New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 8:14-17

14And he capturedוַיִּלְכָּד־vai.yil.kod-H3920a youthנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288from Succothסֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotH5523and questionedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592him. Then the youthwroteH3789downוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789for him the princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Succothסֻכּוֹת֙su.kOtH5523and its eldersזְקֵנֶ֔יהָze.ke.Nei.haH2205,seventy-sevenשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

15He cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the menH376of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֑עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,concerning whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834you tauntedחֵרַפְתֶּ֨םche.raf.TemH2778me, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Are the handsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709of Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֤עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759alreadyעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258in your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that we should giveנִתֵּ֛ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to your menH376who are wearyהַיְּעֵפִ֖יםhai.ye.'e.FimH3287?’”

16He tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and thornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and briersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑יםha.bar.ko.NimH1303, and hedisciplinedוַיֹּ֣דַעvai.Yo.da'H3045the menH376of Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523with them.

17He toreH5422downH5422the towerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026of Penuelפְּנוּאֵ֖לpe.nu.'ElH6439and killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026the menH376of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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