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Now theseH428 are the nationsH1471 whichH834 the LORDH3068 left,H5117 to proveH5254 IsraelH3478 by them, even as many of Israel as had not knownH3045 allH3605 the warsH4421 of Canaan;H3667
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OnlyH7535 that the generationsH1755 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 might know,H3045 to teachH3925 them war,H4421 atH7535 the leastH7535 such as beforeH6440 knewH3045 nothingH3808 thereof;
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Namely, fiveH2568 lordsH5633 of the Philistines,H6430 and allH3605 the Canaanites,H3669 and the Sidonians,H6722 and the HivitesH2340 that dwelledH3427 in mountH2022 Lebanon,H3844 from mountH2022 BaalhermonH1179 to the enteringH935 in of Hamath.H2574
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And they were to proveH5254 IsraelH3478 by them, to knowH3045 whether they would listenH8085 to the commandmentsH4687 of the LORD,H3068 whichH834 he commandedH6680 their fathersH1 by the handH3027 of Moses.H4872
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And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 dwelledH3427 amongH7130 the Canaanites,H3669 Hittites,H2850 and Amorites,H567 and Perizzites,H6522 and Hivites,H2340 and Jebusites:H2983
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And they tookH3947 their daughtersH1323 to be their wives,H802 and gaveH5414 their daughtersH1323 to their sons,H1121 and servedH5647 their gods.H430
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And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORD,H3068 and forgotH7911 the LORDH3068 their God,H430 and servedH5647 BaalimH1168 and the groves.H842
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Therefore the angerH639 of the LORDH3068 was hotH2734 against Israel,H3478 and he soldH4376 them into the handH3027 of ChushanrishathaimH3573 kingH4428 of Mesopotamia:H763 and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 servedH5647 ChushanrishathaimH3573 eightH8083 years.H8141
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And when the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 criedH2199 to the LORD,H3068 the LORDH3068 raisedH6965 up a delivererH3467 to the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 who deliveredH3467 them, evenH853 OthnielH6274 the sonH1121 of Kenaz,H7073 Caleb'sH3612 youngerH6996 brother.H251
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And the SpiritH7307 of the LORDH3068 cameH1961 on him, and he judgedH8199 Israel,H3478 and wentH3318 out to war:H4421 and the LORDH3068 deliveredH5414 ChushanrishathaimH3573 kingH4428 of MesopotamiaH763 into his hand;H3027 and his handH3027 prevailedH5810 againstH5921 Chushanrishathaim.H3573
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And the landH776 had restH8252 fortyH705 years.H8141 And OthnielH6274 the sonH1121 of KenazH7073 died.H4191
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And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 didH6213 evilH7451 againH3254 in the sightH5869 of the LORD:H3068 and the LORDH3068 strengthenedH2388 EglonH5700 the kingH4428 of MoabH4124 againstH5921 Israel,H3478 becauseH5921 H3588 they had doneH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORD.H3068
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And he gatheredH622 to him the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983 and Amalek,H6002 and wentH3212 and smoteH5221 Israel,H3478 and possessedH3423 the cityH5892 of palmH8558 trees.
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So the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 servedH5647 EglonH5700 the kingH4428 of MoabH4124 eighteenH8083 H6240 years.H8141
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But when the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 criedH2199 to the LORD,H3068 the LORDH3068 raisedH6965 them up a deliverer,H3467 EhudH261 the sonH1121 of Gera,H1617 a Benjamite,H1145 a manH376 left handed:H334 H3027 H3225 and by him the cH1121hildren ofH3478 IsraH7971el sent a H4503present tH5700o Eglon tH4428he king oH4124f Moab.
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But EhudH261 madeH6213 him a daggerH2719 which had twoH8147 edges,H6366 of a cubitH1574 length;H753 and he did girdH2296 it underH8478 his raimentH4055 on his rightH3225 thigh.H3409
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And he broughtH7126 the presentH4503 to EglonH5700 kingH4428 of Moab:H4124 and EglonH5700 was a veryH3966 fatH1277 man.H376
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And whenH834 he had made an endH3615 to offerH7126 the present,H4503 he sentH7971 away the peopleH5971 that boreH5375 the present.H4503
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But he himselfH1931 turnedH7725 againH7725 from the quarriesH6456 that were by Gilgal,H1537 and said,H559 I have a secretH5643 errandH1697 to you, O king:H4428 who said,H559 Keep silence.H2013 And allH3605 that stoodH5975 by him wentH3318 out from him.
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And EhudH261 cameH935 to him; and he was sittingH3427 in a summerH4747 parlor,H5944 whichH834 he had for himself alone.H905 And EhudH261 said,H559 I have a messageH1697 from GodH430 to you. And he aroseH6965 out of his seat.H3678
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And EhudH261 putH7971 forthH7971 his leftH8040 hand,H3027 and tookH3947 the daggerH2719 from his rightH3225 thigh,H3409 and thrustH8628 it into his belly:H990
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And the haftH5325 alsoH1571 wentH935 in afterH310 the blade;H3851 and the fatH2459 closedH5462 on the blade,H3851 soH3588 that he could not drawH8025 the daggerH2719 out of his belly;H990 and the dirtH6574 cameH3318 out.
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Then EhudH261 wentH3318 forthH3318 through the porch,H4528 and shutH5462 the doorsH1817 of the parlorH5944 on him, and lockedH5274 them.
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When he was goneH3318 out, his servantsH5650 came;H935 and when they sawH7200 that, behold,H2009 the doorsH1817 of the parlorH5944 were locked,H5274 they said,H559 SurelyH389 he coversH5526 his feetH7272 in his summerH4747 chamber.H2315
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And they tarriedH2342 tillH5704 they were ashamed:H954 and, behold,H2009 he openedH6605 not the doorsH1817 of the parlor;H5944 therefore they tookH3947 a key,H4668 and openedH6605 them: and, behold,H2009 their lordH113 was fallenH5307 down deadH4191 on the earth.H776
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And EhudH261 escapedH4422 whileH5704 they tarried,H4102 and passedH5674 beyondH5674 the quarries,H6456 and escapedH4422 to Seirath.H8167
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And it cameH1961 to pass, when he was come,H935 that he blewH8628 a trumpetH7782 in the mountainH2022 of Ephraim,H669 and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 wentH3381 downH3381 with him from the mount,H2022 and he beforeH6440 them.
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And he saidH559 to them, FollowH7291 afterH310 me: for the LORDH3068 has deliveredH5414 your enemiesH341 the MoabitesH4124 into your hand.H3027 And they wentH3381 downH3381 afterH310 him, and tookH3920 the fordsH4569 of JordanH3383 toward Moab,H4124 and sufferedH5414 not a manH376 to passH5674 over.H5674
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And they slewH5221 of MoabH4124 at that timeH6256 about tenH6235 thousandH505 men,H376 allH3605 lusty,H8082 and allH3605 menH376 of valor;H2428 and there escapedH4422 not a man.H376
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So MoabH4124 was subduedH3665 that dayH3117 underH8478 the handH3027 of Israel.H3478 And the landH776 had restH8252 fourscoreH8084 years.H8141
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And afterH310 him was ShamgarH8044 the sonH1121 of Anath,H6067 which slewH5221 of the PhilistinesH6430 sixH8337 hundredH3967 menH376 with an oxH1241 goad:H4451 and he alsoH1571 deliveredH3467 Israel.H3478
