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Judges 6:7-16

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?”

15But he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Him, “Oבִּ֣יbiH994Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,howבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100am I to saveאוֹשִׁ֖יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,my familyאַלְפִּי֙'al.PiH505is the leastהַדַּ֣לha.DalH1800inManassehבִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הbim.na.ShehH4519,and I am the youngestהַצָּעִ֖ירha.tza.'IrH6810in my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.”

16Yet the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I will certainlyכִּ֥יkiH3588be with you, and you willdefeatוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080as oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.”

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