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Judges 8:2-7
2But Gideon answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413, “Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I accomplishedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213compared to you?Are notהֲל֗וֹאha.Lo'H3808the gleaningsעֹלְל֥וֹתo.le.LotH5955of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669betterט֛וֹבTovH2896than the grape harvestמִבְצִ֥ירmiv.TzirH1210of Abiezerאֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃'a.vi.'E.zerH44?
3Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853has deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andאֶת־'et-H853Zeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062,the two princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,into your handבְּיֶדְכֶם֩be.yed.KhemH3027וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100was I ableיָּכֹ֖לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201to doעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213compared to youאָ֗ז'AzH227?”When he had saidבְּדַבְּר֖וֹ הַדָּבָ֥רbe.da.be.Ro ha.da.VarH1696H1697thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088,their angerרוּחָם֙ru.ChamH7307against himמֵֽעָלָ֔יוme.'a.LavH5921subsidedרָפְתָ֤הra.fe.TahH7503.
4Then Gideonגִדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and hisאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854threeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383andcrossed itעֹבֵ֣ר ה֗וּא'o.Ver Hu'H5674H1931,exhaustedעֲיֵפִ֖ים'a.ye.FimH5889yet still in pursuitוְרֹדְפִֽים׃ve.ro.de.FimH7291.
5So Gideon saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the menלְאַנְשֵׁ֣יle.'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414my troopsלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834בְּרַגְלָ֑יbe.rag.LaiH7272someכִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.RotH3603breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,forכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֔םHemH1992are exhaustedעֲיֵפִ֣ים'a.ye.FimH5889,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595am still pursuingרֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛יro.Def 'a.cha.ReiH7291H310Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.”
6But the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523askedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Arethe handsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709of Zebahזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759alreadyעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258in your possessionבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588we should giveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to your armyלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litz.va.'a.KhaH6635?”
7“Very wellלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,”Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “when the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853has deliveredבְּתֵ֧תbe.TetH5414Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'H6759into my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027,I will tearוְדַשְׁתִּי֙ve.dash.TiH1758אֶת־'et-H853your fleshבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.KhemH1320withאֶת־'et-H854the thornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975and briersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃Ha.bar.ko.NimH1303of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־ha.mid.Bar ve.'EtH4057H854!”
Commentaries on Judges 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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