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Judges 8:5-21

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.”

10Now Zebahוְזֶ֨בַחve.Ze.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֜עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759were in Karkorבַּקַּרְקֹ֗רba.kar.KorH7174, and theirarmiesוּמַחֲנֵיהֶ֤םu.ma.cha.nei.HemH4264with them, about 15,000כַּחֲמֵ֤שֶׁת עָשָׂר֙ אֶ֔לֶףka.cha.Me.shet 'a.Sar 'E.lefH2568 H6240 H505men, allכֹּ֚לkolH3605who were leftהַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםha.No.ta.RimH3498of the entireמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924;for the fallenוְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔יםve.ha.No.fe.LimH5307were 120,000מֵאָ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶףme.'Ah ve.'es.Rim 'E.lefH3967 H6242 H505swordsmenאִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֥לֵֽף חָֽרֶב׃'ish Sho.lef Cha.revH376 H8025 H2719.

11Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439wentוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up by the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of those who livedהַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣יha.she.khu.NeiH7931in tentsבָֽאֳהָלִ֔יםvo.'o.ha.LimH168on the eastמִקֶּ֥דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of Nobahלְנֹ֖בַחle.NoachH5025and Jogbehahוְיָגְבֳּהָ֑הve.ya.ge.bo.HahH3011, andattackedוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264when the campוְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הve.ha.ma.cha.NehH4264wasunsuspectingבֶֽטַח׃Ve.tachH983.

12When Zebahזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759fledוַיָּנ֗וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127,he pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ףvai.yir.DofH7291them and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֞דvai.yil.KodH3920the twoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,and routedהֶחֱרִֽיד׃he.che.RidH2729the wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

13Then Gideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060returnedוַיָּ֛שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421by the ascentמִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖הmil.ma.'a.LehH4608of Heresהֶחָֽרֶס׃he.Cha.resH2776.

14And he capturedוַיִּלְכָּד־vai.yil.kod-H3920a youthנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288from Succothסֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotH5523and questionedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592him. Then the youthwroteH3789downוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789for him the princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Succothסֻכּוֹת֙su.kOtH5523and its eldersזְקֵנֶ֔יהָze.ke.Nei.haH2205,seventy-sevenשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

15He cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the menH376of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֑עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,concerning whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834you tauntedחֵרַפְתֶּ֨םche.raf.TemH2778me, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Are the handsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709of Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֤עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759alreadyעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258in your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that we should giveנִתֵּ֛ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to your menH376who are wearyהַיְּעֵפִ֖יםhai.ye.'e.FimH3287?’”

16He tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and thornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and briersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑יםha.bar.ko.NimH1303, and hedisciplinedוַיֹּ֣דַעvai.Yo.da'H3045the menH376of Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523with them.

17He toreH5422downH5422the towerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026of Penuelפְּנוּאֵ֖לpe.nu.'ElH6439and killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026the menH376of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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.

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