁴ And Moses gave [an inheritance] unto the tribe of Gad, unto the sons of Gad by their families; ²⁵ and their boundary was––Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the sons of Ammon,––as far as Aroer, which faceth Rabbah; ²⁶ and from Heshbon as far as Ramath–mizpeh, and Botonim,––and from Mahanaim as far as the boundary of Debir; ²⁷ and in the valley––Beth–haram and Beth–nimrah and Succoth and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and district,––as far as the end of the sea of Chinnereth, beyond the Jordan eastward. ²⁸ This, is the inheritance of the sons of Gad, by their families,––the cities and the villages thereof. ²⁹ And Moses gave [an inheritance] unto the half tribe of Manasseh,––so it belonged to the half tribe of the sons of Manasseh by their families; ³⁰ and their boundary was––from Mahanaim all Bashan all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan and all the Encampments of Jair which are in Bashan three–score cities; ³¹ and, half Gilead and Ashtaroth and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, pertained to the sons of Machir son of Manasseh, to half the sons of Machir by their families. ³² These, are [the portions] which Moses gave for inheritance, in the waste plains of Moab,––over the Jordan by Jericho eastward.

³⁸ and Dilan and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

¹ And it came to pass, after many days, when Yahweh had given rest unto Israel, from all their enemies round about,––and, Joshua, had become old, advanced in days,

⁹ Then rose up Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, and made war with Israel,––and sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you;

⁹ Then rose up Balak, son of Zippor, king of Moab, and made war with Israel,––and sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you; ¹⁰ but I was not willing to hearken unto Balaam,––so, he kept on blessing, you, and I rescued you out of his hand.

⁴ And Judah went up, and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand,––and they smote them in Bezek, ten thousand men.

¹⁸ And, when Yahweh raised them up judges, then was Yahweh with the judges, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies, all the days of the judge,––for Yahweh was grieved at their outcry, because of them who oppressed them, and ill–treated them.

¹⁰ And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war, and Yahweh delivered into his hand, Chushan–rishathaim, king of Syria,––and his hand prevailed over Chushan–rishathaim. ¹¹ And the land had rest forty years,––and Othniel son of Kenaz, died.

³⁰ And Moab was subdued on that day, under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest eighty years, and Ehud judged them until his death.

¹ Then sang Deborah, and Barak, son of Abinoam,––on that day, saying:–– ² For the leadership of leaders in Israel, For the volunteering of the people,––Bless ye Yahweh! ³ Hear, ye kings! Give ear, ye princes! I, unto Yahweh,––I, will sing, Will make melody to Yahweh, God of Israel. ⁴ O Yahweh! When thou didst come forth out of Seir, When thou didst march along out of the field of Edom, Earth, trembled, Heaven also, poured forth,––Yea, dark clouds, poured forth waters; ⁵ From, mountains, came down streams In presence of Yahweh,––From this Sinai, In presence of Yahweh, God of Israel.
⁶ In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the roads were forsaken,––and, the frequenters of highways, betook them to roundabout paths: ⁷ There was a failure of rulers, in Israel, a failure,––until I arose, a Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel:–– ⁸ They chose gods that were new, Then,––war at the gates! Was there, a shield, to be seen? or a spear? among forty thousand in Israel? ⁹ My heart [saith]––for the governors of Israel, for the volunteers among the people, Bless ye Yahweh! ¹⁰ Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk upon the road, speak! ¹¹ In the place of the noise of bowmen among the wells, there, laud ye––the righteous acts of Yahweh, the righteous acts of his rule over Israel. Then, had come down to the gates the people of Yahweh.

