Revised Literal Translation

Judges 6:20-27

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.

25And it came to pass the same nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,that Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Takeקַ֤חkachH3947thy father’sלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1youngפַּר־par-H6499bullockהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794,even the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145bullockוּפַ֥רu.FarH6499of sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651years oldשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141,and throw downוְהָרַסְתָּ֗ve.ha.ras.TaH2040the altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of Baalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168that thy fatherלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1hath, and cut downתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772the groveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that is by it:

26And buildוּבָנִ֨יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֜חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430upon the topרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218of this rockהַמָּע֛וֹזha.ma.'ozH4581,in the ordered placeבַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑הba.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,and takeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullockהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499,and offerוְהַעֲלִ֣יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927a burnt sacrificeעוֹלָ֔הo.LahH5930with the woodבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of the groveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842which thou shalt cut downתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772.

27Then Gideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582of his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650,and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto him: and soit was, because he fearedיָרֵא֩ya.Re'H3372his father’sאָבִ֜יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004,and the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,that he could not doמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213itby dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119,that he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213itby nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

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