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Judges 7:7-25

7AndJehovahsaidH559toGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439,Bythethreeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredH3967menH376thatlappedwillIsaveH3467you,andgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027;andletallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goeverymanH376tohisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

8AndtheytookH3947thevictualsofthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971intheirhandבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027,andtheirtrumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782;andallthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hesentH7971awayשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971,everymanH376tohistentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,butretainedthethreeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredH3967menH376.Nowthecampוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080wasH1961beneathhiminthevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9Anditcametopassinthatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,thatJehovahsaidH559tohim,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֣דredH3381downtothecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264;forIhavegivenH5414itintothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

10AndifthoufearH3373togoלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381down,goרֵ֥דredH3381thouwithPhurah thyservantנַעַרְךָ֖na.'ar.KhaH5288downH3381tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264;

11andthou shalthearוְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085whattheysayH1696;andafterwardsshallthyhandיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027bestrengthenedH2388,andthou shaltgoוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381downuntothecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264.AndhewentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381withPhurahhisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288totheoutsideofthearmedmenH5288thatwereinthecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12AndMidianוּמִדְיָ֨ןu.mid.YanH4080andAmalekוַעֲמָלֵ֤קva.'a.ma.LekH6002andallthechildrenoftheeastקֶ֙דֶם֙ke.demH6924layalonginthevalleyבָּעֵ֔מֶקba.'E.mekH6010aslocustsכָּאַרְבֶּ֖הka.'ar.BehH697formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;andtheircamelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581werewithoutnumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,asthesandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344uponthesea-shoreformultitudeלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

13AndGideonגִדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439cameH935,andbehold,amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376wastellingadreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472tohisfellow;andhesaidH559,Behold,Idreamedחָלַ֗מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472,andlo,acakeofbarley-bread tumbledintothecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,andcameH935tothetentהָ֠אֹהֶלHa.'o.helH168,andsmoteitthatitfellH5307,andoverturnedH2015it;andthetentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168layalong.

14AndhisfellowansweredandsaidH559,ThisisnothingH369elsesavetheswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719ofGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101,themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414intohishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080andallthehost.

15AnditcametopasswhenGideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439heardH8085thetellingofthedreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472anditsinterpretation,thatheworshipped.Andhereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725intothecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559,Ariseק֔וּמוּKu.muH6965;forJehovahhathgivenH5414intoyourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֖םbe.yed.KhemH3027thecampמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

16AndhedividedH2673thethreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intothreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218,andheputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414atrumpetשׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.RotH7782ineveryman'shandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,andemptyרֵקִ֔יםre.KimH7386pitchers,andtorchesוְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.DimH3940withinthepitchers.

17AndhesaidH559tothem,Lookonme,anddolikewise;behold,whenIcomeH935totheextremityofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,itshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961that,asIdo,soH3651shallyedo.

18AndwhenH834IblowH8628withatrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,Iandallthatarewithme, yealsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallblowH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֜וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782aroundthewholecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,andshallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559,ForJehovahandforGideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פu.le.gid.'onH1439!

19AndGideonגִ֠דְעוֹןGid.'onH1439,andthehundredוּמֵאָה־u.me.'ah-H3967menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376thatwerewithhim,cameH935totheoutsideofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264inthebeginningofthemiddleהַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הha.ti.kho.NahH8484watchH8104;andtheyhadbutnewlysetH6965thewatchH8104;andtheyblewH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹתba.Sho.fa.RotH7782,andbrokethepitchersthatwereintheirhandsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

20Andthethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969companiesהָרָאשִׁ֥יםha.ra.ShimH7218blewH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮ba.sho.fa.rOtH7782,andbrokeH7665inpiecesthepitchers,andheldוַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388thetorchesבַּלַּפִּדִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940intheirlefthandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027,andthetrumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782intheirrightיְמִינָ֔םye.mi.NamH3225handוּבְיַ֨ד־u.ve.Yad-H3027forblowingH8628,andcried,Theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719ofJehovahandofGideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃u.le.gid.'onH1439!

21AndtheystoodH5975everymanH376inhisplaceתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478roundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439aboutthecampH4264;andallthehostranH7323,andcriedout,andfledH5127.

22Andthethreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967blewthetrumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת֒ha.sho.fa.rOtH7782,andJehovahsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760everyman'sswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719againsthisfellow,eventhroughoutthecampH4264.AndthehostfledH5127toBeth-shittahtowardsZererah,totheborderofAbel-meholahH65,byTabbath.

23Andthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478werecalledtogetheroutofNaphtaliמִנַּפְתָּלִ֥יmi.naf.ta.LiH5321,andoutofAsherאָשֵׁ֖ר'a.SherH836,andoutofallManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,andpursuedH7291afterMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

24AndGideonגִּדְעוֹן֩gid.'OnH1439sentH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִ֡יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutmountEphraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Comeרְד֞וּre.DuH3381downagainstMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,andtakeH3920beforethemthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325untoBeth-barahH1012,andtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Andallthemenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669werecalledtogether,andtookH3920thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325untoBeth-barahH1012,andtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

25AndtheytookH3920twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147princesH8269ofMidianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebזְאֵ֗בze.'EvH2062;andtheyslewH2026Orebעוֹרֵ֤בo.RevH6159upontherockבְּצוּר־be.tzur-H6697Orebעוֹרֵב֙o.RevH6159,andZeebזְאֵב֙ze.'EvH2062theyslewH2026atthewinepressבְיֶֽקֶב־ve.ye.kev-H3342ofZeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062;andtheypursuedH7291Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080,andbroughtH935theheadsוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218ofOrebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebוּזְאֵ֔בu.ze.'EvH2062toGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439beyondtheJordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383.

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