12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 3:12:1 ⧉וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vayosifuand they continued Judges 3:12:2 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbenesons of Judges 3:12:3 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael Judges 3:12:4 ⧉לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתlaasotto do Judges 3:12:5 ⧉הָרַ֖עharathe evil Judges 3:12:6 ⧉בְּעֵינֵ֣יbeenein the eyes of Judges 3:12:7 ⧉יְהוָ֑הyahwehthe LORD Judges 3:12:8 ⧉וַיְחַזֵּ֨קvayekhazekand he strengthened Judges 3:12:9 ⧉יְהוָ֜הyahwehthe LORD Judges 3:12:10 ⧉אֶת־עֶגְל֤וֹןeteglon{direct object} Eglon Judges 3:12:11 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־מוֹאָב֙melekhmoavking of Moab Judges 3:12:12 ⧉עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לalyisraelagainst Israel Judges 3:12:13 ⧉עַ֛לalbecause of Judges 3:12:14 ⧉כִּֽי־עָשׂ֥וּkiasuthat they did Judges 3:12:15 ⧉אֶת־הָרַ֖עethara{direct object} the evil Judges 3:12:16 ⧉בְּעֵינֵ֥יbeenein the eyes of Judges 3:12:17 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃yahwehthe LORD |
12. Formal Translation And the sons of Israel again did evil in the eyes of the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge}, and the LORD strengthened Eglon, king of Moab, against Israel because they had done evil in the eyes of the LORD. |
12. Dynamic Translation Once again the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD {Yahweh, Justice Enforcer}, and the LORD strengthened Eglon against Israel because they had done what was evil in the eyes of the LORD. |