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Judges 8:18-31

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.

20AndhesaidH559toJetherלְיֶ֣תֶרle.Ye.terH3500hisfirstbornבְּכוֹר֔וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,slayH2026them!ButtheyouthH5288drewH8025nothisswordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719;forhefearedH3372,becausehewasyetH5750ayouthH5288.

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.

22Andthemenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439,Ruleמְשָׁל־me.shol-H4910overus,boththou,andthysonH1121,andthy son'ssonH1121alsoH1571;forthou hastsavedH3467usfromthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

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.

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