Revised Literal Translation

Judges 6:20-24

20And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Takeקַ֣חkachH3947the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֤רha.ba.SarH1320and the unleavened cakesהַמַּצּוֹת֙ha.ma.tzOtH4682,and layH3240themupon thisהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975rockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553,and pour outשְׁפ֑וֹךְshe.FokhH8210the brothהַמָּרַ֖קha.ma.RakH4839.And he didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so.

21Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971the endקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of the staffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938that wasin his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and touchedוַיִּגַּ֥עvai.yi.Ga'H5060the fleshבַּבָּשָׂ֖רba.ba.SarH1320and the unleavened cakesוּבַמַּצּ֑וֹתu.vam.ma.TzotH4682;and there rose upוַתַּ֨עַלva.Ta.'alH5927fireהָאֵ֜שׁha.'EshH784out of the rockהַצּ֗וּרha.TzurH6697,and consumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the fleshהַבָּשָׂר֙ha.ba.SarH1320and the unleavened cakesהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682.Then the angelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068departedהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980out of his sightמֵעֵינָֽיו׃me.'ei.NavH5869.

22And when Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439perceivedוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he wasan angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069!for becauseכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200an angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440to faceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

23And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965beunto thee; fearתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372not: thou shalt not dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

24Then Gideonגִּדְע֤וֹןgid.'onH1439builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196there unto YhwhH3068,and calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it Jehovah–shalom, Yhwh Is PeaceH3073:unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117it isyet in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֖תbe.'a.fe.RatH6084of the Abi–ezritesH33.

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