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And it came to pass that יהוה (YHVH) did leave behind some of the nations to prove Israel by them, for there were now many in Israel who had not tasted of the wars:
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And so it was that five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Ba’al Chermown unto Lebo-Chamath.
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And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the mizvoth of יהוה (YHVH), even the Torah given their fathers by the hand of Moses and Zipporah.
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¶ And it came to pass that the children of Israel did dwell amongst the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
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And some did take their daughters to be their wives, and did give their daughters to their sons, and many did turn away from the faith, serving the foreign elohim.
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And so it was that the children of Israel did evil in the sight of YHVH Adoni Ha’Shaboth (תבשה ןוֹדא הוהי YHVH, Lord of the Sabbath), forgetting יהוה (YHVH), their Elohim, and they did begin to serve Ha’Ba’alim in the groves;
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Therefore, the anger of יהוה (YHVH) came hot against Israel, and He did surrender them into the hand of Kuwshan Rish’athayim, the king of Mesopotamia.
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And so it was that the children of Israel did serve Kuwshan Rish’athayim for eight years.
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¶ And it came to pass that when the children of Israel did cry out unto יהוה (YHVH), YHVH Ve’Daiyan Israel (לארשי ןידו הוהי Protector/Judge of Israel) did raise up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even ‘Othniy'el, the son of Qnaz, the younger brother of Kaleb.
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And the Ruach יהוה (YHVH) fell upon him, and he did judge Israel, and went out to war;
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And so it was that יהוה (YHVH) did delivere Kuwshan Rish’athayim, the king of Mesopotamia, into his hands; and his hand did prevail also against Kuwshan Rish’athayim.
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And the land had rest for forty years, and יהוה (YHVH) was undefeated.