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Judges 8:5-8

5And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the menלְאַנְשֵׁ֣יle.'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414,I pray you, loavesכִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.RotH3603of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899unto the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that followבְּרַגְלָ֑יbe.rag.LaiH7272me; for they befaintעֲיֵפִ֣ים'a.ye.FimH5889,and I am pursuingרֹדֵ֛ףro.DefH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

6And the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Arethe handsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709of Zebahזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759now in thine handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that we should giveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899unto thine armyלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litz.va.'a.KhaH6635?

7And Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Therefore when the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath deliveredבְּתֵ֧תbe.TetH5414Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'H6759into mine handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027,then I will tearוְדַשְׁתִּי֙ve.dash.TiH1758your fleshבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.KhemH1320with the thornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and with briersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃Ha.bar.ko.NimH1303.

8And he went upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thence to Penuelפְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElH6439,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto them likewiseכָּזֹ֑אתka.ZotH2063:and the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Penuelפְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElH6439answeredוַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030him as the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523had answeredעָנ֖וּ'a.NuH6030him.

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