\id JDG
\h Judges 
\toc3 JDG 
\toc2 Judges 
\toc1 Judges 
\mt1 Judges  
\c 1
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\v 1 \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w inquired|strong="H7592"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w first|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H7592"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w*?”   
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\v 2 “\w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w*,” answered \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. “\w Indeed|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* land \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.”   
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\v 3 \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w men|strong="H1980"\w* \w of|strong="H5927"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* said \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H1571"\w* brothers \w the|strong="H5927"\w* Simeonites, “\w Come|strong="H1980"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w us|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w our|strong="H3898"\w* \w allotted|strong="H1486"\w* \w territory|strong="H1486"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w let|strong="H3212"\w* \w us|strong="H1980"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w*. \w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w likewise|strong="H1571"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H1571"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w your|strong="H1571"\w* \w territory|strong="H1486"\w*.” \w So|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* Simeonites \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w When|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w*, \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Perizzites|strong="H6522"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* thousand men \w at|strong="H3068"\w* Bezek.   
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\v 5 \w And|strong="H5221"\w* \w there|strong="H4672"\w* \w they|strong="H5221"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* Adoni-bezek \w and|strong="H5221"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*, \w striking|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w and|strong="H5221"\w* \w Perizzites|strong="H6522"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w As|strong="H7272"\w* Adoni-bezek \w fled|strong="H5127"\w*, \w they|strong="H3027"\w* \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w*, seized \w him|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w cut|strong="H7112"\w* \w off|strong="H7112"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* thumbs \w and|strong="H3027"\w* big \w toes|strong="H7272"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* Adoni-bezek \w said|strong="H3651"\w*, “\w Seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* thumbs \w and|strong="H4428"\w* big \w toes|strong="H7272"\w* \w cut|strong="H7112"\w* \w off|strong="H7112"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w gathered|strong="H3950"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* scraps \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w my|strong="H1961"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w*. \w As|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w God|strong="H7999"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w repaid|strong="H7999"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*.” \w And|strong="H4428"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w brought|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w it|strong="H5221"\w*. \w They|strong="H6310"\w* \w put|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w set|strong="H7971"\w* \w it|strong="H5221"\w* \w on|strong="H7971"\w* fire.   
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\v 9 Afterward, \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* marched \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w*, \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w Negev|strong="H5045"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w foothills|strong="H8219"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w also|strong="H8034"\w* marched \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w were|strong="H3063"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* (\w formerly|strong="H6440"\w* known \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w Kiriath-arba|strong="H7153"\w*), \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w Sheshai|strong="H8344"\w*, Ahiman, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Talmai|strong="H8526"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w From|strong="H6440"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* marched \w against|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Debir|strong="H1688"\w* (\w formerly|strong="H6440"\w* known \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w Kiriath-sepher|strong="H7158"\w*).   
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\v 12 \w And|strong="H1323"\w* \w Caleb|strong="H3612"\w* said, “\w To|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* man \w who|strong="H1323"\w* \w strikes|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w Kiriath-sepher|strong="H7158"\w* \w and|strong="H1323"\w* \w captures|strong="H3920"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Acsah|strong="H5915"\w* \w in|strong="H5414"\w* marriage.”   
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\v 13 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w Othniel|strong="H6274"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Caleb|strong="H3612"\w*’s \w younger|strong="H6996"\w* brother \w Kenaz|strong="H7073"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* city, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Caleb|strong="H3612"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w Acsah|strong="H5915"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* marriage.   
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\v 14 \w One|strong="H1961"\w* day Acsah \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* Othniel \w and|strong="H7704"\w* urged \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* father \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*. \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w she|strong="H5921"\w* got \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w*, \w Caleb|strong="H3612"\w* \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w desire|strong="H7592"\w*?”   
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\v 15 “\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w*,” \w she|strong="H3588"\w* answered. “\w Since|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5414"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* land \w in|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Negev|strong="H5045"\w*, \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w springs|strong="H1543"\w* \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* well.” \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w Caleb|strong="H3612"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* both \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w upper|strong="H5942"\w* \w and|strong="H4325"\w* \w lower|strong="H8482"\w* \w springs|strong="H1543"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Now|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*’ \w father-in-law|strong="H2859"\w*, \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w Kenite|strong="H7017"\w*, \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Palms|strong="H8558"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w Wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w Negev|strong="H5045"\w* near \w Arad|strong="H6166"\w*. \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w men|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H5221"\w* brothers \w the|strong="H5221"\w* Simeonites, \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Zephath|strong="H6857"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w devoted|strong="H2763"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w destruction|strong="H2763"\w*. \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w Hormah|strong="H2767"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w And|strong="H3063"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w also|strong="H1366"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w*, Ashkelon, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Ekron|strong="H6138"\w*—each \w with|strong="H1366"\w* \w its|strong="H3920"\w* \w territory|strong="H1366"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w*; \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* could \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* plains \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w Just|strong="H1696"\w* \w as|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w had|strong="H4872"\w* \w promised|strong="H1696"\w*, Judah \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Caleb|strong="H3612"\w*, \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w drove|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Anak.   
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\v 21 \w The|strong="H3117"\w* Benjamites, \w however|strong="H2983"\w*, \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jebusites|strong="H2983"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jebusites|strong="H2983"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* Benjamites.   
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\v 22 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5927"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w They|strong="H6440"\w* sent spies \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* (\w formerly|strong="H6440"\w* known \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w Luz|strong="H3870"\w*),   
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\v 24 \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w spies|strong="H8104"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H7200"\w* \w coming|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w how|strong="H4994"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w get|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H5892"\w* \w treat|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w kindly|strong="H2617"\w*.”   
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\v 25 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entrance|strong="H3996"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w they|strong="H6310"\w* \w put|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w but|strong="H7200"\w* \w released|strong="H7971"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H4940"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w man|strong="H2088"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* land \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Hittites|strong="H2850"\w*, \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w Luz|strong="H3870"\w*, \w which|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w its|strong="H5704"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w At|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H3669"\w* time \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w* \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1323"\w* \w drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Beth-shean|strong="H1052"\w*, \w Taanach|strong="H8590"\w*, \w Dor|strong="H1756"\w*, \w Ibleam|strong="H2991"\w*, \w Megiddo|strong="H4023"\w*, \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H3423"\w* \w villages|strong="H1323"\w*; \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w were|strong="H1323"\w* \w determined|strong="H2974"\w* \w to|strong="H1323"\w* \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H3669"\w* land.   
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\v 28 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w stronger|strong="H2388"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w pressed|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w into|strong="H1961"\w* \w forced|strong="H4522"\w* \w labor|strong="H4522"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w drove|strong="H3423"\w* \w them|strong="H7760"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w completely|strong="H3423"\w*.   
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\v 29 Ephraim also \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3427"\w* \w drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Gezer|strong="H1507"\w*; \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w continued|strong="H3427"\w* \w to|strong="H3427"\w* \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w them|strong="H3423"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Gezer|strong="H1507"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w* \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Kitron|strong="H7003"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w Nahalol|strong="H5096"\w*; \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w them|strong="H3423"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w served|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w forced|strong="H4522"\w* \w laborers|strong="H4522"\w*.   
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\v 31 Asher \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3427"\w* \w drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Acco|strong="H5910"\w*, \w Sidon|strong="H6721"\w*, Ahlab, Achzib, \w Helbah|strong="H2462"\w*, Aphik, \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w Rehob|strong="H7340"\w*.   
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\v 32 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Asherites \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Canaanite|strong="H3669"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w land|strong="H7130"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w them|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w*.   
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\v 33 \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w* \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w Beth-anath|strong="H1043"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* Naphtalites also \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w Canaanite|strong="H3669"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w land|strong="H7130"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w Beth-anath|strong="H1043"\w* \w served|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H3423"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w forced|strong="H4522"\w* \w laborers|strong="H4522"\w*.   
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\v 34 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* Amorites \w forced|strong="H3905"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1835"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w allow|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w come|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* plain.   
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\v 35 \w And|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* Amorites \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w determined|strong="H2974"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Heres|strong="H2776"\w*, Aijalon, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w Shaalbim|strong="H8169"\w*. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w* \w grew|strong="H3513"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w strength|strong="H3027"\w*, \w they|strong="H3027"\w* \w pressed|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* Amorites \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w forced|strong="H4522"\w* \w labor|strong="H4522"\w*.   
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\v 36 \w And|strong="H5553"\w* \w the|strong="H4605"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H4605"\w* Amorites extended \w from|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H4605"\w* \w Ascent|strong="H4610"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w Akrabbim|strong="H4610"\w* \w to|strong="H4605"\w* \w Sela|strong="H5553"\w* \w and|strong="H5553"\w* beyond.   
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="H4714"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Bochim|strong="H1066"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* said, “\w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w led|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* land \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* fathers, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H4714"\w* said, ‘\w I|strong="H4714"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w break|strong="H6565"\w* \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*,   
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\v 2 \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* land, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w shall|strong="H3808"\w* \w tear|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w their|strong="H8085"\w* \w altars|strong="H4196"\w*.’ \w Yet|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w My|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*. \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*?   
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\v 3 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w now|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* tell \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w drive|strong="H1644"\w* \w out|strong="H1644"\w* \w these|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H3808"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*; \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* thorns \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H6440"\w* \w sides|strong="H6654"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* gods \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w snare|strong="H4170"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*.”   
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\v 4 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w voices|strong="H6963"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w Bochim|strong="H1066"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w offered|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2076"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w After|strong="H7971"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w dismissed|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3423"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w*, \w each|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* outlived \w him|strong="H6213"\w*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w works|strong="H4639"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Nun|strong="H5126"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w age|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* 110.   
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\v 9 They \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H6912"\w* \w land|strong="H5159"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w his|strong="H6912"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*, \w at|strong="H6912"\w* \w Timnath-heres|strong="H8556"\w* \w in|strong="H6912"\w* \w the|strong="H6912"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Ephraim, \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Gaash|strong="H1608"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w After|strong="H6965"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* fathers, \w another|strong="H1571"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w rose|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w works|strong="H4639"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Baals|strong="H1168"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Thus|strong="H5971"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w forsook|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* fathers, \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* land \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* \w after|strong="H3318"\w* various gods \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w provoked|strong="H3707"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w anger|strong="H3707"\w*,   
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\v 13 \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w forsook|strong="H5800"\w* \w Him|strong="H5647"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* Ashtoreths.   
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w anger|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w burned|strong="H2734"\w* \w against|strong="H2734"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* those \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w plundered|strong="H8155"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w enemies|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H5439"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w*, \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w resist|strong="H5975"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w Wherever|strong="H3605"\w* Israel \w marched|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w against|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w calamity|strong="H7451"\w*, \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w sworn|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w distressed|strong="H3334"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w raised|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w saved|strong="H3467"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H3467"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w plundered|strong="H8154"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 17 Israel, \w however|strong="H8085"\w*, \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w*. \w Instead|strong="H3588"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w prostituted|strong="H2181"\w* \w themselves|strong="H7812"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* other \w gods|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H7812"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4118"\w* \w turned|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* fathers, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w obedience|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*’s \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*; \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* fathers \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Whenever|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w raised|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Israelites, \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w saved|strong="H3467"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w enemies|strong="H6965"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w still|strong="H3588"\w* alive; \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w moved|strong="H5162"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w pity|strong="H5162"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w groaning|strong="H5009"\w* \w under|strong="H3027"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H3905"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w afflicted|strong="H1766"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w the|strong="H5647"\w* Israelites \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H3808"\w* \w corrupt|strong="H7843"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* fathers, \w going|strong="H3212"\w* \w after|strong="H1961"\w* other gods \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w bow|strong="H7812"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* would \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* \w up|strong="H3212"\w* \w their|strong="H7725"\w* evil \w practices|strong="H4611"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w stubborn|strong="H7186"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w anger|strong="H5674"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w burned|strong="H2734"\w* \w against|strong="H2734"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w*, “\w Because|strong="H3282"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w transgressed|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w laid|strong="H6680"\w* \w down|strong="H6680"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* fathers \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w heeded|strong="H8085"\w* \w My|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*,   
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\v 21 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1471"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3254"\w* \w drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w when|strong="H4480"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w In|strong="H3478"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w test|strong="H5254"\w* whether \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w walking|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* fathers \w did|strong="H3478"\w*.”   
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\v 23 \w That|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w why|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H3240"\w* \w those|strong="H3240"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w driven|strong="H3423"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* immediately \w by|strong="H3027"\w* delivering \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w These|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H3240"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w test|strong="H5254"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wars|strong="H4421"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w*,   
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\v 2 \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w warfare|strong="H4421"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* subsequent \w generations|strong="H1755"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, especially \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w those|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w* \w it|strong="H3045"\w* \w formerly|strong="H6440"\w*:   
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\v 3 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w rulers|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Sidonians|strong="H6722"\w*, \w and|strong="H2568"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Hivites|strong="H2340"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Baal-hermon|strong="H1179"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Lebo-hamath|strong="H2574"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w These|strong="H8085"\w* nations \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w left|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w test|strong="H5254"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w find|strong="H3045"\w* \w out|strong="H3045"\w* \w whether|strong="H3045"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w keep|strong="H4687"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H6680"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* fathers \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*.   
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\v 5 Thus \w the|strong="H7130"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w continued|strong="H3427"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w the|strong="H7130"\w* \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w*, \w Hittites|strong="H2850"\w*, Amorites, \w Perizzites|strong="H6522"\w*, \w Hivites|strong="H2340"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jebusites|strong="H2983"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* marriage, \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* own \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* gods.   
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\v 7 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*; \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w forgot|strong="H7911"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Baals|strong="H1168"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* Asherahs.   
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\v 8 \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* anger \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w burned|strong="H2734"\w* \w against|strong="H2734"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Cushan-rishathaim|strong="H3573"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Aram-naharaim, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w But|strong="H3068"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w cried|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w raised|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w Othniel|strong="H6274"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Caleb|strong="H3612"\w*’s \w younger|strong="H6996"\w* brother \w Kenaz|strong="H7073"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverer|strong="H3467"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w them|strong="H4480"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*. \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w Cushan-rishathaim|strong="H3573"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Aram \w into|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Othniel, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w prevailed|strong="H5810"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w So|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* land \w had|strong="H1121"\w* \w rest|strong="H8252"\w* \w for|strong="H4191"\w* forty \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, until \w Othniel|strong="H6274"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Kenaz|strong="H7073"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Once|strong="H3254"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w gave|strong="H6213"\w* \w Eglon|strong="H5700"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w power|strong="H2388"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 13 After enlisting \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Amalekites|strong="H6002"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* join forces \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*, Eglon \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, taking \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w City|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Palms|strong="H8558"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w The|strong="H5647"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w Eglon|strong="H5700"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w eighteen|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w again|strong="H7971"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w cried|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w raised|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* Ehud \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gera|strong="H1617"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w left-handed|strong="H3225"\w* \w Benjamite|strong="H1145"\w*, \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliverer|strong="H3467"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w tribute|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Eglon|strong="H5700"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Now|strong="H5921"\w* Ehud \w had|strong="H3225"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w himself|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* double-edged \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w cubit|strong="H1574"\w* \w long|strong="H5921"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w strapped|strong="H2296"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w thigh|strong="H3409"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w cloak|strong="H4055"\w*   
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\v 17 \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w brought|strong="H7126"\w* \w the|strong="H7126"\w* \w tribute|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w Eglon|strong="H5700"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w who|strong="H4428"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w an|strong="H7126"\w* obese man.   
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\v 18 \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w Ehud|strong="H3615"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w presenting|strong="H7126"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w tribute|strong="H4503"\w*, \w he|strong="H7971"\w* ushered \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w those|strong="H5375"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w But|strong="H4428"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* reaching \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w idols|strong="H6456"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w himself|strong="H1931"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w secret|strong="H5643"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.” “\w Silence|strong="H2013"\w*,” \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* attendants \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* Ehud approached \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w while|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w alone|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* coolness \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w upper|strong="H5944"\w* \w room|strong="H5944"\w*. “\w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* God \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*,” Ehud \w said|strong="H1697"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w king|strong="H3678"\w* \w rose|strong="H6965"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w seat|strong="H3678"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w And|strong="H7971"\w* Ehud \w reached|strong="H7971"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w pulled|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w thigh|strong="H3409"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* plunged \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* Eglon’s belly.   
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\v 22 \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w handle|strong="H5325"\w* \w sank|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w after|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w blade|strong="H3851"\w*, \w and|strong="H2719"\w* Eglon’s \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* \w closed|strong="H5462"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w over|strong="H5462"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Ehud|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* withdraw \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* belly. \w And|strong="H2719"\w* Eglon’s bowels emptied.   
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\v 23 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* Ehud \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w through|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w porch|strong="H4528"\w*, closing \w and|strong="H3318"\w* locking \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w of|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w upper|strong="H5944"\w* \w room|strong="H5944"\w* behind \w him|strong="H3318"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w After|strong="H7272"\w* Ehud \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w gone|strong="H3318"\w*, Eglon’s \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* found \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w upper|strong="H5944"\w* \w room|strong="H2315"\w* \w locked|strong="H5274"\w*. “\w He|strong="H1931"\w* must \w be|strong="H5650"\w* \w relieving|strong="H5526"\w* \w himself|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H5650"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w cool|strong="H4747"\w* \w room|strong="H2315"\w*,” \w they|strong="H1931"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w waited|strong="H2342"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H5704"\w* became worried \w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w that|strong="H5307"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w had|strong="H1817"\w* \w still|strong="H5704"\w* \w not|strong="H4191"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w of|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w upper|strong="H5944"\w* \w room|strong="H5944"\w*. \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w key|strong="H4668"\w* \w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w*—\w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* was \w their|strong="H3947"\w* lord \w lying|strong="H5307"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w on|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* floor.   
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\v 26 Ehud, however, \w had|strong="H1931"\w* \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w* \w while|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* servants waited. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w idols|strong="H6456"\w* \w and|strong="H5674"\w* \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Seirah|strong="H8167"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w On|strong="H1961"\w* arriving \w in|strong="H3478"\w* Seirah, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w blew|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* ram’s \w horn|strong="H7782"\w* \w throughout|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ephraim. \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w hills|strong="H2022"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* leader.   
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\v 28 “\w Follow|strong="H7291"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*,” \w he|strong="H3588"\w* told \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w enemies|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.” \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w followed|strong="H7291"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w seized|strong="H3920"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fords|strong="H4569"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* leading \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w allow|strong="H5414"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w*.   
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\v 29 \w At|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w about|strong="H6256"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* thousand \w Moabites|strong="H4124"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w robust|strong="H8082"\w* \w and|strong="H2428"\w* \w valiant|strong="H2428"\w* \w men|strong="H2428"\w*. \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H6256"\w* \w them|strong="H5221"\w* \w escaped|strong="H4422"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w So|strong="H3027"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w subdued|strong="H3665"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* land \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w rest|strong="H8252"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w eighty|strong="H8084"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 31 \w After|strong="H1961"\w* \w Ehud|strong="H8044"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w Shamgar|strong="H8044"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Anath|strong="H6067"\w*. \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w* \w saved|strong="H3467"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w striking|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w with|strong="H3478"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* \w oxgoad|strong="H4451"\w*.   
