Revised Literal Translation

Judges 6:25-27

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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