New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 6:17-24

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.

18Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994do not departתָמֻ֤שׁta.MushH4185from hereמִזֶּה֙mi.ZehH2088,untilעַד־'ad-H5704I comeבֹּאִ֣יbo.'IH935backto You, and bringוְהֹֽצֵאתִי֙ve.ho.tze.TiH3318out my offeringמִנְחָתִ֔יmin.cha.TiH4503and layוְהִנַּחְתִּ֖יve.hi.nach.TiH5117it beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You.” And He saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “I will remainאֵשֵׁ֖ב'e.ShevH3427untilעַ֥ד'adH5704you returnשׁוּבֶֽךָ׃shu.Ve.khaH7725.”

19Then Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439wentבָּ֗אBa'H935in andpreparedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a youngH1423 H5795goatעִזִּים֙'i.ZimH1423 H5795and unleavenedמַצּ֔וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682from anephahוְאֵיפַת־ve.'ei.fat-H374of flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058;he putH7760the meatהַבָּשָׂר֙ha.ba.SarH1320in a basketבַּסַּ֔לba.SalH5536and the brothוְהַמָּרַ֖קve.ha.ma.RakH4839in a potבַּפָּר֑וּרba.pa.RurH6517,and broughtוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318themout to him underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478theoakהָאֵלָ֖הha.'e.LahH424and presentedוַיַּגַּֽשׁ׃ סvai.ya.GashH5066them.

20The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Takeקַ֣חkachH3947the meatהַבָּשָׂ֤רha.ba.SarH1320and the unleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֙ha.ma.tzOtH4682breadH4682and layוְהַנַּח֙ve.ha.NachH5117them on thisהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975rockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553,and pourשְׁפ֑וֹךְshe.FokhH8210out the brothהַמָּרַ֖קha.ma.RakH4839.”And he didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

21Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068putוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971out the endקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938that was in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and touchedוַיִּגַּ֥עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the meatבַּבָּשָׂ֖רba.ba.SarH1320and the unleavenedוּבַמַּצּ֑וֹתu.vam.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682; andfireהָאֵ֜שׁha.'EshH784sprangוַתַּ֨עַלva.Ta.'alH5927up from the rockהַצּ֗וּרha.TzurH6697and consumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the meatהַבָּשָׂר֙ha.ba.SarH1320and the unleavenedהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682.Then the angelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068vanishedהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980from his sightמֵעֵינָֽיו׃me.'ei.NavH5869.

22When GideonH1439sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he was the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LordH3068,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Alasאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068!For nowעַל־ כֵּ֤ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LordH3068faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440to faceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.”

23The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965to you, do not fearתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372;you shall not dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.”

24Then Gideonגִּדְע֤וֹןgid.'onH1439builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁ֨םshamH8033to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and namedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itThe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is Peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965.To thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117it is stillעוֹדֶ֕נּוּo.De.nuH5750in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֖תbe.'a.fe.RatH6084of the AbiezritesH33.

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