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Judges 8

1Andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669saidH559untohim,WhyH4100hast thou servedusthus,thatthou calledstusnot,whenthou wentesttofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withMidianבְּמִדְיָ֑ןbe.mid.YanH4080?Andtheydidchidewithhimsharply.

2AndhesaidH559untothem,WhathaveInowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258doneincomparisonwithyou?IsnotthegleaningofthegrapesofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669betterט֛וֹבTovH2896thanthevintageofAbiezerאֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃'a.vi.'E.zerH44?

3Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredintoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶם֩be.yed.KhemH3027theprincesH8269ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062:andwhatwasIableיָּכֹ֖לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201todoincomparisonwithyou?Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227theirangerwasabatedtowardhim,whenhehadsaidH1696that.

4AndGideonגִדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439cameH935totheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383,andpassedH5674over,he,andthethreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredH3967menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376thatwerewithhim,faint,yetpursuingH7291.

5AndhesaidH559untothemenH376ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414,Iprayyou,loavesofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899untothepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thatfollowme;fortheyarefaint,andIampursuingH7291afterZebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

6AndtheprincesH8269ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523saidH559,Arethehandsבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027ofZebahזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258inthyhandH3027,thatweshouldgiveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899unto thinearmyלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litz.va.'a.KhaH6635?

7AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidH559,Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651whenJehovahhathdeliveredZebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'H6759intomyhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027,thenIwilltearyourfleshבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.KhemH1320withthethornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057andwithbriersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃Ha.bar.ko.NimH1303.

8AndhewentH5927upthencetoPenuelפְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElH6439,andspake untotheminlikemanner;andthemenH376ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElH6439answeredוַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030himasthemenH376ofSuccothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523hadansweredעָנ֖וּ'a.NuH6030.

9Andhespakealsoגַּם־gam-H1571untothemenH376ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֖לfe.nu.'ElH6439,sayingH559,WhenIcomeagaininpeaceבְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,IwillbreakH5422downthistowerהַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.DalH4026.

10NowZebahוְזֶ֨בַחve.Ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֜עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759wereinKarkor,andtheirhostswiththem,aboutfifteenthousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,allthatwereleftH3498ofallthehostofthechildrenoftheeastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924;fortherefellH5307ahundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menH376thatdrewH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

11AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439wentH5927upbythewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthemthatdweltH7931intentsבָֽאֳהָלִ֔יםvo.'o.ha.LimH168ontheeastמִקֶּ֥דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofNobahלְנֹ֖בַחle.NoachH5025andJogbehahוְיָגְבֳּהָ֑הve.ya.ge.bo.HahH3011,andsmotethehost;forthehostwasH1961secure.

12AndZebahזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759fledH5127;andhepursuedH7291afterthem;andhetookH3920thetwoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,anddiscomfitedallthehost.

13AndGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101returnedוַיָּ֛שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725fromthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421fromtheascentמִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖הmil.ma.'a.LehH4608ofHeres.

14AndhecaughtH3920ayoungנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376ofthemenH376ofSuccothסֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotH5523,andinquiredofhim:andhedescribedH3789forhimtheprincesH8269ofSuccothסֻכּוֹת֙su.kOtH5523,andtheeldersזְקֵנֶ֔יהָze.ke.Nei.haH2205thereof,seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651menH376.

15AndhecameH935untothemenH376ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523,andsaidH559,BeholdZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֑עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,concerningH413whomyedidtauntחֵרַפְתֶּ֨םche.raf.TemH2778me,sayingH559,Arethehandsבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027ofZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֤עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258inthyhandH3027,thatweshouldgiveנִתֵּ֛ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899unto thymenH376thatarewearyH3286?

16AndhetookH3947theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andthornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057andbriersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑יםha.bar.ko.NimH1303,andwiththemhetaughtthemenH376ofSuccothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523.

17Andhebrakedownthetowerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026ofPenuelפְּנוּאֵ֖לpe.nu.'ElH6439,andslewH2026themenH376ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

18ThensaidH559heuntoZebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,WhatmannerofmenH376weretheywhomyeslewH2026atTaborבְּתָב֑וֹרbe.ta.VorH8396?Andtheyanswered,Asthou art,sowerethey;eachoneאֶחָ֕ד'e.ChadH259resembledthechildrenofakingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19AndhesaidH559,Theyweremybrethren,thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofmymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517:asJehovahliveth,ifyehadsavedthemaliveH2416,IwouldnotslayH2026you.

20AndhesaidH559untoJetherלְיֶ֣תֶרle.Ye.terH3500hisfirst-born,Up,andslayH2026them.ButtheyouthH5288drewH8025nothisswordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719;forhefearedH3372,becausehewasyetH5750ayouthH5288.

21ThenZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759saidH559,RiseH6965thou,andfallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293uponus;forasthemanכָאִ֖ישׁkha.'IshH376is,soishisstrengthגְּבוּרָת֑וֹge.vu.ra.ToH1369.AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439aroseH6965,andslewH2026Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,andtookH3947thecrescentsthatwereontheircamels’גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677.

22Thenthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439,Ruleמְשָׁל־me.shol-H4910thouoverus,boththou,andthysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,andthyson’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121alsoH1571;forthou hastsavedH3467usoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

23AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidH559untothem,Iwillnotruleאֶמְשֹׁ֤ל'em.SholH4910overyou,neithershallmysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910overyou:Jehovahshallruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910overyou.

24AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidH559untothem,IwouldmakeH5414arequestofyou,thatyewouldgiveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414meeverymanH376theear-ringsofhisspoilH7998. (Fortheyhadgoldenear-rings,becausetheywereIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459.)

25Andtheyanswered,WewillwillinglygiveH5414them.Andtheyspreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙vai.yif.re.SuH6566agarmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071,anddidcastH7993thereineverymanH376theear-ringsofhisspoilH7998.

26Andtheweightמִשְׁקַ֞לmish.KalH4948ofthegoldenear-ringsthatherequestedwasH1961athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505andsevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredH3967shekelsofgoldH2091;besidesthecrescents,andthependantsוְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹתve.ha.ne.ti.FotH5188,andthepurpleהָאַרְגָּמָ֗ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713raimentthatwasH1961onthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,andbesidesthechainsthatwereabouttheircamels’גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677.

27AndGideonגִדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439madeH6213anephodלְאֵפ֗וֹדle.'e.FodH646thereof,andputitinhiscityבְעִירוֹ֙ve.'i.RoH5892,eveninOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084:andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478playedH2181theharlotafteritthere;anditbecameH1961asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170untoGideonלְגִדְע֥וֹןle.gid.'onH1439,andtohishouseH1004.

28SoMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080wassubduedH3665beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheyliftedלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375uptheirheadsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218nomore.Andthelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadrestfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141inthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofGideonגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פgid.'onH1439.

29AndJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101wentanddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inhisownhouseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

30AndGideonוּלְגִדְע֗וֹןu.le.gid.'onH1439hadthreescoreandtensonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121ofhisbody begotten;forhehadmanyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227wivesH802.

31Andhisconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙u.fi.lag.ShoH6370thatwasinShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927,shealsoגַם־gam-H1571barehimasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,andhecalledhisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

32AndGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101diedH4191inagoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896oldage,andwasburiedH6912inthesepulchreofJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֖הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084oftheAbiezrites.

33Anditcametopass,assoonasGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439wasH1961deadH4191,thatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725again,andplayedH2181theharlotaftertheBaalim,andmadeH7760Baal-berithH1170theirgodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

34AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478rememberedזָֽכְרוּ֙za.khe.RuH2142notJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,whohaddeliveredהַמַּצִּ֥ילha.ma.TzilH5337themoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofalltheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341oneveryside;

35neithershowedtheykindnesstothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֖עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,whoisGideonגִּדְע֑וֹןgid.'onH1439, accordingtoallthegoodnesswhichhehadshowed untoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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