Verse 3
Judges 12:3
New Living Translation
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So when I realized you weren’t coming, I risked my life and went to battle without you, and the LORD gave me victory over the Ammonites. So why have you now come to fight me?”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָֽ/אֶרְאֶ֞ה כִּֽי אֵינְ/ךָ֣ מוֹשִׁ֗יע וָ/אָשִׂ֨ימָ/ה נַפְשִׁ֤/י בְ/כַפִּ/י֙ וָֽ/אֶעְבְּרָ/ה֙ אֶל בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וַ/יִּתְּנֵ֥/ם יְהוָ֖ה בְּ/יָדִ֑/י וְ/לָ/מָ֞ה עֲלִיתֶ֥ם אֵלַ֛/י הַ/יּ֥וֹם הַ/זֶּ֖ה לְ/הִלָּ֥חֶם בִּֽ/י
English Translation
And I will see that you are not a savior, and I will place my soul in my hands, and I will pass over to the children of Ammon, and the Lord will deliver them into my hands. And why have you come to me today to fight against me?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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