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Judges 8:24-33

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.

32And Gideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191at a ripeטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896oldבְּשֵׂיבָ֣הbe.sei.VahH7872ageH7872and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֗רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the tombבְּקֶ֙בֶר֙be.Ke.verH6913of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1JoashH3060,in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֖הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084of the AbiezritesH33.

33Then it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about, as soonH3512as Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,that the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725playedH2181the harlotH2181with the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֑יםha.be.'a.LimH1168,and madeוַיָּשִׂ֧ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760Baal-berithH1170their godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

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