New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 6:25-40

25Now on the sameהַהוּא֒ha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Takeקַ֤חkachH3947your father’sלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1bullפַּר־ הַשּׁוֹר֙par- ha.shOrH6499 H7794and a secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145bullוּפַ֥רu.FarH6499sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141old, and tearוְהָרַסְתָּ֗ve.ha.ras.TaH2040downH2040the altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168whichH834belongs to your fatherלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1,and cutתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772downH3772theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that is besideעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921it;

26and buildוּבָנִ֨יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֜חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430on the topרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088strongholdהַמָּע֛וֹזha.ma.'ozH4581in an orderlyH4634wayH4634,and takeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947a secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499and offerוְהַעֲלִ֣יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927a burntעוֹלָ֔הo.LahH5930offeringH5930with the woodבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of the Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you shall cutתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772downH3772.”

27Then Gideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376from his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to him; and becauseH834he wasH3372tooH4480afraidH3372of his father’sאָבִ֜יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004and the menH376of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892to doמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213it by dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119,he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213it by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

28When the peopleH376of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168had been tornנֻתַּץ֙nu.TatzH5422downH5422,and the Asherahוְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הve.ha.'a.she.RahH842whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had been besideH5921it had been cutכֹּרָ֑תָהko.Ra.tahH3772downH3772,and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499had been offeredהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196which had been builtהַבָּנֽוּי׃ha.ba.NuiH1129.

29So they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697?”And when they searchedוַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙vai.yid.re.ShuH1875and inquiredוַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּvay.vak.ShuH1245,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.”

30Then the menH376of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to JoashH3060, “Bringהוֹצֵ֥אho.Tze'H3318outH3318your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,that he may dieוְיָמֹ֑תve.ya.MotH4191,for he has tornנָתַץ֙na.TatzH5422downH5422the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,and indeedH3588,he has cutכָרַ֖תkha.RatH3772downH3772the Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was besideעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921it.”

31But JoashH3060saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכֹל֩le.KholH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834stoodעָמְד֨וּ'a.me.DuH5975againstעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921him, “Will you contendתְּרִיב֣וּןte.ri.VunH7378for Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,orאִם־'im-H518will you saveתּוֹשִׁיע֣וּןto.shi.'UnH3467him? Whoeverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834will contendיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378for him shall be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191toH4191deathH4191by morningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242.Ifאִם־'im-H518he is a godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,let him contendיָ֣רֶבYa.revH7378for himself, sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588someonehas tornנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422downH5422his altarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃miz.be.ChoH4196!”

32Therefore on that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117he namedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121GideonJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,that is to sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Let Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168contendיָ֤רֶבYa.revH7378against him,” becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he had tornנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422downH5422his altarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃ פmiz.be.ChoH4196.

33Then allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Midianitesמִדְיָ֧ןmid.YanH4080,the Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֛קva.'a.ma.LekH6002, and thepeopleוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924assembledנֶאֶסְפ֣וּne.'es.FuH622togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162;and they crossedH5674overH5674and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inthe Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

34Sothe Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068coveredH3847Gideonגִּדְע֑וֹןgid.'onH1439likeH3847clothingלָבְשָׁ֖הla.ve.ShahH3847; and heblewוַיִּתְקַע֙vai.yit.Ka'H8628a trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and the Abiezritesאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44were calledH2199togetherוַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199to followאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

35And he sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִים֙u.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,and they alsoגַּם־gam-H1571were calledH2199togetherוַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199to followאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him; and he sentשָׁלַ֗חsha.LachH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִ֣יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397to Asherבְּאָשֵׁ֤רbe.'a.SherH836,Zebulunוּבִזְבֻלוּן֙u.viz.vu.LunH2074,and Naphtaliוּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔יu.ve.naf.ta.LiH5321, andthey cameH5927upH5927to meetלִקְרָאתָֽם׃lik.ra.TamH7122them.

36Then Gideonגִּדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Ifאִם־'im-H518You are going to saveמוֹשִׁ֧יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478throughבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027me, as You have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696,

37beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I am puttingמַצִּ֛יגma.TzigH3322a fleeceגִּזַּ֥תgi.ZatH1492of woolהַצֶּ֖מֶרha.Tze.merH6785on the threshingבַּגֹּ֑רֶןba.Go.renH1637floorH1637.Ifאִ֡ם'imH518there is dewטַל֩talH2919on the fleeceהַגִּזָּ֜הha.gi.ZahH1492onlyלְבַדָּ֗הּle.va.DahH905,and it is dryחֹ֔רֶבCho.revH2721on allכָּל־kol-H3605the groundהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,then I will knowוְיָדַעְתִּ֗יve.ya.da'.TiH3045that You will saveתוֹשִׁ֧יעַto.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478throughבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027me, as You have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.”

38And it was soכֵ֕ןkhenH3651.When he gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙vai.yash.KemH7925the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283morningH4283and wrungH2115outH2115the fleeceהַגִּזָּ֑הha.gi.ZahH1492,he wrungוַיִּ֤מֶץvai.Yi.metzH4680the dewטַל֙talH2919from the fleeceהַגִּזָּ֔הha.gi.ZahH1492,a bowlהַסֵּ֖פֶלha.Se.felH5602fullמְל֥וֹאme.Lo'H4393of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

39Then Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Do not let Your angerאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639burnיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734against me, so that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389one moretimeהַפָּ֑עַםha.Pa.'amH6471;pleaseנָּא־na'-H4994let me putאֲנַסֶּ֤ה'a.na.SehH5254YoutoH5254theH5254testH5254onlyH7534one moretimeהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471with the fleeceבַּגִּזָּ֔הba.gi.ZahH1492:let it nowנָ֨אna'H4994be dryחֹ֤רֶבCho.revH2721onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.DahH905on the fleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492,and let there be dewטָּֽל׃TalH2919on allכָּל־kol-H3605the groundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”

40And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915;for it was dryחֹ֤רֶבCho.revH2721onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.DahH905on the fleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492,and dewטָֽל׃ פTalH2919was on allכָּל־kol-H3605the groundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

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