Revised Literal Translation

Judges 7:16-18

16And he dividedוַיַּ֛חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673the threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intothreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218,and he putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414a trumpetשׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.RotH7782in every man’s handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,with emptyרֵקִ֔יםre.KimH7386pitchersוְכַדִּ֣יםve.kha.DimH3537,and lampsוְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.DimH3940withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the pitchersהַכַּדִּֽים׃ha.ka.DimH3537.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Lookתִרְא֖וּtir.'UH7200on me, and doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213likewise: and, behold, when I comeבָא֙va'H935to the outsideבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, it shall be that,as I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213,so shall ye doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

18When I blowוְתָקַעְתִּי֙ve.ta.ka'.TiH8628with a trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, I and all that arewith me, then blowוּתְקַעְתֶּ֨םu.te.ka'.TemH8628ye the trumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֜וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782also on every sideסְבִיבוֹת֙se.vi.VotH5439of all the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, The swordof Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068,and of Gideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פu.le.gid.'onH1439.

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