New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 7:19-25

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.

24Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֩gid.'OnH1439sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִ֡יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutH3605allH3605the hillהַ֨רharH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Comeרְד֞וּre.DuH3381downH3381againstלִקְרַ֤אתlik.RatH7122Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080andtakeוְלִכְד֤וּve.likh.DuH3920the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325before them, as farעַ֛ד'adH5704as Beth-barahH1012and the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.”So allH3605the menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669were summonedוַיִּצָּעֵ֞קvai.yi.tza.'EkH6817and they tookוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325as farעַ֛ד'adH5704as Beth-barahH1012and the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

25They capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֡וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920the twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147leadersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Midianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159and Zeebזְאֵ֗בze.'EvH2062,and they killedוַיַּהַרְג֨וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026Orebעוֹרֵ֤בo.RevH6159at the rockבְּצוּר־be.tzur-H6697of Orebעוֹרֵב֙o.RevH6159,and they killedהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026Zeebזְאֵב֙ze.'EvH2062at the wineH3342pressH3342of Zeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062,while they pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080;and they broughtהֵבִ֙יאוּ֙he.Vi.'uH935the headsוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218of Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159and Zeebוּזְאֵ֔בu.ze.'EvH2062to Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439from acrossמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676the Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383.

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