Judges

Chapter 10

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaqam֩ 'achare֨y 'abiyme֜leke lehoshshi֣y'a 'et-yishsera'e֗l tּola֧ bּen-pּu'a֛h bּen-dּod֖o 'i֣yshsh yishsּashka֑r vehֽu'-yoshshe֥b bּeshshami֖yr bּeha֥r 'eperaֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After the time of Abimelek, a man of Issachar named Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.

וַיָּקָם֩ אַחֲרֵ֨י אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ לְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל תּוֹלָ֧ע בֶּן־פּוּאָ֛ה בֶּן־דּוֹד֖וֹ אִ֣ישׁ יִשָּׂשכָ֑ר וְהֽוּא־יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּשָׁמִ֖יר בְּהַ֥ר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshepּot֙ 'et-yishsera'e֔l 'eshseri֥ym veshshalo֖shsh shshana֑h vayּa֖mat vayּiqּabe֥r bּeshshamiֽyr׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)He led Israel for twenty-three years; then he died and was buried in Shamir.

וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשָׁלֹ֖שׁ שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּ֖מָת וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר בְּשָׁמִֽיר׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣qam 'achara֔yv ya'i֖yr hagּile'adi֑y vayּishshepּot֙ 'et-yishsera'e֔l 'eshseri֥ym ushshetּa֖yim shshanaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He was followed by Jair of Gilead, who led Israel for twenty-two years.

וַיָּ֣קָם אַחֲרָ֔יו יָאִ֖יר הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם שָׁנָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy-l֞o shsheloshshi֣ym bּani֗ym roֽkebiym֙ 'al-shsheloshshi֣ym 'ayari֔ym ushsheloshshi֥ym 'ayari֖ym lahe֑m lahe֞m yiqere'֣u ׀ chauo֣t ya'i֗yr 'a֚d hayּ֣om hazּe֔h 'ashshe֖r bּe'e֥retz hagּile'aֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys. They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.

וַֽיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים עֲיָרִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים עֲיָרִ֖ים לָהֶ֑ם לָהֶ֞ם יִקְרְא֣וּ ׀ חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣mat ya'i֔yr vayּiqּabe֖r bּeqamֽon׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.

וַיָּ֣מָת יָאִ֔יר וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּקָמֽוֹן׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּosi֣pu ׀ bּene֣y yishsera'e֗l la'ashs֣ot hara'֮ bּe'eyne֣y yehvah֒ vayּa'abed֣u 'et-habּe'ali֣ym ve'et-ha'ashshetּar֡ot ve'et-'elohe֣y 'aram֩ ve'et-'elohe֨y tziyd֜on ve'e֣t ׀ 'elohe֣y mo'a֗b ve'et֙ 'elohe֣y beney-'amּ֔on ve'e֖t 'elohe֣y pelishshetּi֑ym vayּa'azeb֥u 'et-yehva֖h velo֥ 'abadֽuhu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD. They served the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites and the gods of the Philistines. And because the Israelites forsook the LORD and no longer served him,

וַיֹּסִ֣פוּ ׀ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָרַע֮ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָה֒ וַיַּעַבְד֣וּ אֶת־הַבְּעָלִ֣ים וְאֶת־הָעַשְׁתָּר֡וֹת וְאֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲרָם֩ וְאֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֨י צִיד֜וֹן וְאֵ֣ת ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י מוֹאָ֗ב וְאֵת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י בְנֵי־עַמּ֔וֹן וְאֵ֖ת אֱלֹהֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּעַזְב֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א עֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽchar-'a֥p yehva֖h bּeyishsera'e֑l vaֽyּimekּerem֙ bּeyad-pּelishshetּi֔ym ubeya֖d bּene֥y 'amּֽon׃

Edified Edition (EDE)he became angry with them. He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites,

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּמְכְּרֵם֙ בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וּבְיַ֖ד בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּire'atz֤u vayeroֽtzetzu֙ 'et-bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l bּashshּana֖h hahi֑y shshemone֨h 'eshsere֜h shshana֗h 'eֽt-kּal-bּene֤y yishsera'el֙ 'ashsher֙ bּe'e֣ber hayּaredּe֔n bּe'e֥retz ha'emori֖y 'ashshe֥r bּagּile'aֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)who that year shattered and crushed them. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites on the east side of the Jordan in Gilead, the land of the Amorites.

וַֽיִּרְעֲצ֤וּ וַיְרֹֽצְצוּ֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַהִ֑יא שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֜ה שָׁנָ֗ה אֶֽת־כָּל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הָאֱמֹרִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּגִּלְעָֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'aber֤u beneֽy-'amּon֙ 'et-hayּaredּe֔n lehilּache֛m gּam-bּiyhuda֥h ubebineyami֖yn ubebe֣yt 'epera֑yim vatּe֥tzer leyishsera'e֖l me'oֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin and Ephraim; Israel was in great distress.

וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ בְנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לְהִלָּחֵ֛ם גַּם־בִּיהוּדָ֥ה וּבְבִנְיָמִ֖ין וּבְבֵ֣ית אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֥צֶר לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מְאֹֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּize'aqu֙ bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l 'el-yehva֖h le'mo֑r chata֣'nu la֔ke veki֤y 'aza֨benu֙ 'et-'elohe֔ynu vaֽnּa'abo֖d 'et-habּe'aliֽym׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, "We have sinned against you, forsaking our God and serving the Baals."

וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר חָטָ֣אנוּ לָ֔ךְ וְכִ֤י עָזַ֨בְנוּ֙ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־הַבְּעָלִֽים׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): va֥yּo'mer yehva֖h 'el-bּene֣y yishsera'e֑l halo֤ mimּitzera֨yim֙ umin-ha֣'emori֔y umin-bּene֥y 'amּ֖on umin-pּelishshetּiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD replied, "Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,

וַ֥יֹּאמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֲלֹ֤א מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ וּמִן־הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י וּמִן־בְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן וּמִן־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vetziydoni֤ym vaֽ'amaleq֙ uma'֔on lachatz֖u 'eteke֑m vatּitze'aq֣u 'ela֔y va'oshshi֥y'ah 'eteke֖m miyּadaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)the Sidonians, the Amalekites and the Maonites when they oppressed you and you cried to me for help?

וְצִידוֹנִ֤ים וַֽעֲמָלֵק֙ וּמָע֔וֹן לָחֲצ֖וּ אֶתְכֶ֑ם וַתִּצְעֲק֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וָאוֹשִׁ֥יעָה אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיָּדָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּem֙ 'azabetּe֣m 'oti֔y vatּa'abed֖u 'elohi֣ym 'acheri֑ym lake֥n loֽ'-'osi֖yp lehoshshi֥y'a 'etekeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But you have forsaken me and served other gods, so I will no longer deliver you.

וְאַתֶּם֙ עֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם אוֹתִ֔י וַתַּעַבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים לָכֵ֥ן לֹֽא־אוֹסִ֖יף לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אֶתְכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lek֗u vezaֽ'aqu֙ 'el-ha֣'elohi֔ym 'ashshe֥r bּecharetּe֖m bּa֑m he֛mּah yoshshi֥y'u lake֖m bּe'e֥t tzaratekeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you when you are in trouble!"

לְכ֗וּ וְזַֽעֲקוּ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם בָּ֑ם הֵ֛מָּה יוֹשִׁ֥יעוּ לָכֶ֖ם בְּעֵ֥ת צָרַתְכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֨u beney-yishsera'e֤l 'el-yehvah֙ chata֔'nu 'ashseh-'atּa֣h la֔nu kּekal-hatּ֖ob bּe'eyne֑yka 'a֛ke hatzּiyle֥nu na֖ hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the Israelites said to the LORD, "We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best, but please rescue us now."

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֶל־יְהוָה֙ חָטָ֔אנוּ עֲשֵׂה־אַתָּ֣ה לָ֔נוּ כְּכָל־הַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ אַ֛ךְ הַצִּילֵ֥נוּ נָ֖א הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּasi֜yru 'et-'elohe֤y hanּekar֙ miqּirebּa֔m vayּa'abed֖u 'et-yehva֑h vatּiqetza֥r napeshsh֖o bּa'ama֥l yishsera'eֽl׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the LORD. And he could bear Israel’s misery no longer.

וַיָּסִ֜ירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַנֵּכָר֙ מִקִּרְבָּ֔ם וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַתִּקְצַ֥ר נַפְשׁ֖וֹ בַּעֲמַ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitzּaֽ'aqu֙ bּene֣y 'amּ֔on vaֽyּachan֖u bּagּile'a֑d vayּe'aֽsepu֙ bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l vaֽyּachan֖u bּamּitzepּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.

וַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בַּגִּלְעָ֑ד וַיֵּאָֽסְפוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֨u ha'a֜m shsare֤y gile'ad֙ 'i֣yshsh 'el-re'e֔hu mi֣y ha'i֔yshsh 'ashshe֣r yache֔l lehilּache֖m bּibene֣y 'amּ֑on yiֽheye֣h lero֔'shsh leko֖l yoshshebe֥y gile'aֽd׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)The leaders of the people of Gilead said to each other, "Whoever will take the lead in attacking the Ammonites will be head of all who live in Gilead."

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ הָעָ֜ם שָׂרֵ֤י גִלְעָד֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֔הוּ מִ֣י הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָחֵ֔ל לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בִּבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לְרֹ֔אשׁ לְכֹ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י גִלְעָֽד׃פ