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Judges 6:25-40

25Anditcametopassthesamenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,thatJehovahsaidH559untohim,Takeקַ֤חkachH3947thyfather’sלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1bullock,eventhesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145bullocksevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141old,andthrowdownthealtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168thatthyfatherלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1hath,andcutתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772downtheAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842thatisbyit;

26andbuildוּבָנִ֨יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֜חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430uponthetopרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218ofthisstrongholdH4581,intheorderlymanner,andtakeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullock,andofferוְהַעֲלִ֣יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927aburnt-offeringwiththewoodבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086oftheAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842whichthou shaltcutתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772down.

27ThenGideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439tookH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376ofhisservantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650,anddidasJehovahhadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696untohim:anditcametopass,becausehefearedיָרֵא֩ya.Re'H3372hisfather’sאָבִ֜יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004andthemenH376ofthecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,sothathecouldnotdoitbydayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119,thathediditbynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

28AndwhenH834themenH376ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892aroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,behold,thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168wasbrokenH5422downנֻתַּץ֙nu.TatzH5422,andtheAsherahוְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הve.ha.'a.she.RahH842wascutכֹּרָ֑תָהko.Ra.tahH3772downthatwasbyit,andthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullockwasofferedהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927uponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatwasbuiltH1129.

29AndtheysaidH559oneH376toanother,Whohathdonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697?Andwhentheyinquiredandasked,theysaidH559,Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101hathdonethisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

30ThenthemenH376ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidH559untoJoashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101,Bringהוֹצֵ֥אho.Tze'H3318outthysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,thathemaydieוְיָמֹ֑תve.ya.MotH4191,becausehehathbrokenH5422downthealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,andbecausehehathcutכָרַ֖תkha.RatH3772downtheAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842thatwasbyit.

31AndJoashיוֹאָ֡שׁyo.'AshH3101saidH559untoallthatstoodH5975againsthim,WillyecontendH7378forBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168?orwillyesaveH3467him?hethatwillcontendH7378forhim, lethimbeputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191whilstitisyetmorningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242:ifhebeagodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430, lethimcontendH7378forhimself,becauseonehathbrokenH5422downנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422hisaltarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃miz.be.ChoH4196.

32Thereforeonthatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117hecalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121himJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, LetBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168contendH7378againsthim,becausehehathbrokenH5422downנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422hisaltarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃ פmiz.be.ChoH4196.

33ThenalltheMidianitesandtheAmalekitesandthechildrenoftheeastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924assembledthemselvestogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162;andtheypassedH5674over,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

34ButtheSpiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofJehovahcameuponGideonגִּדְע֑וֹןgid.'onH1439;andheblewH8628atrumpetH7782;andAbiezerאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44wasgatheredtogetherוַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199afterhim.

35AndhesentH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִים֙u.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutallManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519;andtheyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571weregatheredtogetherוַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199afterhim:andhesentH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִ֣יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397untoAsherבְּאָשֵׁ֤רbe.'a.SherH836,anduntoZebulunוּבִזְבֻלוּן֙u.viz.vu.LunH2074,anduntoNaphtaliוּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔יu.ve.naf.ta.LiH5321;andtheycameH5927uptomeetthem.

36AndGideonגִּדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439saidH559untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Ifthou wiltsaveH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478bymyhandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027,asthou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696,

37behold,Iwillputafleeceגִּזַּ֥תgi.ZatH1492ofwoolהַצֶּ֖מֶרha.Tze.merH6785onthethreshing-floor;iftherebeיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961dewטַל֩talH2919onthefleeceהַגִּזָּ֜הha.gi.ZahH1492onlyH905,anditbeH1961dryuponallthegroundהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,thenshallIknowוְיָדַעְתִּ֗יve.ya.da'.TiH3045thatthou wiltsaveH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478bymyhandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027,asthou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

38AnditwasH1961soכֵ֕ןkhenH3651;forheroseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙vai.yash.KemH7925onthemorrow,andpressedthefleeceהַגִּזָּ֑הha.gi.ZahH1492together,andwrungthedewטַל֙talH2919outofthefleeceהַגִּזָּ֔הha.gi.ZahH1492,abowlfulofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

39AndGideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidH559untoGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Letnotthineangerאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639beיְהִי־ye.hi-H1961kindledagainstme,andIwillspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696butthisonce:letmemaketrial,Ipraythee,butthisoncewiththefleeceבַּגִּזָּ֔הba.gi.ZahH1492;letitnowbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961dryonlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389uponthefleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492,anduponallthegroundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776lettherebeH1961dewטָּֽל׃TalH2919.

40AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430didsoכֵּ֖ןkenH3651thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915:foritwasH1961dryuponthefleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492onlyH905,andtherewasH1961dewטָֽל׃ פTalH2919onallthegroundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

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