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Judges 8:13-16

13After this, Gideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101returnedוַיָּ֛שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725fromמִן־min-H4480the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421along the Ascent ofמִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖הmil.ma.'a.LehH4608Heresהֶחָֽרֶס׃he.Cha.resH2776.

14There he capturedוַיִּלְכָּד־vai.yil.kod-H3920a young manנַ֛עַר מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥יNa.'ar me.'an.SheiH5288 H582of Succothסֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotH5523and interrogated himוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592.The young man wrote downוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789for himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413אֶת־'et-H853the names of the seventy-sevenשִׁבְעִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'Im ve.shiv.'AhH7657 H7651אִֽישׁ׃'IshH376leadersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853eldersזְקֵנֶ֔יהָze.ke.Nei.haH2205of Succothסֻכּוֹת֙su.kOtH5523.

15And Gideon wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hereהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009are Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֑עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,about whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834you tauntedחֵרַפְתֶּ֨םche.raf.TemH2778meאוֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Arethe handsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709of Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֤עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759alreadyעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258in your possessionבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588we should giveנִתֵּ֛ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to your wearyהַיְּעֵפִ֖יםhai.ye.'e.FimH3287menלַאֲנָשֶׁ֥יךָla.'a.na.Shei.khaH582?’”

16Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853usingthe thornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975and briersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑יםha.bar.ko.NimH1303of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853אֵ֖ת'etH853,he disciplinedוַיֹּ֣דַעvai.Yo.da'H3045the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523.

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