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\v 1 After Ehud \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w So|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jabin|strong="H2985"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Hazor|strong="H2674"\w*. \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w forces|strong="H6635"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Harosheth-hagoyim|strong="H2800"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w cried|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H6817"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* Jabin \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w nine|strong="H8672"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* harshly \w oppressed|strong="H3905"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Now|strong="H6256"\w* \w Deborah|strong="H1683"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophetess|strong="H5031"\w*, \w the|strong="H8199"\w* wife \w of|strong="H6256"\w* \w Lappidoth|strong="H3941"\w*, \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w judging|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w Palm|strong="H8560"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Deborah|strong="H1683"\w* \w between|strong="H3427"\w* \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ephraim, \w where|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H8478"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w her|strong="H1931"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w She|strong="H7121"\w* \w summoned|strong="H7121"\w* \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Abinoam \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Kedesh|strong="H6943"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Surely|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w*: ‘\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w march|strong="H4900"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Tabor|strong="H8396"\w*, \w taking|strong="H3947"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* thousand \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w And|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H6635"\w* \w draw|strong="H4900"\w* \w out|strong="H5414"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w commander|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Jabin|strong="H2985"\w*’s \w army|strong="H6635"\w*, \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w troops|strong="H6635"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w River|strong="H5158"\w* \w Kishon|strong="H7028"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H6635"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.’”   
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\v 8 \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w* said \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w her|strong="H1980"\w*, “If \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w*, \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w*; \w but|strong="H3808"\w* if \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w*, \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w*.”   
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\v 9 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w certainly|strong="H3588"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*,” \w Deborah|strong="H1683"\w* replied, “\w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w taking|strong="H1980"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H3212"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w honor|strong="H8597"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w selling|strong="H4376"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w* \w into|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* woman.” \w So|strong="H1980"\w* \w Deborah|strong="H1683"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w Kedesh|strong="H6943"\w*,   
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\v 10 where \w he|strong="H7272"\w* \w summoned|strong="H2199"\w* \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w* \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*. \w Ten|strong="H6235"\w* thousand men \w followed|strong="H7272"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w*, \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w Deborah|strong="H1683"\w* \w also|strong="H1683"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w*.   
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\v 11 Now \w Heber|strong="H2268"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Kenite|strong="H7017"\w* \w had|strong="H4872"\w* moved \w away|strong="H5186"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Kenites|strong="H7017"\w*, \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hobab|strong="H2246"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w father-in-law|strong="H2859"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H4872"\w* \w pitched|strong="H5186"\w* \w his|strong="H5186"\w* tent \w by|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* great tree \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zaanannim|strong="H6815"\w*, which \w was|strong="H4872"\w* \w near|strong="H5704"\w* \w Kedesh|strong="H6943"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Abinoam \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w gone|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Tabor|strong="H8396"\w*,   
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\v 13 \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w summoned|strong="H2199"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w nine|strong="H8672"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*, \w from|strong="H1471"\w* \w Harosheth-hagoyim|strong="H2800"\w* \w to|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w River|strong="H5158"\w* \w Kishon|strong="H7028"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w Deborah|strong="H1683"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w*, “\w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w Has|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w gone|strong="H3318"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*?” \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Tabor|strong="H8396"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* thousand men following \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w routed|strong="H2000"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w charioteers|strong="H7393"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w*. \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w* abandoned \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w foot|strong="H7272"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="H5307"\w* \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w* \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w* \w and|strong="H7393"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Harosheth-hagoyim|strong="H2800"\w*, \w and|strong="H7393"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H6310"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w by|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*; \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* single \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H6310"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w*.   
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\v 17 Meanwhile, \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w* \w had|strong="H4428"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w on|strong="H1004"\w* \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* tent \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Jael|strong="H3278"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* wife \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Heber|strong="H2268"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Kenite|strong="H7017"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H7965"\w* \w was|strong="H4428"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w between|strong="H7965"\w* \w Jabin|strong="H2985"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hazor|strong="H2674"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Heber|strong="H2268"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Kenite|strong="H7017"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Jael|strong="H3278"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* greet \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w* \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w*, “\w Come|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H5493"\w*, \w my|strong="H3318"\w* lord. \w Come|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H5493"\w* \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H3318"\w*. \w Do|strong="H3318"\w* \w not|strong="H3372"\w* \w be|strong="H3372"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*.” \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H3318"\w* \w entered|strong="H3318"\w* \w her|strong="H5493"\w* tent, \w and|strong="H3318"\w* she \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w* \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* blanket.   
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\v 19 Sisera said \w to|strong="H4325"\w* \w her|strong="H3680"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w give|strong="H8248"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w little|strong="H4592"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w to|strong="H4325"\w* \w drink|strong="H8248"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w thirsty|strong="H6770"\w*.” \w So|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* container \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*, \w gave|strong="H8248"\w* \w him|strong="H8248"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w drink|strong="H8248"\w*, \w and|strong="H2461"\w* \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* \w him|strong="H8248"\w* again.   
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\v 20 “\w Stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* tent,” \w he|strong="H3426"\w* said, “\w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* anyone \w comes|strong="H1961"\w* \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w asks|strong="H7592"\w* \w you|strong="H7592"\w*, ‘\w Is|strong="H3426"\w* \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man \w here|strong="H6311"\w*?’ say, ‘\w No|strong="H5975"\w*.’”   
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\v 21 \w But|strong="H3947"\w* \w as|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w lay|strong="H7760"\w* \w sleeping|strong="H7290"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* exhaustion, \w Heber|strong="H2268"\w*’s wife \w Jael|strong="H3278"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tent|strong="H3489"\w* \w peg|strong="H3489"\w*, grabbed \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hammer|strong="H4718"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w went|strong="H6795"\w* silently \w to|strong="H4191"\w* Sisera. \w She|strong="H1931"\w* \w drove|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w peg|strong="H3489"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w temple|strong="H7541"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* ground, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w* arrived \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w pursuit|strong="H7291"\w* \w of|strong="H3318"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w*, \w Jael|strong="H3278"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* greet \w him|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*, “\w Come|strong="H3318"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w will|strong="H5307"\w* \w show|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w man|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w are|strong="H1245"\w* \w seeking|strong="H1245"\w*.” \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w he|strong="H3318"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w lay|strong="H5307"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tent|strong="H3489"\w* \w peg|strong="H3489"\w* \w through|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* \w temple|strong="H7541"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* God \w subdued|strong="H3665"\w* \w Jabin|strong="H2985"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w grew|strong="H1980"\w* stronger \w and|strong="H1121"\w* stronger \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jabin|strong="H2985"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H3772"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w Deborah|strong="H1683"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Abinoam \w sang|strong="H7891"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w song|strong="H7891"\w*:   
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\v 2 “\w When|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* princes take \w the|strong="H3068"\w* lead \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* volunteer, \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*! \w Give|strong="H8085"\w* \w ear|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w princes|strong="H7336"\w*! \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*; \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w sing|strong="H7891"\w* \w praise|strong="H2167"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w You|strong="H1571"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*, \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w You|strong="H1571"\w* \w marched|strong="H6805"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Edom, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w trembled|strong="H7493"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w poured|strong="H5197"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w rain|strong="H4325"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* \w poured|strong="H5197"\w* \w down|strong="H5197"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w quaked|strong="H5140"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w One|strong="H2088"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Sinai|strong="H5514"\w*, \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w In|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shamgar|strong="H8044"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Anath|strong="H6067"\w*, \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jael|strong="H3278"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* highways \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w deserted|strong="H2308"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w travelers|strong="H1980"\w* \w took|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w byways|strong="H6128"\w*.   
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\v 7 Life \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w villages|strong="H6520"\w* \w ceased|strong="H2308"\w*; \w it|strong="H5704"\w* ended \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w*, \w Deborah|strong="H1683"\w*, \w arose|strong="H6965"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* mother \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* chose \w new|strong="H2319"\w* gods, \w then|strong="H7200"\w* \w war|strong="H3901"\w* \w came|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*. \w Not|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shield|strong="H4043"\w* \w or|strong="H7200"\w* \w spear|strong="H7420"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* found \w among|strong="H3478"\w* forty thousand \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* princes \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w volunteers|strong="H5068"\w* \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*!   
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\v 10 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w ride|strong="H7392"\w* \w white|strong="H6715"\w* donkeys, \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w saddle|strong="H3427"\w* blankets, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w travel|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w*, ponder   
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\v 11 \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w voices|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* singers \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w watering|strong="H4857"\w* \w places|strong="H4857"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w recount|strong="H8567"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6666"\w* \w acts|strong="H6666"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6666"\w* \w deeds|strong="H6666"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w His|strong="H3068"\w* villagers \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*:   
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\v 12 ‘\w Awake|strong="H5782"\w*, \w awake|strong="H5782"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Deborah|strong="H1683"\w*! \w Awake|strong="H5782"\w*, \w awake|strong="H5782"\w*, \w sing|strong="H1696"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w*! \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w take|strong="H7617"\w* \w hold|strong="H6965"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H6965"\w* \w captives|strong="H7617"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Abinoam!’   
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\v 13 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w survivors|strong="H8300"\w* \w came|strong="H3068"\w* down \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* nobles; \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H3068"\w* down \w to|strong="H3068"\w* me \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Some|strong="H4480"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* Ephraim, \w with|strong="H3381"\w* \w their|strong="H4480"\w* \w roots|strong="H8328"\w* \w in|strong="H5971"\w* \w Amalek|strong="H6002"\w*; \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w with|strong="H3381"\w* \w your|strong="H4480"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w after|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w*. \w The|strong="H4480"\w* \w commanders|strong="H2710"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Machir|strong="H4353"\w*, \w the|strong="H4480"\w* bearers \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* marshal’s \w staff|strong="H7626"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w The|strong="H7971"\w* \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Issachar|strong="H3485"\w* \w were|strong="H8269"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Deborah|strong="H1683"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w Issachar|strong="H3485"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Barak|strong="H1301"\w*, rushing into \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w at|strong="H3651"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w heels|strong="H7272"\w*. \w In|strong="H1419"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* clans \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Reuben|strong="H7205"\w* there \w was|strong="H3820"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* indecision.   
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\v 16 \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w sheepfolds|strong="H4942"\w* \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* whistling \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w flocks|strong="H5739"\w*? \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* clans \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Reuben|strong="H7205"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* indecision.   
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\v 17 \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w remained|strong="H3427"\w* \w beyond|strong="H5676"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*. \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*, \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* linger \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* ships? Asher \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w coast|strong="H2348"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w remained|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* harbors.   
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\v 18 \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w* \w was|strong="H5315"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H5971"\w* risked \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*; \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*, \w too|strong="H5921"\w*, \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w heights|strong="H4791"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* battlefield.   
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\v 19 \w Kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w came|strong="H4325"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w*; \w then|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Taanach|strong="H8590"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Megiddo|strong="H4023"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w plunder|strong="H1215"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w*; \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w their|strong="H4480"\w* \w courses|strong="H4546"\w* \w they|strong="H4546"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w The|strong="H1869"\w* \w River|strong="H5158"\w* \w Kishon|strong="H7028"\w* \w swept|strong="H1640"\w* \w them|strong="H1869"\w* \w away|strong="H1640"\w*, \w the|strong="H1869"\w* \w ancient|strong="H6917"\w* \w river|strong="H5158"\w*, \w the|strong="H1869"\w* \w River|strong="H5158"\w* \w Kishon|strong="H7028"\w*. \w March|strong="H1869"\w* \w on|strong="H1869"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H5315"\w* \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*, \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w strength|strong="H5797"\w*!   
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\v 22 Then \w the|strong="H1986"\w* \w hooves|strong="H6119"\w* \w of|strong="H5483"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* thundered—\w the|strong="H1986"\w* mad galloping \w of|strong="H5483"\w* his \w stallions|strong="H5483"\w*.   
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\v 23 ‘Curse \w Meroz|strong="H4789"\w*,’ says \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. ‘Bitterly curse \w her|strong="H3588"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w*; \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H1368"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w help|strong="H5833"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w against|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w*.’   
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\v 24 Most \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* among women \w is|strong="H1288"\w* \w Jael|strong="H3278"\w*, \w the|strong="H1288"\w* wife \w of|strong="H1288"\w* \w Heber|strong="H2268"\w* \w the|strong="H1288"\w* \w Kenite|strong="H7017"\w*, most \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w of|strong="H1288"\w* tent-dwelling women.   
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\v 25 \w He|strong="H5414"\w* \w asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w for|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w and|strong="H2461"\w* \w she|strong="H5602"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*. \w In|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* magnificent \w bowl|strong="H5602"\w* \w she|strong="H5602"\w* \w brought|strong="H7126"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w curds|strong="H2529"\w*.   
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\v 26 She \w reached|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w tent|strong="H3489"\w* \w peg|strong="H3489"\w*, \w her|strong="H7971"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* workman’s \w hammer|strong="H1989"\w*. She \w struck|strong="H1986"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* crushed \w his|strong="H7971"\w* skull; she \w shattered|strong="H4272"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w pierced|strong="H2498"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w temple|strong="H7541"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w At|strong="H5307"\w* \w her|strong="H7901"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w collapsed|strong="H5307"\w*, \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w*, \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* \w still|strong="H7901"\w*; \w at|strong="H5307"\w* \w her|strong="H7901"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w collapsed|strong="H5307"\w*, \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w*; \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w collapsed|strong="H5307"\w*, \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w dead|strong="H7703"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w*’s mother \w looked|strong="H8259"\w* \w through|strong="H1157"\w* \w the|strong="H1157"\w* \w window|strong="H2474"\w*; \w she|strong="H2474"\w* peered \w through|strong="H1157"\w* \w the|strong="H1157"\w* lattice \w and|strong="H7393"\w* \w lamented|strong="H2980"\w*: ‘\w Why|strong="H4069"\w* is \w his|strong="H1157"\w* \w chariot|strong="H7393"\w* so long \w in|strong="H6471"\w* coming? \w What|strong="H1157"\w* \w has|strong="H1157"\w* delayed \w the|strong="H1157"\w* clatter \w of|strong="H7393"\w* \w his|strong="H1157"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*?’   
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\v 29 \w Her|strong="H7725"\w* \w wisest|strong="H2450"\w* \w ladies|strong="H8282"\w* \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*; \w indeed|strong="H7725"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w keeps|strong="H7725"\w* telling \w herself|strong="H1931"\w*,   
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\v 30 ‘\w Are|strong="H7356"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w finding|strong="H4672"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w dividing|strong="H2505"\w* \w the|strong="H4672"\w* \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w*—\w a|strong="H3068"\w* girl \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w two|strong="H7361"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* each \w warrior|strong="H1397"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w plunder|strong="H7998"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w dyed|strong="H6648"\w* garments \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w Sisera|strong="H5516"\w*, \w the|strong="H4672"\w* \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w embroidered|strong="H7553"\w* garments \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H4672"\w* \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H4672"\w* looter?’   
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\v 31 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* enemies perish, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*! \w But|strong="H3651"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* love \w You|strong="H3605"\w* shine \w like|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* brightest.” \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w rest|strong="H8252"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* forty \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Again|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*; \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*,   
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\v 2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w prevailed|strong="H5810"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Midianites|strong="H4080"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w prepared|strong="H6213"\w* \w shelters|strong="H4492"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, \w caves|strong="H4631"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w strongholds|strong="H4679"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Whenever|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w planted|strong="H2232"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* crops, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Midianites|strong="H4080"\w*, \w Amalekites|strong="H6002"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* other \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w invade|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*,   
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\v 4 \w encamping|strong="H2583"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w destroying|strong="H7843"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w produce|strong="H2981"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w sustenance|strong="H4241"\w*, \w neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w sheep|strong="H7716"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w oxen|strong="H7794"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H2543"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Midianites \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H5927"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w livestock|strong="H4735"\w* \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* tents \w like|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7230"\w* swarm \w of|strong="H4557"\w* locusts. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w camels|strong="H1581"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w innumerable|strong="H4557"\w*, \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w entered|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* land \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w ravage|strong="H7843"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w impoverished|strong="H1809"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w cried|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w cried|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*,   
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\v 8 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* told \w them|strong="H7971"\w*, “\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: \w I|strong="H3541"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3541"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w slavery|strong="H5650"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w out|strong="H1644"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4713"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w oppressors|strong="H3905"\w*. \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w drove|strong="H1644"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w out|strong="H1644"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*: ‘\w I|strong="H8085"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \w You|strong="H3808"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* gods \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* Amorites, \w in|strong="H3427"\w* whose land \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w*.’ \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w Me|strong="H6963"\w*.”   
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\v 11 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* oak \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Ophrah|strong="H6084"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Abiezrite, \w where|strong="H8478"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w threshing|strong="H2251"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w winepress|strong="H1660"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w hide|strong="H5127"\w* \w it|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Midianites|strong="H4080"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Gideon \w and|strong="H3068"\w* said, “\w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w man|strong="H1368"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w valor|strong="H2428"\w*.”   
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\v 13 “Please, \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w*,” \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* replied, “\w if|strong="H3426"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*, \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w happened|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*? \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w where|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w wonders|strong="H6381"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* fathers \w told|strong="H5608"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*, saying, ‘\w Has|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H4672"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*?’ \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w forsaken|strong="H5203"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* said, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*. \w Am|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*?”   
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\v 15 “Please, \w my|strong="H3467"\w* Lord,” Gideon replied, “\w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*? \w Indeed|strong="H2009"\w*, \w my|strong="H3467"\w* clan \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H2009"\w* weakest \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* am \w the|strong="H2009"\w* \w youngest|strong="H6810"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3467"\w* father’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.”   
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\v 16 “\w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*,” \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* replied, “\w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w strike|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Midianites|strong="H4080"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* man.”   
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\v 17 Gideon \w answered|strong="H1696"\w*, “If \w I|strong="H4672"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w favor|strong="H2580"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w Your|strong="H6213"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*, \w give|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* sign \w that|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w is|strong="H5869"\w* \w You|strong="H6213"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w do|strong="H3318"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* \w depart|strong="H4185"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H3427"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w You|strong="H6440"\w*. \w Let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w set|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w You|strong="H6440"\w*.” \w And|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w*, “\w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H5704"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w*.”   
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\v 19 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w prepared|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1423"\w* \w goat|strong="H5795"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w unleavened|strong="H4682"\w* \w bread|strong="H4682"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* ephah \w of|strong="H8478"\w* \w flour|strong="H7058"\w*. \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w placed|strong="H7760"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w basket|strong="H5536"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w broth|strong="H4839"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pot|strong="H6517"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w present|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w Him|strong="H6213"\w* \w under|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* oak.   
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\v 20 \w And|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H4397"\w* God \w said|strong="H3651"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w unleavened|strong="H4682"\w* \w bread|strong="H4682"\w*, \w lay|strong="H3240"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w on|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H3651"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*, \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w out|strong="H8210"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w broth|strong="H4839"\w*.” \w And|strong="H6213"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H8210"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w extended|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w tip|strong="H7097"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w staff|strong="H4938"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w unleavened|strong="H4682"\w* \w bread|strong="H4682"\w*. \w And|strong="H1980"\w* fire flared \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* consumed \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w unleavened|strong="H4682"\w* \w bread|strong="H4682"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w vanished|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w realized|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w said|strong="H3651"\w*, “Oh \w no|strong="H7200"\w*, \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w*! \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*!”   