¹¹ In the place of the noise of bowmen among the wells, there, laud ye––the righteous acts of Yahweh, the righteous acts of his rule over Israel. Then, had come down to the gates the people of Yahweh.
¹² Awake! awake! Deborah, Awake! awake! utter words of song,––Arise! Barak, and bind fast thy captives, O son of Abinoam! ¹³ Then, came down a remnant to the nobles––a people,––Yahweh, came down with me against the mighty. ¹⁴ Out of Ephraim, [came down] they whose root was in Amalek, After thee, Benjamin, among thy tribes,––Out of Machir, had come down governors, And, out of Zebulun, such as bear aloft the staff of the marshal; ¹⁵ And, my princes in Issachar, were with Deborah, yea, Issachar, was the support of Barak, Into the vale rushed they forth at his feet. Among the divisions of Reuben, great were the resolves of the heart: ¹⁶ Wherefore abodes thou among the folds? To hear the mocking of the flocks? The divisions of Reuben, had great counsellings of heart. ¹⁷ Gilead, beyond the Jordan, took his rest, but, Dan, wherefore remained he with the ships? Asher, abode by the shore of the seas, and, by his creeks, must needs rest. ¹⁸ Zebulun––a people that scorned their souls unto death; and, Naphtali,––upon the heights of the field. ¹⁹ On came kings, they fought, Then, fought the kings of Canaan, In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,––Plunder of silver, they took not away! ²⁰ From heaven, was the battle fought,––The stars in their courses, fought against Sisera. ²¹ The torrent of Kishon, swept them away, the torrent of olden times, the torrent of Kishon! Let my soul march along, with victorious strength! ²² Then, stamped hoofs of horses, With the gallopings, gallopings of his mighty steeds. ²³ Curse ye Meroz, saith the messenger of Yahweh, Curse ye with a curse, the inhabitants thereof,––because they came not in to the help of Yahweh, to the help of Yahweh, against the mighty.
²⁴ Blessed above women, shall be Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite,––Above women in the tent, be blessed: ²⁵ Water, he asked, Milk, she gave,––In a bowl for nobles, presented cream: ²⁶ Her hand, to the tent–pin, put she forth, and, her right hand, to the toilers’ mallet,––Then smote she Sisera, She shattered his head, Yea she split open and pierced through his temples: ²⁷ Between her feet, he bowed––he fell, he lay,––Between her feet, he bowed––he fell, Where he bowed, There, he fell––destroyed! ²⁸ Through the window, looked out and shrilly cried, The mother of Sisera, through the lattice,––Why is his chariot ashamed to come? Why delay the wheels of his chariot? ²⁹ The wise ladies, her princesses, responded,––Nay! she, returned answer to, herself:–– ³⁰ Is it not They keep finding––dividing spoil, One damsel, two damsels, to every several hero, Spoil, of divers coloured raiment for Sisera, Spoil, of divers coloured raiment, embroidered, Coloured raiment richly embroidered, on the necks of them who are taken as spoil? ³¹ So, perish all thine enemies, O Yahweh, But be, they who love him, as the going forth of the sun, in his might! And the land had rest forty years.

³¹ So, perish all thine enemies, O Yahweh, But be, they who love him, as the going forth of the sun, in his might! And the land had rest forty years.

¹² so the messenger of Yahweh appeared unto him,––and said unto him, Yahweh, is with thee, thou mighty man of valour!

³⁴ But, the spirit of Yahweh, clothed Gideon,––so he blew with a horn, and Abiezer was gathered after him.

²⁸ Thus was Midian subdued, before the sons of Israel, neither did they again lift up their head,––and the land had rest forty years, in the days of Gideon.

⁴ So they gave him seventy pieces of silver, out of the house of Baal–berith,––and Abimelech hired therewith, loose and unstable men, and they followed him.

²² And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.

² and he judged Israel, twenty–three years,––and died, and was buried in Shamir. ³ And there arose, after him, Jair the Gileadite,––and judged Israel twenty–two years.

⁸ and they enfeebled and oppressed the sons of Israel in that year,––eighteen years, did they this unto all the sons of Israel who were beyond the Jordan, in the land of the Amorites, that was in Gilead. ⁹ And the sons of Ammon crossed the Jordan, to fight, even against Judah and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim,––so that Israel was sore distressed.

¹⁷ Now the sons of Ammon were called out, and they encamped in Gilead,––and the sons of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.

¹⁷ Now the sons of Ammon were called out, and they encamped in Gilead,––and the sons of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah. ¹⁸ Then said the people, the princes of Gilead, one to another, Who is the man that will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? he shall become head to all the inhabitants of Gilead.

¹⁸ Then said the people, the princes of Gilead, one to another, Who is the man that will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? he shall become head to all the inhabitants of Gilead.

¹¹ Then went Jephthah with the elders of Gilead, and the people set him over them, as head and commander,––and Jephthah spake all his words before Yahweh, in Mizpah.

