New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 8:18-21

18Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759, “WhatH375kindH375of menH376werethey whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you killedהֲרַגְתֶּ֖םha.rag.TemH2026at Taborבְּתָב֑וֹרbe.ta.VorH8396?”And they saidוַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “They were likeH3644you, each oneאֶחָ֕ד'e.ChadH259resemblingכְּתֹ֖אַרke.To.'arH8389the sonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of a kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

19He saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “They weremy brothersאַחַ֥י'a.ChaiH251,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517. Asthe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,ifH3863onlyH3863you had let them liveהַחֲיִתֶ֣םha.cha.yi.TemH2421,I would not killהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026you.”

20So he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Jetherלְיֶ֣תֶרle.Ye.terH3500his firstbornבְּכוֹר֔וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, “Riseק֖וּםkumH6965,killהֲרֹ֣גha.RogH2026them.” But the youthהַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arH5288did not drawשָׁלַ֨ףsha.LafH8025his swordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719,for he was afraidיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372,becauseH3588he was stillעוֹדֶ֖נּוּo.De.nuH5750a youthנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.

21Then Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Riseק֤וּםkumH6965up yourselfאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859,and fallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293on us; for as the manכָאִ֖ישׁkha.'IshH376,so is his strengthגְּבוּרָת֑וֹge.vu.ra.ToH1369.”So Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙vai.ya.ha.RogH2026Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759, andtookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the crescentH7720ornamentsהַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔יםha.Sa.ha.ro.NimH7720whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were on their camels’גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677.

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