Judges 2
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וַיַּ֧עַלand he went upמַלְאַךְ־the angel ofיְהוָ֛הYahwehמִן־fromהַגִּלְגָּ֖לthe Gilgalאֶל־toהַבֹּכִ֑ים פthe Bokimוַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidאַעֲלֶ֨הI brought upאֶתְכֶ֜םobj. youמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםfrom Egyptוָאָבִ֤יאand I broughtאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youאֶל־intoהָאָ֗רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙I sworeלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םto ancestors yourוָאֹמַ֕רand I saidלֹֽא־notאָפֵ֧רI will breakבְּרִיתִ֛יcovenant myאִתְּכֶ֖םwith youלְעוֹלָֽם׃for ever
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וַיַּעַבְד֤וּand they servedהָעָם֙the peopleאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehכֹּ֖לallיְמֵ֣יthe days ofיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַJoshuaוְכֹ֣ל׀and allיְמֵ֣יthe days ofהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםthe old menאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoהֶאֱרִ֤יכוּthey made longיָמִים֙daysאַחֲרֵ֣יafterיְהוֹשׁ֔וּעַJoshuaאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoרָא֗וּthey had seenאֵ֣תobj.כָּל־allמַעֲשֵׂ֤הthe work ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehהַגָּד֔וֹלthe greatאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשָׂ֖הhe had doneלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃for Israel
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וְגַם֙and alsoכָּל־allהַדּ֣וֹרthe generationהַה֔וּאthe thatנֶאֶסְפ֖וּthey gatheredאֶל־toאֲבוֹתָ֑יוancestors itsוַיָּקָם֩and it aroseדּ֨וֹרa generationאַחֵ֜רanotherאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םafter themאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichלֹא־notיָֽדְעוּ֙they knewאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehוְגַם֙and alsoאֶת־obj.הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔הthe workאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשָׂ֖הhe had doneלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סfor Israel
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וַיַּעַזְב֞וּand they forsookאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofאֲבוֹתָ֗םancestors theirהַמּוֹצִ֣יאwho brought outאוֹתָם֮obj. themמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרַיִם֒Egyptוַיֵּלְכ֞וּand they wentאַחֲרֵ֣י׀afterאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֗יםotherמֵאֱלֹהֵ֤יsome of the gods ofהָֽעַמִּים֙the peoplesאֲשֶׁר֙whichסְבִיב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םwere around themוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּand they bowed downלָהֶ֑םto the themוַיַּכְעִ֖סוּand they provoked to angerאֶת־obj.יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיִּֽחַר־and it burnedאַ֤ףthe anger ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לon Israelוַֽיִּתְּנֵם֙and he gave themבְּיַד־in the hand ofשֹׁסִ֔יםplunderersוַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּand they plunderedאוֹתָ֑םobj. themוַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֞םand he sold themבְּיַ֤דin the hand ofאֽוֹיְבֵיהֶם֙enemies theirמִסָּבִ֔יבfrom round aboutוְלֹֽא־and notיָכְל֣וּthey were ableע֔וֹדstillלַעֲמֹ֖דto standלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃enemies their
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בְּכֹ֣ל׀in everyאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereיָצְא֗וּthey went outיַד־the hand ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehהָיְתָה־it wasבָּ֣םon the themלְרָעָ֔הfor harmכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙just asדִּבֶּ֣רhe had spokenיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְכַאֲשֶׁ֛רand just asנִשְׁבַּ֥עhe had swornיְהוָ֖הYahwehלָהֶ֑םto the themוַיֵּ֥צֶרand it was distressלָהֶ֖םto the themמְאֹֽד׃exceedingly
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וְגַ֤םand alsoאֶל־toשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם֙judges theirלֹ֣אnotשָׁמֵ֔עוּthey listenedכִּ֣יforזָנ֗וּthey acted as prostitutesאַֽחֲרֵי֙afterאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּand they bowed downלָהֶ֑םto the themסָ֣רוּthey turned asideמַהֵ֗רquicklyמִן־fromהַדֶּ֜רֶךְthe wayאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהָלְכ֧וּthey had walkedאֲבוֹתָ֛םfathers theirלִשְׁמֹ֥עַto obeyמִצְוֹת־the commandments ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehלֹא־notעָ֥שׂוּthey didכֵֽן׃so
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וְכִֽי־and ifהֵקִ֨יםhe raised upיְהוָ֥ה׀Yahwehלָהֶם֮for the themשֹֽׁפְטִים֒judgesוְהָיָ֤הand he wasיְהוָה֙Yahwehעִם־withהַשֹּׁפֵ֔טthe judgeוְהֽוֹשִׁיעָם֙and he delivered themמִיַּ֣דfrom the hand ofאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔םenemies theirכֹּ֖לallיְמֵ֣יthe days ofהַשּׁוֹפֵ֑טthe judgeכִּֽי־forיִנָּחֵ֤םhe had compassionיְהוָה֙Yahwehמִנַּֽאֲקָתָ֔םfrom groaning theirמִפְּנֵ֥יfrom because ofלֹחֲצֵיהֶ֖םthose who oppressed themוְדֹחֲקֵיהֶֽם׃and those who oppressed them
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וְהָיָ֣ה׀and it wasבְּמ֣וֹתwhen diedהַשּׁוֹפֵ֗טthe judgeיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙they turned backוְהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּand they acted corruptlyמֵֽאֲבוֹתָ֔םmore than fathers theirלָלֶ֗כֶתby walkingאַֽחֲרֵי֙afterאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherלְעָבְדָ֖םto serve themוּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תand to bow downלָהֶ֑םto the themלֹ֤אnotהִפִּ֙ילוּ֙they let dropמִמַּ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םany of deeds theirוּמִדַּרְכָּ֖םand any of way theirהַקָּשָֽׁה׃the stubborn
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וַיִּֽחַר־and it burnedאַ֥ףthe anger ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לon Israelוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidיַעַן֩becauseאֲשֶׁ֨רthatעָבְר֜וּthey have transgressedהַגּ֣וֹיthe nationהַזֶּ֗הthe thisאֶת־obj.בְּרִיתִי֙covenant myאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichצִוִּ֣יתִיI commandedאֶת־obj.אֲבוֹתָ֔םancestors theirוְלֹ֥אand notשָׁמְע֖וּthey have listenedלְקוֹלִֽי׃to voice my
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