1Andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669saidH559tohim,Whatisthisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697thou hastdonetous,thatthou calledstusnot,whenthou wentesttofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withMidianבְּמִדְיָ֑ןbe.mid.YanH4080?Andtheydisputedwithhimsharply. 2AndhesaidH559tothem,WhathaveIdonenowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258incomparisonwithyou?Arenotthegleaningsעֹלְל֥וֹתo.le.LotH5955ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669betterט֛וֹבTovH2896thanthevintageofAbi-ezer? 3Intoyourhandsבְּיֶדְכֶם֩be.yed.KhemH3027hathGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430deliveredtheprincesH8269ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062;andwhatwasIableיָּכֹ֖לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201todoincomparisonwithyou?Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227theirspiritרוּחָם֙ru.ChamH7307wasappeasedtowardhim,whenhesaidH1696thatwordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697. 4AndGideonגִדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439cameH935totheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383, [and]passedH5674over,heandthethreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredH3967menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376thatwerewithhim,faint,yetpursuingH7291. 5AndhesaidH559tothemenH376ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414,Iprayyou,loavesofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899tothepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thatfollowme,fortheyarefaint;andIampursuingH7291afterZebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080. 6AndthechiefH8269menofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523saidH559,Arethehandsבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027ofZebahזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759alreadyinthyhandH3027,thatweshouldgiveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899tothinearmyלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litz.va.'a.KhaH6635? 7AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidH559,Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651whenJehovahdeliversZebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'H6759intomyhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027,Iwillthreshוְדַשְׁתִּי֙ve.dash.TiH1758yourfleshבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.KhemH1320withthornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057andwithbriars. 8AndhewentH5927upthencetoPenuelפְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElH6439,andspokeH1696totheminlikemanner.AndthemenH376ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElH6439answeredוַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030himasthemenH376ofSuccothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523hadansweredעָנ֖וּ'a.NuH6030. 9Andhespokealsoגַּם־gam-H1571tothemenH376ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֖לfe.nu.'ElH6439,sayingH559,WhenIcomeagaininpeaceבְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,IwillbreakH5422downthistowerהַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.DalH4026. 10NowZebahוְזֶ֨בַחve.Ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֜עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759wereinKarkor,andtheircampH4264withthem,aboutfifteenthousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505[menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376],allthatwereleftH3498ofthewholecampH4264ofthechildrenoftheeastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924;fortherehadfallenH5307ahundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menH376thatdrewH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719. 11AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439wentH5927upbythewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthemthatdwellהַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣יha.she.khu.NeiH7931intentsבָֽאֳהָלִ֔יםvo.'o.ha.LimH168ontheeastמִקֶּ֥דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofNobahלְנֹ֖בַחle.NoachH5025andJogbehahוְיָגְבֳּהָ֑הve.ya.ge.bo.HahH3011,andsmotethecampH4264;forthecampH4264wasH1961atitsease. 12AndZebahזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759fledH5127,andhepursuedH7291afterthem,andhetookH3920thetwoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,anddiscomfitedallthecampH4264. 13AndGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101returnedוַיָּ֛שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725fromthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,fromtheascentמִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖הmil.ma.'a.LehH4608ofHeres. 15AndhecameH935tothemenH376ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523,andsaidH559,BeholdZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֑עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,withwhomyedidupbraidme,sayingH559,Arethehandsבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027ofZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֤עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759alreadyinthyhandH3027,thatweshouldgiveנִתֵּ֛ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899tothymenH376thatarewearyH3286? 16AndhetookH3947theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andthornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057andbriars,andwiththemhetaughtthemenH376ofSuccothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523. 18ThensaidH559hetoZebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,WhatsortofmenH376weretheythatyeslewH2026atTaborבְּתָב֑וֹרbe.ta.VorH8396?Andtheyanswered,Asthou art,sowerethey;eachoneאֶחָ֕ד'e.ChadH259resembledthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofakingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428. 19AndhesaidH559,Theyweremybrethren,thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofmymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517. [As]Jehovahliveth,ifyehadsavedthemaliveH2416,IwouldnotslayH2026you. 21ThenZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759saidH559,RiseH6965thou,andfallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293onus;forasisthemanכָאִ֖ישׁkha.'IshH376,soishisstrengthגְּבוּרָת֑וֹge.vu.ra.ToH1369.AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439aroseH6965,andslewH2026Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759;andhetookH3947themoonsthatwereontheircamels'necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677. 23AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidH559tothem,Iwillnotruleאֶמְשֹׁ֤ל'em.SholH4910overyou,neithershallmysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910overyou:Jehovahwillruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910overyou. 24AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidH559tothem,Iwoulddesirearequestofyou:giveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414meeverymanH376theearringsH5141ofhisbootyH7998;fortheyhadgoldenearringsH5141,becausetheywereIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459. 25AndtheysaidH559,WewillwillinglygiveH5414[them].Andtheyspreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙vai.yif.re.SuH6566agarmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071,andcastH7993thereineverymanH376theearringsנֶ֥זֶםNe.zemH5141ofhisbootyH7998. 26Andtheweightמִשְׁקַ֞לmish.KalH4948ofthegoldenearringsH5141thatherequestedwasH1961athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505sevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredH3967[shekels]ofgoldH2091;besidesthemoons,andeardrops,andthepurpleהָאַרְגָּמָ֗ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713garmentsוּבִגְדֵ֣יu.vig.DeiH899thatwereonthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,andbesidesthechainsthatwereabouttheircamels'necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677. 27AndGideonגִדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439madeH6213anephodלְאֵפ֗וֹדle.'e.FodH646ofthem,andputitinhiscityבְעִירוֹ֙ve.'i.RoH5892,inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084.AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentthitherawhoringafterit;anditbecameH1961asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170toGideonלְגִדְע֥וֹןle.gid.'onH1439,andtohishouseH1004. 28AndMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080wassubduedH3665beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheyliftedלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375uptheirheadsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218nomore.Andthelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadrestfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141inthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofGideonגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פgid.'onH1439. 29AndJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101wentanddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inhishouseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004. 30NowGideonוּלְגִדְע֗וֹןu.le.gid.'onH1439hadseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121whohadcomeoutofhisloins,forhehadmanyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227wivesH802. 31Andhisconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙u.fi.lag.ShoH6370thatwasinShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927,shealsoגַם־gam-H1571boreH3205himasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,andhegaveH3205himthenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ofAbimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40. 32AndGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101diedH4191inagoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896oldage,andwasburiedH6912inthesepulchreofJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֖הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084oftheAbi-ezrites. 33AnditcametopasswhenGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439wasH1961deadH4191,thatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725again,andwentH7725awhoringaftertheBaalsהַבְּעָלִ֑יםha.be.'a.LimH1168,andsetH7760upBaal-BerithH1170astheirgodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430. 34AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478rememberedזָֽכְרוּ֙za.khe.RuH2142notJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,whohaddeliveredהַמַּצִּ֥ילha.ma.TzilH5337themoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofalltheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341oneveryside. 35Andtheyshewednokindnesstothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJerubbaal-Gideon, accordingtoallthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896thathehaddonetoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478. 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