New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 8:22-27

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.

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