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Judges 8:25-27

25“We will give them gladlyH5414,”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559.So they spread outוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙vai.yif.re.SuH6566אֶת־'et-H853a garmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071,and each manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993an earringנֶ֥זֶםNe.zemH5141from his plunderשְׁלָלֽוֹ׃she.la.LoH7998onto itשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033.

26The weightמִשְׁקַ֞לmish.KalH4948of the goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz.MeiH5141he had requestedשָׁאָ֔לsha.'AlH7592wasוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH19611,700אֶ֥לֶף וּשְׁבַע־ מֵא֖וֹת'E.lef u.she.va'- me.'otH505 H7651 H3967shekelsזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,in addition toלְ֠בַד מִן־Le.vad min-H905 H4480the crescent ornamentsהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨יםha.sa.ha.ro.NimH7720,the pendantsוְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹתve.ha.ne.ti.FotH5188,the purpleהָאַרְגָּמָ֗ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713garmentsוּבִגְדֵ֣יu.vig.DeiH899ofשֶׁעַל֙she.'AlH5921the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֔ן וּלְבַד֙ מִן־mid.Yan u.le.Vad min-H4080 H905 H4480,and the chainsהָ֣עֲנָק֔וֹתha.'a.na.KotH6060אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834from the necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677of their camelsגְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581.

27From all thisGideonגִדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213אוֹת֨וֹ'o.ToH853an ephodלְאֵפ֗וֹדle.'e.FodH646,which he placedוַיַּצֵּ֨גvai.ya.TzegH3322אוֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084,his hometownבְעִירוֹ֙ve.'i.RoH5892.But soon allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478prostituted themselvesוַיִּזְנ֧וּvai.yiz.NuH2181by worshiping itאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,and it becameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170to Gideonלְגִדְע֥וֹןle.gid.'onH1439and his householdוּלְבֵית֖וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004.

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