Judg 3 | ABEn | STEP | And these are the nations which the lord left with them so as to test [ 2 by 3 them 1 Israel], all the ones not knowing all the wars of Canaan,

‏ Judges 3

CHAPTER 3 Nations Are Left to Test Israel

1 And these are the nations which the lord left with them so as to test [²by ³them ¹Israel], all the ones not knowing all the wars of Canaan, 2 this was only for the sake of the generations of the sons of Israel, to teach them war, except the ones before them did not know them, 3 namely the five satrapies of the Philistines, and every Canaanite, and the Sidonian, and the Hivite dwelling in Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto Hamath. 4 And it happened so as to test [²by ³them ¹Israel], to know if they will hearken to the commandments of the lord which he gave charge to their fathers by the hand of Moses. 5 And the sons of Israel dwelt in the midst of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 6 And they took their daughters unto themselves for wives, and their daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods. 7 And [⁴acted ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] wickedly before the lord, and they forgot the lord their God, and they served to the Baalim, and to the sacred groves. 8 And [²was provoked to anger ³in rage ¹the lord] with Israel, and he gave them into the hands of Chushan-rishathaim king of Syria Mesopotamia. And [⁴served ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] to him [²years ¹eight].

Othniel Judges Israel

9 And [⁴cried out ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] to the lord, and the lord raised up a deliver for Israel, and he delivered them -- Othniel son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb the one younger than him. 10 And [³came ⁴upon ⁵him ¹spirit ²of the lord], and he judged Israel, and he went unto the war. And the lord delivered [⁵into ⁶his hand ¹Cushan-rishathaim ²king ³of Syria]; And he fortified his hand against Cushan-rishathaim. 11 And [³was tranquil ¹the ²land] forty years, and [⁴died ¹Othniel ²son ³of Kenaz]. 12 And [⁴proceeded ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] to do wickedly before the lord. And the lord strengthened Eglon king of Moab against Israel, because of their acting wickedly before the lord. 13 And he brought together to himself all the sons of Ammon and Amalek, and he went and struck Israel, and inherited the city of the palms. 14 And [⁴served ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] to Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

Ehud Judges Israel

15 And [⁴cried out ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] to the lord; and [²raised up ¹the lord] to them a deliverer -- Ehud son of Gera, son of Benjamin, a man ambidextrous. And [⁴sent ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] gifts by his hand to Eglon king of Moab. 16 And [²made ³for himself ¹Ehud] a knife, double-edged, a span being the length of it; and he girded it under the uniform, upon [²thigh ¹his right]. 17 And he brought the gifts to Eglon king of Moab. And Eglon was a man [²fair weight ¹of exceedingly]. 18 And it came to pass as Ehud completed bringing the gifts, that he sent out the ones carrying the gifts, 19 and he returned from the carvings by Gilgal. And Ehud said, [³word ¹There is with me ²a secret] for you, O king. And Eglon said to him, Be silent! And went forth from him all the ones standing around him. 20 And Ehud entered to him, and he sat in [²upper ³harvest room ¹his] alone. And Ehud said, There is a word of God with me to you, O king. And [²rose up ³from ⁴the ⁵throne ¹Eglon] near him. 21 And it happened together in his rising up, that Ehud stretched out [²hand ¹his left] and took the knife from [³thigh ¹his ²right], and he stuck it into the belly of Eglon. 22 And he brought in addition also indeed the handle after the blade; and [³locked ¹the ²fat] onto the blade, for he could not pull out the knife from out of his belly. 23 And Ehud went forth into the antechamber; and he went forth by the things set in order, and locked the doors of the upper room by him, and wedged them. 24 And he went forth. And his servants entered, and they saw, and behold, the doors of the upper room were wedged. And they said, Perhaps [²with ³the chair ¹he sits] in the voidance of the bedroom. 25 And they remained being ashamed. And behold, there was not one opening the doors of the upper room. And they took the key, and they opened. And behold, their master was fallen upon the ground having died. 26 And Ehud came through safe until they made a disruption. And there was not one paying attention to him. And he went by the carvings, and came through safe into Seirath. 27 And it came to pass when he came, that he trumped a horn in mount Ephraim. and [⁴went down ⁵with ⁶him ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] from the mountain, and he in front of them. 28 And he said to them, Come down after me, for [³delivered up ¹the lord ²God] our enemies of Moab into our hand. And they went down after him, and first took the ford of the Jordan of Moab, and they did not allow a man to pass over. 29 And they struck Moab in that time, about ten thousand men, all the warriors, and every man having power; and not [²came through safe ¹a man]. 30 And Moab felt shame in that day under the hand of Israel; and [³was tranquil ¹the ²land] eighty years. 31 And after him rose up Shamgar son of Anath, and he struck the Philistines up to six hundred men by the plowshare of the oxen; and he himself delivered Israel.