Revised Literal Translation
Judges 8
1And the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Why hast thouמָֽה־mah-H4100servedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213us thusהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697,that thou calledstקְרֹ֣אותke.RotH7121us not, when thou wentestהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with the Midianitesבְּמִדְיָ֑ןbe.mid.YanH4080?And they did chideוַיְרִיב֥וּןvay.ri.VunH7378with him sharplyבְּחָזְקָֽה׃be.cha.ze.KahH2394.
3Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430hath deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414into your handsבְּיֶדְכֶם֩be.yed.KhemH3027the princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159and Zeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062:and what was I ableיָּכֹ֖לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201to doעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213in comparison of you? Then their angerרוּחָם֙ru.ChamH7307was abatedרָפְתָ֤הra.fe.TahH7503toward him, when he had saidהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697thatבְּדַבְּר֖וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696.
4And Gideonגִדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383, andpassed overעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674,he, and the threeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376that werewith him, faintעֲיֵפִ֖ים'a.ye.FimH5889,yet pursuingוְרֹדְפִֽים׃ve.ro.de.FimH7291them.
5And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the menלְאַנְשֵׁ֣יle.'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414,I pray you, loavesכִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.RotH3603of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899unto the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that followבְּרַגְלָ֑יbe.rag.LaiH7272me; for they befaintעֲיֵפִ֣ים'a.ye.FimH5889,and I am pursuingרֹדֵ֛ףro.DefH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.
6And the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Arethe handsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709of Zebahזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759now in thine handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that we should giveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899unto thine armyלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litz.va.'a.KhaH6635?
7And Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Therefore when Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath deliveredבְּתֵ֧תbe.TetH5414Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'H6759into mine handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027,then I will tearוְדַשְׁתִּי֙ve.dash.TiH1758your fleshבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.KhemH1320with the thornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and with briersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃Ha.bar.ko.NimH1303.
8And he went upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thence to Penuelפְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElH6439,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto them likewiseכָּזֹ֑אתka.ZotH2063:and the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Penuelפְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElH6439answeredוַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030him as the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523had answeredעָנ֖וּ'a.NuH6030him.
10Now Zebahוְזֶ֨בַחve.Ze.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֜עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759werein Karkorבַּקַּרְקֹ֗רba.kar.KorH7174,and their armiesוּמַחֲנֵיהֶ֤םu.ma.cha.nei.HemH4264with them, about fifteenכַּחֲמֵ֤שֶׁת עָשָׂר֙ka.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH6240H2568thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505men,all that were leftהַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםha.No.ta.RimH3498of all the armiesמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924:for there fellוְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔יםve.ha.No.fe.LimH5307an hundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376that drewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
11And Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927by the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of them that dweltהַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣יha.she.khu.NeiH7931in tentsבָֽאֳהָלִ֔יםvo.'o.ha.LimH168on the eastמִקֶּ֥דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of Nobahלְנֹ֖בַחle.NoachH5025and Jogbehahוְיָגְבֳּהָ֑הve.ya.ge.bo.HahH3011,and smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264:for the armyוְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הve.ha.ma.cha.NehH4264was secureבֶֽטַח׃Ve.tachH983.
12And when Zebahזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759fledוַיָּנ֗וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127,he pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, and tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֞דvai.yil.KodH3920the twoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,and discomfitedהֶחֱרִֽיד׃he.che.RidH2729all the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
14And caughtוַיִּלְכָּד־vai.yil.kod-H3920a young manנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288of the menמֵאַנְשֵׁ֥יme.'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotH5523,and enquiredוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592of him: and he describedוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789unto him the princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of Succothסֻכּוֹת֙su.kOtH5523,and the eldersזְקֵנֶ֔יהָze.ke.Nei.haH2205thereof, eventhreescore and seventeenשִׁבְעִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖הshiv.'Im ve.shiv.'AhH7651H7657menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
15And he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935unto the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֑עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,with whom ye did upbraidחֵרַפְתֶּ֨םche.raf.TemH2778me, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Arethe handsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709of Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֤עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759now in thine handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that we should giveנִתֵּ֛ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899unto thy menלַאֲנָשֶׁ֥יךָla.'a.na.Shei.khaH582that arewearyהַיְּעֵפִ֖יםhai.ye.'e.FimH3287?
16And he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and thornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and briersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑יםha.bar.ko.NimH1303,and with them he taughtוַיֹּ֣דַעvai.Yo.da'H3045the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Succothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523.
