(A)And their daughters they took to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.

Othniel

(B)And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and (C)the Asheroth. Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, (D)and he sold them into the hand of (E)Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years.

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They took their daughters(A) in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.(B)

Othniel

The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord; they forgot the Lord(C) their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.(D) The anger of the Lord burned against Israel so that he sold(E) them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim(F) king of Aram Naharaim,[a](G) to whom the Israelites were subject for eight years.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 3:8 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia