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Judges 7

1ThenJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֜עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,whoisGideonגִדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,roseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583besidethespringofHarod:andthecampוּמַחֲנֵ֤הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080wasH1961onthenorthמִצָּפ֔וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828sideofthem,bythehillמִגִּבְעַ֥תmi.giv.'AtH1389ofMorehהַמּוֹרֶ֖הha.mo.RehH4176,inthevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ba.'E.mekH6010.

2AndJehovahsaidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439,Thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatarewiththeearetoomanyH7227formetogiveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414theMidianitesintotheirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478vauntthemselvesagainstme,sayingH559, Mine ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027hathsavedH3467me.

3NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Whosoeverisfearfulandtrembling,lethimreturnH7725anddepartfrommountGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568.AndtherereturnedH7725ofthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505;andthereremainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ סnish.'A.ruH7604tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505.

4AndJehovahsaidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971areyetH5750tooH7227manyH7227;bringהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381themdownH3381untothewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andIwilltrythemfortheethere:anditshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961,thatofwhomIsayH559unto thee,ThisshallgoH3381withthee,thesameshallgoH3381withthee;andofwhomsoeverIsayH559unto thee,ThisshallnotgoH3381withthee,thesameshallnotgoH3381.

5SohebroughtH3381downthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971untothewaterהַמָּ֑יִם סha.Ma.yimH4325:andJehovahsaidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Everyonethatlappethofthewaterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325withhistongueבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbil.sho.NoH3956,asadogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611lappeth,himshalt thousetתַּצִּ֤יגta.TzigH3322byhimself;likewiseeveryonethatbowethdownוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381uponhiskneestodrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6Andthenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557ofthemthatlapped, puttingtheirhandבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027totheirmouthפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310,wasH1961threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:butalltherestH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971bowedH3766downכָּרְע֥וּka.re.'UH3766upontheirkneestodrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

7AndJehovahsaidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Bythethreeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredH3967menH376thatlappedwillIsaveH3467you,anddeliverאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467theMidianitesintothyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027;andletallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goeverymanH376untohisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

8Sothepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971tookH3947victualsintheirhandבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027,andtheirtrumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782;andhesentH7971allthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478everymanH376untohistentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,butretainedthethreeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredH3967menH376:andthecampוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080wasH1961beneathhiminthevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9Anditcametopassthesamenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,thatJehovahsaidH559untohim,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,gettheedownרֵ֣דredH3381intothecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264;forIhavedelivereditintothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

10ButifthoufearH3373togoלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381down,goרֵ֥דredH3381thouwithPurahוּפֻרָ֥הu.fu.RahH6513thyservantנַעַרְךָ֖na.'ar.KhaH5288downH3381tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264:

11andthou shalthearוְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085whattheysayH1696;andafterwardshallthyhandsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027bestrengthenedH2388togoוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381downintothecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264.ThenwentH3381hedownוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381withPurahוּפֻרָ֣הu.fu.RahH6513hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288untotheoutermostpartofthearmedmenH5288thatwereinthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12AndtheMidianitesandtheAmalekitesandallthechildrenoftheeastקֶ֙דֶם֙ke.demH6924layalonginthevalleyבָּעֵ֔מֶקba.'E.mekH6010likelocustsכָּאַרְבֶּ֖הka.'ar.BehH697formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;andtheircamelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581werewithoutnumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,asthesandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344whichisuponthesea-shoreformultitudeלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

13AndwhenGideonגִדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439wascomeH935,behold,therewasamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376tellingadreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472untohisfellow;andhesaidH559,Behold,Idreamedחָלַ֗מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472;and,lo,acakeofbarleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899tumbledintothecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,andcameH935untothetentהָ֠אֹהֶלHa.'o.helH168,andsmoteitsothatitfellH5307,andturnedH2015itupsidedownH5221,sothatthetentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168layflat.

14AndhisfellowansweredandsaidH559,ThisisnothingH369elsesavetheswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719ofGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101,amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:intohishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080,andallthehost.

15AnditwasH1961so,whenGideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439heardH8085thetellingofthedreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472,andtheinterpretationthereof,thatheworshipped;andhereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725intothecampH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559,Ariseק֔וּמוּKu.muH6965;forJehovahhathdeliveredintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֖םbe.yed.KhemH3027thehostofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

16AndhedividedH2673thethreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intothreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218,andheputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414intothehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofallofthemtrumpetsשׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.RotH7782,andemptyרֵקִ֔יםre.KimH7386pitchers,withtorchesוְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.DimH3940withinthepitchers.

17AndhesaidH559untothem,Lookonme,anddolikewise:and,behold,whenIcomeH935totheoutermostpartofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,itshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961that,asIdo,soH3651shallyedo.

18WhenH834IblowH8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,Iandallthatarewithme,thenblowH8628yethetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֜וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782alsoגַּם־gam-H1571oneverysideofallthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,ForJehovahandforGideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פu.le.gid.'onH1439.

19SoGideonגִ֠דְעוֹןGid.'onH1439,andthehundredוּמֵאָה־u.me.'ah-H3967menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376thatwerewithhim,cameH935untotheoutermostpartofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264inthebeginningofthemiddleהַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הha.ti.kho.NahH8484watchH8104,whenH834theyhadbutnewlysetH6965thewatchH8104:andtheyblewH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹתba.Sho.fa.RotH7782,andbrakeinpiecesthepitchersthatwereintheirhandsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

20Andthethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969companiesהָרָאשִׁ֥יםha.ra.ShimH7218blewH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮ba.sho.fa.rOtH7782,andbrakethepitchers,andheldוַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388thetorchesבַּלַּפִּדִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940intheirlefthandsבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027,andthetrumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782intheirrightיְמִינָ֔םye.mi.NamH3225handsוּבְיַ֨ד־u.ve.Yad-H3027wherewithtoblowH8628;andtheycried,Theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719ofJehovahandofGideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃u.le.gid.'onH1439.

21AndtheystoodH5975everymanH376inhisplaceתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478roundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439aboutthecampH4264;andallthehostranH7323;andtheyshoutedוַיָּרִ֖יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321,andputthemtoflight.

22AndtheyblewH8628thethreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967trumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת֒ha.sho.fa.rOtH7782,andJehovahsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760everyman’sH376swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719againsthisfellow,andagainstallthehost;andthehostfledH5127asfarasBeth-shittahtowardZererah,asfarastheborderofAbel-meholahH65,byTabbath.

23Andthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredtogetheroutofNaphtaliמִנַּפְתָּלִ֥יmi.naf.ta.LiH5321,andoutofAsherאָשֵׁ֖ר'a.SherH836,andoutofallManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,andpursuedH7291afterMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

24AndGideonגִּדְעוֹן֩gid.'OnH1439sentH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִ֡יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutallthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Comeרְד֞וּre.DuH3381downagainstMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,andtakeH3920beforethemthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,asfarasBeth-barahH1012,eventheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Soallthemenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669weregatheredtogether,andtookH3920thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325asfarasBeth-barahH1012,eventheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

25AndtheytookH3920thetwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147princesH8269ofMidianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebזְאֵ֗בze.'EvH2062;andtheyslewH2026Orebעוֹרֵ֤בo.RevH6159attherockבְּצוּר־be.tzur-H6697ofOrebעוֹרֵב֙o.RevH6159,andZeebזְאֵב֙ze.'EvH2062theyslewH2026atthewinepressבְיֶֽקֶב־ve.ye.kev-H3342ofZeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062,andpursuedH7291Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080:andtheybroughtH935theheadsוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218ofOrebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebוּזְאֵ֔בu.ze.'EvH2062toGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439beyondtheJordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383.

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