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Judges 6:3-33

3AndsoitwasH1961,whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadsownH2232,thattheMidianitescameup,andtheAmalekites,andthechildrenoftheeastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924;theycameupagainstthem;

4andtheyencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstthem,anddestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843theincreaseoftheearthH776,tillthoucomeH935untoGazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804,andleftH7604nosustenanceמִֽחְיָה֙mich.YahH4241inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,neithersheepוְשֶׂ֥הve.SehH7716,noroxוָשׁ֖וֹרva.ShorH7794,norass.

5FortheycameH935upwiththeircattleandtheirtentsוְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םve.'o.ho.lei.HemH168;theycameH935inaslocustsאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697formultitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230; boththeyandtheircamelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖םve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581werewithoutnumberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557:andtheycameH935intothelandבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776todestroyלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.

6AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasbroughtveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966lowוַיִּדַּ֧לvai.yi.DalH1809becauseofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedH2199untoJehovah.

7Anditcametopass,whenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedH2199untoJehovahbecauseofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080,

8thatJehovahsentH7971aprophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andhesaidH559untothem,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,IbroughtH3318youupfromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andbroughtH3318youforthH3318outofthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage;

9andIdeliveredוָאַצִּ֤לva.'a.TzilH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheEgyptiansH4713,andoutofthehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027ofallthatoppressedH3905you,anddroveH1644themoutfrombeforeyou,andgaveH5414youtheirlandאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776;

10andIsaidH559untoyou,IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430; yeshallnotfearתִֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheAmoritesH567,inwhoselandבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776yedwellיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427.Butyehavenothearkened untomyvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃ פbe.ko.LiH6963.

11Andtheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahcameH935,andsatH3427undertheoakהָֽאֵלָה֙ha.'e.LahH424whichwasinOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084,thatpertained untoJoashלְיוֹאָ֖שׁle.yo.'AshH3101theAbiezrite:andhissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439wasbeatingH2251outwheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406inthewinepress,tohideitfromtheMidianites.

12Andtheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untohim,andsaidH559untohim,Jehovahiswiththee, thoumightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368ofvalor.

13AndGideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidH559untohim, Oh,mylord,ifJehovahiswithus,whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100thenisallthisbefallenus?andwhereH834areallhiswondrousworkswhichourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1toldusof,sayingH559,DidnotJehovahbringהֶעֱלָ֣נוּhe.'e.La.nuH5927usupfromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?butnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258Jehovahhathcastusoff,anddeliveredusintothehandבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

14AndJehovahlookeduponhim,andsaidH559,GoH7971inthisthymight,andsaveH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromthehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709ofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080:havenotIsentH7971thee?

15AndhesaidH559untohim, Oh,Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136, wherewithshallIsaveH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?behold,myfamilyisthepoorestinManassehבִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הbim.na.ShehH4519,andIamtheleastinmyfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.

16AndJehovahsaidH559untohim,SurelyIwillbeאֶהְיֶ֖ה'eh.YehH1961withthee,andthou shaltsmitetheMidianitesasoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

17AndhesaidH559untohim,IfnowIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inthysight,thenshowmeasignא֔וֹת'otH226thatitisthouthattalkestwithme.

18Departתָמֻ֤שׁta.MushH4185nothence,Ipraythee,untilIcomeבֹּאִ֣יbo.'IH935unto thee,andbringH935forthH3318mypresent,andlayitbeforethee.AndhesaidH559,IwilltarryuntilthoucomeH935again.

19AndGideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439wentH3318in,andmadeH6213readyakid,andunleavenedמַצּ֔וֹתma.TzotH4682cakesofanephahוְאֵיפַת־ve.'ei.fat-H374ofmeal:thefleshH1320heputשָׂ֣םsamH7760inabasketבַּסַּ֔לba.SalH5536,andheputשָׂ֣םsamH7760thebrothוְהַמָּרַ֖קve.ha.ma.RakH4839inapotבַּפָּר֑וּרba.pa.RurH6517,andbroughtH935itoutuntohimundertheoakהָאֵלָ֖הha.'e.LahH424,andpresentedit.

20Andtheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untohim,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thefleshH1320andtheunleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֙ha.ma.tzOtH4682cakes,andlaythemuponthisrockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553,andpourשְׁפ֑וֹךְshe.FokhH8210outthebrothהַמָּרַ֖קha.ma.RakH4839.Andhedidsoכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

21Thentheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahputforthH7971theendקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097ofthestaffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938thatwasinhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,andtouchedוַיִּגַּ֥עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thefleshH1320andtheunleavenedוּבַמַּצּ֑וֹתu.vam.ma.TzotH4682cakes;andtherewentH1980upfireהָאֵ֜שׁha.'EshH784outoftherockהַצּ֗וּרha.TzurH6697,andconsumedH398thefleshH1320andtheunleavenedהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682cakes;andtheangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahdepartedoutofhissight.

22AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439sawH7200thathewastheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah;andGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidH559,Alasאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,OLordJehovah! forasmuchasIhaveseenH7200theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahfaceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440tofaceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

23AndJehovahsaidH559untohim,Peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965beunto thee;fearH3372not: thou shaltnotdieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

24ThenGideonגִּדְע֤וֹןgid.'onH1439builtH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196thereuntoJehovah,andcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itJehovah-shalom: untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117itisyetH5750inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֖תbe.'a.fe.RatH6084oftheAbiezrites.

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.

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