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Judges 6:3-11

3And soit was, when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478had sownזָרַ֣עza.Ra'H2232,that the Midianitesמִדְיָ֧ןmid.YanH4080came upוְעָלָ֨הve.'a.LahH5927,and the Amalekitesוַֽעֲמָלֵ֛קva.'a.ma.LekH6002,and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924,even they came upוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927against them;

4And they encampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583against them, and destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843the increaseיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,till thou comeבּוֹאֲךָ֖bo.'a.KhaH935unto Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804,and leftיַשְׁאִ֤ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604no sustenanceמִֽחְיָה֙mich.YahH4241for Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,neither sheepוְשֶׂ֥הve.SehH7716,nor oxוָשׁ֖וֹרva.ShorH7794,nor assוַחֲמֽוֹר׃va.cha.MorH2543.

5For they came upיַעֲל֜וּya.'a.LuH5927with their cattleוּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨םu.mik.nei.HemH4735and their tentsוְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םve.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,and they cameוּבָ֤אוּvu.ba'uH935asכְדֵֽי־khe.dei-H1767grasshoppersאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697for multitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230; forboth they and their camelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖םve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581were without numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557:and they enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the landבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776to destroyלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.

6And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478was greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966impoverishedוַיִּדַּ֧לvai.yi.DalH1809becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the Midianitesמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080;and the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֥וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

7And it came to pass, when the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedזָעֲק֥וּza.'a.KuH2199unto the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068becauseאֹד֥וֹת'o.DotH182of the Midianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080,

8That the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971a prophetאִ֥ישׁ נָבִ֖יא'ish na.Vi'H5030 H376unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I brought you upהֶעֱלֵ֤יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and brought you forthוָאֹצִ֥יאva.'o.Tzi'H3318out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650;

9And I deliveredוָאַצִּ֤לva.'a.TzilH5337you out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the EgyptiansH4714,and out of the handוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of all that oppressedלֹחֲצֵיכֶ֑םlo.cha.tzei.KhemH3905you, and drave them outוָאֲגָרֵ֤שׁva.'a.ga.ReshH1644from beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you, and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414you their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776;

10And I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559unto you, I amthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;fearתִֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372not the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,in whose landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776ye dwellיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427:but ye have not obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085my voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃ פbe.ko.LiH6963.

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.

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