³¹ then shall it be, that, whosoever cometh forth out of the doors of my house, to meet me, when I return successful, from the sons of Ammon, shall belong unto Yahweh, and I will offer him up, as an ascending–sacrifice.

²⁵ And the spirit of Yahweh began to urge him to and fro, in the camp of Dan,––between Zorah and Eshtaol.

²⁸ So then Samson cried unto Yahweh, and said,––My Lord Yahweh! remember me, I pray thee,––and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be avenged, with one avenging, for my two eyes, upon the Philistines. ²⁹ Then did Samson grasp the two middle pillars, whereon the house rested, and whereon it was upheld, and he braced himself against them,––the one with his right hand, and the other with his left. ³⁰ And Samson said––Let my soul die with the Philistines! And he bowed mightily, and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead, whom he slew at his death, were more than they whom he slew in his life.

¹ Then went forth all the sons of Israel, and the assembly came together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba with the land of Gilead,––unto Yahweh at Mizpah.

¹ Now, the men of Israel, had sworn in Mizpah, saying,––Not a man from among us, shall give his daughter unto Benjamin, to wife. ² So then the people came to Bethel, and abode there, until the evening, before God,––and lifted up their voice, and wept bitterly, ³ and said, Wherefore, O Yahweh, God of Israel, hath this come about in Israel,––that there should be lacking, today, out of Israel, one tribe? ⁴ And it came to pass, on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there, an altar,––and offered ascending–sacrifices, and peace–offerings. ⁵ And the sons of Israel said, Who was there that came not up, in the convocation, out of all the tribes of Israel, unto Yahweh? For, the great oath, had been taken, as to any who came not up unto Yahweh at Mizpah, saying––He shall be, put to death. ⁶ And the sons of Israel grieved for Benjamin, their brother,––and they said, There is cut off, today, one tribe out of Israel. ⁷ What are we to do for them who remain, for wives,––seeing that, we ourselves, have sworn by Yahweh, not to give them of our daughters, for wives?

⁶ And her rival used even to cause her great vexation, for the sake of provoking her,––because Yahweh had restrained her from having children.

¹¹ And she vowed a vow, and said––Yahweh of hosts! If thou wilt, look, upon the humiliation of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man–child, then will I give him unto Yahweh, all the days of his life, and no, razor, shall come upon his head.

²² But, Hannah, went not up,––for she said to her husband––[Not] till the boy is weaned, then will I take him, and he shall appear before Yahweh, and abide there evermore.

²⁴ Then took she him up with her, when she had weaned him, with a bullock of three years old, and one ephah of meal, and a skin of wine, and took him to the house of Yahweh, at Shiloh,––the boy yet being young.

²⁸ Hence, I also, have loaned him unto Yahweh, all the days that he liveth. He, is lent unto Yahweh. And he bowed down there, unto Yahweh.

¹⁰ As for Yahweh,––they shall be shattered who contend with him, Over him, in the heavens will he thunder, Yahweh, will judge the ends of the earth,––That he may give strength to his King, And exalt the horn of his Anointed One.

¹⁸ But, as for Samuel, he was ministering before Yahweh,––a boy girded with an ephod of linen.

¹⁰ And, when they came thither to the hill, lo! a band of prophets coming to meet him,––then came suddenly upon him, the Spirit of God, and he was moved to prophesy in their midst.

¹⁷ Then Samuel called out the people, unto Yahweh, at Mizpah,

²⁷ But, abandoned men, said––How can this one save us? So they treated him with contempt, and brought him no present,––but he was as one that was deaf.

⁶ And the Spirit of God came suddenly upon Saul, when he heard these words,––and his anger raged furiously. ⁷ So he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent throughout all the bounds of Israel by the hand of messengers––saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul, and after Samuel, so, shall it be done unto his oxen. Then felt the dread of Yahweh, upon the people, and they came forth, as one man.

¹² Then said the people unto Samuel, Who is he that was saying, Shall, Saul, reign over us? Give up the men, that we may put them to death.

¹⁵ So all the people went to Gilgal, and made Saul king there, before Yahweh, in Gilgal, and offered there sacrifices of peace–offerings before Yahweh,––and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced there, exceedingly.

