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Judges 7:8-16

8So Gideon sentאִ֤ישׁ שִׁלַּח֙'ish shi.LachH7971 H376the rest ofכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אִ֣ישׁYis.ra.'El 'ishH376 H3478to their tentsלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168but keptהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388the threeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376,who tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853charge ofבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853the provisionsצֵדָה֩tze.DahH6720and rams’ hornsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782of the othersהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971.Andוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853the campוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080layהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961belowמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478himin the valleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413Gideon, “Get upק֖וּםkumH6965andgo downרֵ֣דredH3381against the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have delivered itנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414into your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

10But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are afraidיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3373toלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381do so,then go downרֵ֥דredH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the campאַתָּ֛ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃'a.Tah Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264 H859with your servantנַעַרְךָ֖na.'ar.KhaH5288Purahוּפֻרָ֥הu.fu.RahH6513

11and listenוְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085to whatמַה־mah-H4100they are sayingיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696.Thenוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310your handsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027will be strengthenedתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388to attackוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264.”So heהוּא֙hu'H1931wentוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381with Purahוּפֻרָ֣הu.fu.RahH6513his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288toאֶל־'el-H413the outpostsקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097where armed menהַחֲמֻשִׁ֖יםha.cha.mu.ShimH2571wereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834guardingthe campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12Now the Midianitesוּמִדְיָ֨ןu.mid.YanH4080,Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֤קva.'a.ma.LekH6002,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the other peopleבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֙דֶם֙ke.demH6924had settledנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307in the valleyבָּעֵ֔מֶקba.'E.mekH6010like a swarm ofלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230locustsכָּאַרְבֶּ֖הka.'ar.BehH697,and their camelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581were as countlessאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֔ר'ein mis.ParH369 H4557as the sandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344onשֶׁעַל־she.'al-H5921the seashoreשְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹֽב׃se.Fat hai.Yam la.RoH8193 H3220 H7230.

13And as Gideonגִדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439arrivedוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935וְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009,a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376was tellingמְסַפֵּ֥רme.sa.PerH5608his friendלְרֵעֵ֖הוּle.re.'E.huH7453about a dreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472. “Beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009,I had a dreamחֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֗מְתִּיcha.Lom cha.Lam.tiH2472 H2492,”he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “and I sawוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009a loafצְלִ֜ילtze.lolH6742of barleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899comeוַיָּבֹ֣א עַד־vai.ya.Vo' 'ad-H935 H5704tumblingמִתְהַפֵּךְ֙mit.ha.peKhH2015into the Midianiteמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264.It struckוַיַּכֵּ֧הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221the tentהָ֠אֹהֶלHa.'o.helH168so hard thatוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307the tentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168overturnedוַיַּהַפְכֵ֥הוּ לְמַ֖עְלָהvai.ya.haf.Khe.hu le.Ma'.lahH2015 H4605and collapsedוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.”

14His friendרֵעֵ֤הוּ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙re.'E.hu vai.Yo.merH7453 H559repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030: “Thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063is nothingאֵ֣ין'einH369less thanבִּלְתִּ֗י אִם־bil.Ti 'im-H1115 H518the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719of Gideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101,the Israeliteאִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל'ish Yis.ra.'ElH376 H3478.Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430has deliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080andאֶת־'et-H853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264into his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.”

15וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961When Gideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439אֶת־'et-H853heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the dreamמִסְפַּ֧ר הַחֲל֛וֹםmis.Par ha.cha.LomH4557 H2472וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and its interpretationשִׁבְר֖וֹshiv.RoH7667,he bowed in worshipוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.He returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Get upק֔וּמוּKu.muH6965,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has deliveredנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414the campמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֖םbe.yed.KhemH3027אֶת־'et-H853.”

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.

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