New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 8:2-7

2But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258in comparison with you? Is not the gleaningעֹלְל֥וֹתo.le.LotH5955of the grapesof Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669betterט֛וֹבTovH2896thanH4480the vintageמִבְצִ֥ירmiv.TzirH1210of Abiezerאֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃'a.vi.'E.zerH44?

3Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the leadersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159and Zeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062into your handsבְּיֶדְכֶם֩be.yed.KhemH3027;and whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100was I ableיָּכֹ֖לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201to doעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213in comparison with you?” Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227theirangerרוּחָם֙ru.ChamH7307towardמֵֽעָלָ֔יוme.'a.LavH4480 H5921him subsidedרָפְתָ֤הra.fe.TahH7503when he saidבְּדַבְּר֖וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696that.

4Then Gideonגִדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439and the 300וּשְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֤וֹתu.she.losh- me.'otH7969 H3967menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383andcrossedH5674overH5674,wearyעֲיֵפִ֖ים'a.ye.FimH5889yet pursuingוְרֹדְפִֽים׃ve.ro.de.FimH7291.

5He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the menH376ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414loavesכִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.RotH3603of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899to the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are followingבְּרַגְלָ֑יbe.rag.LaiH7272me, for they are wearyעֲיֵפִ֣ים'a.ye.FimH5889,and I am pursuingרֹדֵ֛ףro.DefH7291Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.”

6The leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Are the handsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709of Zebahזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759alreadyעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258in your handsבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that we should giveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to your armyלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litz.va.'a.KhaH6635?”

7Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “All rightלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,when the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has givenבְּתֵ֧תbe.TetH5414Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'H6759into my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027, then I willthrashוְדַשְׁתִּי֙ve.dash.TiH1758yourbodiesבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.KhemH1320with the thornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and with briersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃Ha.bar.ko.NimH1303.”

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