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Judges 6:1-14

1Then the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213whatH7451wasH7451evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068handedבְּיַד־be.yad-H5414 H3027them overH5414toMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080for sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

2Thepowerיַד־yad-H3027of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080prevailedוַתָּ֥עָזva.Ta.'ozH5810againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Becauseמִפְּנֵ֨יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of Midianמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478madeעָשֽׂוּ'a.SuH6213for themselvesthe densהַמִּנְהָרוֹת֙ha.min.ha.rOtH4492whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022and the cavesהַמְּעָר֖וֹתha.me.'a.RotH4631and the strongholdsהַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃ha.me.tza.DotH4679.

3For wheneverוְהָיָ֖ה אִם־ve.ha.Yah 'im-H1961 H518Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478had sownזָרַ֣עza.Ra'H2232,the Midianitesמִדְיָ֧ןmid.YanH4080would comeH5927upH5927with the Amalekitesוַֽעֲמָלֵ֛קva.'a.ma.LekH6002and thepeopleוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924andmarchH5927againstעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921them.

4So they would campוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921them anddestroyוַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843the produceיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776as farעַד־ בּוֹאֲךָ֖'ad- bo.'a.KhaH5704 H935as Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804, andleaveיַשְׁאִ֤ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sustenanceמִֽחְיָה֙mich.YahH4241in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,nor a sheepוְשֶׂ֥הve.SehH7716,oxוָשׁ֖וֹרva.ShorH7794,or donkeyוַחֲמֽוֹר׃va.cha.MorH2543.

5For they would comeH5927upH5927with their livestockוּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨םu.mik.nei.HemH4735and their tentsוְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םve.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,they would comeH935inH935like locustsאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697in numberלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230, and boththey and their camelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖םve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581were innumerableאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר'ein mis.ParH369 H4557;and they cameH935into the landבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776to ruinלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.

6So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478was broughtH1809veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966lowוַיִּדַּ֧לvai.yi.DalH1809becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080,and the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedH2199outH2199to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

7Now it cameH1961aboutH1961,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedH2199outH2199to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068on accountאֹד֥וֹת'o.DotH182of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080,

8that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andhe saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘It was I who broughtH5927you upH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and broughtH3318you outH3318of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

9And I rescuedוָאַצִּ֤לva.'a.TzilH5337you from the handsמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the EgyptiansH4714,and from the handsוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605your oppressorsלֹחֲצֵיכֶ֑םlo.cha.tzei.KhemH3905,and I droveH1644them outH1644from you and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414you their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776,

10and I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to you, “I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430; youshall not fearתִֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567in whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776you liveיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427.” But you have notobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם בְּקוֹלִֽי׃ פshe.ma'.Tem be.ko.LiH8085 H6963Me.’”

11Thenthe angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935and satוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427underתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478theoakהָֽאֵלָה֙ha.'e.LahH424that was in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084,whichH834belonged to JoashH3060theAbiezriteH33,as his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439was beatingH2251outH2251wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406in the wineH1660pressH1660in order to saveלְהָנִ֖יסle.ha.NisH5127itfrom the Midianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

12And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to him and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is with you, valiantהֶחָֽיִל׃he.Cha.yilH2428warriorגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368.”

13Then Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Oבִּ֣יbiH994my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,if the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is with us, whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100then has allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088happenedH4672toH4672us? And whereוְאַיֵּ֣הve.'ai.YehH346are allכָֽל־khol-H3605His miraclesנִפְלְאֹתָ֡יוnif.le.'o.TavH6381whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1toldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608us about, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Did the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068not bringהֶעֱלָ֣נוּhe.'e.La.nuH5927us upH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?’ Butnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has abandonedנְטָשָׁ֣נוּne.ta.Sha.nuH5203us and handedבְּכַף־be.khaf-H5414 H3709us overH5414to Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.”

14And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437at him and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980in thisזֶ֔הZehH2088strengthבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581of yours and saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080.Have I not sentשְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ׃she.lach.Ti.khaH7971you?”

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