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Judges 6:3-11

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.

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