⁵ And he said unto them––Witness, is Yahweh against you, and, witness, is his Anointed, this day, that ye have not found in my hand, any thing! And they said: Witness!

²⁴ Now, the men of Israel, were tired out on that day,––yet had Saul bound the people by an oath, saying––Cursed, be the man that eateth food until the evening, and I be avenged upon mine enemies. So none of the people had tasted food.

⁴⁴ Then said Saul: So, may God do, and, so, may he add, surely thou must, die, Jonathan!

⁴⁴ Then said Saul: So, may God do, and, so, may he add, surely thou must, die, Jonathan! ⁴⁵ But the people said unto Saul––Shall, Jonathan, die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! By the life of Yahweh, there shall not fall a hair of his head to the ground, for, with God, hath he wrought this day. So the people delivered Jonathan, that he died not.

¹³ And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David, from that day forward. Then arose Samuel, and went his way unto Ramah.
¹⁴ But, the spirit of Yahweh, departed from Saul,––and there terrified him a sad spirit, from Yahweh. ¹⁵ Then said the servants of Saul unto him,––Lo! we pray thee, a sad superhuman spirit, doth terrify thee:

⁶ But so it was, when they came in on the return of David from the smiting of the Philistine, that the women went forth out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet Saul the king,––with timbrels, with rejoicing, and with instruments of three strings. ⁷ And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said,––Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands.

² And there gathered themselves unto him––every one that was in distress, and every one that had a creditor, and every one embittered in soul, and he came to be over them as a prince,––and there were with him, about four hundred men.

⁹ And David ascertained that, against him, Saul was contriving mischief,––so he said unto Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. ¹⁰ Then said David: O Yahweh, God of Israel, thy servant, hath heard, that Saul is seeking to come unto Keilah,––to destroy the city, for my sake: ¹¹ Will the owners of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Yahweh, God of Israel, I pray thee, tell thy servant. And Yahweh said––He will come down. ¹² Then said David, Will the owners of Keilah surrender me and my men, into the hand of Saul? And Yahweh said––They will surrender.

¹² Let Yahweh do justice betwixt me and thee, and let Yahweh avenge me of thee,––but, mine own hand, shall not be upon thee.

¹⁵ Therefore shall, Yahweh, become, judge, and do justice betwixt me and thee,––that he may see, and plead my cause, and justly deliver me out of thy hand.

² And David arose, and he and the six hundred men that were with him passed over, unto Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

²² Then responded every man who was bad and abandoned, from among the men who had been with David, and said––Because they went not with me there shall not be given them of the spoil that we have rescued,––save, to every man, his wife and his children, let them put them forth, then, and go. ²³ Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren,––with that which Yahweh hath given to us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand. ²⁴ Who indeed, could hearken unto you, in this mutter? Surely, like the share of him that went down into the battle, even, so, shall be the share of him that remained by the stores––alike, shall they share.

⁶ And, when the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious with David, the sons of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth–rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba––twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah––a thousand men, and men of Tob––twelve thousand men.

⁸ And the sons of Ammon came out, and set in array for battle, at the entrance of the gate,––whereas, the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and of Maacah, were by themselves, in the field.

³⁰ And it came to pass, while, they, were yet on the road, that, the report, reached David, saying,––Absolom hath smitten all the king’s sons, and there is not left of them, one. ³¹ And the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the ground,––and all his servants who stood by rent their garments.

¹⁹ Then, Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, Let me run, I pray thee, and carry tidings unto the king,––how that Yahweh hath vindicated him, at the hand of his enemies.

³¹ Then lo! the Cushite, coming in,––and the Cushite said––Tidings, getteth my lord the king, how that Yahweh hath vindicated thee today, at the hand of all them who had risen up against thee.

³³ Then was the king deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept,––and, thus, he said as he went––O my son Absolom, my son––my son––Absolom! could, I, but have died in thy stead, O Absolom, my son––my son!

³⁰ And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Even the whole, let him take,––now that my lord the king hath entered, in peace, into his own house.

⁷ Now, therefore, O Yahweh my God, thou, hast made thy servant king, instead of David my father,––and, I, am but a little child, I know not how to go out and come in. ⁸ And, thy servant, is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen,––a numerous people, that cannot be numbered or summed up, for multitude. ⁹ Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,––for who is able to judge this thine honoured people?

