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Judges 8:22-27

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.

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