Revised Literal Translation

Judges 7:20-22

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.

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