New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 6:20-27

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.

25Now on the sameהַהוּא֒ha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Takeקַ֤חkachH3947your father’sלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1bullפַּר־par-H6499and a secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145bullוּפַ֥רu.FarH6499sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141old, and pullH2040downH2040the altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168whichH834belongs to your fatherלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,and cutתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772downH3772theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that is besideעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921it;

26and buildוּבָנִ֨יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֜חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430on the topרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088strongholdהַמָּע֛וֹזha.ma.'ozH4581in an orderlyH4634mannerH4634,and takeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947a secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499and offerוְהַעֲלִ֣יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927a burntעוֹלָ֔הo.LahH5930offeringH5930with the woodבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of the Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you shall cutתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772downH3772.”

27Then Gideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376of his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to him; and becauseH834he was too afraidיָרֵא֩ya.Re'H3372of his father’sאָבִ֜יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004and the menH376of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892to doמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213it by dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119,he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213it by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

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