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\v 23 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w him|strong="H4191"\w*, “\w Peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*. \w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.”   
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\v 24 \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w Is|strong="H3068"\w* \w Peace|strong="H7965"\w*. \w To|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* stands \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Ophrah|strong="H6084"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Abiezrites.   
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\v 25 \w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* very \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Gideon, “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* father’s \w young|strong="H6499"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H8141"\w*, \w tear|strong="H2040"\w* \w down|strong="H3772"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* father’s \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w down|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Asherah pole \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* proper \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w stronghold|strong="H4581"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Asherah pole \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w down|strong="H3772"\w*, \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H5930"\w*.”   
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\v 27 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w because|strong="H3372"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w too|strong="H1961"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* father’s \w household|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w men|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* rather \w than|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w daytime|strong="H3119"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w When|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H3772"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w got|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H5892"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*’s \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w torn|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w*, \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Asherah pole \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w bull|strong="H6499"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* newly \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*.   
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\v 29 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*?” \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w after|strong="H1875"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w had|strong="H1121"\w* \w investigated|strong="H1245"\w* \w thoroughly|strong="H6213"\w*, \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w told|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w*.”   
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\v 30 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w*, “\w Bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3318"\w* \w torn|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*’s \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Asherah pole \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.”   
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\v 31 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* said \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Are|strong="H5975"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* contending \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*? \w Are|strong="H5975"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* trying \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*? \w Whoever|strong="H3605"\w* \w pleads|strong="H7378"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w case|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1931"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*! \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* god, let \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w contend|strong="H7378"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w himself|strong="H1931"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w torn|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*.”   
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\v 32 \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* Gideon \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w*, \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* say, “Let \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w* \w contend|strong="H7378"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*,” \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w torn|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w Baal|strong="H1168"\w*’s \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*.   
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\v 33 \w Then|strong="H5674"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Midianites|strong="H4080"\w*, \w Amalekites|strong="H6002"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w* gathered \w together|strong="H3162"\w*, \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Jordan, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w camped|strong="H2583"\w* \w in|strong="H2583"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jezreel|strong="H3157"\w*.   
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\v 34 \w So|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H3068"\w* \w upon|strong="H3847"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w blew|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* ram’s \w horn|strong="H7782"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w rallied|strong="H2199"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Abiezrites behind \w him|strong="H8628"\w*.   
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\v 35 Calling \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* arms, \w Gideon|strong="H7971"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, \w as|strong="H1571"\w* \w well|strong="H1571"\w* \w as|strong="H1571"\w* Asher, \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*, \w so|strong="H7971"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H1931"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*.   
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\v 36 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w God|strong="H3027"\w*, “\w If|strong="H3426"\w* \w You|strong="H3467"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w going|strong="H3426"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H1696"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w as|strong="H1696"\w* \w You|strong="H3467"\w* \w have|strong="H3426"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*,   
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\v 37 \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w behold|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w place|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fleece|strong="H1492"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w wool|strong="H6785"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w floor|strong="H1637"\w*. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w dew|strong="H2919"\w* \w only|strong="H3588"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fleece|strong="H1492"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w dry|strong="H2721"\w*, \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* going \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*.”   
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\v 38 \w And|strong="H7925"\w* \w that|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w what|strong="H3651"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w*. \w When|strong="H1961"\w* Gideon \w arose|strong="H7925"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w next|strong="H4283"\w* \w morning|strong="H4283"\w*, \w he|strong="H3651"\w* \w squeezed|strong="H2115"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w fleece|strong="H1492"\w* \w and|strong="H7925"\w* wrung \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w dew|strong="H2919"\w*—\w a|strong="H3068"\w* bowlful \w of|strong="H4325"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.   
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\v 39 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* God, “\w Do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w angry|strong="H2734"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w*; \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w more|strong="H6471"\w* \w time|strong="H6471"\w*. \w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w allow|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w more|strong="H6471"\w* \w test|strong="H5254"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fleece|strong="H1492"\w*. \w This|strong="H1696"\w* \w time|strong="H6471"\w* \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w dry|strong="H2721"\w*, \w and|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground covered \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w dew|strong="H2919"\w*.”   
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\v 40 \w And|strong="H3915"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* God \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w so|strong="H3651"\w*. \w Only|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fleece|strong="H1492"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w dry|strong="H2721"\w*, \w and|strong="H3915"\w* \w dew|strong="H2919"\w* covered \w the|strong="H3605"\w* ground.   
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\v 1 \w Early|strong="H7925"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w morning|strong="H7925"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w* (\w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w*, \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w*) \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w camped|strong="H2583"\w* \w beside|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* spring \w of|strong="H6010"\w* \w Harod|strong="H5878"\w*. \w And|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H6010"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w of|strong="H6010"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hill|strong="H1389"\w* \w of|strong="H6010"\w* \w Moreh|strong="H4176"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w*, “\w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w too|strong="H5921"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w Me|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w glorify|strong="H6286"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5921"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Me|strong="H5414"\w*, saying, ‘\w My|strong="H5414"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w saved|strong="H3467"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.’   
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\v 3 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w therefore|strong="H6258"\w*, \w proclaim|strong="H7121"\w* \w in|strong="H7604"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* hearing \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w*: ‘\w Whoever|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w fearful|strong="H3373"\w* \w and|strong="H6242"\w* \w trembling|strong="H2730"\w* \w may|strong="H4994"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H6242"\w* \w leave|strong="H7604"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.’” \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w twenty-two|strong="H6242"\w* thousand \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*, \w but|strong="H6258"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* thousand \w remained|strong="H7604"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w*, “\w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w too|strong="H1961"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Take|strong="H1961"\w* \w them|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* sift \w them|strong="H3381"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* say \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*,’ \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* say, ‘\w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*,’ \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w*.”   
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\v 5 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w brought|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, “Separate \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w lap|strong="H1290"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w tongues|strong="H3956"\w* \w like|strong="H3381"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dog|strong="H3611"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w kneel|strong="H3766"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w number|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w those|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w lapped|strong="H3952"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w mouths|strong="H6310"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w*; \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w others|strong="H5971"\w* knelt \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w*, “\w With|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w lapped|strong="H3952"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* water \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Midianites|strong="H4080"\w* \w into|strong="H3212"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w But|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w others|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w home|strong="H4725"\w*.”   
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\v 8 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H7971"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rest|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w tents|strong="H4264"\w* \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w kept|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w charge|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w provisions|strong="H6720"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* rams’ \w horns|strong="H7782"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w others|strong="H5971"\w*. \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w lay|strong="H7971"\w* \w below|strong="H8478"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w valley|strong="H6010"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w That|strong="H3588"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3381"\w* Gideon, “\w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w against|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3381"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 10 But if \w you|strong="H3381"\w* \w are|strong="H5288"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3373"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w do|strong="H3381"\w* \w so|strong="H3381"\w*, \w then|strong="H3381"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3373"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w with|strong="H3381"\w* \w your|strong="H3381"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w Purah|strong="H6513"\w*   
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\v 11 \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w saying|strong="H1696"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* \w strengthened|strong="H2388"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* attack \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*.” \w So|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w Purah|strong="H6513"\w* \w his|strong="H8085"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w outposts|strong="H7097"\w* \w where|strong="H4100"\w* \w armed|strong="H2571"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* guarding \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Now|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Midianites|strong="H4080"\w*, \w Amalekites|strong="H6002"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w* \w had|strong="H1121"\w* \w settled|strong="H5307"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w like|strong="H5307"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* swarm \w of|strong="H1121"\w* locusts, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w camels|strong="H1581"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H7230"\w* countless \w as|strong="H7230"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sand|strong="H2344"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w seashore|strong="H3220"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w And|strong="H3899"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* arrived, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H5307"\w* \w was|strong="H1439"\w* \w telling|strong="H5608"\w* \w his|strong="H5221"\w* \w friend|strong="H7453"\w* \w about|strong="H5221"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dream|strong="H2472"\w*. “\w Behold|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w had|strong="H2492"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w dream|strong="H2472"\w*,” \w he|strong="H5704"\w* said, “\w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w loaf|strong="H6742"\w* \w of|strong="H4264"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w come|strong="H5307"\w* \w tumbling|strong="H2015"\w* \w into|strong="H2015"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w Midianite|strong="H4080"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*. \w It|strong="H5704"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* tent \w so|strong="H5704"\w* hard \w that|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* tent \w overturned|strong="H2015"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w collapsed|strong="H5307"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w His|strong="H3605"\w* \w friend|strong="H7453"\w* \w replied|strong="H6030"\w*: “\w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w nothing|strong="H1115"\w* \w less|strong="H1115"\w* \w than|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w*. \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.”   
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\v 15 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w dream|strong="H2472"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w its|strong="H5414"\w* \w interpretation|strong="H7667"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w bowed|strong="H7812"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w*. \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w*, “\w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w into|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.”   
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\v 16 \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w divided|strong="H2673"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w* \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w companies|strong="H7218"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* ram’s \w horn|strong="H7782"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* large \w jar|strong="H3537"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w*, containing \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w torch|strong="H3940"\w*.   
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\v 17 “\w Watch|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*,” Gideon \w said|strong="H3651"\w*. “\w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w outskirts|strong="H7097"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w exactly|strong="H3651"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w When|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H1571"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H1571"\w* \w blow|strong="H8628"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w horns|strong="H7782"\w*, \w then|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w blow|strong="H8628"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w horns|strong="H7782"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* shout, ‘\w For|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w*!’”   
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\v 19 \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w* reached \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w outskirts|strong="H7097"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w at|strong="H4264"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w middle|strong="H8484"\w* \w watch|strong="H8104"\w*, just \w after|strong="H7097"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* changing \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w*. \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w blew|strong="H8628"\w* \w their|strong="H8104"\w* \w horns|strong="H7782"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* broke \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w jars|strong="H3537"\w* \w that|strong="H3027"\w* \w were|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H8104"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w companies|strong="H7218"\w* \w blew|strong="H8628"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w horns|strong="H7782"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w shattered|strong="H7665"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w jars|strong="H3537"\w*. \w Holding|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w torches|strong="H3940"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w horns|strong="H7782"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w shouted|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w*!”   
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\v 21 \w Each|strong="H3605"\w* Israelite \w took|strong="H5975"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w position|strong="H5975"\w* \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w*, \w and|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* Midianite \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w*, \w crying|strong="H7321"\w* \w out|strong="H7321"\w* \w as|strong="H8478"\w* \w they|strong="H7323"\w* \w ran|strong="H7323"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w when|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* rams’ \w horns|strong="H7782"\w* \w sounded|strong="H8628"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Beth-shittah|strong="H1029"\w* \w toward|strong="H5921"\w* \w Zererah|strong="H6888"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w border|strong="H8193"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Abel-meholah \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w Tabbath|strong="H2888"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w Then|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w called|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*, Asher, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Midianites|strong="H4080"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Ephraim \w to|strong="H5704"\w* say, “\w Come|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w against|strong="H7125"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Midianites|strong="H4080"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w seize|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* ahead \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Beth-barah|strong="H1012"\w*.” \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Ephraim \w were|strong="H4325"\w* \w called|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w Beth-barah|strong="H1012"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w They|strong="H3920"\w* \w also|strong="H8269"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w Oreb|strong="H6159"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w Zeeb|strong="H2062"\w*, \w the|strong="H5676"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*; \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w they|strong="H3920"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w Oreb|strong="H6159"\w* \w at|strong="H3383"\w* \w the|strong="H5676"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Oreb|strong="H6159"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w Zeeb|strong="H2062"\w* \w at|strong="H3383"\w* \w the|strong="H5676"\w* \w winepress|strong="H3342"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Zeeb|strong="H2062"\w*. So \w they|strong="H3920"\w* \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w the|strong="H5676"\w* \w Midianites|strong="H4080"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* brought \w the|strong="H5676"\w* \w heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Oreb|strong="H6159"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w Zeeb|strong="H2062"\w* \w to|strong="H3383"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w on|strong="H5676"\w* \w the|strong="H5676"\w* \w other|strong="H5676"\w* \w side|strong="H5676"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H5676"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w men|strong="H1980"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* Ephraim \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* Gideon, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w*? \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* fail \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*?” \w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w contended|strong="H7378"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w* violently.   
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\v 2 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* Gideon answered \w them|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w accomplished|strong="H6213"\w* compared \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*? \w Are|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w gleanings|strong="H5955"\w* \w of|strong="H6213"\w* Ephraim \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w than|strong="H2896"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w grape|strong="H1210"\w* \w harvest|strong="H1210"\w* \w of|strong="H6213"\w* Abiezer?   
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\v 3 \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w has|strong="H4100"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w Oreb|strong="H6159"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w Zeeb|strong="H2062"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H6213"\w* \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*, \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* compared \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*?” \w When|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*, \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w anger|strong="H7307"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w subsided|strong="H7503"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H5674"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w his|strong="H5674"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* men \w came|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*, \w exhausted|strong="H5889"\w* \w yet|strong="H5889"\w* still \w in|strong="H5674"\w* \w pursuit|strong="H7291"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* Gideon said \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Succoth|strong="H5523"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w troops|strong="H5971"\w* \w some|strong="H1992"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w exhausted|strong="H5889"\w*, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w still|strong="H5971"\w* \w pursuing|strong="H7291"\w* \w Zebah|strong="H2078"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zalmunna|strong="H6759"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Succoth|strong="H5523"\w* asked, “\w Are|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Zebah|strong="H2078"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w Zalmunna|strong="H6759"\w* \w already|strong="H6258"\w* \w in|strong="H6635"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w possession|strong="H3027"\w*, \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w*?”   
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\v 7 “\w Very|strong="H3651"\w* \w well|strong="H3651"\w*,” \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* replied, “\w when|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w Zebah|strong="H2078"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w Zalmunna|strong="H6759"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w tear|strong="H1758"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w thorns|strong="H6975"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w briers|strong="H1303"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*!”   
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\v 8 \w From|strong="H5927"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Penuel|strong="H6439"\w* \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w asked|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w same|strong="H2063"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w*, \w but|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* men \w of|strong="H1696"\w* \w Penuel|strong="H6439"\w* \w gave|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w same|strong="H2063"\w* \w response|strong="H6030"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* men \w of|strong="H1696"\w* \w Succoth|strong="H5523"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w So|strong="H7725"\w* Gideon told \w the|strong="H7725"\w* men \w of|strong="H4026"\w* \w Penuel|strong="H6439"\w*, “\w When|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w in|strong="H7725"\w* triumph, \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w tear|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w*!”   
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\v 10 Now \w Zebah|strong="H2078"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w Zalmunna|strong="H6759"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w Karkor|strong="H7174"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w about|strong="H2719"\w* \w fifteen|strong="H2568"\w* thousand \w men|strong="H1121"\w*—\w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w armies|strong="H4264"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w*. \w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* thousand \w swordsmen|strong="H8025"\w* \w had|strong="H1121"\w* already \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w And|strong="H1870"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w by|strong="H1870"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* caravan \w route|strong="H1870"\w* \w east|strong="H6924"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w Nobah|strong="H5025"\w* \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w Jogbehah|strong="H3011"\w*, \w and|strong="H1870"\w* \w he|strong="H5221"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w*, taking \w them|strong="H5221"\w* \w by|strong="H1870"\w* surprise.   
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\v 12 \w When|strong="H5127"\w* \w Zebah|strong="H2078"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w Zalmunna|strong="H6759"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w*, Gideon \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*, routing \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w After|strong="H4480"\w* \w this|strong="H7725"\w*, \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* along \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w Ascent|strong="H4608"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Heres.   
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\v 14 There \w he|strong="H2205"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Succoth|strong="H5523"\w* \w and|strong="H5288"\w* interrogated \w him|strong="H7592"\w*. \w The|strong="H3920"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w down|strong="H3789"\w* \w for|strong="H7592"\w* \w him|strong="H7592"\w* \w the|strong="H3920"\w* names \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w the|strong="H3920"\w* \w seventy-seven|strong="H7657"\w* \w leaders|strong="H8269"\w* \w and|strong="H5288"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w Succoth|strong="H5523"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w And|strong="H3027"\w* Gideon \w went|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* men \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Succoth|strong="H5523"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* said, “\w Here|strong="H2009"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* \w Zebah|strong="H2078"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w Zalmunna|strong="H6759"\w*, \w about|strong="H3027"\w* \w whom|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w taunted|strong="H2778"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*, saying, ‘\w Are|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Zebah|strong="H2078"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w Zalmunna|strong="H6759"\w* \w already|strong="H6258"\w* \w in|strong="H3899"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w possession|strong="H3027"\w*, \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w weary|strong="H3286"\w* men?’”   
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H4057"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* using \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w thorns|strong="H6975"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w briers|strong="H1303"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, \w he|strong="H4057"\w* \w disciplined|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w men|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Succoth|strong="H5523"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w He|strong="H5892"\w* also \w pulled|strong="H5422"\w* \w down|strong="H5422"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Penuel|strong="H6439"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* men \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.   
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\v 18 Next, Gideon asked \w Zebah|strong="H2078"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zalmunna|strong="H6759"\w*, “What kind \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* did \w you|strong="H3644"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w at|strong="H4428"\w* \w Tabor|strong="H8396"\w*?” “\w Men|strong="H1121"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w you|strong="H3644"\w*,” \w they|strong="H3644"\w* answered, “each \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w resembling|strong="H8389"\w* \w the|strong="H2026"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.”   
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\v 19 “\w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w*,” Gideon replied, “\w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* mother! \w As|strong="H3068"\w* \w surely|strong="H2421"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w if|strong="H3863"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w let|strong="H3808"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*, \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*.”   
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\v 20 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* said \w to|strong="H6965"\w* \w Jether|strong="H3500"\w*, \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w*, “\w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w them|strong="H2026"\w*.” \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w draw|strong="H8025"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*; \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H5288"\w* \w fearful|strong="H3372"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H5288"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w youth|strong="H5288"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w Zebah|strong="H2078"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w Zalmunna|strong="H6759"\w* said, “\w Get|strong="H3947"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w* yourself, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* man \w is|strong="H3588"\w*, \w so|strong="H3947"\w* \w is|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w strength|strong="H1369"\w*.” \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w Zebah|strong="H2078"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w Zalmunna|strong="H6759"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w crescent|strong="H7720"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H7720"\w* \w from|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w necks|strong="H6677"\w* \w of|strong="H6677"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* \w camels|strong="H1581"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w Then|strong="H1571"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w*, “\w Rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*—\w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w grandson|strong="H1121"\w*—\w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w saved|strong="H3467"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*.”   
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\v 23 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* replied, “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H4910"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H4910"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*.”   
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\v 24 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w added|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w request|strong="H7596"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*, \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w each|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* \w earring|strong="H5141"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w plunder|strong="H7998"\w*.” (\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* enemies \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w earrings|strong="H5141"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1992"\w* \w Ishmaelites|strong="H3459"\w*.)   
