New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 8:4-9

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.”

8He wentוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033toPenuelפְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElH6439and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696similarlyH2088to them; and the menH376of Penuelפְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElH6439answeredוַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030him justH3512as the menH376of Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523had answeredעָנ֖וּ'a.NuH6030.

9So he spokeוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559alsoגַּם־gam-H1571to the menH376of Penuelפְנוּאֵ֖לfe.nu.'ElH6439,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “When I returnבְּשׁוּבִ֣יbe.shu.ViH7725safelyבְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,I will tearאֶתֹּ֖ץ'e.TotzH5422downH5422thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088towerהַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.DalH4026.”

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