New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 8:7-16

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.

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