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\v 25 “\w We|strong="H8033"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* gladly,” \w they|strong="H8033"\w* replied. \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out|strong="H7993"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w garment|strong="H8071"\w*, \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w each|strong="H5414"\w* man \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* \w earring|strong="H5141"\w* \w from|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w plunder|strong="H7998"\w* onto \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w weight|strong="H4948"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w earrings|strong="H5141"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w requested|strong="H7592"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* 1,700 \w shekels|strong="H4948"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w addition|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w crescent|strong="H7720"\w* \w ornaments|strong="H7720"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pendants|strong="H5188"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* purple garments \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w chains|strong="H6060"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w necks|strong="H6677"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w camels|strong="H1581"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w From|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* ephod, \w which|strong="H1004"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w placed|strong="H3322"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Ophrah|strong="H6084"\w*, \w his|strong="H3605"\w* hometown. \w But|strong="H1961"\w* soon \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w prostituted|strong="H2181"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6213"\w* \w by|strong="H5892"\w* worshiping \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w snare|strong="H4170"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w household|strong="H1004"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w In|strong="H8141"\w* \w this|strong="H6440"\w* \w way|strong="H6440"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w subdued|strong="H3665"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w raise|strong="H5375"\w* \w its|strong="H5375"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w rest|strong="H8252"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* forty \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w*,   
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\v 29 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H1004"\w*—\w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w*—returned \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w settled|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w*, \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* wives.   
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\v 31 \w His|strong="H7760"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* dwelt \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w bore|strong="H3205"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* Abimelech.   
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\v 32 Later, \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w at|strong="H4191"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w ripe|strong="H2896"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w age|strong="H7872"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w tomb|strong="H6913"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H6912"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w Joash|strong="H3101"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w Ophrah|strong="H6084"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* Abiezrites.   
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\v 33 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* soon \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w prostituted|strong="H2181"\w* \w themselves|strong="H7760"\w* \w with|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w Baals|strong="H1168"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w Baal-berith|strong="H1170"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* god.   
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\v 34 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w enemies|strong="H3027"\w* \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w side|strong="H5439"\w*.   
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\v 35 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w show|strong="H6213"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w* (\w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w is|strong="H2617"\w*, \w Gideon|strong="H1439"\w*) \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="H3212"\w* Abimelech \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* mother’s \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w clan|strong="H4940"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* mother,   
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\v 2 “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* ask \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, ‘\w Is|strong="H4100"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w*, \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H4910"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w or|strong="H1121"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H1167"\w*?’ \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w your|strong="H3605"\w* own \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* blood.”   
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\v 3 \w And|strong="H1697"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* mother’s brothers \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H1696"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w presence|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \w were|strong="H1697"\w* \w inclined|strong="H5186"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* follow Abimelech, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* brother.”   
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\v 4 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w they|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w shekels|strong="H3701"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w from|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Baal-berith|strong="H1170"\w*, \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w which|strong="H1004"\w* Abimelech \w hired|strong="H7936"\w* some \w worthless|strong="H7386"\w* \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w reckless|strong="H6348"\w* men \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w follow|strong="H3212"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w went|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Ophrah|strong="H6084"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* stone \w murdered|strong="H2026"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w youngest|strong="H6996"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w*, \w survived|strong="H3498"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w hid|strong="H2244"\w* himself.   
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="H4428"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* Beth-millo \w gathered|strong="H7927"\w* \w beside|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* oak \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5324"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* proceeded \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w make|strong="H4427"\w* Abimelech \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H8085"\w* \w was|strong="H6963"\w* \w reported|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w*, \w he|strong="H7121"\w* climbed \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Gerizim|strong="H1630"\w*, \w raised|strong="H5375"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H3212"\w*: “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w may|strong="H8085"\w* God \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w One|strong="H4428"\w* day \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w set|strong="H4427"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w anoint|strong="H4886"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5921"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* said \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*, ‘\w Reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*.’   
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\v 9 \w But|strong="H3513"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* replied, ‘\w Should|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w stop|strong="H2308"\w* giving \w my|strong="H5921"\w* oil \w that|strong="H6086"\w* \w honors|strong="H3513"\w* \w both|strong="H5921"\w* God \w and|strong="H1980"\w* man, \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w hold|strong="H2308"\w* sway \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*?’   
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\v 10 Then \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*, ‘\w Come|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*.’   
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\v 11 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* replied, ‘\w Should|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w stop|strong="H2308"\w* giving \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w sweetness|strong="H4987"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w fruit|strong="H8570"\w*, \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w hold|strong="H2308"\w* sway \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*?’   
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\v 12 Then \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* grapevine, ‘\w Come|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*.’   
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\v 13 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* grapevine replied, ‘\w Should|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w stop|strong="H2308"\w* giving \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w wine|strong="H8492"\w* \w that|strong="H6086"\w* \w cheers|strong="H8055"\w* \w both|strong="H5921"\w* God \w and|strong="H1980"\w* man, \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w hold|strong="H2308"\w* sway \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*?’   
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\v 14 Finally \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* thornbush, ‘\w Come|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w reign|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*.’   
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\v 15 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* thornbush replied, ‘If \w you|strong="H5921"\w* really \w are|strong="H4428"\w* \w anointing|strong="H4886"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H3318"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H4428"\w* find \w refuge|strong="H2620"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w shade|strong="H6738"\w*. \w But|strong="H5921"\w* if \w not|strong="H3318"\w*, \w may|strong="H4428"\w* fire \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* thornbush \w and|strong="H4428"\w* consume \w the|strong="H5921"\w* cedars \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.’   
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\v 16 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* if \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w acted|strong="H6213"\w* faithfully \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w honestly|strong="H8549"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w making|strong="H6213"\w* Abimelech \w king|strong="H4427"\w*, if \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w well|strong="H2895"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* if \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3027"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w him|strong="H3027"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w deserves|strong="H1576"\w*—   
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\v 17 \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* father \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w risked|strong="H7993"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*,   
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\v 18 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w risen|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* single stone, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H4427"\w* Abimelech, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* maidservant, \w king|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* brother—   
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\v 19 \w if|strong="H1931"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w acted|strong="H6213"\w* faithfully \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w honestly|strong="H8549"\w* \w toward|strong="H5973"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H6213"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w then|strong="H2088"\w* \w may|strong="H1571"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* Abimelech, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 20 But if \w not|strong="H3318"\w*, \w may|strong="H1004"\w* fire \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* Abimelech \w and|strong="H1004"\w* consume \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* Beth-millo, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w may|strong="H1004"\w* fire \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* Beth-millo \w and|strong="H1004"\w* consume Abimelech.”   
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\v 21 Then \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* \w ran|strong="H5127"\w* \w away|strong="H3212"\w*, escaping \w to|strong="H3212"\w* Beer, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w fear|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* brother Abimelech.   
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\v 22 \w After|strong="H5921"\w* Abimelech \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w reigned|strong="H7786"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*,   
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\v 23 \w God|strong="H7971"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* animosity \w between|strong="H7307"\w* Abimelech \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* caused \w them|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* treat Abimelech deceitfully,   
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\v 24 \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w order|strong="H3027"\w* \w that|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w crime|strong="H1818"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w* \w might|strong="H3378"\w* come \w to|strong="H5921"\w* justice \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w be|strong="H3027"\w* avenged \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* brother Abimelech \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w had|strong="H3027"\w* \w helped|strong="H2388"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w murder|strong="H2026"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* ambush \w against|strong="H5921"\w* Abimelech \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* hilltops, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w robbed|strong="H1497"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w*. \w So|strong="H7760"\w* \w this|strong="H5674"\w* \w was|strong="H7218"\w* \w reported|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Abimelech.   
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\v 26 Meanwhile, \w Gaal|strong="H1603"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ebed|strong="H5651"\w* \w came|strong="H5674"\w* \w with|strong="H5674"\w* \w his|strong="H5674"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w into|strong="H5674"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w put|strong="H5674"\w* their confidence \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w him|strong="H5674"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w after|strong="H3318"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w had|strong="H7704"\w* \w gone|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*, \w gathered|strong="H1219"\w* grapes \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w their|strong="H6213"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w trodden|strong="H1869"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*, \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w held|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w festival|strong="H1974"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H6213"\w* god; \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* ate \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w*, \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w cursed|strong="H7043"\w* Abimelech.   
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\v 28 \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w Gaal|strong="H1603"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ebed|strong="H5651"\w* said, “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* Abimelech, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him|strong="H5647"\w*? \w Is|strong="H4310"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w Zebul|strong="H2083"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w officer|strong="H6496"\w*? \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1121"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hamor|strong="H2544"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*. \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* Abimelech?   
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\v 29 If \w only|strong="H7235"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w under|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w authority|strong="H3027"\w*, \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* Abimelech; \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* say \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, ‘\w Muster|strong="H7235"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*!’”   
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\v 30 \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w Zebul|strong="H2083"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w governor|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gaal|strong="H1603"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ebed|strong="H5651"\w*, \w he|strong="H5892"\w* \w burned|strong="H2734"\w* \w with|strong="H1697"\w* anger.   
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\v 31 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* covertly \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* Abimelech \w to|strong="H7971"\w* say, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w Gaal|strong="H1603"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ebed|strong="H5651"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w stirring|strong="H6696"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w*.   
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\v 32 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w then|strong="H6965"\w*, \w tonight|strong="H3915"\w* \w you|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H3915"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H6965"\w* \w come|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* lie \w in|strong="H5971"\w* wait \w in|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*.   
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\v 33 \w And|strong="H3027"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* sunrise, \w get|strong="H3318"\w* \w up|strong="H7925"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* advance \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w When|strong="H1961"\w* Gaal \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* whatever \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w able|strong="H3027"\w*.”   
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\v 34 \w So|strong="H6965"\w* Abimelech \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w troops|strong="H5971"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* lay \w in|strong="H5921"\w* wait \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* four \w companies|strong="H7218"\w*.   
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\v 35 Now \w Gaal|strong="H1603"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ebed|strong="H5651"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w just|strong="H5975"\w* \w as|strong="H3318"\w* Abimelech \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w their|strong="H3318"\w* hiding \w places|strong="H3993"\w*.   
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\v 36 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w Gaal|strong="H1603"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w he|strong="H5971"\w* said \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Zebul|strong="H2083"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w coming|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*!” \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w Zebul|strong="H2083"\w* replied, “\w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w shadows|strong="H6738"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w look|strong="H7200"\w* \w like|strong="H3381"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w*.”   
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\v 37 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w Gaal|strong="H1603"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* up \w again|strong="H5750"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w coming|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w from|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w center|strong="H2872"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* land, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* one \w company|strong="H7218"\w* \w is|strong="H1870"\w* \w coming|strong="H3381"\w* \w by|strong="H1870"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w the|strong="H1870"\w* Diviners’ Oak.”   
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\v 38 “\w Where|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* gloating \w now|strong="H6258"\w*?” \w Zebul|strong="H2083"\w* replied. “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w*, ‘\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* Abimelech \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w*?’ \w Are|strong="H5971"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* ridiculed? \w Go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w*!”   
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\v 39 \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w Gaal|strong="H1603"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* Abimelech,   
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\v 40 \w but|strong="H7227"\w* Abimelech \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* Gaal \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*. \w And|strong="H6440"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w Shechemites|strong="H5307"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w wounded|strong="H2491"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w way|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*.   
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\v 41 Abimelech \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* Arumah, \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w Zebul|strong="H2083"\w* \w drove|strong="H1644"\w* \w Gaal|strong="H1603"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H3427"\w* brothers \w out|strong="H1644"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*.   
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\v 42 \w The|strong="H3318"\w* \w next|strong="H4283"\w* \w day|strong="H4283"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* Shechem \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w this|strong="H5046"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w reported|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* Abimelech.   
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\v 43 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w men|strong="H7218"\w*, \w divided|strong="H2673"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w companies|strong="H7218"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w lay|strong="H3318"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* wait \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w*. \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w coming|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w rose|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 44 \w Then|strong="H5975"\w* Abimelech \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w companies|strong="H7218"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w rushed|strong="H6584"\w* \w forward|strong="H5221"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w took|strong="H5975"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H8147"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w companies|strong="H7218"\w* \w rushed|strong="H6584"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H5892"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w*.   
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\v 45 \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* Abimelech \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w until|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H5971"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w its|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3117"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* demolished \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w sowed|strong="H2232"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w with|strong="H3898"\w* \w salt|strong="H4417"\w*.   
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\v 46 \w On|strong="H1004"\w* \w hearing|strong="H8085"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w this|strong="H8085"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* entered \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w inner|strong="H6877"\w* \w chamber|strong="H6877"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* El-berith.   
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\v 47 \w And|strong="H7927"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* Abimelech \w was|strong="H3605"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w in|strong="H7927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w of|strong="H1167"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w were|strong="H7927"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* \w there|strong="H3605"\w*,   
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\v 48 \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zalmon|strong="H6756"\w*. Abimelech \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w axe|strong="H7134"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w branch|strong="H6086"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*, \w which|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w shoulder|strong="H7926"\w*, saying \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w*, “\w Hurry|strong="H4116"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*.”   
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\v 49 \w So|strong="H1571"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H4191"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w* \w branch|strong="H7754"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* Abimelech. \w Then|strong="H1571"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* piled \w the|strong="H3605"\w* branches \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w inner|strong="H6877"\w* \w chamber|strong="H6877"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w fire|strong="H3341"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w killing|strong="H4191"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* women.   
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\v 50 Then Abimelech \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Thebez|strong="H8405"\w*, \w encamped|strong="H2583"\w* \w against|strong="H2583"\w* \w it|strong="H3920"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w it|strong="H3920"\w*.   
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\v 51 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* \w inside|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H1167"\w*, women, \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w leaders|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w locked|strong="H5462"\w* \w themselves|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w roof|strong="H1406"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w*.   
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\v 52 \w When|strong="H5704"\w* Abimelech \w came|strong="H5066"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w attack|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w*, \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w approached|strong="H5066"\w* \w its|strong="H5704"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w set|strong="H5066"\w* \w it|strong="H5704"\w* on fire.   
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\v 53 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* woman \w dropped|strong="H7993"\w* \w an|strong="H7993"\w* \w upper|strong="H7393"\w* \w millstone|strong="H7393"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Abimelech’s \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, \w crushing|strong="H7533"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w skull|strong="H1538"\w*.   
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\v 54 \w He|strong="H7121"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4120"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* armor-bearer, saying, “\w Draw|strong="H8025"\w* \w your|strong="H5375"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* \w they|strong="H5375"\w* say \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*, ‘\w A|strong="H3068"\w* woman \w killed|strong="H2026"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*.’” \w So|strong="H6435"\w* Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w through|strong="H1856"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*, \w and|strong="H2719"\w* \w he|strong="H7121"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.   
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\v 55 \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* Abimelech \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H7200"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w home|strong="H4725"\w*.   
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\v 56 \w In|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* way God \w repaid|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w that|strong="H7451"\w* Abimelech \w had|strong="H6213"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* father \w in|strong="H6213"\w* murdering \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* brothers.   
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\v 57 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* God \w also|strong="H1121"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w upon|strong="H7451"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* own \w heads|strong="H7218"\w*. \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w curse|strong="H7045"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jerubbaal|strong="H3378"\w* \w came|strong="H7725"\w* \w upon|strong="H7451"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w After|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w time|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Abimelech, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Issachar|strong="H3485"\w*, \w Tola|strong="H8439"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Puah|strong="H6312"\w*, \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Dodo|strong="H1734"\w*, \w rose|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Shamir|strong="H8069"\w*, \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ephraim.   
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\v 2 Tola \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w twenty-three|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w when|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H8141"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w he|strong="H8141"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Shamir|strong="H8069"\w*.   
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\v 3 Tola \w was|strong="H3478"\w* followed \w by|strong="H8141"\w* \w Jair|strong="H2971"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* \w Gileadite|strong="H1569"\w*, \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w twenty-two|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w He|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w rode|strong="H7392"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H5895"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* towns \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, \w which|strong="H1992"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w Havvoth-jair|strong="H2334"\w*.   
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\v 5 When \w Jair|strong="H2971"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w he|strong="H6912"\w* was \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w Kamon|strong="H7056"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Baals|strong="H1168"\w*, \w the|strong="H6213"\w* Ashtoreths, \w the|strong="H6213"\w* gods \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Aram, \w Sidon|strong="H6721"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* gods \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*. \w Thus|strong="H4124"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w forsook|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w Him|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w So|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* anger \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w burned|strong="H2734"\w* \w against|strong="H2734"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*,   
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\v 8 \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* very \w year|strong="H8141"\w* harassed \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H7533"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H8141"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w so|strong="H1931"\w* \w for|strong="H1121"\w* \w eighteen|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H5676"\w* \w side|strong="H5676"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H5676"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Amorites.   
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\v 9 \w The|strong="H5674"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ephraim, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* deep distress.   
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\v 10 \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w cried|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, saying, “\w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w You|strong="H3588"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Baals|strong="H1168"\w*.”   
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\v 11 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* replied, “\w When|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="H4714"\w*, Amorites, \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*, \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*,   
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\v 12 \w Sidonians|strong="H6722"\w*, \w Amalekites|strong="H6002"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w Maonites|strong="H4584"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H3905"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w cried|strong="H6817"\w* \w out|strong="H6817"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w Me|strong="H3467"\w*, did \w I|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H3467"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3027"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*?   
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\v 13 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* \w Me|strong="H3254"\w* \w and|strong="H3254"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* other gods, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3254"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w cry|strong="H2199"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3467"\w* gods \w you|strong="H3467"\w* \w have|strong="H1992"\w* chosen. \w Let|strong="H6256"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H3467"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w your|strong="H3467"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w of|strong="H6256"\w* \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w*.”   
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\v 15 “\w We|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w*,” \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. “\w Deal|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w see|strong="H5869"\w* \w fit|strong="H2896"\w*; \w but|strong="H3117"\w* \w please|strong="H4994"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*!”   
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\v 16 \w So|strong="H5493"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w put|strong="H5493"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w foreign|strong="H5236"\w* gods \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w them|strong="H5647"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w could|strong="H7114"\w* \w no|strong="H3478"\w* \w longer|strong="H7114"\w* \w bear|strong="H7114"\w* \w the|strong="H5647"\w* \w misery|strong="H5999"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w called|strong="H6817"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* arms \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w camped|strong="H2583"\w* \w in|strong="H2583"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w assembled|strong="H6817"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w camped|strong="H2583"\w* \w at|strong="H2583"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rulers|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* said \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w*, “\w Whoever|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* launch \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w attack|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.”   
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w Gileadite|strong="H1569"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w man|strong="H1368"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w valor|strong="H2428"\w*; \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*’s wife \w bore|strong="H3205"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w grew|strong="H1431"\w* \w up|strong="H1431"\w*, \w drove|strong="H1644"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w out|strong="H1644"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* said \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w*, “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w shall|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5157"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w our|strong="H3588"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w* \w woman|strong="H3205"\w*.”   
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\v 3 \w So|strong="H3318"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w fled|strong="H1272"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w his|strong="H6440"\w* brothers \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w settled|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Tob|strong="H2897"\w*, where \w worthless|strong="H7386"\w* men \w gathered|strong="H3950"\w* \w around|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* traveled \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Some|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w later|strong="H1961"\w*, \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*   
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\v 5 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w war|strong="H3898"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w them|strong="H3947"\w*, \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* land \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Tob|strong="H2897"\w*.   
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\v 6 “\w Come|strong="H1961"\w*,” \w they|strong="H5983"\w* said, “\w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w our|strong="H1961"\w* \w commander|strong="H7101"\w*, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H1121"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H1121"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*.”   
