New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 6:25-28

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.

28When the menH376of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168was tornנֻתַּץ֙nu.TatzH5422downH5422,and the Asherahוְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הve.ha.'a.she.RahH842whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was besideH5921it was cutכֹּרָ֑תָהko.Ra.tahH3772downH3772,and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499was offeredהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196which had been builtהַבָּנֽוּי׃ha.ba.NuiH1129.

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