New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 7:16-23

16He dividedוַיַּ֛חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673the 300שְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹתshe.losh- me.'otH7969 H3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376into threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218,and he putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414trumpetsשׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.RotH7782and emptyרֵקִ֔יםre.KimH7386pitchersוְכַדִּ֣יםve.kha.DimH3537into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them, with torchesוְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.DimH3940insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the pitchersהַכַּדִּֽים׃ha.ka.DimH3537.

17He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Lookתִרְא֖וּtir.'UH7200at me and doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213likewiseH3651.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,when I comeבָא֙va'H935to the outskirtsבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213as I doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

18When I and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are with me blowוְתָקַעְתִּי֙ve.ta.ka'.TiH8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,then you alsoגַּם־gam-H1571blowוּתְקַעְתֶּ֨םu.te.ka'.TemH8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֜וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782allכָּל־kol-H3605aroundסְבִיבוֹת֙se.vi.VotH5439the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘For the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068and for Gideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פu.le.gid.'onH1439.’”

19So Gideonגִ֠דְעוֹןGid.'onH1439and the hundredוּמֵאָה־u.me.'ah-H3967menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376whoH834were with him cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the outskirtsבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at the beginningרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of the middleהַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הha.ti.kho.NahH8484watchהָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתha.'ash.Mo.retH821,whenH389they had justH389postedH6965the watchהַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑יםha.sho.me.RimH8104;and they blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹתba.Sho.fa.RotH7782and smashedוְנָפ֥וֹץve.na.FotzH5310the pitchersהַכַּדִּ֖יםha.ka.DimH3537that were in their handsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

20When the threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969companiesהָרָאשִׁ֥יםha.ra.ShimH7218blewוַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּVai.yit.ke.'uH8628the trumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮ba.sho.fa.rOtH7782and brokeוַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּvai.yish.be.RuH7665the pitchersהַכַּדִּים֒ha.ka.DimH3537,they heldוַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388the torchesבַּלַּפִּדִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940in their leftשְׂמאוֹלָם֙se.m.'o.LamH8040handsבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027and the trumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782in their rightיְמִינָ֔םye.mi.NamH3225handsוּבְיַ֨ד־u.ve.Yad-H3027for blowingלִתְק֑וֹעַlit.Ko.a'H8628,and criedוַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121, “A swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719for the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068and for Gideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃u.le.gid.'onH1439!”

21Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376stoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975in his placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thearmyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264ranוַיָּ֧רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323,cryingוַיָּרִ֖יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321out as they fledוַיָּנֽוּסוּ׃vai.ya.ni.suH5127.

22When they blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֮vai.yit.ke.'UH8628300שְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֣וֹתshe.losh- me.'otH7969 H3967trumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת֒ha.sho.fa.rOtH7782, theLordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068setוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376against anotherבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453even throughoutH3605the wholeH3605armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264; and thearmyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264fledוַיָּ֨נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Beth-shittahH1029toward Zererahצְֽרֵרָ֔תָהtze.re.Ra.tahH6888,as farעַ֛ד'adH5704as the edgeשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193ofAbel-meholahH65,by Tabbathטַבָּֽת׃ta.BatH2888.

23The menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478were summonedוַיִּצָּעֵ֧קvai.yi.tza.'EkH6817fromNaphtaliמִנַּפְתָּלִ֥יmi.naf.ta.LiH5321and Asherאָשֵׁ֖ר'a.SherH836and allכָּל־kol-H3605Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,and they pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

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