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Judges 6:11-32

11And there cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935an angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and satוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427under an oakהָֽאֵלָה֙ha.'e.LahH424which wasin Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084, that pertainedunto Joashלְיוֹאָ֖שׁle.yo.'AshH3101the Abi–ezriteH33:and his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439threshedחֹבֵ֤טcho.VetH2251wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406by the winepressבַּגַּ֔תba.GatH1660,to hideלְהָנִ֖יסle.ha.NisH5127itfromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Midianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

12And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068iswith thee, thou mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368man of valourהֶחָֽיִל׃he.Cha.yilH2428.

13And Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Ohבִּ֣יbiH994my Lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,ifוְיֵ֤שׁve.YeshH3426the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be with us, why then is all this befallenמְצָאַ֖תְנוּme.tza.'At.nuH4672us? and where beall his miraclesנִפְלְאֹתָ֡יוnif.le.'o.TavH6381which our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1toldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608us of, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Did not the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068bring us upהֶעֱלָ֣נוּhe.'e.La.nuH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?but now the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath forsakenנְטָשָׁ֣נוּne.ta.Sha.nuH5203us, and deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖נוּvai.yi.te.Ne.nuH5414us into the handsבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of the Midianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

14And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437upon him, and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212in this thy mightבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581,and thou shalt saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the Midianitesמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080:have not I sentשְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ׃she.lach.Ti.khaH7971thee?

15And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Ohבִּ֣יbiH994my Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,wherewithבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100shall I saveאוֹשִׁ֖יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?behold, my familyאַלְפִּי֙'al.PiH505 H504ispoorהַדַּ֣לha.DalH1800in Manassehבִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הbim.na.ShehH4519, and I amthe leastהַצָּעִ֖ירha.tza.'IrH6810in my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.

16And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smiteוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221the Midianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080as oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, If now I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,then shewוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213me a signא֔וֹת'otH226that thou talkestמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696with me.

18Departתָמֻ֤שׁta.MushH4185not hence, I pray thee, until I comeבֹּאִ֣יbo.'IH935unto thee, and bring forthוְהֹֽצֵאתִי֙ve.ho.tze.TiH3318my presentמִנְחָתִ֔יmin.cha.TiH4503,and setH3240itbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee. And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,I will tarryאֵשֵׁ֖ב'e.ShevH3427until thou come againשׁוּבֶֽךָ׃shu.Ve.khaH7725.

19And Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439went inבָּ֗אBa'H935,and made readyוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a kidגְּדִֽי־ עִזִּים֙ge.di- 'i.ZimH1423 H5795,and unleavened cakesמַצּ֔וֹתma.TzotH4682of an ephahוְאֵיפַת־ve.'ei.fat-H374of flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058:the fleshהַבָּשָׂר֙ha.ba.SarH1320he putשָׂ֣םsamH7760in a basketבַּסַּ֔לba.SalH5536,and he putשָׂ֣םsamH7760the brothוְהַמָּרַ֖קve.ha.ma.RakH4839in a potבַּפָּר֑וּרba.pa.RurH6517, and brought itoutוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318unto him under the oakהָאֵלָ֖הha.'e.LahH424,and presentedוַיַּגַּֽשׁ׃ סvai.ya.GashH5066it.

20And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Takeקַ֣חkachH3947the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֤רha.ba.SarH1320and the unleavened cakesהַמַּצּוֹת֙ha.ma.tzOtH4682,and layH3240themupon thisהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975rockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553,and pour outשְׁפ֑וֹךְshe.FokhH8210the brothהַמָּרַ֖קha.ma.RakH4839.And he didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so.

21Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971the endקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938that wasin his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and touchedוַיִּגַּ֥עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the fleshבַּבָּשָׂ֖רba.ba.SarH1320and the unleavened cakesוּבַמַּצּ֑וֹתu.vam.ma.TzotH4682;and there rose upוַתַּ֨עַלva.Ta.'alH5927fireהָאֵ֜שׁha.'EshH784out of the rockהַצּ֗וּרha.TzurH6697,and consumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the fleshהַבָּשָׂר֙ha.ba.SarH1320and the unleavened cakesהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682.Then the angelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068departedהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980out of his sightמֵעֵינָֽיו׃me.'ei.NavH5869.

22And when Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439perceivedוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he wasan angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069!for becauseכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200an angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440to faceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

23And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965beunto thee; fearתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372not: thou shalt not dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

24Then Gideonגִּדְע֤וֹןgid.'onH1439builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196there unto the LordH3068,and calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it Jehovah–shalomH3073:unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117it isyet in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֖תbe.'a.fe.RatH6084of the Abi–ezritesH33.

25And it came to pass the same nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,that the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Takeקַ֤חkachH3947thy father’sלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1youngפַּר־par-H6499bullockהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794,even the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145bullockוּפַ֥רu.FarH6499of sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651years oldשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141,and throw downוְהָרַסְתָּ֗ve.ha.ras.TaH2040the altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168that thy fatherלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1hath, and cut downתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772the groveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that is by it:

26And buildוּבָנִ֨יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֜חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430upon the topרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218of this rockהַמָּע֛וֹזha.ma.'ozH4581,in the ordered placeבַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑הba.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,and takeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullockהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499,and offerוְהַעֲלִ֣יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927a burnt sacrificeעוֹלָ֔הo.LahH5930with the woodבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of the groveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842which thou shalt cut downתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772.

27Then Gideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582of his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650,and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto him: and soit was, because he fearedיָרֵא֩ya.Re'H3372his father’sאָבִ֜יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004,and the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,that he could not doמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213itby dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119,that he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213itby nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

28And when the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,behold, the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168was cast downנֻתַּץ֙nu.TatzH5422,and the groveוְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הve.ha.'a.she.RahH842was cut downכֹּרָ֑תָהko.Ra.tahH3772that wasby it, and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullockהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499was offeredהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasbuiltהַבָּנֽוּי׃ha.ba.NuiH1129.

29And they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,Who hath doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697?And when they enquiredוַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙vai.yid.re.ShuH1875and askedוַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּvay.vak.ShuH1245,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101hath doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

30Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto Joashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101,Bring outהוֹצֵ֥אho.Tze'H3318thy sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,that he may dieוְיָמֹ֑תve.ya.MotH4191:because he hath cast downנָתַץ֙na.TatzH5422the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and because he hath cut downכָרַ֖תkha.RatH3772the groveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that was by it.

31And Joashיוֹאָ֡שׁyo.'AshH3101saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all that stoodעָמְד֨וּ'a.me.DuH5975against him, Will ye pleadתְּרִיב֣וּןte.ri.VunH7378for Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168?will ye saveתּוֹשִׁיע֣וּןto.shi.'UnH3467him? he that will pleadיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378for him, let him be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191whilst it is yetmorningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242: if he bea godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,let him pleadיָ֣רֶבYa.revH7378for himself, because onehath cast downנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422his altarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃miz.be.ChoH4196.

32Therefore on that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117he calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121him Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Let Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168pleadיָ֤רֶבYa.revH7378against him, because he hath thrown downנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422his altarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃ פmiz.be.ChoH4196.

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