²⁵ And Solomon used to offer, three times a year, ascending–sacrifices and peace–offerings, upon the altar which he had built unto Yahweh, and to offer incense at the altar which was before Yahweh,––thus Solomon gave completeness unto the house.

⁷ Then, did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem,––and for Molech, the abomination of the sons of Ammon;

⁶ Then responded the king and said unto the man of God––Appease, I pray thee, the face of Yahweh thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored unto me. So the man of God appeased the face of Yahweh, and the hand of the king was restored unto him, and became as aforetime.

¹ Now, Naaman, general of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man in presence of his lord, and held in honour, because, by him, had Yahweh given deliverance to Syria,––and, the man, was a hero of valour––[but], a leper.

⁸ Then, sent Amaziah messengers unto Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,––Come now, let us look one another in the face. ⁹ And Jehoash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying––Give thy daughter to my son to wife,––and there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle: ¹⁰ Thou hast, smitten, Edom, and, thy heart, would lift thee up,––Glory, and stay at home! Wherefore, then, shouldest thou contend with misfortune, and fall, thou, and Judah with thee? ¹¹ But Amaziah hearkened not. So then Jehoash king of Israel came up, and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah,––in Beth–shemesh, which belongeth unto Judah.

¹¹ But Amaziah hearkened not. So then Jehoash king of Israel came up, and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah,––in Beth–shemesh, which belongeth unto Judah. ¹² Then was Judah defeated before Israel,––and they fled, every man to his own home;

¹⁸ Then, the spirit, clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, Thine, O David, Yea, with, thee, O son of Jesse! Prosperity, prosperity to thee, And prosperity to thy helpers, For thy God, hath helped thee: So David accepted them, and set them among the chiefs of the band.

¹⁰ Now, therefore, lo! the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom thou didst not suffer Israel to invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt,––but they turned away from them and destroyed them not,

²² And thou gavest them kingdoms, and peoples, and allotted to each of them a corner,––and they took possession of the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

²⁰ Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell to the earth and worshipped;

¹⁵ Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, to be absolved, I would make supplication.

⁷ There an upright man, might reason with him, so should I deliver myself completely from my judge.

¹ But, now, they who are of fewer days than I, have poured derision upon me; whose fathers I refused––to set with the dogs of my flock. ² Even the strength of their hands, wherefore was it mine? Upon them, vigour was lost; ³ In want and hunger, they were lean,––who used to gnaw the dry ground, a dark night of desolation! ⁴ Who used to pluck off the mallow by the bushes, with the root of the broom for their food; ⁵ Out of the midst, were they driven, men shouted after them, as after a thief; ⁶ In the fissures, of the ravines had they to dwell, in holes of dust and crags; ⁷ Among the bushes, used they to shriek, Under the bramble, were they huddled together: ⁸ Sons of the base, yea sons of the nameless, they were scourged out of the land. ⁹ But, now, their song, have I become, Yea I serve them for a byword; ¹⁰ They abhor me––have put themselves far from me, and, from my face, have not withheld––spittle!

⁸ Yahweh, will judge the peoples,––Do me justice, O Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity upon me, ⁹ Let the wrong of the lawless, I pray thee, come to an end, and establish thou him that is righteous,––for, a trier of hearts and reins, is God the righteous one.

¹¹ A God to vindicate the righteous,––And yet a God to be indignant throughout every day.

⁴ Despised in his sight, is the reprobate, but, them who revere Yahweh, he doth honour, he hath sworn to his neighbour, and will not change;

² Thou thyself, with thine own hand––Didst dispossess, nations, and didst plant them, Didst break peoples in pieces, and didst spread them out:

⁶ Now have the heavens declared his righteousness, Because, God, is, about to judge. [Selah.]

¹³ I will enter thy house with ascending–sacrifices, I will pay unto thee my vows, ¹⁴ Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, in my distress.

²⁵ In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels:

⁷ For, God himself, is about to judge, One, he will cast down, Another, he will lift up;

⁵⁵ So he drave out, before them, [whole] nations, And allotted them, by line, an inheritance, And caused to dwell, in their own homes, the tribes of Israel.

⁸ Arise! O God, judge thou the earth, For, thou, wilt inherit all the nations.