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\v 7 \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* replied \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, “\w Did|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w me|strong="H8130"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w expel|strong="H1644"\w* \w me|strong="H8130"\w* \w from|strong="H1644"\w* \w my|strong="H6258"\w* father’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*? \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w then|strong="H6258"\w* \w have|strong="H6862"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* come \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w me|strong="H8130"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, when \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w distress|strong="H6862"\w*?”   
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\v 8 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w answered|strong="H7725"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w*, “\w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is|strong="H3651"\w* \w why|strong="H3651"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*, \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w us|strong="H7725"\w*, \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w over|strong="H7218"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w us|strong="H7725"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.”   
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\v 9 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* asked \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w take|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w really|strong="H7725"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w leader|strong="H7218"\w*?”   
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\v 10 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w*, “\w The|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w witness|strong="H8085"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w say|strong="H1697"\w*.”   
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\v 11 \w So|strong="H1697"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w leader|strong="H7218"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w commander|strong="H7101"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w repeated|strong="H1696"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w terms|strong="H1697"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*, saying, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w come|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w my|strong="H7971"\w* land?”   
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\v 13 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w answered|strong="H7725"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w*’s \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w*, “\w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H3947"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w seized|strong="H3947"\w* \w my|strong="H3947"\w* land, \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Arnon \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jabbok|strong="H2999"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w way|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*. \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w therefore|strong="H6258"\w*, \w restore|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w peaceably|strong="H7965"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H7971"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*   
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\v 15 \w to|strong="H3478"\w* tell \w him|strong="H3947"\w*, “\w This|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* land \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H3212"\w* \w of|strong="H4057"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* traveled \w through|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Red|strong="H5488"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Kadesh|strong="H6946"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Edom, saying, ‘\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* land,’ \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Edom \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* consent. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Kadesh|strong="H6946"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* Israel traveled \w through|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* bypassed \w the|strong="H3588"\w* lands \w of|strong="H1366"\w* Edom \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*. \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w came|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w* \w side|strong="H5676"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w camped|strong="H2583"\w* \w on|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w other|strong="H5676"\w* \w side|strong="H5676"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Arnon. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* enter \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w territory|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H1366"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Arnon \w was|strong="H1366"\w* \w its|strong="H3588"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* Amorites, \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w ruled|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* said \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*, ‘\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w your|strong="H7971"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w* \w into|strong="H5674"\w* \w our|strong="H3478"\w* own \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.’   
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\v 20 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* trust \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w territory|strong="H1366"\w*. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w gathered|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w encamped|strong="H2583"\w* \w in|strong="H2583"\w* \w Jahaz|strong="H3096"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w took|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Amorites \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w inhabited|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* country,   
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\v 22 \w seizing|strong="H3423"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H1366"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Arnon \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Jabbok|strong="H2999"\w* \w and|strong="H4057"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w since|strong="H6258"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w driven|strong="H3423"\w* \w out|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Amorites \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w His|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w it|strong="H3423"\w*?   
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\v 24 \w Do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w* \w Chemosh|strong="H3645"\w* grants \w you|strong="H6440"\w*? \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* granted \w us|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w Are|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w so|strong="H6258"\w* much \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w than|strong="H2896"\w* \w Balak|strong="H1111"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zippor|strong="H6834"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*? \w Did|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H3478"\w* \w ever|strong="H7378"\w* \w contend|strong="H7378"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w or|strong="H1121"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w them|strong="H1121"\w*?   
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\v 26 \w For|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w has|strong="H3478"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*, \w Aroer|strong="H6177"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w villages|strong="H1323"\w*, \w as|strong="H5892"\w* well \w as|strong="H5892"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w banks|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Arnon. \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* back \w during|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*?   
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\v 27 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w* \w by|strong="H3117"\w* \w waging|strong="H3898"\w* \w war|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*. \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Judge|strong="H8199"\w*, \w decide|strong="H8199"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w between|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*.”   
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\v 28 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w paid|strong="H8085"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w heed|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*.   
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\v 29 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w through|strong="H5674"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4708"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* advanced \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H5414"\w* \w vow|strong="H5088"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*: “\w If|strong="H1121"\w* \w indeed|strong="H5414"\w* \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*,   
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\v 31 \w then|strong="H1961"\w* whatever \w comes|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w greet|strong="H7965"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* triumphant \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w belong|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H5930"\w*.”   
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\v 32 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 33 \w With|strong="H6440"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w blow|strong="H4347"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* devastated \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w Aroer|strong="H6177"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* vicinity \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Minnith|strong="H4511"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* Abel-keramim. \w So|strong="H3966"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w subdued|strong="H3665"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 34 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* returned \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*, \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w his|strong="H4480"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w coming|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w him|strong="H3318"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w tambourines|strong="H8596"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w dancing|strong="H4246"\w*! \w She|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w his|strong="H4480"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w child|strong="H1121"\w*; \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H1121"\w* \w no|strong="H4480"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w or|strong="H1121"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w besides|strong="H4480"\w* \w her|strong="H3318"\w*.   
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\v 35 \w As|strong="H1961"\w* soon \w as|strong="H1961"\w* Jephthah \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w tore|strong="H7167"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* clothes \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H6310"\w*, “\w No|strong="H3808"\w*! \w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*! \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* knees! \w You|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* great misery \w upon|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*, \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3201"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w given|strong="H6475"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H6310"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*.”   
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\v 36 “\w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w*,” she replied, “\w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H6475"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H6310"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w*, \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w avenged|strong="H5360"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* enemies, \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*.”   
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\v 37 \w She|strong="H5921"\w* \w also|strong="H6213"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* father, “\w Let|strong="H7503"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*: \w Let|strong="H7503"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* wander \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w* \w through|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* friends \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w mourn|strong="H1058"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w virginity|strong="H1331"\w*.”   
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\v 38 “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w*,” \w he|strong="H1931"\w* said. \w And|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w* \w away|strong="H7971"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w left|strong="H7971"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w* friends \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w mourned|strong="H1058"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w* \w virginity|strong="H1331"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*.   
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\v 39 \w After|strong="H7093"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w months|strong="H2320"\w*, \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H3045"\w* father, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H3045"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w vowed|strong="H5087"\w*. \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w relations|strong="H3045"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H3045"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w custom|strong="H2706"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*   
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\v 40 \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w each|strong="H3117"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w young|strong="H3117"\w* \w women|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w out|strong="H3212"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* four \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w lament|strong="H8567"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Gileadite|strong="H1569"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ephraim \w assembled|strong="H6817"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* Jordan \w to|strong="H3212"\w* Zaphon. \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w calling|strong="H7121"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*? We \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w down|strong="H8313"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w inside|strong="H1004"\w*!”   
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\v 2 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* replied, “\w My|strong="H1961"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* serious \w conflict|strong="H7379"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3027"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w called|strong="H2199"\w*, \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w me|strong="H3467"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H1961"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w save|strong="H3467"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* risked \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Ammonites|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w then|strong="H2088"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*?”   
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\v 4 \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w then|strong="H3588"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6908"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w and|strong="H4519"\w* \w fought|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* Ephraim. \w And|strong="H4519"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Ephraimites \w had|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w Gileadites|strong="H1568"\w* are \w fugitives|strong="H6412"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* Ephraim, \w living|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* territories \w of|strong="H8432"\w* Ephraim \w and|strong="H1568"\w* \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*.”   
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w Gileadites|strong="H1568"\w* \w captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w fords|strong="H4569"\w* \w of|strong="H4569"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* leading \w to|strong="H1961"\w* Ephraim, \w and|strong="H1568"\w* \w whenever|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w fugitive|strong="H6412"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* Ephraim \w would|strong="H1568"\w* say, “\w Let|strong="H3808"\w* \w me|strong="H5674"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w*,” \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Gileadites|strong="H1568"\w* \w would|strong="H1568"\w* ask \w him|strong="H3588"\w*, “\w Are|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* Ephraimite?” \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* answered, “\w No|strong="H3808"\w*,”   
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\v 6 \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w say|strong="H1696"\w* \w Shibboleth|strong="H7641"\w*.” \w If|strong="H3651"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Sibboleth|strong="H5451"\w*,” \w because|strong="H3651"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w could|strong="H3559"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pronounce|strong="H1696"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w correctly|strong="H3651"\w*, \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w seized|strong="H5307"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H8147"\w* \w killed|strong="H7819"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w* \w at|strong="H3383"\w* \w the|strong="H7819"\w* \w fords|strong="H4569"\w* \w of|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H7819"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*. \w So|strong="H3651"\w* \w at|strong="H3383"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* 42,000 Ephraimites \w were|strong="H3383"\w* \w killed|strong="H7819"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w Jephthah|strong="H3316"\w* \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w when|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H8141"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w he|strong="H8141"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w one|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H8199"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.   
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\v 8 After Jephthah, \w Ibzan|strong="H8199"\w* \w of|strong="H8199"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w He|strong="H4480"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w as|strong="H1961"\w* well \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* whom \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w gave|strong="H7971"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* marriage \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* clan; \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w brought|strong="H3478"\w* back \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* wives \w from|strong="H4480"\w* elsewhere. \w Ibzan|strong="H8199"\w* \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Then|strong="H4191"\w* Ibzan \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H4191"\w* \w he|strong="H6912"\w* was \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w After|strong="H8141"\w* \w Ibzan|strong="H8199"\w*, Elon \w the|strong="H8199"\w* \w Zebulunite|strong="H2075"\w* \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Then|strong="H4191"\w* Elon \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w Zebulunite|strong="H2075"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H4191"\w* \w he|strong="H2074"\w* was \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* Aijalon \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* land \w of|strong="H4191"\w* \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w*.   
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\v 13 After Elon, \w Abdon|strong="H5658"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hillel|strong="H1985"\w*, \w from|strong="H3478"\w* Pirathon, \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w He|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* forty \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w grandsons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w rode|strong="H7392"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w seventy|strong="H7657"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H5895"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w Then|strong="H1121"\w* \w Abdon|strong="H5658"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hillel|strong="H1985"\w*, \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pirathon|strong="H6552"\w*, \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H6912"\w* \w was|strong="H1121"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w at|strong="H4191"\w* \w Pirathon|strong="H6552"\w* \w in|strong="H4191"\w* Ephraim, \w in|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4191"\w* \w Amalekites|strong="H6003"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Again|strong="H3254"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* forty \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w Zorah|strong="H6881"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w*, \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w clan|strong="H4940"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1839"\w*, \w whose|strong="H8034"\w* wife \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w barren|strong="H6135"\w* \w and|strong="H6881"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w children|strong="H3205"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w woman|strong="H6135"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w*, “\w It|strong="H7200"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w true|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w barren|strong="H6135"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*; \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w conceive|strong="H2029"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w give|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w please|strong="H4994"\w* \w be|strong="H4994"\w* \w careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w not|strong="H8354"\w* \w to|strong="H8104"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w or|strong="H3196"\w* \w strong|strong="H7941"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, \w and|strong="H8354"\w* \w not|strong="H8354"\w* \w to|strong="H8104"\w* eat \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w behold|strong="H2009"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w conceive|strong="H2029"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w give|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w razor|strong="H4177"\w* \w shall|strong="H1121"\w* touch \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w boy|strong="H5288"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w Nazirite|strong="H5139"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* womb, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w begin|strong="H2490"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H3467"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3372"\w* \w woman|strong="H2088"\w* \w went|strong="H8034"\w* \w and|strong="H3372"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w her|strong="H5046"\w* husband, “\w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H2088"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w came|strong="H4397"\w* \w to|strong="H4397"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*. \w His|strong="H5046"\w* \w appearance|strong="H4758"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w the|strong="H3372"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w*, \w exceedingly|strong="H3966"\w* \w awesome|strong="H3372"\w*. \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w him|strong="H5046"\w* \w where|strong="H2088"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w came|strong="H4397"\w* \w from|strong="H8034"\w*, \w and|strong="H3372"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w his|strong="H5046"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* said \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*, ‘\w Behold|strong="H2009"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w conceive|strong="H2029"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w give|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w therefore|strong="H6258"\w*, \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w or|strong="H5704"\w* \w strong|strong="H7941"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H1961"\w* eat \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2932"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w boy|strong="H5288"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w Nazirite|strong="H5139"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* God \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* womb \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*.’”   
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\v 8 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w prayed|strong="H6279"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w*, \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w You|strong="H7971"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w come|strong="H4994"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* raise \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w boy|strong="H5288"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w*.”   
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\v 9 \w And|strong="H6963"\w* God \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w*, \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* God returned \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* woman \w as|strong="H3427"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*; \w but|strong="H8085"\w* \w her|strong="H1931"\w* husband \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w not|strong="H8085"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w her|strong="H1931"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* woman \w ran|strong="H7323"\w* \w quickly|strong="H4116"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w her|strong="H5046"\w* husband, “\w Behold|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w man|strong="H7200"\w* \w who|strong="H7323"\w* came \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* other \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w has|strong="H3117"\w* reappeared!”   
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\v 11 \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w followed|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w wife|strong="H1696"\w*. \w When|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H1696"\w* \w came|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* man, \w he|strong="H1696"\w* \w asked|strong="H1696"\w*, “Are \w you|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H6965"\w* man who \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w my|strong="H6965"\w* \w wife|strong="H1696"\w*?” “\w I|strong="H6965"\w* am,” \w he|strong="H1696"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w asked|strong="H4100"\w*, “\w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w pass|strong="H1961"\w*, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1697"\w* \w boy|strong="H5288"\w*’s \w rule|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w life|strong="H4941"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* mission?”   
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\v 13 So \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* answered \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w*, “\w Your|strong="H3068"\w* wife \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H3068"\w* told \w her|strong="H3605"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w She|strong="H3808"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* eat \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w comes|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w strong|strong="H7941"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* eat \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w unclean|strong="H2932"\w*. \w She|strong="H3808"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H8104"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*.”   
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\v 15 “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* stay here,” \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w prepare|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1423"\w* \w goat|strong="H5795"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*.”   
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\v 16 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* replied, “\w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* stay, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H3899"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w prepare|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H5930"\w*, \w offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.” \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w said|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w What|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w so|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* comes \w to|strong="H3068"\w* pass?”   
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\v 18 “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*,” said \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, “since \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* beyond comprehension?”   
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\v 19 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1423"\w* \w goat|strong="H5795"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* grain \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w offered|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* wife \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w marvelous|strong="H6381"\w* thing.   
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\v 20 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w flame|strong="H3851"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w ascended|strong="H5927"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w flame|strong="H3851"\w*. \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* wife \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H7200"\w*, \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w facedown|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3254"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w appear|strong="H7200"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* wife, \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w* \w realized|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w angel|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 22 “\w We|strong="H3588"\w* are going \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*,” \w he|strong="H3588"\w* said \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w his|strong="H7200"\w* wife, “\w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H7200"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* God!”   
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\v 23 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* wife replied, “\w If|strong="H3863"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* intended \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w us|strong="H7200"\w*, \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w accepted|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w grain|strong="H3605"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w shown|strong="H7200"\w* \w us|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H2063"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w spoken|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w us|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w way|strong="H2063"\w*.”   
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\v 24 \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w woman|strong="H3205"\w* \w gave|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*. \w The|strong="H3205"\w* \w boy|strong="H5288"\w* \w grew|strong="H1431"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w began|strong="H2490"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w stir|strong="H6470"\w* \w him|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H3068"\w* Mahaneh-dan, \w between|strong="H7307"\w* \w Zorah|strong="H6881"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Eshtaol.   
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\v 1 \w One|strong="H7200"\w* \w day|strong="H3381"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Timnah|strong="H8553"\w*, where \w he|strong="H7200"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* young \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* \w woman|strong="H1323"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w he|strong="H3947"\w* \w returned|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H7200"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* father \w and|strong="H7200"\w* mother, “\w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w have|strong="H6430"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w in|strong="H5927"\w* \w Timnah|strong="H8553"\w*. \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* \w for|strong="H3947"\w* \w me|strong="H7200"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wife.”   
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\v 3 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* father \w and|strong="H1980"\w* mother replied, “\w Can|strong="H3947"\w*’t \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w find|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* young \w woman|strong="H1323"\w* \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* relatives \w or|strong="H1980"\w* \w among|strong="H5971"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*? \w Must|strong="H3947"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w uncircumcised|strong="H6189"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wife?” \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* told \w his|strong="H3605"\w* father, “\w Get|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H3947"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w pleasing|strong="H3474"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.”   
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\v 4 (\w Now|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* father \w and|strong="H3478"\w* mother \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w seeking|strong="H1245"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* \w occasion|strong="H8385"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* move \w against|strong="H4910"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*; \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w ruling|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H4910"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.)   
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\v 5 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Timnah|strong="H8553"\w* \w with|strong="H3381"\w* \w his|strong="H3381"\w* father \w and|strong="H3381"\w* mother \w and|strong="H3381"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w of|strong="H3754"\w* \w Timnah|strong="H8553"\w*. \w Suddenly|strong="H2009"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H3715"\w* \w lion|strong="H3715"\w* \w came|strong="H3381"\w* \w roaring|strong="H7580"\w* \w at|strong="H3754"\w* \w him|strong="H3381"\w*,   
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\v 6 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H3068"\w* powerfully \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w tore|strong="H8156"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* lion \w apart|strong="H7307"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* bare \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w tear|strong="H8156"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1423"\w* \w goat|strong="H1423"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* father \w or|strong="H3808"\w* mother \w what|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* continued \w on|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H3381"\w* way \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H1696"\w* woman, because she \w was|strong="H8123"\w* \w pleasing|strong="H3474"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w his|strong="H3381"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w When|strong="H3117"\w* Samson \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* later \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w*, \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w left|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* road \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* lion’s \w carcass|strong="H1472"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w swarm|strong="H5712"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w bees|strong="H1682"\w*, along \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w So|strong="H1980"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w scooped|strong="H7287"\w* some \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* \w into|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* ate \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w along|strong="H1980"\w*. \w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w returned|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* father \w and|strong="H1980"\w* mother, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* some \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* ate \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w taken|strong="H7287"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* lion’s \w carcass|strong="H1472"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Then|strong="H3651"\w* \w his|strong="H6213"\w* father \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* visit \w the|strong="H3588"\w* woman, \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w prepared|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w feast|strong="H4960"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w was|strong="H6213"\w* customary \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* bridegroom.   
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\v 11 \w And|strong="H7970"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* Philistines \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*, \w they|strong="H7200"\w* \w selected|strong="H3947"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w men|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* accompany \w him|strong="H7200"\w*.   
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\v 12 “\w Let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w riddle|strong="H2420"\w*,” \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* said \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*. “If \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w can|strong="H4994"\w* \w solve|strong="H5046"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* within \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w feast|strong="H4960"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w linen|strong="H5466"\w* \w garments|strong="H5466"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w sets|strong="H2487"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* clothes.   
