New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 6:12-17

12The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to him and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is with you, O valiantהֶחָֽיִל׃he.Cha.yilH2428warriorגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368.”

13Then Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Oבִּ֣יbiH994my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,if the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is with us, whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100then has allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088happenedמְצָאַ֖תְנוּme.tza.'At.nuH4672to us? And whereוְאַיֵּ֣הve.'ai.YehH346are allכָֽל־khol-H3605His miraclesנִפְלְאֹתָ֡יוnif.le.'o.TavH6381whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1toldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608us about, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Did not the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068bringהֶעֱלָ֣נוּhe.'e.La.nuH5927us up from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?’ Butnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has abandonedנְטָשָׁ֣נוּne.ta.Sha.nuH5203us and givenוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖נוּvai.yi.te.Ne.nuH5414us into the handבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.”

14The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437at him and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980in thisזֶ֔הZehH2088your strengthבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581and deliverוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080.Have I not sentשְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ׃she.lach.Ti.khaH7971you?”

15He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Him, “Oבִּ֣יbiH994Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,howבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100shall I deliverאוֹשִׁ֖יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,my familyאַלְפִּי֙'al.PiH505is the leastהַדַּ֣לha.DalH1800inManassehבִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הbim.na.ShehH4519,and I am the youngestהַצָּעִ֖ירha.tza.'IrH6810in my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.”

16But the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588I will be with you, and you shalldefeatוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080as oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.”

17SoGideon saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Him, “Ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָ֛אna'H4994I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,then showוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213mea signא֔וֹת'otH226that it is You who speakמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696with me.

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