New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 8:18-31

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.

22Then the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439, “Ruleמְשָׁל־me.shol-H4910over us, bothH1571you and your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,alsoH1571your son’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121,for you have deliveredהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּho.sha'.Ta.nuH3467us from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.”

23But Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I will not ruleאֶמְשֹׁ֤ל'em.SholH4910over you, norH3808shall my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910over you;the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910over you.”

24Yet Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I wouldrequestאֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה שְׁאֵלָ֔ה'esh.'a.Lah she.'e.LahH7596 H7592of you, that eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of you giveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414mean earringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141from his spoilשְׁלָל֑וֹshe.la.LoH7998.” (For they had goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz.MeiH5141,becauseH3588they wereIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459.)

25They saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We will surelyנָת֣וֹןna.TonH5414giveנִתֵּ֑ןni.TenH5414them.”So they spreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙vai.yif.re.SuH6566out a garmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071,and everyH376oneH376of them threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993an earringנֶ֥זֶםNe.zemH5141thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033from his spoilשְׁלָלֽוֹ׃she.la.LoH7998.

26The weightמִשְׁקַ֞לmish.KalH4948of the goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz.MeiH5141that he requestedשָׁאָ֔לsha.'AlH7592was 1,700אֶ֥לֶף וּשְׁבַע־ מֵא֖וֹת'E.lef u.she.va'- me.'otH505 H7651 H3967shekelsof goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,besidesלְ֠בַד מִן־Le.vad min-H905 H4480the crescentH7720ornamentsהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨יםha.sa.ha.ro.NimH7720and the pendantsוְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹתve.ha.ne.ti.FotH5188and the purpleהָאַרְגָּמָ֗ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713robesוּבִגְדֵ֣יu.vig.DeiH899whichH7945wereon the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,and besidesוּלְבַד֙ מִן־u.le.Vad min-H905 H4480the neckH6060bandsH6060that wereon their camels’גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677.

27Gideonגִדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213it intoan ephodלְאֵפ֗וֹדle.'e.FodH646,and placedוַיַּצֵּ֨גvai.ya.TzegH3322it in his cityבְעִירוֹ֙ve.'i.RoH5892,Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084,and allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478playedH2181the harlotH2181with it thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,so that it becameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170to Gideonלְגִדְע֥וֹןle.gid.'onH1439and his householdוּלְבֵית֖וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004.

28So Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080was subduedוַיִּכָּנַ֣עvai.yi.ka.Na'H3665beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they did not liftלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375up their headsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218anymoreיָסְפ֖וּya.se.FuH3254.And the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776was undisturbedוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Gideonגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פgid.'onH1439.

29ThenJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060wentוַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and livedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in his own houseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

30Now Gideonוּלְגִדְע֗וֹןu.le.gid.'onH1439hadהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121whowere his directיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409descendantsיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318,for he hadהָ֥יוּHa.yuH1961manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227wivesנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802.

31His concubineוּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙u.fi.lag.ShoH6370whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was in Shechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927alsoגַם־gam-H1571boreיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205him a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121, and henamedוַיָּ֥שֶׂם שְׁמ֖וֹvai.Ya.sem she.MoH8034 H7760him Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

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