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\v 13 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* if \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w solve|strong="H3201"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*, \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w linen|strong="H5466"\w* \w garments|strong="H5466"\w* \w and|strong="H7970"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w sets|strong="H2487"\w* \w of|strong="H2487"\w* clothes.” “\w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w riddle|strong="H2420"\w*,” \w they|strong="H3808"\w* replied. “\w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w*: “\w Out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* eater \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w something|strong="H3978"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w eat|strong="H3978"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w strong|strong="H5794"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w something|strong="H3978"\w* \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w*.” \w For|strong="H3117"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w unable|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w explain|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w riddle|strong="H2420"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w So|strong="H6435"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7637"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*’s wife, “\w Entice|strong="H6601"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* husband \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w explain|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w riddle|strong="H2420"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w us|strong="H5046"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* father’s \w household|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* death. \w Did|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w invite|strong="H7121"\w* \w us|strong="H5046"\w* here \w to|strong="H1961"\w* rob \w us|strong="H5046"\w*?”   
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*’s wife \w came|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w weeping|strong="H1058"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* said, “\w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w me|strong="H8130"\w*! \w You|strong="H5921"\w* do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* really love \w me|strong="H8130"\w*! \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* posed \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w riddle|strong="H2420"\w*, \w but|strong="H7535"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* explained \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H8130"\w*.” “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*,” \w he|strong="H3808"\w* said, “\w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* explained \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* mother, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w why|strong="H5921"\w* should \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w explain|strong="H5046"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*?”   
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\v 17 \w She|strong="H3588"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w whole|strong="H3117"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w feast|strong="H4960"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* finally \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w pressed|strong="H6693"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w much|strong="H5921"\w*, \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w her|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* answer. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w turn|strong="H1961"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* explained \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w riddle|strong="H2420"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w her|strong="H5046"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w Before|strong="H2962"\w* sunset \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w men|strong="H5794"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w said|strong="H2790"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* Samson: “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w sweeter|strong="H4966"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*? \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w stronger|strong="H5794"\w* \w than|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* lion?” \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w said|strong="H2790"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w them|strong="H4672"\w*: “\w If|strong="H3884"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H4672"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w plowed|strong="H2790"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H4672"\w* \w heifer|strong="H5697"\w*, \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w would|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H4672"\w* solved \w my|strong="H4672"\w* \w riddle|strong="H2420"\w*!”   
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\v 19 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w mightily|strong="H6743"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* Ashkelon, \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w men|strong="H3947"\w*, \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* apparel, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* clothes \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* solved \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w riddle|strong="H2420"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* burning \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w anger|strong="H7307"\w*, Samson \w returned|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* father’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*,   
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\v 20 \w and|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* wife \w was|strong="H1961"\w* given \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w of|strong="H7462"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* men \w who|strong="H7462"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* accompanied \w him|strong="H1961"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Later|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w*, \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*, \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w took|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H1423"\w* \w goat|strong="H5795"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w went|strong="H8123"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w visit|strong="H6485"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* wife. “\w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w want|strong="H6485"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* wife \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w room|strong="H2315"\w*,” \w he|strong="H3117"\w* said. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* father would \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* enter.   
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\v 2 “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* sure \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* thoroughly \w hated|strong="H8130"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w*,” said \w her|strong="H5414"\w* father, “\w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w men|strong="H2896"\w* \w who|strong="H2896"\w* accompanied \w you|strong="H5414"\w*. \w Is|strong="H2896"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w younger|strong="H6996"\w* sister \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w beautiful|strong="H2896"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w*? \w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w instead|strong="H8478"\w*.”   
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\v 3 \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* said \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w This|strong="H6213"\w* \w time|strong="H6471"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H6430"\w* \w be|strong="H7451"\w* \w blameless|strong="H5352"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w harm|strong="H7451"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.”   
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w out|strong="H3947"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w caught|strong="H3920"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w foxes|strong="H7776"\w*. \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w he|strong="H8147"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w torches|strong="H3940"\w*, \w turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w foxes|strong="H7776"\w* tail-to-tail, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* fastened \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w torch|strong="H3940"\w* \w between|strong="H8432"\w* \w each|strong="H3947"\w* \w pair|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H8432"\w* \w tails|strong="H2180"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* lit \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w torches|strong="H3940"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w released|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* foxes \w into|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w standing|strong="H7054"\w* \w grain|strong="H7054"\w* \w of|strong="H3754"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, \w burning|strong="H1197"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* piles \w of|strong="H3754"\w* \w grain|strong="H7054"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w standing|strong="H7054"\w* \w grain|strong="H7054"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* well \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w groves|strong="H2132"\w*.   
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\v 6 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*?” \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* demanded. “\w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H6430"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w son-in-law|strong="H2860"\w* \w of|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Timnite|strong="H8554"\w*,” \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H6430"\w* \w told|strong="H6213"\w*. “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* wife \w was|strong="H6430"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w companion|strong="H4828"\w*.” \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* father \w to|strong="H5927"\w* death.   
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\v 7 \w And|strong="H6213"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w told|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H2308"\w* \w rest|strong="H2308"\w* \w until|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* \w taken|strong="H5358"\w* \w vengeance|strong="H5358"\w* \w upon|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
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\v 8 \w And|strong="H1419"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w ruthlessly|strong="H7785"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H4347"\w*, \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w then|strong="H3381"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* cave \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Etam|strong="H5862"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w Then|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, \w camped|strong="H2583"\w* \w in|strong="H2583"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w deployed|strong="H2583"\w* themselves near \w the|strong="H5927"\w* town \w of|strong="H5927"\w* \w Lehi|strong="H3896"\w*.   
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\v 10 “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3063"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5927"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*?” said \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* Philistines replied, “\w We|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H3063"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* arrest \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w pay|strong="H5927"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w back|strong="H5927"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w has|strong="H3063"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*.”   
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\v 11 \w In|strong="H6213"\w* response, \w three|strong="H7969"\w* thousand \w men|strong="H6213"\w* \w of|strong="H6213"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* cave \w at|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w* \w of|strong="H6213"\w* \w Etam|strong="H5862"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w asked|strong="H4100"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*, “\w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w realize|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over|strong="H4910"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w*? \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w*?” “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*,” \w he|strong="H3588"\w* replied.   
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\v 12 But \w they|strong="H3027"\w* said \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w We|strong="H6435"\w* \w have|strong="H6430"\w* \w come|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* arrest \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.” \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* replied, “\w Swear|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H6435"\w* \w kill|strong="H6293"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H3027"\w*.”   
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\v 13 “\w No|strong="H3808"\w*,” \w they|strong="H3588"\w* answered, “\w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3027"\w* tie \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* securely \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.” \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* bound \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H3027"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w ropes|strong="H5688"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* led \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* Samson arrived \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lehi|strong="H3896"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w shouting|strong="H7321"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w mightily|strong="H6743"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w ropes|strong="H5688"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w burnt|strong="H1197"\w* \w flax|strong="H6593"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bonds|strong="H5688"\w* broke \w loose|strong="H5921"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w He|strong="H3027"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w fresh|strong="H2961"\w* \w jawbone|strong="H3895"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w*, \w reached|strong="H7971"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H7971"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w it|strong="H5221"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand \w men|strong="H3947"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="H5221"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* said: “\w With|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w jawbone|strong="H3895"\w* \w of|strong="H5221"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* I have piled \w them|strong="H5221"\w* into \w heaps|strong="H2565"\w*. \w With|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w jawbone|strong="H3895"\w* \w of|strong="H5221"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* I have \w slain|strong="H5221"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* thousand men.”   
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\v 17 \w And|strong="H3027"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* Samson \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w jawbone|strong="H3895"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*; \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w Ramath-lehi|strong="H7437"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w being|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w thirsty|strong="H6770"\w*, Samson \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* accomplished \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w deliverance|strong="H8668"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*. \w Must|strong="H4191"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w thirst|strong="H6772"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w into|strong="H5307"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w uncircumcised|strong="H6189"\w*?”   
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\v 19 \w So|strong="H3651"\w* God opened \w up|strong="H1234"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w hollow|strong="H4388"\w* \w place|strong="H4388"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lehi|strong="H3896"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w*. \w When|strong="H3117"\w* Samson \w drank|strong="H8354"\w*, \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w strength|strong="H7307"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w revived|strong="H2421"\w*. \w That|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w why|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w En-hakkore|strong="H5875"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* remains \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Lehi|strong="H3896"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w And|strong="H3478"\w* Samson \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w One|strong="H7200"\w* day \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w*, \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* spend \w the|strong="H7200"\w* night \w with|strong="H3212"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w When|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Gazites|strong="H5841"\w* heard \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w was|strong="H5892"\w* \w there|strong="H2008"\w*, \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w surrounded|strong="H5437"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* lay \w in|strong="H5892"\w* wait \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w at|strong="H2026"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. \w They|strong="H5704"\w* \w were|strong="H5892"\w* \w quiet|strong="H2790"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, saying, “Let us wait \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w dawn|strong="H1242"\w*; \w then|strong="H3605"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H5892"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*.”   
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\v 3 \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w* \w only|strong="H5704"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w midnight|strong="H2677"\w*, \w when|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, \w took|strong="H5927"\w* \w hold|strong="H6965"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w both|strong="H8147"\w* gateposts, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w pulled|strong="H5265"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w out|strong="H5265"\w*, \w bar|strong="H1280"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w*. \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w shoulders|strong="H3802"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w took|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* overlooking \w Hebron|strong="H2275"\w*.   
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\v 4 Some \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w later|strong="H1961"\w*, Samson \w fell|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H8034"\w* love \w with|strong="H3651"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w woman|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* \w Sorek|strong="H7796"\w*, \w whose|strong="H8034"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Delilah|strong="H1807"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H7200"\w* \w lords|strong="H5633"\w* \w of|strong="H3701"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* said, “\w Entice|strong="H6601"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w find|strong="H3201"\w* \w out|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* source \w of|strong="H3701"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w* \w overpower|strong="H3201"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3201"\w* tie \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* subdue \w him|strong="H5414"\w*. \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w each|strong="H5414"\w* \w one|strong="H7200"\w* \w of|strong="H3701"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* eleven \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w shekels|strong="H3701"\w* \w of|strong="H3701"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w So|strong="H4994"\w* \w Delilah|strong="H1807"\w* said \w to|strong="H5046"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w the|strong="H5046"\w* source \w of|strong="H6031"\w* \w your|strong="H4994"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w be|strong="H4994"\w* tied up \w and|strong="H1419"\w* subdued.”   
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\v 7 \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* told \w her|strong="H1961"\w*, “\w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* tie \w me|strong="H1961"\w* \w up|strong="H2717"\w* \w with|strong="H1961"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w fresh|strong="H3892"\w* \w bowstrings|strong="H3499"\w* \w that|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w dried|strong="H2717"\w*, \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w weak|strong="H2470"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H1961"\w* other man.”   
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\v 8 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w lords|strong="H5633"\w* \w of|strong="H3499"\w* \w the|strong="H5927"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w her|strong="H2717"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w fresh|strong="H3892"\w* \w bowstrings|strong="H3499"\w* \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H6430"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w dried|strong="H2717"\w*, \w and|strong="H5927"\w* \w she|strong="H3808"\w* tied \w him|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w with|strong="H5927"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w While|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* men \w were|strong="H6430"\w* hidden \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w room|strong="H2315"\w*, \w she|strong="H5921"\w* called \w out|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w are|strong="H6430"\w* \w here|strong="H5921"\w*!” \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w snapped|strong="H5423"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bowstrings|strong="H3499"\w* \w like|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* strand \w of|strong="H3427"\w* yarn seared \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* flame. \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* source \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w remained|strong="H3427"\w* \w unknown|strong="H3045"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w Delilah|strong="H1807"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*, “\w You|strong="H5046"\w* \w have|strong="H1696"\w* \w mocked|strong="H2048"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w and|strong="H1696"\w* \w lied|strong="H3576"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w*! \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w please|strong="H4994"\w* \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w be|strong="H4994"\w* tied up.”   
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\v 11 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* replied, “\w If|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* tie \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w up|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w ropes|strong="H5688"\w* \w that|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w used|strong="H6213"\w*, \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w weak|strong="H2470"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H6213"\w* other man.”   
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\v 12 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w Delilah|strong="H1807"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w ropes|strong="H5688"\w*, tied \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H6430"\w* called \w out|strong="H3947"\w*, “\w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w are|strong="H6430"\w* \w here|strong="H5921"\w*!” \w But|strong="H3947"\w* \w while|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H3947"\w* \w were|strong="H6430"\w* hidden \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* \w room|strong="H2315"\w*, \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w snapped|strong="H5423"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w ropes|strong="H5688"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w* \w like|strong="H5423"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w were|strong="H6430"\w* threads.   
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\v 13 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w Delilah|strong="H1807"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*, “\w You|strong="H5704"\w* \w have|strong="H1696"\w* \w mocked|strong="H2048"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w lied|strong="H3576"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w along|strong="H5973"\w*! \w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w how|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* be tied \w up|strong="H5704"\w*.” \w He|strong="H5704"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w her|strong="H5046"\w*, “If \w you|strong="H5704"\w* weave \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w braids|strong="H4253"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w my|strong="H5046"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w into|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w web|strong="H4545"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* loom \w and|strong="H7218"\w* tighten \w it|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* pin, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H4100"\w* become \w as|strong="H5704"\w* weak \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w any|strong="H1696"\w* \w other|strong="H2008"\w* \w man|strong="H7218"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H5921"\w* \w while|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* slept, Delilah \w took|strong="H8123"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* seven braids \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* hair \w and|strong="H6430"\w* wove \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w web|strong="H4545"\w*. \w Then|strong="H8628"\w* \w she|strong="H5921"\w* tightened \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pin|strong="H3489"\w* \w and|strong="H6430"\w* called \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w are|strong="H6430"\w* \w here|strong="H5921"\w*!” \w But|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w awoke|strong="H3364"\w* \w from|strong="H5265"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8142"\w* \w and|strong="H6430"\w* \w pulled|strong="H5265"\w* \w out|strong="H5265"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pin|strong="H3489"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* loom \w and|strong="H6430"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w web|strong="H4545"\w*.   
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\v 15 “\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w* say, ‘\w I|strong="H2088"\w* love \w you|strong="H5046"\w*,’” \w she|strong="H3820"\w* \w asked|strong="H4100"\w*, “when \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H3820"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*? \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H5046"\w* \w third|strong="H7969"\w* \w time|strong="H6471"\w* \w you|strong="H5046"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w mocked|strong="H2048"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3820"\w* reveal \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w the|strong="H5046"\w* source \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w your|strong="H3808"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*!”   
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\v 16 Finally, \w after|strong="H1961"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w pressed|strong="H6693"\w* \w him|strong="H4191"\w* \w daily|strong="H3117"\w* \w with|strong="H1697"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* pleaded \w until|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* sick \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*,   
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\v 17 Samson \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*: “\w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w hair|strong="H7218"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w cut|strong="H1548"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w Nazirite|strong="H5139"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* mother’s womb. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w shaved|strong="H1548"\w*, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w leave|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w weak|strong="H2470"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w*.”   
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\v 18 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Delilah|strong="H1807"\w* \w realized|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H6430"\w* revealed \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w this|strong="H7200"\w* message \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w lords|strong="H5633"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*: “\w Come|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w once|strong="H6471"\w* \w more|strong="H6471"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3820"\w* revealed \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H7971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3820"\w* \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*.” \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w lords|strong="H5633"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H7971"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*, \w bringing|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w in|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w And|strong="H7218"\w* having lulled \w him|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w sleep|strong="H3462"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w lap|strong="H1290"\w*, \w she|strong="H7121"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H7218"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w shave|strong="H1548"\w* \w off|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w braids|strong="H4253"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*. \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H7121"\w* \w way|strong="H5921"\w* \w she|strong="H7121"\w* \w began|strong="H2490"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* subdue \w him|strong="H7121"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w his|strong="H7121"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* \w left|strong="H5493"\w* \w him|strong="H7121"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* called \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, “\w Samson|strong="H8123"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w here|strong="H5921"\w*!” \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w awoke|strong="H3364"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8142"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w thought|strong="H3045"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w escape|strong="H3318"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w before|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w shake|strong="H5287"\w* \w myself|strong="H3045"\w* \w free|strong="H3318"\w*.” \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w did|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w departed|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* seized \w him|strong="H3381"\w*, \w gouged|strong="H5365"\w* \w out|strong="H5365"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w brought|strong="H3381"\w* \w him|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w Gaza|strong="H5804"\w*, \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* bound \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* shackles \w and|strong="H1004"\w* forced \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w grind|strong="H2912"\w* grain \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w prison|strong="H1004"\w*.   
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\v 22 However, \w the|strong="H2490"\w* \w hair|strong="H8181"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w his|strong="H1548"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w began|strong="H2490"\w* \w to|strong="H2490"\w* \w grow|strong="H6779"\w* back \w after|strong="H6779"\w* \w it|strong="H7218"\w* \w had|strong="H8181"\w* been \w shaved|strong="H1548"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w Now|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w lords|strong="H5633"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w gathered|strong="H6430"\w* together \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w offer|strong="H2076"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w god|strong="H5414"\w* \w Dagon|strong="H1712"\w*. \w They|strong="H3027"\w* \w rejoiced|strong="H8057"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* said, “\w Our|strong="H5414"\w* \w god|strong="H5414"\w* \w has|strong="H3027"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* enemy \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.”   
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\v 24 \w And|strong="H3027"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w god|strong="H5414"\w*, saying: “\w Our|strong="H5414"\w* \w god|strong="H5414"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* enemy \w who|strong="H5971"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H2717"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* land \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w multiplied|strong="H7235"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* \w dead|strong="H2491"\w*.”   
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\v 25 \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* \w their|strong="H6440"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3820"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w merry|strong="H2896"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w Call|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w entertain|strong="H7832"\w* \w us|strong="H6440"\w*.” \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w prison|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w entertain|strong="H7832"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*. \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w stationed|strong="H5975"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* between \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* said \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w who|strong="H5288"\w* \w held|strong="H2388"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, “Lead \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w feel|strong="H3559"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* supporting \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*, \w so|strong="H3027"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w can|strong="H1004"\w* \w lean|strong="H8172"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.”   
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\v 27 \w Now|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w full|strong="H4390"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* women; \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w lords|strong="H5633"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w were|strong="H6430"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* thousand \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* women \w were|strong="H6430"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w roof|strong="H1406"\w* \w watching|strong="H7832"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w entertain|strong="H7832"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H2388"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*: “\w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w GOD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w please|strong="H4994"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w*. \w Strengthen|strong="H2388"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, \w just|strong="H2088"\w* \w once|strong="H6471"\w* \w more|strong="H6471"\w*, \w so|strong="H7121"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* vengeful blow \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w may|strong="H4994"\w* pay back \w the|strong="H3069"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.”   
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\v 29 \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* \w reached|strong="H5921"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* central \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* supporting \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w*. Bracing \w himself|strong="H8432"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w one|strong="H8147"\w* \w pillar|strong="H5982"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w left|strong="H8040"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w other|strong="H8147"\w*,   
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\v 30 \w Samson|strong="H8123"\w* said, “\w Let|strong="H5186"\w* \w me|strong="H5315"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.” \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* pushed \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w might|strong="H3581"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w lords|strong="H5633"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*. \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w more|strong="H7227"\w* \w than|strong="H5921"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w killed|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w*.   
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\v 31 \w Then|strong="H5375"\w* Samson’s brothers \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* father’s \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w*, \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w him|strong="H3381"\w* \w back|strong="H5927"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H3381"\w* \w between|strong="H8199"\w* \w Zorah|strong="H6881"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* Eshtaol \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tomb|strong="H6913"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* father \w Manoah|strong="H4495"\w*. \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w judged|strong="H8199"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.   
