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Judges 6:7-16

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.

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