Judges 18:5
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And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
In other translations
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559לוֹloto <the> himשְׁאַל־she'al-enquireH7592נָאna'pleaseH4994בֵאלֹהִיםvelohimby GodH430וְנֵדְעָהvenede'ahso let us knowH3045הֲתַצְלִיחַhatatzliach¿ will it succeedH6743דַּרְכֵּנוּdarkenujourney ourH1870אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587הֹלְכִיםholekhim[are] goingH1980עָלֶיהָ׃'aleihaon itH5921
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