Revised Literal Translation

Judges 7:8-22

8So the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947victualsצֵדָה֩tze.DahH6720in their handבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027,and their trumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782:and he sentשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971allאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376the rest ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376unto his tentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,and retainedהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388those threeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376:and the armyוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080was beneath him in the valleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9And it came to pass the same nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,get thee downרֵ֣דredH3381unto the armyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264;for I have deliveredנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414it into thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

10But if thou fearיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3373to go downלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381,goרֵ֥דredH3381thou with Phurahוּפֻרָ֥הu.fu.RahH6513thy servantנַעַרְךָ֖na.'ar.KhaH5288downH3381to the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264:

11And thou shalt hearוְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085what they sayיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;and afterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310shall thine handsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027be strengthenedתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388to go downוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381unto the armyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264.Then went he downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381with Phurahוּפֻרָ֣הu.fu.RahH6513his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288unto the outsideקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the armed menהַחֲמֻשִׁ֖יםha.cha.mu.ShimH2571that werein the armyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12And the Midianitesוּמִדְיָ֨ןu.mid.YanH4080and the Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֤קva.'a.ma.LekH6002and all the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֙דֶם֙ke.demH6924layנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307along in the valleyבָּעֵ֔מֶקba.'E.mekH6010like grasshoppersכָּאַרְבֶּ֖הka.'ar.BehH697for multitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;and their camelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581werewithout numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,as the sandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344by the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220sideשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193for multitudeלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

13And when Gideonגִדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439was comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935, behold, there wasa manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that toldמְסַפֵּ֥רme.sa.PerH5608a dreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472unto his fellowלְרֵעֵ֖הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I dreamedחָלַ֗מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492a dreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472,and, lo, a cakeצְלִ֜ילtze.lolH6742of barleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899tumbledמִתְהַפֵּךְ֙mit.ha.peKhH2015into the armyבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto a tentהָ֠אֹהֶלHa.'o.helH168,and smoteוַיַּכֵּ֧הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221it that it fellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307,and overturnedוַיַּהַפְכֵ֥הוּ לְמַ֖עְלָהvai.ya.haf.Khe.hu le.Ma'.lahH4605 H2015it, that the tentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168lay alongוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.

14And his fellowרֵעֵ֤הוּre.'E.huH7453answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, This isnothing else save the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719of Gideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101,a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: forinto his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027hath Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430deliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080,and all the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

15And it was so,when Gideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the tellingמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557of the dreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472,and the interpretationשִׁבְר֖וֹshiv.RoH7667thereof, that he worshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812,and returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725into the armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֔וּמוּKu.muH6965;for Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath deliveredנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֖םbe.yed.KhemH3027the armyמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

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.

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.

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