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Judges 7:16-22

16And he dividedוַיַּ֛חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673אֶת־'et-H853the threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376into threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414each manכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605a ram’s hornשׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.RotH7782in one handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027and a largeרֵקִ֔יםre.KimH7386jarוְכַדִּ֣יםve.kha.DimH3537in the other,containingבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a torchוְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.DimH3940הַכַּדִּֽים׃ha.ka.DimH3537.

17“Watch meתִרְא֖וּtir.'UH7200and doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּ וְהִנֵּ֨הta.'a.Su ve.hi.NehH6213 H2009as I doוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651,” Gideonsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מִמֶּ֥נִּיvai.Yo.mer 'a.lei.Hem mi.Me.niH559 H413 H4480. “When Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595comeבָא֙va'H935to the outskirtsבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְהָיָ֥הha.ma.cha.Neh ve.ha.YahH4264 H1961,doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה כֵּ֥ן'e.'e.Seh kenH6213 H3651exactly asכַאֲשֶׁר־kha.'a.Sher-H834I doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

18When Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834arewith meאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854blowוְתָקַעְתִּי֙ve.ta.ka'.TiH8628our hornsבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,then youאַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859are alsoגַּם־gam-H1571to blowוּתְקַעְתֶּ֨םu.te.ka'.TemH8628your hornsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֜וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782from allכָּל־kol-H3605aroundסְבִיבוֹת֙se.vi.VotH5439the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264and shoutוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘For the LORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068and for Gideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פu.le.gid.'onH1439!’”

19Gideonגִ֠דְעוֹןGid.'onH1439and the hundredוּמֵאָה־u.me.'ah-H3967menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himאִתּ֜וֹ'i.ToH854reachedוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935the outskirtsבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at the beginningרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of the middleהַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הha.ti.kho.NahH8484watchהָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתha.'ash.Mo.retH821,just afterאַ֛ךְ'akhH389the changingH6965אֶת־'et-H853of the guardהַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑יםha.sho.me.RimH8104.They blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628their hornsבַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹתba.Sho.fa.RotH7782and brokeוְנָפ֥וֹץve.na.FotzH5310the jarsהַכַּדִּ֖יםha.ka.DimH3537thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein their handsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

20The threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969companiesהָרָאשִׁ֥יםha.ra.ShimH7218blewוַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּVai.yit.ke.'uH8628their hornsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮ba.sho.fa.rOtH7782and shatteredוַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּvai.yish.be.RuH7665their jarsהַכַּדִּים֒ha.ka.DimH3537.Holdingוַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388the torchesבַּלַּפִּדִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940in their leftשְׂמאוֹלָם֙se.m.'o.LamH8040handsבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027and the hornsהַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹת לִתְק֑וֹעַha.sho.fa.Rot lit.Ko.a'H7782 H8628in their rightיְמִינָ֔םye.mi.NamH3225handsוּבְיַ֨ד־u.ve.Yad-H3027,they shoutedוַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121, “A swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719for the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068and for Gideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃u.le.gid.'onH1439!”

21Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376Israelitetookוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975his positionתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264,and the entireכָּל־kol-H3605Midianite armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264fledוַיָּ֧רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323,crying outוַיָּרִ֖יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321as they ranוַיָּנֽוּסוּ׃vai.ya.ni.suH5127.

22And when the threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967rams’ hornsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת֒ha.sho.fa.rOtH7782soundedוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֮vai.yit.ke.'UH8628,the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068אֵ֣ת'etH853setוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760all the menאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376in the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264against one anotherבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּ וּבְכָל־be.re.'E.hu u.ve.Khol-H7453 H3605with their swordsחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719.The armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264fledוַיָּ֨נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127toעַד־'ad-H5704Beth-shittahH1029toward Zererahצְֽרֵרָ֔תָהtze.re.Ra.tahH6888asעַ֛ד'adH5704far as the borderשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of Abel-meholahH65nearעַל־'al-H5921Tabbathטַבָּֽת׃ta.BatH2888.

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