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Judges 8:18-31

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.

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