New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 6:7-16

7Now it cameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961about whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedזָעֲק֥וּza.'a.KuH2199to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068on accountאֹד֥וֹת'o.DotH182of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080,

8that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andhe saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘It was I who broughtהֶעֱלֵ֤יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927you up from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and broughtוָאֹצִ֥יאva.'o.Tzi'H3318you out from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

9I deliveredוָאַצִּ֤לva.'a.TzilH5337you from the handsמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the EgyptiansH4714and from the handsוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605your oppressorsלֹחֲצֵיכֶ֑םlo.cha.tzei.KhemH3905,and dispossessedוָאֲגָרֵ֤שׁva.'a.ga.ReshH1644them beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480 H6440you and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414you their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776,

10and I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to you, “I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430; youshall not fearתִֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567in whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776you liveיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427. But you have notobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם בְּקוֹלִֽי׃ פshe.ma'.Tem be.ko.LiH8085 H6963Me.”’”

11Thenthe angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935and satוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427underתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478theoakהָֽאֵלָה֙ha.'e.LahH424that was in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084,whichH834belonged to JoashH3060theAbiezriteH33as his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439was beatingחֹבֵ֤טcho.VetH2251out wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406in the wineH1660pressH1660in order to saveלְהָנִ֖יסle.ha.NisH5127itfrom the Midianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

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.”

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