New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 8:2-7

2But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258in comparison with you? Is the gleaningעֹלְל֥וֹתo.le.LotH5955of the grapesof Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669not betterט֛וֹבTovH2896thanH4480the vintageמִבְצִ֥ירmiv.TzirH1210of Abiezerאֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃'a.vi.'E.zerH44?

3Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430has handedבְּיֶדְכֶם֩be.yed.KhemH5414 H3027overH5414to you the leadersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159and Zeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062;and whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100wasH3201I ableיָּכֹ֖לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201to doעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213in comparison with you?” Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227theirangerרוּחָם֙ru.ChamH7307towardמֵֽעָלָ֔יוme.'a.LavH4480 H5921him subsidedרָפְתָ֤הra.fe.TahH7503when he saidבְּדַבְּר֖וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696that.

4Then Gideonגִדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439and the threeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383andcrossedH5674overH5674,exhaustedעֲיֵפִ֖ים'a.ye.FimH5889yet stillpursuingוְרֹדְפִֽים׃ve.ro.de.FimH7291.

5And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the menH376ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414loavesכִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.RotH3603of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899to the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834arefollowingבְּרַגְלָ֑יbe.rag.LaiH7272me, for they are exhaustedעֲיֵפִ֣ים'a.ye.FimH5889,and I am pursuingרֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛יro.Def 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.”

6But the leadersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Are the handsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709of Zebahזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759alreadyעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258in your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that we should giveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to your armyלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litz.va.'a.KhaH6635?”

7So Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “For thisלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651answer,when the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has handedבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH5414 H3027overH5414to me Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'H6759, I willthrashוְדַשְׁתִּי֙ve.dash.TiH1758yourbodiesבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.KhemH1320with the thornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and with briersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃Ha.bar.ko.NimH1303.”

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