Revised Literal Translation

Judges 7:22-25

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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