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Judges 6:25-28

25וַיְהִי֮vay.HiH1961On that veryהַהוּא֒ha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gideon, “Takeקַ֤חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853your father’sלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1young bullפַּר־ הַשּׁוֹר֙par- ha.shOrH6499 H7794אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and a secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145bullוּפַ֥רu.FarH6499sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651years oldשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141,tear downוְהָרַסְתָּ֗ve.ha.ras.TaH2040אֶת־'et-H853your father’sלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196to Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and cut downתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772the Asherah poleהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834beside itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.

26Then buildוּבָנִ֨יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129a properבַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑הba.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634altarמִזְבֵּ֜חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430onעַ֣ל'alH5921the topרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088strongholdהַמָּע֛וֹזha.ma.'ozH4581.And with the woodבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of the Asherah poleהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you cut downתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772,takeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947אֶת־'et-H853the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499and offerוְהַעֲלִ֣יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927it as a burnt offeringעוֹלָ֔הo.LahH5930.”

27So Gideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה'a.sa.RahH6235of his servantsאֲנָשִׁים֙ מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.na.Shim me.'a.va.DavH582 H5650and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֑ה וַיְהִ֡יYah.weh vay.HiH3068 H1961had told himדִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלָ֖יוdi.Ber 'e.LavH1696 H413.But becauseכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834he was too afraidיָרֵא֩ya.Re'H3372אֶת־'et-H853of his father’sאָבִ֜יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,he didמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213itby nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915rather thanוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213in the daytimeיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119.

28When the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892got upוַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,there wasוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009Baal’sהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196torn downנֻתַּץ֙nu.TatzH5422,with the Asherah poleוְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הve.ha.'a.she.RahH842אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cut downכֹּרָ֑תָהko.Ra.tahH3772beside itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499offered upהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927onעַל־'al-H5921the newly builtהַבָּנֽוּי׃ha.ba.NuiH1129altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.

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