\c 17
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4319"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H8034"\w*   
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\v 2 said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* mother, “\w The|strong="H3947"\w* eleven \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w shekels|strong="H3701"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H3947"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w about|strong="H3947"\w* \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* heard \w you|strong="H3947"\w* utter \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w curse|strong="H1288"\w*—\w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w here|strong="H2009"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H3947"\w*; \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w*.” \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* mother said, “\w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*!”   
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\v 3 \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w when|strong="H7725"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* eleven \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w shekels|strong="H3701"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* mother, \w she|strong="H3967"\w* said, “\w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w wholly|strong="H6942"\w* \w dedicate|strong="H6942"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*’s \w benefit|strong="H3027"\w*, \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w graven|strong="H6459"\w* \w image|strong="H6459"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w molten|strong="H4541"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w*. \w Therefore|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H6258"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*.”   
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\v 4 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* mother, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w she|strong="H3967"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w two|strong="H3947"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w shekels|strong="H3701"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w silversmith|strong="H6884"\w*, \w who|strong="H6884"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H7725"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w graven|strong="H6459"\w* \w image|strong="H6459"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w molten|strong="H4541"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w*. \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4319"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w shrine|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* ephod \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w some|strong="H3027"\w* \w household|strong="H1004"\w* \w idols|strong="H8655"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w ordained|strong="H4390"\w* \w one|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w In|strong="H3478"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H1992"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; everyone \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3477"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w And|strong="H3063"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w* \w from|strong="H3881"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w in|strong="H1035"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* residing \w within|strong="H3063"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w clan|strong="H4940"\w* \w of|strong="H4940"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w This|strong="H6213"\w* man \w left|strong="H4672"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* settle \w where|strong="H1004"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* could \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H1004"\w*. \w And|strong="H3063"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* traveled, \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w came|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Ephraim.   
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\v 9 “Where \w are|strong="H3063"\w* \w you|strong="H4672"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w*?” \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w* asked \w him|strong="H4672"\w*. “\w I|strong="H1980"\w* \w am|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*,” \w he|strong="H1980"\w* replied, “\w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H1980"\w* \w am|strong="H1980"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w my|strong="H4672"\w* \w way|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* settle \w wherever|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H1980"\w* \w can|strong="H1980"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* place.”   
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\v 10 “\w Stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*,” \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w* said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*, “\w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* father \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w shekels|strong="H3701"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* per \w year|strong="H3117"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w suit|strong="H6187"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* clothes, \w and|strong="H3701"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* provisions.” \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w*   
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\v 11 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w agreed|strong="H2974"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w him|strong="H1961"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* Micah.   
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\v 12 \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w* \w ordained|strong="H4390"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w*, \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w lived|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3027"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w* said, “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w good|strong="H3190"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*.”   
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H3427"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1839"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w looking|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w territory|strong="H8432"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* occupy. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H5307"\w* \w into|strong="H8432"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1835"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H7971"\w* \w clans|strong="H4940"\w*, \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w valor|strong="H2428"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zorah|strong="H6881"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Eshtaol, \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w spy|strong="H7270"\w* \w out|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w land|strong="H4940"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w explore|strong="H2713"\w* \w it|strong="H8033"\w*. “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w explore|strong="H2713"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w land|strong="H4940"\w*,” \w they|strong="H8033"\w* told \w them|strong="H7971"\w*. \w The|strong="H5704"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w entered|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Ephraim \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w came|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*, \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w spent|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w while|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H3881"\w* \w near|strong="H5973"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w recognized|strong="H5234"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w*; \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w went|strong="H3881"\w* \w over|strong="H4100"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w asked|strong="H4100"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w brought|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*? \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H1004"\w*? \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*?”   
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\v 4 “\w Micah|strong="H4318"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w that|strong="H3548"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*,” \w he|strong="H6213"\w* replied, “\w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w hired|strong="H7936"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*.”   
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\v 5 \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* said \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w inquire|strong="H7592"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* God \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w determine|strong="H3045"\w* \w whether|strong="H3045"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w successful|strong="H6743"\w* \w journey|strong="H1870"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* told \w them|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*. \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* watching \w over|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w journey|strong="H1870"\w*.”   
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\v 7 \w So|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w departed|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w came|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Laish|strong="H3919"\w*, \w where|strong="H1992"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* securely, \w like|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Sidonians|strong="H6722"\w*, \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* unsuspecting. \w There|strong="H3427"\w* \w was|strong="H1697"\w* \w nothing|strong="H1697"\w* lacking \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w land|strong="H7130"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w no|strong="H7200"\w* oppressive \w ruler|strong="H3427"\w*. \w And|strong="H4941"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w away|strong="H3212"\w* \w from|strong="H3423"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Sidonians|strong="H6722"\w* \w and|strong="H4941"\w* \w had|strong="H5971"\w* \w no|strong="H7200"\w* alliance \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w anyone|strong="H7200"\w*.   
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\v 8 When \w the|strong="H4100"\w* men returned \w to|strong="H4100"\w* \w Zorah|strong="H6881"\w* \w and|strong="H6881"\w* Eshtaol, \w their|strong="H4100"\w* brothers \w asked|strong="H4100"\w* them, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w did|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* find?”   
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\v 9 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* answered, “\w Come|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w*, \w let|strong="H3212"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H7200"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H2896"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. \w Why|strong="H5921"\w* would \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w fail|strong="H3423"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* act? Do \w not|strong="H3588"\w* hesitate \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w take|strong="H3423"\w* \w possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* land!   
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\v 10 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* enter, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w come|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* unsuspecting \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w spacious|strong="H7342"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H5414"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*. \w It|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H3027"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w nothing|strong="H1697"\w* \w on|strong="H3027"\w* earth \w is|strong="H3027"\w* lacking.”   
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\v 11 \w So|strong="H5265"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1839"\w* \w departed|strong="H5265"\w* \w from|strong="H5265"\w* \w Zorah|strong="H6881"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* Eshtaol, \w armed|strong="H2296"\w* \w with|strong="H2296"\w* \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w camped|strong="H2583"\w* \w at|strong="H2583"\w* \w Kiriath-jearim|strong="H7157"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w That|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w why|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* west \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Kiriath-jearim|strong="H7157"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w Mahaneh-dan|strong="H4265"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w traveled|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Ephraim \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w came|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w men|strong="H1980"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w spy|strong="H7270"\w* \w out|strong="H7270"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* land \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Laish|strong="H3919"\w* \w said|strong="H6030"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w their|strong="H3588"\w* brothers, “\w Did|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w these|strong="H6213"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w has|strong="H4100"\w* \w an|strong="H6213"\w* ephod, \w household|strong="H1004"\w* \w gods|strong="H1980"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w graven|strong="H6459"\w* \w image|strong="H6459"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w molten|strong="H4541"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w*? \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* think \w about|strong="H1980"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*.”   
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\v 15 \w So|strong="H5493"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w turned|strong="H5493"\w* \w aside|strong="H5493"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w went|strong="H3881"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w*, \w the|strong="H5493"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w greeted|strong="H7592"\w* \w him|strong="H7592"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w The|strong="H1121"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1835"\w* \w stood|strong="H5324"\w* \w at|strong="H4421"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1121"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*, \w armed|strong="H2296"\w* \w with|strong="H2296"\w* \w their|strong="H1835"\w* \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w And|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w men|strong="H1980"\w* \w who|strong="H3548"\w* \w had|strong="H3548"\w* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w spy|strong="H7270"\w* \w out|strong="H7270"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* land \w went|strong="H1980"\w* inside \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w graven|strong="H6456"\w* \w image|strong="H4541"\w*, \w the|strong="H3947"\w* ephod, \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w household|strong="H8655"\w* \w idols|strong="H8655"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w molten|strong="H4541"\w* \w idol|strong="H8655"\w*, while \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w stood|strong="H5324"\w* \w at|strong="H4421"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w entrance|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w armed|strong="H4421"\w* \w men|strong="H1980"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w When|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H4100"\w* entered \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w graven|strong="H6459"\w* \w image|strong="H6459"\w*, \w the|strong="H3947"\w* ephod, \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w household|strong="H1004"\w* \w idols|strong="H8655"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w molten|strong="H4541"\w* \w idol|strong="H6459"\w*, \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* said \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3947"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w*?”   
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\v 19 “\w Be|strong="H1961"\w* \w quiet|strong="H2790"\w*,” \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w told|strong="H7760"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*. “\w Put|strong="H7760"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* father \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w*. \w Is|strong="H3027"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w one|strong="H2896"\w* \w person|strong="H3027"\w* \w or|strong="H2896"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w family|strong="H4940"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*?”   
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\v 20 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* \w glad|strong="H3190"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* ephod, \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w household|strong="H8655"\w* \w idols|strong="H8655"\w*, \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w graven|strong="H6459"\w* \w image|strong="H6459"\w*, \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w went|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w Putting|strong="H7760"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* small \w children|strong="H2945"\w*, \w their|strong="H7760"\w* \w livestock|strong="H4735"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w their|strong="H7760"\w* \w possessions|strong="H4735"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, \w they|strong="H6440"\w* \w turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w departed|strong="H3212"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w After|strong="H1992"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w some|strong="H1992"\w* \w distance|strong="H7368"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w the|strong="H5973"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w near|strong="H5973"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w* mobilized \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w overtook|strong="H1692"\w* \w the|strong="H5973"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1835"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* \w after|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1835"\w* \w turned|strong="H5437"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H6440"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* matter \w with|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1121"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w out|strong="H2199"\w* such \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w company|strong="H2199"\w*?”   
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\v 24 \w He|strong="H6213"\w* replied, “\w You|strong="H3947"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* gods \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w had|strong="H3548"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w my|strong="H3947"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w away|strong="H3947"\w*. \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w else|strong="H5750"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w I|strong="H2088"\w* \w have|strong="H3548"\w*? \w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H3947"\w* say \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*, ‘\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* matter \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3947"\w*?’”   
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\v 25 \w The|strong="H8085"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1835"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w*, “\w Do|strong="H8085"\w* \w not|strong="H6435"\w* \w raise|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w us|strong="H8085"\w*, \w or|strong="H6435"\w* \w angry|strong="H4751"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* \w attack|strong="H6293"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w will|strong="H1004"\w* lose \w your|strong="H8085"\w* \w lives|strong="H5315"\w*.”   
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\v 26 \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1835"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w their|strong="H1992"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w* \w turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* \w strong|strong="H2389"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w him|strong="H7725"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w After|strong="H5921"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*’s \w idols|strong="H6310"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w went|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w Laish|strong="H3919"\w*, \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* unsuspecting \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w with|strong="H8313"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* \w and|strong="H3548"\w* \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.   
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\v 28 \w There|strong="H3427"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* no \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w to|strong="H1697"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w them|strong="H3427"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w from|strong="H5337"\w* \w Sidon|strong="H6721"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w had|strong="H3588"\w* no alliance \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3588"\w*; \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w near|strong="H5973"\w* \w Beth-rehob|strong="H1050"\w*. \w And|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Danites \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w*.   
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\v 29 \w They|strong="H3478"\w* \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w it|strong="H7121"\w* \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*, \w after|strong="H7121"\w* \w their|strong="H7121"\w* forefather \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*, \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*—though \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w formerly|strong="H7223"\w* \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w Laish|strong="H3919"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w The|strong="H3117"\w* \w Danites|strong="H1839"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w idols|strong="H6459"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* themselves, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jonathan|strong="H3129"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gershom|strong="H1647"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Moses, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H1540"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w captivity|strong="H1540"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* land.   
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\v 31 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6213"\w* \w Micah|strong="H4318"\w*’s \w graven|strong="H6459"\w* \w image|strong="H6459"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* God \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3947"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w* \w who|strong="H3478"\w* \w lived|strong="H1481"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w remote|strong="H3411"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* Ephraim \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w himself|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w she|strong="H5921"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w unfaithful|strong="H2181"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w left|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* return \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* father’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w After|strong="H5921"\w* \w she|strong="H5921"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* four \w months|strong="H2320"\w*,   
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\v 3 \w her|strong="H5921"\w* husband \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w kindly|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*, taking \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w pair|strong="H6776"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H2543"\w*. \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w girl|strong="H5291"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H3212"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* father’s \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* father \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w he|strong="H1004"\w* \w gladly|strong="H8055"\w* \w welcomed|strong="H8055"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w His|strong="H2388"\w* \w father-in-law|strong="H2859"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w girl|strong="H5291"\w*’s father, \w persuaded|strong="H2388"\w* \w him|strong="H2388"\w* \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w*, \w so|strong="H3427"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w remained|strong="H3427"\w* \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w him|strong="H2388"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, eating, \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w lodging|strong="H3885"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w fourth|strong="H7243"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w early|strong="H7925"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w prepared|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w depart|strong="H3212"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w girl|strong="H5291"\w*’s father said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w son-in-law|strong="H2860"\w*, “\w Refresh|strong="H5582"\w* \w your|strong="H1961"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w morsel|strong="H6595"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* can \w go|strong="H3212"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w So|strong="H3427"\w* \w they|strong="H3820"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w and|strong="H8147"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H8147"\w* ate \w and|strong="H8147"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*. Then \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w girl|strong="H5291"\w*’s father said \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w man|strong="H3820"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* agree \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w overnight|strong="H3885"\w* \w and|strong="H8147"\w* \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w your|strong="H4994"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w be|strong="H3820"\w* \w merry|strong="H3190"\w*.”   
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\v 7 \w The|strong="H7725"\w* man \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w depart|strong="H3212"\w*, \w but|strong="H7725"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w father-in-law|strong="H2859"\w* persuaded \w him|strong="H7725"\w*, \w so|strong="H6965"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w stayed|strong="H3885"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w that|strong="H6965"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w fifth|strong="H2549"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w got|strong="H7925"\w* \w up|strong="H7925"\w* \w early|strong="H7925"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w depart|strong="H3212"\w*, \w but|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w girl|strong="H5291"\w*’s father said, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w refresh|strong="H5582"\w* \w your|strong="H5186"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*.” \w So|strong="H5582"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* waited \w until|strong="H5704"\w* late \w afternoon|strong="H5186"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w them|strong="H8147"\w* ate.   
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\v 9 \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w depart|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w*, \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w father-in-law|strong="H2859"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w girl|strong="H5291"\w*’s father, said \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w him|strong="H1931"\w*, “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* drawing \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w close|strong="H3824"\w*. \w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w spend|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w*. \w See|strong="H2009"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w almost|strong="H3117"\w* \w over|strong="H1980"\w*. \w Spend|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*, \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3190"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w may|strong="H4994"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w merry|strong="H3190"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w can|strong="H1980"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w early|strong="H7925"\w* \w tomorrow|strong="H4279"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3190"\w* \w journey|strong="H1870"\w* \w home|strong="H3212"\w*.”   
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\v 10 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* man \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w unwilling|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w spend|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w departed|strong="H3212"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* arrived \w opposite|strong="H5227"\w* \w Jebus|strong="H2982"\w* (\w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w*, \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*), \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w two|strong="H6776"\w* \w saddled|strong="H2280"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H2543"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w his|strong="H6965"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H3117"\w* \w near|strong="H5973"\w* \w Jebus|strong="H2982"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H5892"\w* \w almost|strong="H3117"\w* \w gone|strong="H3212"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w servant|strong="H5288"\w* said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H5493"\w* master, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w*, \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w us|strong="H4994"\w* \w stop|strong="H5493"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w Jebusite|strong="H2983"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w spend|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w* \w here|strong="H2063"\w*.”   
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\v 12 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w his|strong="H5493"\w* master replied, “\w We|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w aside|strong="H5493"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w foreigners|strong="H1121"\w*, \w where|strong="H3808"\w* \w there|strong="H2008"\w* \w are|strong="H1121"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*. \w We|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w go|strong="H5674"\w* \w on|strong="H5674"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w He|strong="H7126"\w* continued, “\w Come|strong="H3212"\w*, \w let|strong="H3212"\w* us try \w to|strong="H3212"\w* reach one \w of|strong="H4725"\w* these \w towns|strong="H3885"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w spend|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H7126"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* or \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H5674"\w* \w they|strong="H5674"\w* \w continued|strong="H5674"\w* \w on|strong="H5674"\w* \w their|strong="H3212"\w* journey, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* set as \w they|strong="H5674"\w* neared \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w stopped|strong="H5493"\w* \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w go|strong="H5493"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w lodge|strong="H3885"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*. \w The|strong="H5493"\w* Levite \w went|strong="H5892"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w square|strong="H7339"\w*, but no \w one|strong="H5892"\w* \w would|strong="H5493"\w* \w take|strong="H5493"\w* \w them|strong="H5493"\w* \w into|strong="H5892"\w* \w his|strong="H5493"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w for|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5493"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w That|strong="H1931"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w an|strong="H4480"\w* \w old|strong="H2205"\w* \w man|strong="H2205"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* Ephraim, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* residing \w in|strong="H4725"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* (\w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w men|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w were|strong="H2022"\w* \w Benjamites|strong="H1145"\w*), came \w in|strong="H4725"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w his|strong="H4480"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w* \w in|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w he|strong="H7200"\w* \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* traveler \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w square|strong="H7339"\w*, \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w old|strong="H2205"\w* \w man|strong="H2205"\w* asked, “Where \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w going|strong="H3212"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* where \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w come|strong="H3212"\w* \w from|strong="H5869"\w*?”   
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\v 18 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* Levite replied, “\w We|strong="H5704"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w traveling|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w remote|strong="H3411"\w* \w hill|strong="H2022"\w* \w country|strong="H2022"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Ephraim, \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w*. \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w now|strong="H3212"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w going|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*; \w but|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H1980"\w* \w one|strong="H1004"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w taken|strong="H5674"\w* \w me|strong="H5674"\w* \w into|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*,   
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\v 19 \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w though|strong="H1571"\w* \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w both|strong="H1571"\w* \w straw|strong="H8401"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w feed|strong="H4554"\w* \w for|strong="H5650"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H2543"\w*, \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w for|strong="H5650"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* maidservant \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w man|strong="H5288"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H5973"\w*. \w There|strong="H3426"\w* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w nothing|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w*, \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w lack|strong="H4270"\w*.”   
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\v 20 “\w Peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*,” said \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w old|strong="H2205"\w* \w man|strong="H2205"\w*. “Let \w me|strong="H5921"\w* supply \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w need|strong="H4270"\w*. \w Only|strong="H7535"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* not \w spend|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w square|strong="H7339"\w*.”   
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\v 21 So \w he|strong="H1004"\w* brought him \w to|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H7364"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* fed \w his|strong="H7364"\w* \w donkeys|strong="H2543"\w*. \w And|strong="H1004"\w* \w they|strong="H7272"\w* \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* \w their|strong="H7364"\w* \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* ate \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w drank|strong="H8354"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w While|strong="H2009"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* enjoying \w themselves|strong="H1992"\w*, \w suddenly|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wicked|strong="H1100"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w surrounded|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Pounding|strong="H1849"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w door|strong="H1817"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H2205"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* owned \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, “\w Bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w man|strong="H2205"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w so|strong="H3318"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H3045"\w* \w relations|strong="H3045"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*!”   
