Revised Literal Translation

Judges 7:19-25

19So Gideonגִ֠דְעוֹןGid.'onH1439,and the hundredוּמֵאָה־u.me.'ah-H3967menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376that werewith him, cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto the outsideבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264in the beginningרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of the middleהַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הha.ti.kho.NahH8484watchהָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתha.'ash.Mo.retH821;and they had butאַ֛ךְ'akhH389newlyהָקֵ֥םha.KemH6965setהֵקִ֖ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965the watchהַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑יםha.sho.me.RimH8104:and they blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsבַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹתba.Sho.fa.RotH7782,and brakeוְנָפ֥וֹץve.na.FotzH5310the pitchersהַכַּדִּ֖יםha.ka.DimH3537that werein their handsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

20And the threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969companiesהָרָאשִׁ֥יםha.ra.ShimH7218blewוַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּVai.yit.ke.'uH8628the trumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮ba.sho.fa.rOtH7782,and brakeוַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּvai.yish.be.RuH7665the pitchersהַכַּדִּים֒ha.ka.DimH3537,and heldוַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388the lampsבַּלַּפִּדִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940in their leftשְׂמאוֹלָם֙se.m.'o.LamH8040handsבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027,and the trumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782in their rightיְמִינָ֔םye.mi.NamH3225handsוּבְיַ֨ד־u.ve.Yad-H3027to blowלִתְק֑וֹעַlit.Ko.a'H8628withal:and they criedוַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121,The swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,and of Gideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃u.le.gid.'onH1439.

21And they stoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his place round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264:and all the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264ranוַיָּ֧רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323,and criedוַיָּרִ֖יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321,and fledוַיָּנֽוּסוּ׃vai.ya.ni.suH5127.

22And the threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֮vai.yit.ke.'UH8628the trumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת֒ha.sho.fa.rOtH7782,And Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068setוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760every man’sאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719against his fellowבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453,even throughout all the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264:and the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264fledוַיָּ֨נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to Beth–shittahH1029in Zererathצְֽרֵרָ֔תָהtze.re.Ra.tahH6888, andto the borderשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of Abel–meholahH65,unto Tabbathטַבָּֽת׃ta.BatH2888.

23And the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478gathered themselves togetherוַיִּצָּעֵ֧קvai.yi.tza.'EkH6817out of Naphtaliמִנַּפְתָּלִ֥יmi.naf.ta.LiH5321,and out of Asherאָשֵׁ֖ר'a.SherH836,and out of all Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the Midianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

24And Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֩gid.'OnH1439sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִ֡יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughout all mountהַ֨רharH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Come downרְד֞וּre.DuH3381againstH7125the Midianitesמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,and takeוְלִכְד֤וּve.likh.DuH3920before them the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325unto Beth–barahH1012and Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Then all the menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669gathered themselves togetherוַיִּצָּעֵ֞קvai.yi.tza.'EkH6817,and tookוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325unto Beth–barahH1012and Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

25And they tookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֡וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the Midianitesמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159and Zeebזְאֵ֗בze.'EvH2062;and they slewוַיַּהַרְג֨וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026Orebעוֹרֵ֤בo.RevH6159upon the rockבְּצוּר־be.tzur-H6697Orebעוֹרֵב֙o.RevH6159,and Zeebזְאֵב֙ze.'EvH2062they slewהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026at the winepressבְיֶֽקֶב־ve.ye.kev-H3342of Zeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062,and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080,and broughtהֵבִ֙יאוּ֙he.Vi.'uH935the headsוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218of Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159and Zeebוּזְאֵ֔בu.ze.'EvH2062to Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439on the other sideמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383.

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