² Lift up thyself, O judge of the earth, Render a recompense unto the proud.

⁹ Before Yahweh, for he is coming––to judge the earth,––He will judge the world, in righteousness, And the peoples, with equity.

²² A stone the builders refused, hath become the head of the corner: ²³ From Yahweh, hath this come to pass, The same, is marvelous in our eyes.

⁷ I, am for peace, and verily I speak, They, are for war!

¹⁰ Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings: ¹¹ Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan; ¹² And gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to Israel his people.

¹⁷ To him that smote great kings, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. ¹⁸ And slew majestic kings, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. ¹⁹ Even Sihon, king of the Amorites, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. ²⁰ Also Og, king of Bashan, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness. ²¹ And gave their land for an inheritance, For, age–abiding, is his lovingkindness.

¹¹ Kings of earth, and all peoples, Rulers, and all judges of earth; ¹² Young men, yea even virgins, elders, and children.

⁴ Praise him, with timbrel and dance,––Praise him, with stringed instrument and flute,

¹⁶ To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth;

³ For, with sweet droppings, drip the lips of her that is a stranger, and, smoother than oil, is her mouth;

²⁰ Wherefore, then, shouldst thou stray, my son, with a strange woman? or embrace the bosom of a woman unknown?

²⁴ To keep thee from the wicked woman, from the flattery of the tongue of her that is a stranger. ²⁵ Do not covet her beauty, in thy heart, neither let her take thee, by her eyelashes; ²⁶ Because, for the sake of an impure woman, [a man may be brought] even to a cake of bread,––and, a man’s wife, for a precious soul, may hunt!

¹⁸ Before grievous injury, pride! and, before a fall, haughtiness of spirit!

¹⁷ At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.

⁵ A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall not escape.

⁹ A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish.

⁸ Do not go forth to strive in haste,––lest [thou know not] what to do in the latter end thereof, when thy neighbour, hath put thee to shame. ⁹ Thy contention, urge thou with thy neighbour, and, the secret of another, do not reveal:

¹ Keep thy foot, when thou goest unto the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than dullards to offer sacrifice,––for they make no acknowledgment of doing wrong. ² Be not rash with thy mouth, and, with thy heart, be not in haste to bring forth a word, before God,––for, God, is in the heavens, and, thou, upon the earth, for this cause, let thy words be few.

² Be not rash with thy mouth, and, with thy heart, be not in haste to bring forth a word, before God,––for, God, is in the heavens, and, thou, upon the earth, for this cause, let thy words be few. ³ For a dream cometh through the multitude of business,––and, the voice of a dullard, is with a multitude of words.
⁴ When thou vowest a vow unto God, do not defer to pay it, for there is no pleasure in dullards,––what thou vowest, pay!

⁴ When thou vowest a vow unto God, do not defer to pay it, for there is no pleasure in dullards,––what thou vowest, pay! ⁵ Better that thou shouldest not vow,––than vow, and not pay.

⁵ Better that thou shouldest not vow,––than vow, and not pay. ⁶ Do not let thy mouth cause thy flesh to sin,––neither say thou, before the messenger, that it was, a mistake,––wherefore should God be indignant at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

⁹ Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart gladden thee in the days of thine early manhood, and walk thou––in the ways of thine own heart, and in that which is seen by thine own eyes,––yet know, that, for all these things, will God bring thee into judgment.

¹⁴ For, every work, will God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing,––whether good, or evil.

¹⁴ Then shall come unto thee, bending low, The sons of them who had humbled thee, Then shall bow down, unto the soles of thy feet, All they who had despised thee; And they shall call thee––The city of Yahweh, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

³ He that slaughtereth an ox, [is as one] who smiteth a man, He that sacrificeth a lamb, [is as one] who beheadeth a dog, He that causeth a meal–offering to ascend, [offereth it with] the blood of swine, He that maketh a memorial of frankincense, [is as one] who blesseth iniquity: They indeed, have chosen their own ways, And, in their own abominations, their soul hath found delight;

²³ Because they have committed vileness in Israel, And have committed adultery with the wives of their neighbours, And have spoken, as a word in my name, a falsehood, which I commanded them not,––And, I, am one who knoweth––and a witness, Declareth Yahweh.