18Then saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,Whatאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375manner of menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were theywhom ye slewהֲרַגְתֶּ֖םha.rag.TemH2026at Taborבְּתָב֑וֹרbe.ta.VorH8396?And they answeredוַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,As thouH3644art, so werethey; each oneאֶחָ֕ד'e.ChadH259resembledכְּתֹ֖אַרke.To.'arH8389the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of a kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
20And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto Jetherלְיֶ֣תֶרle.Ye.terH3500his firstbornבְּכוֹר֔וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,Upק֖וּםkumH6965, andslayהֲרֹ֣גha.RogH2026them. But the youthהַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arH5288drewשָׁלַ֨ףsha.LafH8025not his swordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719:for he fearedיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372, because he wasyet a youthנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.
21Then Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Riseק֤וּםkumH6965thou, and fallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293upon us: for as the manכָאִ֖ישׁkha.'IshH376is, so ishis strengthגְּבוּרָת֑וֹge.vu.ra.ToH1369.And Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and slewוַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙vai.ya.ha.RogH2026Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078and Zalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,and took awayוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the ornamentsהַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔יםha.Sa.ha.ro.NimH7720that wereon their camels’גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677.
22Then the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439,Ruleמְשָׁל־me.shol-H4910thou over us, both thou, and thy sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,and thy son’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121also: for thou hast deliveredהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּho.sha'.Ta.nuH3467us from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.
24And Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I would desireאֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה'esh.'a.LahH7592a requestשְׁאֵלָ֔הshe.'e.LahH7596of you, that ye would giveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414me every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376the earringsנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141of his preyשְׁלָל֑וֹshe.la.LoH7998. (For they had goldenזָהָב֙za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz.MeiH5141, because they wereIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459.)
25And they answeredוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We will willinglyנָת֣וֹןna.TonH5414giveנִתֵּ֑ןni.TenH5414them.And they spreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙vai.yif.re.SuH6566a garmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071,and did castוַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993therein every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376the earringsנֶ֥זֶםNe.zemH5141of his preyשְׁלָלֽוֹ׃she.la.LoH7998.
26And the weightמִשְׁקַ֞לmish.KalH4948of the goldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz.MeiH5141that he requestedשָׁאָ֔לsha.'AlH7592was a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505and sevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsof goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;beside ornamentsהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨יםha.sa.ha.ro.NimH7720,and collarsוְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹתve.ha.ne.ti.FotH5188,and purpleהָאַרְגָּמָ֗ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713raimentוּבִגְדֵ֣יu.vig.DeiH899that wason the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Midianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080,and beside the chainsהָ֣עֲנָק֔וֹתha.'a.na.KotH6060that wereabout their camels’גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677.
27And Gideonגִדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213an ephodלְאֵפ֗וֹדle.'e.FodH646thereof, and putוַיַּצֵּ֨גvai.ya.TzegH3322it in his cityבְעִירוֹ֙ve.'i.RoH5892, evenin Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084:and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478went thither a whoringוַיִּזְנ֧וּvai.yiz.NuH2181afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310it: which thing became a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170unto Gideonלְגִדְע֥וֹןle.gid.'onH1439,and to his houseוּלְבֵית֖וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004.
28Thus was Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080subduedוַיִּכָּנַ֣עvai.yi.ka.Na'H3665beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,so that they lifted upלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375their headsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218no moreיָסְפ֖וּya.se.FuH3254.And the countryהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776was in quietnessוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Gideonגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פgid.'onH1439.
32And Gideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in a goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896old ageבְּשֵׂיבָ֣הbe.sei.VahH7872,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֗רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the sepulchreבְּקֶ֙בֶר֙be.Ke.verH6913of Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֖הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084of the Abi–ezritesH33.
33And it came to pass, as soon as Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,that the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478turned againוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and went a whoringוַיִּזְנ֖וּvai.yiz.NuH2181afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֑יםha.be.'a.LimH1168,and madeוַיָּשִׂ֧ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760Baal–berithH1170their godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.
34And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478rememberedזָֽכְרוּ֙za.khe.RuH2142not Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,who had deliveredהַמַּצִּ֥ילha.ma.TzilH5337them out of the handsמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of all their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341on every sideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439:
35Neither shewedעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213they kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֖עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, namely,Gideonגִּדְע֑וֹןgid.'onH1439,according to all the goodnessהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896which he had shewedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on Judges 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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