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Judges 8:5-21
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!”
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.MorH6439H559, “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.SarH2568H6240thousandאֶ֔לֶף'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.revH376H8025H2719had already fallenוְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔יםve.ha.No.fe.LimH5307.
11And Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927by way of the caravanהַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣י בָֽאֳהָלִ֔יםha.she.khu.Nei vo.'o.ha.LimH7931H168routeדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.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.tachH1961H983.
12When Zebahזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759fledוַיָּנ֗וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127, Gideonpursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םvai.yir.Dof 'a.cha.rei.HemH7291H310and 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.
14There he capturedוַיִּלְכָּד־vai.yil.kod-H3920a young manנַ֛עַר מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥יNa.'ar me.'an.SheiH5288H582of 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.'AhH7657H7651אִֽישׁ׃'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.
18Next, Gideon askedוַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559H413Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ וְאֶל־ze.vach ve.'el-H2078H413and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759, “What kindאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375of menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834did you killהֲרַגְתֶּ֖םha.rag.TemH2026at Taborבְּתָב֑וֹרbe.ta.VorH8396?” “Men like youH3644,”they answeredוַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “eachoneאֶחָ֕ד'e.ChadH259resemblingכְּתֹ֖אַרke.To.'arH8389the sonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of a kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”
19“Theyהֵ֑םHemH1992were my brothersאַחַ֥י'a.ChaiH251,”Gideon repliedוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517!As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,ifל֚וּluH3863you had let them liveהַחֲיִתֶ֣םha.cha.yi.TemH2421אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,I would notלֹ֥אlo'H3808killהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.”
20So he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Jetherלְיֶ֣תֶרle.Ye.terH3500,his firstbornבְּכוֹר֔וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, “Get upק֖וּםkumH6965and kill themהֲרֹ֣גha.RogH2026אוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.”But the young manהַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arH5288did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808drawשָׁלַ֨ףsha.LafH8025his swordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719כִּ֣יkiH3588;he was fearfulיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he was stillעוֹדֶ֖נּוּo.De.nuH5750a youthנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.
21Then Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Get upק֤וּםkumH6965and killוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293usyourselfאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859,forכִּ֥יkiH3588as the man isכָאִ֖ישׁkha.'IshH376,so is his strengthגְּבוּרָת֑וֹge.vu.ra.ToH1369.”So Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439got upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙vai.ya.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,and he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the crescent ornamentsהַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔יםha.Sa.ha.ro.NimH7720אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834from the necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677of their camelsגְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581.
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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