⁴ Again, will I build thee and thou shalt be built, thou virgin, Israel,––Again, shalt thou deck thyself with thy timbrels, And go forth in the dance of them that make merry:

¹³ Then, shall, the virgin, rejoice, in the dance, And young men and elders, [rejoice,] together,––And I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, And will make them rejoice from their sorrow;

⁵ They, therefore said unto Jeremiah, Yahweh be against us, as a witness, true and faithful,––if, according to all the word which Yahweh thy God shall send, thee unto us, so, we do not perform:

⁷ For, seeing thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, Thou too, shalt be captured,––Then shall Chemosh go forth into captivity, His priests and his princes together.

⁴⁶ Woe to thee, Moab! Lost, are the people of Chemosh,––For thy sons, have been taken, into captivity, And thy daughters into captivity.

¹⁷ Judah and the land of Israel, They, were merchants of thine,––With the wheat of Minnith and the sweets of pannag and honey and oil and balsam, Shared they in thy barter:

⁵ For, all the peoples, walk, every man in the name of his god,––we, therefore, will walk in the name of Yahweh our God, to times age–abiding and beyond.

⁵ O my people! remember, I pray you, what Balak king of Moab, counseled, and what Balaam son of Beor, answered him,––from the Acacias as far as Gilgal, that ye may know the righteousness of Yahweh.

⁴ [therefore] have I brought it forth, Declareth Yahweh of hosts, And it shall enter––into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth by my name, falsely,––and it shall roost in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, both the timbers thereof, and the stones thereof.

¹⁰ But I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitant of Jerusalem, the spirit of favour, and of supplications, and they will look unto me, whom they have pierced,––and will wail over him, as one waileth over an only son, and will make bitter outcry over him, as one maketh bitter outcry over a firstborn.

⁵ Therefore will I draw near unto you for judgment, and will become a swift witness against the mutterers of incantations, and against the adulterers, and against them that swear to a falsehood,––and against them who rob the hire of the hireling, the widow and the fatherless, and that drive away the sojourner, and do not revere me, saith Yahweh of hosts.

⁷ wherefore, with an oath, he promised to give her, whatsoever she should ask for herself; ⁸ and, she, being led on by her mother,––Give me (saith she) here, upon a charger, the head of John the Immerser. ⁹ And the king, though grieved, yet, because of the oaths and the guests, ordered it to be given;

¹⁵ But, if thy brother sin, withdraw, convince him, betwixt thee and him, alone,––If unto thee he hearken, thou hast gained thy brother; ¹⁶ But, if he do not hearken, take with thee, yet one or two, that, at the mouth of two witnesses or three, every declaration, maybe established;

²⁵ Thus, for me, hath the Lord wrought,––in the days in which he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.

¹² Now, as he drew near unto the gate of the city, then lo! there was being brought forth, one dead, the only–begotten son of his mother,––and, she, was a widow; and, a considerable multitude of the city, was with her.

⁴² because he had, an only–begotten daughter, about twelve years old, and, she, was dying. Now, as he withdrew, the multitudes, were hemming him in.

³⁸ And lo! a man from the multitude, uttered a cry, saying––Teacher! I beg of thee, to look upon my son, because, my only begotten, he is.

³ Be taking heed to yourselves,––If thy brother sin, rebuke him, and, if he repent, forgive him; ⁴ Even if, seven times a day, he sin against thee, and, seven times, turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

²² For neither doth, the Father, judge anyone,––but, all the judging, hath given unto the Son: ²³ That, all, may honour the Son, just as they honour the Father: he that doth not honour the Son, doth not, in fact, honour the Father who sent him.

⁹ And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, God, was, with him, ¹⁰ And rescued him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house. ¹¹ And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers could not find pasture. ¹² But Jacob, hearing there was corn in Egypt, sent off our fathers, first; ¹³ And, the second time, Joseph was made known unto his brethren, and, the race of Joseph was made, manifest, unto Pharaoh. ¹⁴ And Joseph, sending forth, called for Jacob his father, and all the kindred, consisting of seventy–five souls;

