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Judges 7:8-16

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.

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