New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 8:4-17

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.”

8Then he wentH5927upH5927from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033toPenuelפְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElH6439and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696similarlyH2088to them; and the menH376of Penuelפְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElH6439answeredוַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030him justH3512asH3512the menH376of Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523had answeredעָנ֖וּ'a.NuH6030.

9So he saidH559alsoגַּם־gam-H1571to the menH376ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֖לfe.nu.'ElH6439, “When I returnבְּשׁוּבִ֣יbe.shu.ViH7725safelyבְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,I will tearאֶתֹּ֖ץ'e.TotzH5422downH5422thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088towerהַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.DalH4026.”

10Now Zebahוְזֶ֨בַחve.Ze.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֜עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759were in Karkorבַּקַּרְקֹ֗רba.kar.KorH7174, and theirarmiesוּמַחֲנֵיהֶ֤םu.ma.cha.nei.HemH4264with them, about fifteenכַּחֲמֵ֤שֶׁת עָשָׂר֙ka.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH2568 H6240thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505men, allכֹּ֚לkolH3605who were leftהַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםha.No.ta.RimH3498of the entireמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of thepeopleבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924;for the fallenוְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔יםve.ha.No.fe.LimH5307were 120,000מֵאָ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶףme.'Ah ve.'es.Rim 'E.lefH3967 H6242 H505swordsmenאִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֥לֵֽף חָֽרֶב׃'ish Sho.lef Cha.revH376 H8025 H2719.

11Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439wentH5927upH5927by the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of those who livedהַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣יha.she.khu.NeiH7931in tentsבָֽאֳהָלִ֔יםvo.'o.ha.LimH168to the eastמִקֶּ֥דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of Nobahלְנֹ֖בַחle.NoachH5025and Jogbehahוְיָגְבֳּהָ֑הve.ya.ge.bo.HahH3011, and heattackedוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264when the campוְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הve.ha.ma.cha.NehH4264was unsuspectingבֶֽטַח׃Ve.tachH983.

12When Zebahזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759fledוַיָּנ֗וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127,he pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םvai.yir.Dof 'a.cha.rei.HemH7291 H310them and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֞דvai.yil.KodH3920the twoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,and routedהֶחֱרִֽיד׃he.che.RidH2729the entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

13Then Gideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060returnedוַיָּ֛שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421by the ascentמִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖הmil.ma.'a.LehH4608of Heresהֶחָֽרֶס׃he.Cha.resH2776.

14And he capturedוַיִּלְכָּד־vai.yil.kod-H3920a youthנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288fromSuccothסֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotH5523and questionedוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592him. Then the youthwroteH3789downוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789for him the leadersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Succothסֻכּוֹת֙su.kOtH5523and its eldersזְקֵנֶ֔יהָze.ke.Nei.haH2205,seventy-sevenשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

15And he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the menH376of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֑עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,about whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834you tauntedחֵרַפְתֶּ֨םche.raf.TemH2778me, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Are the handsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709of Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֤עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759alreadyעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258in your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that we should giveנִתֵּ֛ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to your menH376who are wearyהַיְּעֵפִ֖יםhai.ye.'e.FimH3287?’”

16Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and thornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and briersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑יםha.bar.ko.NimH1303, and hedisciplinedוַיֹּ֣דַעvai.Yo.da'H3045the menH376of Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523with them.

17And he toreH5422downH5422the towerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026of Penuelפְּנוּאֵ֖לpe.nu.'ElH6439and killedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026the menH376of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

Read all of Judges 8

Commentaries on Judges 8