³⁵ The same Moses whom they had refused, saying––Who hath appointed thee to be ruler and judge? the same, both as ruler and redeemer, did God send, by the hand of the messenger who had appeared unto him in the bush: ³⁶ The same, led them forth, doing wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the desert, forty years: ³⁷ The same, is the Moses that said unto the sons of Israel––A prophet, unto you, will God raise up, from among your brethren, like unto me: ³⁸ The same, is he that came to be in the assembly in the desert, with the messenger who was speaking with him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, he who welcomed living utterances, to give unto us: ³⁹ Unto whom, our fathers would not become obedient, but thrust him away, and turned in their hearts unto Egypt,

⁵ But the Jews, being, jealous, and taking unto themselves certain wicked men, of the rabble, and making a riot, were setting the city in an uproar; and, besieging the house of Jason, were seeking to lead them forth unto the populace,––

²⁴ But, for no cause whatever, am I making my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full witness as to the good news of the favour of God.

¹³ Then, answered Paul––What are ye doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For, I, not only to be bound, but to die in Jerusalem, am ready, in behalf of the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁴ And they went unto the High–priests and Elders, and said––With a curse have we bound ourselves, to taste, nothing, until we have slain Paul.

¹² and neither, in the temple, found they me, with any one, disputing, or causing, a halt, of the multitude, either in the synagogues or throughout the city,–– ¹³ neither can they make good the things concerning which they are, now, accusing me.

⁹ For God is, my witness,––unto whom I am rendering divine service in my spirit, in the glad message of his Son,––how incessantly, I am making mention of you

¹⁸ If possible––so far as dependeth on you, with all men being at peace:

¹⁰ But, thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? Aye! and thou, why dost thou despise thy brother? For, all of us, shall present ourselves unto the judgment seat of God; ¹¹ For it is written––Living am, I, saith the Lord, unto me, shall bow every knee, and, every tongue, shall openly confess unto God. ¹² Hence, [then], each one of us, of himself shall give account unto God.

⁴ Who, indeed, for my life, their own neck laid down,––unto whom––not, I only, give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the nations;

²⁷ On the contrary––the foolish things of the world, hath God chosen, that he might put to shame them who are wise, and, the weak things of the world, hath God chosen, that he might put to shame the things that are mighty, ²⁸ And, the low–born things of the world, and the things that are despised, hath God chosen,––[and] the things that are not,––that, the things that are, he might bring to nought; ²⁹ So that no flesh should boast before God.

⁵ Not that, of our own selves, sufficient, are we, to reckon anything as of ourselves, but, our sufficiency, is of God; ––

¹⁰ For, we all, must needs be made manifest before the judgment seat of the Christ, that each one may get back the things done by means of the body, according to the things which he practised, whether good or corrupt.

¹¹ Wherefore? Because I love you not? God, knoweth!

³¹ The God and Father of our Lord Jesus, knoweth––He who is blessed unto the ages––that I am not speaking falsely:

³⁰ But, what saith the scripture? Cast out the serving woman and her son; for in nowise shall the son of the serving woman inherit with the son of the free.

³⁰ Because, for the sake of the work of the Lord, unto death, he drew nigh, running hazard with his life, that he might fill up your lack of the public service, towards me.

⁸ Henceforth, lieth by for me––the crown, of righteousness, which the Lord will render unto me in that, day,––The righteous judge,––Ye, not alone unto me, but unto all them also who have loved his forthshining.

³² And what more can I say? For, time, will fail me while I go on telling––concerning Gideon, Barak, Sampson, Jephthah, David also, and Samuel, and the prophets,––

¹⁴ Peace, be pursuing, with all, and the obtaining of holiness,––without which no one shall see the Lord:

²³ in high festival,––and unto an assembly of firstborn ones, enrolled in the heavens,––and unto God, judge of all,––and unto the spirits of righteous ones made perfect,––

⁵ But, if any of you is sinning short of wisdom, let him be asking of God, Who giveth unto all freely and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him;

¹⁷ Every good giving, and every perfect gift, is, from above, coming down from the Father of lights––with whom is no alternation, nor shadow cast, by turning:

¹¹ Let him turn away from mischief, and do good, Let him seek peace, and pursue it;

⁹ Lo! I give them of the synagogue of Satan, who are affirming themselves to be, Jews, and are not,––but say what is false,––lo! I will cause them, that they shall have come, and shall bow down before thy feet, and shall get to know that, I, loved thee.