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Judges 7:16-22

16And he dividedוַיַּ֛חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673the threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intothreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218,and he putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414a trumpetשׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.RotH7782in every man’s handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,with emptyרֵקִ֔יםre.KimH7386pitchersוְכַדִּ֣יםve.kha.DimH3537,and lampsוְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.DimH3940withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the pitchersהַכַּדִּֽים׃ha.ka.DimH3537.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Lookתִרְא֖וּtir.'UH7200on me, and doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213likewise: and, behold, when I comeבָא֙va'H935to the outsideבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, it shall be that,as I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213,so shall ye doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

18When I blowוְתָקַעְתִּי֙ve.ta.ka'.TiH8628with a trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, I and all that arewith me, then blowוּתְקַעְתֶּ֨םu.te.ka'.TemH8628ye the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֜וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782also on every sideסְבִיבוֹת֙se.vi.VotH5439of all the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, The swordof the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068,and of Gideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פu.le.gid.'onH1439.

19So Gideonגִ֠דְעוֹןGid.'onH1439,and the hundredוּמֵאָה־u.me.'ah-H3967menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376that werewith him, cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto the outsideבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264in the beginningרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of the middleהַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הha.ti.kho.NahH8484watchהָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתha.'ash.Mo.retH821;and they had butאַ֛ךְ'akhH389newlyהָקֵ֥םha.KemH6965setהֵקִ֖ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965the watchהַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑יםha.sho.me.RimH8104:and they blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹתba.Sho.fa.RotH7782,and brakeוְנָפ֥וֹץve.na.FotzH5310the pitchersהַכַּדִּ֖יםha.ka.DimH3537that werein their handsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

20And the threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969companiesהָרָאשִׁ֥יםha.ra.ShimH7218blewוַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּVai.yit.ke.'uH8628the trumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮ba.sho.fa.rOtH7782,and brakeוַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּvai.yish.be.RuH7665the pitchersהַכַּדִּים֒ha.ka.DimH3537,and heldוַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388the lampsבַּלַּפִּדִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940in their leftשְׂמאוֹלָם֙se.m.'o.LamH8040handsבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027,and the trumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782in their rightיְמִינָ֔םye.mi.NamH3225handsוּבְיַ֨ד־u.ve.Yad-H3027to blowלִתְק֑וֹעַlit.Ko.a'H8628withal:and they criedוַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121,The swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,and of Gideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃u.le.gid.'onH1439.

21And they stoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his place round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264:and all the hostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264ranוַיָּ֧רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323,and criedוַיָּרִ֖יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321,and fledוַיָּנֽוּסוּ׃vai.ya.ni.suH5127.

22And the threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֮vai.yit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת֒ha.sho.fa.rOtH7782,and the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068setוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760every man’sאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719against his fellowבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453,even throughout all the hostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264:and the hostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264fledוַיָּ֨נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to Beth–shittahH1029in Zererathצְֽרֵרָ֔תָהtze.re.Ra.tahH6888, andto the borderשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of Abel–meholahH65,unto Tabbathטַבָּֽת׃ta.BatH2888.

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