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Judges 8:4-17

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'H5674 H1931,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.ReiH7291 H310Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.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.'EtH4057 H854!”

8From thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033he went upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to Penuelפְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElH6439and askedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696the sameכָּזֹ֑אתka.ZotH2063from themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,but the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Penuelפְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElH6439gave the same responseוַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030אוֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834עָנ֖וּ'a.NuH6030the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523.

9Soגַּם־gam-H1571Gideontoldוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the menלְאַנְשֵׁ֥יle.'an.SheiH582of Penuelפְנוּאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רfe.nu.'El le.MorH6439 H559, “When I returnבְּשׁוּבִ֣יbe.shu.ViH7725in triumphבְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,I will tear downאֶתֹּ֖ץ'e.TotzH5422אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088towerהַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.DalH4026!”

10Now Zebahוְזֶ֨בַחve.Ze.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֜עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759were in Karkorבַּקַּרְקֹ֗רba.kar.KorH7174withעִמָּם֙'i.MamH5973their armyוּמַחֲנֵיהֶ֤םu.ma.cha.nei.HemH4264of about fifteenכַּחֲמֵ֤שֶׁת עָשָׂר֙ka.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH2568 H6240thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505men—allכֹּ֚לkolH3605that were leftהַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםha.No.ta.RimH3498ofמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the armiesמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the peopleבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924.A hundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505swordsmenאִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֥לֵֽף חָֽרֶב׃'ish Sho.lef Cha.revH376 H8025 H2719had already fallenוְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔יםve.ha.No.fe.LimH5307.

11And Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927by way of the caravanהַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣י בָֽאֳהָלִ֔יםha.she.khu.Nei vo.'o.ha.LimH7931 H168routeדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870eastמִקֶּ֥דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of Nobahלְנֹ֖בַחle.NoachH5025and Jogbehahוְיָגְבֳּהָ֑הve.ya.ge.bo.HahH3011,and he attackedוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221אֶת־'et-H853their armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, taking themוְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הve.ha.ma.cha.NehH4264by surpriseהָ֥יָה בֶֽטַח׃Ha.yah Ve.tachH1961 H983.

12When Zebahזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759fledוַיָּנ֗וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127, Gideonpursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םvai.yir.Dof 'a.cha.rei.HemH7291 H310and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֞דvai.yil.KodH3920אֶת־'et-H853these twoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080אֶת־'et-H853זֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853צַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,routingהֶחֱרִֽיד׃he.che.RidH2729their entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

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.

17וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853He also pulled downנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422the towerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026of Penuelפְּנוּאֵ֖לpe.nu.'ElH6439and killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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