Revised Literal Translation

Judges 6:1-5

1And the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֧םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

2And the handיַד־yad-H3027of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080prevailedוַתָּ֥עָזva.Ta.'ozH5810against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andbecauseמִפְּנֵ֨יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the Midianitesמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478madeעָשֽׂוּ'a.SuH6213them the densהַמִּנְהָרוֹת֙ha.min.ha.rOtH4492which arein the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022,and cavesהַמְּעָר֖וֹתha.me.'a.RotH4631,and strong holdsהַמְּצָדֽוֹת׃ha.me.tza.DotH4679.

3And soit was, when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478had sownזָרַ֣עza.Ra'H2232,that the Midianitesמִדְיָ֧ןmid.YanH4080came upוְעָלָ֨הve.'a.LahH5927,and the Amalekitesוַֽעֲמָלֵ֛קva.'a.ma.LekH6002,and the childrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924,even they came upוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927against them;

4And they encampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583against them, and destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843the increaseיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,till thou comeבּוֹאֲךָ֖bo.'a.KhaH935unto Gazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804,and leftיַשְׁאִ֤ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604no sustenanceמִֽחְיָה֙mich.YahH4241for Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,neither sheepוְשֶׂ֥הve.SehH7716,nor oxוָשׁ֖וֹרva.ShorH7794,nor donkeyוַחֲמֽוֹר׃va.cha.MorH2543.

5For they came upיַעֲל֜וּya.'a.LuH5927with their cattleוּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨םu.mik.nei.HemH4735and their tentsוְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םve.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,and they cameוּבָ֤אוּvu.ba'uH935asכְדֵֽי־khe.dei-H1767grasshoppersאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697for multitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230; forboth they and their camelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖םve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581were without numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557:and they enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the landבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776to destroyלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.

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