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Judges 6:3-11

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.

6Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478was greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966impoverishedוַיִּדַּ֧לvai.yi.DalH1809byמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080,and the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478cried outוַיִּזְעֲק֥וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

7Nowוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478cried outזָעֲק֥וּza.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068because ofעַ֖ל אֹד֥וֹת'al 'o.DotH5921 H182Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080,

8Heיְהוָ֛ה אִ֥ישׁYah.weh 'ishH3068 H376sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971אֶל־'el-H413themבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030,who toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559:Iאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595broughtהֶעֱלֵ֤יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927you up out ofאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714וָאֹצִ֥יאva.'o.Tzi'H3318אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

9I deliveredוָאַצִּ֤לva.'a.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853out of the handsמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713andוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027allכָּל־kol-H3605your oppressorsלֹחֲצֵיכֶ֑םlo.cha.tzei.KhemH3905.I drove them outוָאֲגָרֵ֤שׁva.'a.ga.ReshH1644אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853before youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414youאֶת־'et-H853their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

10And I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to you: ‘Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.You must notלֹ֤אlo'H3808fearתִֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372אֶת־'et-H853the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,in whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859dwellיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427.’But you did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808obey Meשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם בְּקוֹלִֽי׃ פshe.ma'.Tem be.ko.LiH8085 H6963.”

11Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935and sat downוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427underתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478the oakהָֽאֵלָה֙ha.'e.LahH424אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belonged to Joashלְיוֹאָ֖שׁle.yo.'AshH3101the AbiezriteH33,where his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439was threshingחֹבֵ֤טcho.VetH2251wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406in a winepressבַּגַּ֔תba.GatH1660to hide itלְהָנִ֖יסle.ha.NisH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Midianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

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