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Judges 6:1-5

1Again the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;so Heיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068delivered themוַיִּתְּנֵ֧םvai.yi.te.NemH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080for sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141,

2and the handיַד־yad-H3027of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080prevailedוַתָּ֥עָזva.Ta.'ozH5810againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Because ofמִפְּנֵ֨יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Midianitesמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080,the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853preparedעָשֽׂוּ'a.SuH6213sheltersהַמִּנְהָרוֹת֙ha.min.ha.rOtH4492for themselvesאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,cavesהַמְּעָר֖וֹתha.me.'a.RotH4631וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and strongholdsהַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃ha.me.tza.DotH4679.

3Wheneverוְהָיָ֖ה אִם־ve.ha.Yah 'im-H1961 H518the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478planted their cropsזָרַ֣עza.Ra'H2232,the Midianitesמִדְיָ֧ןmid.YanH4080,Amalekitesוַֽעֲמָלֵ֛קva.'a.ma.LekH6002,and other peopleוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924would come upוְעָלָ֨הve.'a.LahH5927and invadeוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927themעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921,

4encampingוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583against themעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921as far asעַד־ בּוֹאֲךָ֖'ad- bo.'a.KhaH5704 H935Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804and destroyingוַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843אֶת־'et-H853the produceיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.They leftיַשְׁאִ֤ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478with noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sustenanceמִֽחְיָה֙mich.YahH4241,neither sheepוְשֶׂ֥הve.SehH7716nor oxenוָשׁ֖וֹרva.ShorH7794nor donkeysוַחֲמֽוֹר׃va.cha.MorH2543.

5Forכִּ֡יkiH3588the Midianitesהֵם֩hemH1992cameוּבָ֤אוּvu.ba'uH935with their livestockוּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨ם יַעֲל֜וּu.mik.nei.Hem ya.'a.LuH4735 H5927and their tentsוְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םve.'o.ho.lei.HemH168like a greatלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230swarmכְדֵֽי־khe.dei-H1767of locustsאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697. Theyand their camelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖םve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581were innumerableאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר'ein mis.ParH369 H4557,and they enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the landבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776to ravage itלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843.

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