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\v 23 \w The|strong="H6213"\w* \w owner|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w*, “\w No|strong="H6213"\w*, \w my|strong="H3318"\w* brothers, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7489"\w* \w thing|strong="H2088"\w*! \w After|strong="H3318"\w* \w all|strong="H6213"\w*, \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H1167"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* guest \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H6213"\w* \w commit|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* outrage.   
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\v 24 \w Look|strong="H2009"\w*, \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w my|strong="H3318"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w man|strong="H2896"\w*’s \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w*, \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* \w use|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w wish|strong="H2896"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w such|strong="H2088"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w vile|strong="H5039"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H2896"\w*.”   
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\v 25 \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w would|strong="H3605"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w him|strong="H7971"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Levite \w took|strong="H2388"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w raped|strong="H3045"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w abused|strong="H5953"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, \w and|strong="H7971"\w* \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w dawn|strong="H7837"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H7971"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w Early|strong="H1242"\w* \w that|strong="H5307"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w woman|strong="H1004"\w* \w went|strong="H1004"\w* \w back|strong="H6437"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w her|strong="H5704"\w* master \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w staying|strong="H8033"\w*, \w collapsed|strong="H5307"\w* \w at|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w doorway|strong="H6607"\w*, \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w lay|strong="H5307"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w it|strong="H1242"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* light.   
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\v 27 \w In|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* master \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w journey|strong="H1870"\w*, \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w was|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w*, \w collapsed|strong="H5307"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w doorway|strong="H6607"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w threshold|strong="H5592"\w*.   
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\v 28 “\w Get|strong="H3947"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*,” \w he|strong="H5921"\w* told \w her|strong="H3947"\w*. “\w Let|strong="H3212"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w*.” \w But|strong="H6030"\w* \w there|strong="H6965"\w* \w was|strong="H4725"\w* \w no|strong="H3947"\w* \w response|strong="H6030"\w*. \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w man|strong="H6030"\w* \w put|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w out|strong="H3947"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w home|strong="H4725"\w*.   
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\v 29 \w When|strong="H7971"\w* \w he|strong="H3605"\w* \w reached|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w he|strong="H3605"\w* picked \w up|strong="H3947"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w knife|strong="H3979"\w*, \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w*, \w cut|strong="H5408"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w limb|strong="H6106"\w* \w by|strong="H3478"\w* \w limb|strong="H6106"\w* \w into|strong="H3947"\w* \w twelve|strong="H8147"\w* \w pieces|strong="H5409"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w territory|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w done|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w out|strong="H7200"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. \w Think|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w*, \w take|strong="H7760"\w* \w counsel|strong="H5779"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w*!”   
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\v 1 \w Then|strong="H3318"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* Beersheba \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w congregation|strong="H5712"\w* \w assembled|strong="H6950"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w before|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* leaders \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w presented|strong="H3320"\w* \w themselves|strong="H3320"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* God’s \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: 400,000 \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w on|strong="H3605"\w* \w foot|strong="H7273"\w*, armed \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*.   
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\v 3 (Meanwhile \w the|strong="H8085"\w* Benjamites \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w gone|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*.) \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w asked|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w*, \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w thing|strong="H2063"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w*?”   
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\v 4 \w So|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w Levite|strong="H3881"\w*, \w the|strong="H3885"\w* husband \w of|strong="H1390"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w murdered|strong="H7523"\w* woman, \w answered|strong="H6030"\w*: “I \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w my|strong="H1144"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w* \w came|strong="H1144"\w* \w to|strong="H6030"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* \w in|strong="H3885"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w to|strong="H6030"\w* \w spend|strong="H3885"\w* \w the|strong="H3885"\w* \w night|strong="H3885"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w And|strong="H6965"\w* \w during|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H1167"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* \w rose|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w surrounded|strong="H5437"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w intended|strong="H1819"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but|strong="H4191"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* abused \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w she|strong="H5921"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="H7971"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w took|strong="H3478"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w concubine|strong="H6370"\w*, \w cut|strong="H5408"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w into|strong="H6213"\w* \w pieces|strong="H5408"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*’s \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w committed|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w lewd|strong="H2154"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w disgraceful|strong="H5039"\w* \w act|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w Behold|strong="H2009"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, \w give|strong="H3051"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w advice|strong="H6098"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w verdict|strong="H1697"\w* \w here|strong="H2009"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w now|strong="H2009"\w*.”   
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\v 8 \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w stood|strong="H6965"\w* \w as|strong="H5971"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* said, “\w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w us|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w return|strong="H5493"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* tent \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*: \w We|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* go \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w lot|strong="H1486"\w* dictates.   
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\v 10 \w We|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w* \w out|strong="H3947"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w out|strong="H3947"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w thousand|strong="H7233"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w thousand|strong="H7233"\w* \w out|strong="H3947"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w thousand|strong="H7233"\w*, \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w supply|strong="H3947"\w* \w provisions|strong="H6720"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w when|strong="H6213"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w go|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1387"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w punish|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w atrocity|strong="H5039"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w committed|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.”   
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\v 11 So \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w gathered|strong="H3478"\w* \w as|strong="H5892"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w*, \w united|strong="H2270"\w* \w against|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w men|strong="H7451"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, saying, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H4100"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w occurred|strong="H1961"\w* \w among|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*?   
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\v 13 \w Hand|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w can|strong="H7451"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w this|strong="H5414"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.” \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* Benjamites \w refused|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w heed|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* \w fellow|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w their|strong="H3318"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w together|strong="H5973"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* Benjamites mobilized 26,000 \w swordsmen|strong="H8025"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H6485"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, \w in|strong="H3427"\w* addition \w to|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* 700 select \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Among|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5971"\w* \w there|strong="H2088"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* 700 select left-handers, \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w whom|strong="H5971"\w* \w could|strong="H2088"\w* \w sling|strong="H7049"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* stone \w at|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w hair|strong="H8185"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* missing.   
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\v 17 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, apart \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, mobilized 400,000 \w swordsmen|strong="H8025"\w*, \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w an|strong="H2088"\w* \w experienced|strong="H2088"\w* \w warrior|strong="H4421"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w out|strong="H5927"\w*, \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w inquired|strong="H7592"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*, “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w us|strong="H7592"\w* \w shall|strong="H3068"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w first|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* Benjamites?” “\w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w first|strong="H1121"\w*,” \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* replied.   
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\v 19 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w next|strong="H5921"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w set|strong="H6965"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w camped|strong="H2583"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*.   
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\v 20 \w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H3318"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w took|strong="H3318"\w* \w up|strong="H3318"\w* \w their|strong="H3318"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* positions \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* Benjamites \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w cut|strong="H3478"\w* \w down|strong="H7843"\w* 22,000 \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* battlefield \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w But|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w took|strong="H2388"\w* \w courage|strong="H2388"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w took|strong="H2388"\w* \w their|strong="H2388"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* positions \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* same \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w arrayed|strong="H6186"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6186"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 23 \w They|strong="H3068"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*, inquiring \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Him|strong="H6440"\w*, “\w Should|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w draw|strong="H5066"\w* \w near|strong="H5066"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Benjamites?” \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* answered, “\w Go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*.”   
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\v 24 \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* advanced against \w the|strong="H3117"\w* Benjamites.   
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\v 25 \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w same|strong="H4480"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Benjamites \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w against|strong="H7125"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w cut|strong="H3478"\w* \w down|strong="H7843"\w* \w another|strong="H8145"\w* 18,000 \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w* armed \w with|strong="H3318"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*.   
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\v 26 \w Then|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w*, \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w weeping|strong="H1058"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w That|strong="H5971"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w fasted|strong="H6684"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* presented \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w peace|strong="H8002"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 27 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w inquired|strong="H7592"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. (\w In|strong="H3478"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* ark \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*,   
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\v 28 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Phinehas|strong="H6372"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Eleazar, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Aaron, \w served|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.) \w The|strong="H6440"\w* Israelites asked, “\w Should|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Benjamites, \w or|strong="H3117"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w stop|strong="H2308"\w*?” \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* answered, “\w Fight|strong="H4421"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w tomorrow|strong="H4279"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H5927"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.”   
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\v 29 \w So|strong="H7760"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w up|strong="H7760"\w* \w an|strong="H7760"\w* ambush \w around|strong="H5439"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*.   
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\v 30 \w On|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w against|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* Benjamites \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w arrayed|strong="H6186"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6186"\w* \w against|strong="H5927"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w done|strong="H3478"\w* \w before|strong="H6471"\w*.   
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\v 31 \w The|strong="H5221"\w* Benjamites \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w against|strong="H7125"\w* \w them|strong="H5221"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w drawn|strong="H5423"\w* \w away|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. \w They|strong="H5971"\w* \w began|strong="H2490"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w attack|strong="H5221"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w as|strong="H5927"\w* \w before|strong="H4480"\w*, \w killing|strong="H5221"\w* \w about|strong="H4480"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w on|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* roads, \w one|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w which|strong="H5971"\w* \w led|strong="H3318"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w other|strong="H6471"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*.   
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\v 32 “\w We|strong="H5892"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* defeating \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w as|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w*,” said \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Benjamites. \w But|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* said, “Let \w us|strong="H6440"\w* \w retreat|strong="H5127"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w draw|strong="H5423"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w away|strong="H5127"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* onto \w the|strong="H6440"\w* roads.”   
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\v 33 \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H4725"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* \w places|strong="H4725"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w arrayed|strong="H6186"\w* \w themselves|strong="H6186"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Baal-tamar|strong="H1193"\w*, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* ambush charged \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* positions west \w of|strong="H4725"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*.   
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\v 34 \w Then|strong="H3588"\w* 10,000 select \w men|strong="H7451"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w made|strong="H3045"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* frontal \w assault|strong="H5048"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w fierce|strong="H3513"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Benjamites \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w realize|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
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\v 35 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5062"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* armed \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*.   
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\v 36 \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* Benjamites \w realized|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* been \w defeated|strong="H5062"\w*. \w Now|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* retreated \w before|strong="H7200"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* relying \w on|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* ambush \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w against|strong="H7760"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*.   
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\v 37 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* ambush \w rushed|strong="H6584"\w* suddenly \w against|strong="H2719"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w*; \w they|strong="H6310"\w* advanced \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w put|strong="H6310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H6310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.   
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\v 38 \w The|strong="H4480"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* arranged \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w signal|strong="H4864"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* ambush: \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* \w sent|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7235"\w* \w cloud|strong="H4864"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*,   
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\v 39 \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w men|strong="H2490"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w turn|strong="H2015"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*. \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Benjamites \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w begun|strong="H2490"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w strike|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w*, \w killing|strong="H5221"\w* \w about|strong="H5221"\w* \w thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w men|strong="H2490"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w they|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3478"\w* \w defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w us|strong="H6440"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.”   
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\v 40 \w But|strong="H2009"\w* \w when|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w column|strong="H5982"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w* \w began|strong="H2490"\w* \w to|strong="H5927"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w the|strong="H4480"\w* Benjamites \w looked|strong="H6437"\w* \w behind|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w saw|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w whole|strong="H3632"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w going|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w in|strong="H5892"\w* \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w*.   
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\v 41 \w Then|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H7451"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w turned|strong="H2015"\w* \w back|strong="H2015"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w men|strong="H7451"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* terrified \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w realized|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H5060"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 42 \w So|strong="H6440"\w* \w they|strong="H3478"\w* fled \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w toward|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, \w but|strong="H6437"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w overtook|strong="H1692"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* coming \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w struck|strong="H7843"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w down|strong="H1870"\w* \w there|strong="H8432"\w*.   
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\v 43 \w They|strong="H5704"\w* \w surrounded|strong="H3803"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* Benjamites, \w pursued|strong="H7291"\w* \w them|strong="H7291"\w*, \w and|strong="H1144"\w* easily overtook \w them|strong="H7291"\w* \w in|strong="H1144"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* vicinity \w of|strong="H1390"\w* \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* \w on|strong="H5227"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w*.   
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\v 44 \w And|strong="H2428"\w* 18,000 Benjamites \w fell|strong="H5307"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w valor|strong="H2428"\w*.   
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\v 45 \w Then|strong="H6437"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* Benjamites \w turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w and|strong="H2568"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w toward|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w* \w of|strong="H4057"\w* \w Rimmon|strong="H7417"\w*, \w and|strong="H2568"\w* Israel cut \w down|strong="H5221"\w* 5,000 men \w on|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* roads. \w And|strong="H2568"\w* \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w overtook|strong="H1692"\w* \w them|strong="H5221"\w* \w at|strong="H6437"\w* \w Gidom|strong="H1440"\w* \w and|strong="H2568"\w* \w struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* 2,000 \w more|strong="H4480"\w*.   
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\v 46 \w That|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* 25,000 Benjamite \w swordsmen|strong="H8025"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H2428"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w valor|strong="H2428"\w*.   
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\v 47 \w But|strong="H6437"\w* 600 men \w turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w fled|strong="H5127"\w* \w into|strong="H5127"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w to|strong="H5127"\w* \w the|strong="H3427"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Rimmon|strong="H7417"\w*, where \w they|strong="H2320"\w* \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* four \w months|strong="H2320"\w*.   
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\v 48 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w against|strong="H2719"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H3605"\w* Benjamites \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w put|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, \w including|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* animals \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w else|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H5704"\w* \w burned|strong="H7971"\w* \w down|strong="H5221"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* path.   
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\v 1 \w Now|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w sworn|strong="H7650"\w* \w an|strong="H5414"\w* \w oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*, saying, “\w Not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* marriage \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* Benjamite.”   
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\v 2 \w So|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w came|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H1008"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*, lifting \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w voices|strong="H6963"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w* \w weeping|strong="H1065"\w* \w bitterly|strong="H1419"\w*.   
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\v 3 “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,” \w they|strong="H3117"\w* \w cried|strong="H3478"\w* \w out|strong="H4100"\w*, “\w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*? \w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w one|strong="H1961"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w missing|strong="H6485"\w*!”   
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\v 4 \w The|strong="H1129"\w* \w next|strong="H4283"\w* \w day|strong="H4283"\w* \w the|strong="H1129"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w got|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w early|strong="H7925"\w*, \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w an|strong="H1129"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* presented \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w peace|strong="H8002"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8002"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* asked, “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among|strong="H4310"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*?” \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w taken|strong="H5927"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w solemn|strong="H7621"\w* \w oath|strong="H7621"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w surely|strong="H4191"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*.   
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\v 6 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* grieved \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w their|strong="H3117"\w* \w brothers|strong="H1121"\w*, \w the|strong="H3117"\w* Benjamites, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* said, “\w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w cut|strong="H1438"\w* \w off|strong="H1438"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w about|strong="H6213"\w* wives \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w survivors|strong="H3498"\w*, since \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w sworn|strong="H7650"\w* \w by|strong="H7650"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* marriage?”   
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\v 8 \w So|strong="H5927"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* asked, “\w Which|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w failed|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w before|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w Mizpah|strong="H4709"\w*?” \w And|strong="H3478"\w*, \w in|strong="H3478"\w* fact, \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w Jabesh-gilead|strong="H3003"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w For|strong="H3427"\w* \w when|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6485"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w counted|strong="H6485"\w*, none \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H6485"\w* \w residents|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jabesh-gilead|strong="H3003"\w* \w were|strong="H5971"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w congregation|strong="H5712"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* 12,000 \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w their|strong="H7971"\w* most \w valiant|strong="H2428"\w* \w men|strong="H1121"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them|strong="H7971"\w*: “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w put|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H5221"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w those|strong="H1121"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jabesh-gilead|strong="H3003"\w*, \w including|strong="H6310"\w* women \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*: \w Devote|strong="H2763"\w* \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w destruction|strong="H2763"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w male|strong="H2145"\w*, \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w well|strong="H3045"\w* \w as|strong="H1697"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* female \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w has|strong="H1697"\w* \w had|strong="H3045"\w* \w relations|strong="H3045"\w* \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H2145"\w*.”   
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\v 12 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Jabesh-gilead|strong="H3003"\w* four \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w young|strong="H5291"\w* \w women|strong="H1330"\w* \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w had|strong="H3045"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w had|strong="H3045"\w* \w relations|strong="H3045"\w* \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H2145"\w*, \w and|strong="H3967"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* brought \w them|strong="H4672"\w* \w to|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w at|strong="H3427"\w* \w Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* land \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Canaan|strong="H3667"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w congregation|strong="H5712"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* message \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Benjamites \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w at|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w rock|strong="H5553"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Rimmon|strong="H7417"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w And|strong="H7725"\w* \w at|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* Benjamites \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w were|strong="H1144"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* women \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w were|strong="H1144"\w* \w spared|strong="H2421"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w Jabesh-gilead|strong="H3003"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w there|strong="H4672"\w* \w were|strong="H1144"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w enough|strong="H4672"\w* women \w for|strong="H6256"\w* \w all|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H6256"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* grieved \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* void \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H2205"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w congregation|strong="H5712"\w* said, “\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w about|strong="H6213"\w* wives \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w those|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3588"\w* \w remain|strong="H3498"\w*, \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w women|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H2205"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w have|strong="H3588"\w* been \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w*?”   
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\v 17 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* added, “There \w must|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* heirs \w for|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w survivors|strong="H6413"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of|strong="H7626"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will|strong="H3478"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w wiped|strong="H4229"\w* \w out|strong="H4229"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w our|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* wives.” \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* \w sworn|strong="H7650"\w*, “Cursed \w is|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wife \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w Benjamite|strong="H1121"\w*.”   
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\v 19 “\w But|strong="H2009"\w* \w look|strong="H2009"\w*,” \w they|strong="H3117"\w* said, “\w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w yearly|strong="H3117"\w* \w feast|strong="H2282"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w*, \w which|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w east|strong="H4217"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* road \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w goes|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* \w Bethel|strong="H1008"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Shechem|strong="H7927"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w south|strong="H5045"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lebonah|strong="H3829"\w*.”   
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\v 20 \w So|strong="H6680"\w* they \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* Benjamites: “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, hide \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*   
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\v 21 \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w watch|strong="H7200"\w*. \w When|strong="H7200"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w* \w come|strong="H1980"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* perform \w their|strong="H7200"\w* \w dances|strong="H4246"\w*, each \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w you|strong="H7200"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w come|strong="H1980"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*, \w catch|strong="H2414"\w* \w for|strong="H3318"\w* himself \w a|strong="H3068"\w* wife \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Shiloh|strong="H7887"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* land \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*.   
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\v 22 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H5414"\w* fathers \w or|strong="H3808"\w* brothers \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w complain|strong="H7378"\w*, \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* tell \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, ‘Do \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w favor|strong="H2603"\w* \w by|strong="H5414"\w* helping \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w get|strong="H3947"\w* wives \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w each|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H6256"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H4421"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*. \w Since|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* actually \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* daughters, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* guilt.’”   
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\v 23 \w The|strong="H5375"\w* Benjamites \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* instructed \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w number|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* women \w they|strong="H3651"\w* needed \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* dancers \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w caught|strong="H1497"\w*. \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* own \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*, \w rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w settled|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*.   
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\v 24 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*, each \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w returned|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* own \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w clan|strong="H4940"\w*, each \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* own \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*.   
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\v 25 \w In|strong="H3478"\w* \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H1992"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; everyone \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3477"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w right|strong="H3477"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w his|strong="H3478"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.