Revised Literal Translation

Judges 8:10-27

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.SarH6240 H2568thousandאֶ֔לֶף'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.

13And Gideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101returnedוַיָּ֛שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421beforeמִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖הmil.ma.'a.LehH4608the sunH2775was up,

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.'AhH7651 H7657menאִֽישׁ׃'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.

17And he beat downנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422the towerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026of Penuelפְּנוּאֵ֖לpe.nu.'ElH6439,and slewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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.

19And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, They weremy brethrenאַחַ֥י'a.ChaiH251, eventhe sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517: asYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,ifל֚וּluH3863ye had saved them aliveהַחֲיִתֶ֣םha.cha.yi.TemH2421,I would not slayהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026you.

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.

23And Gideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I will not ruleאֶמְשֹׁ֤ל'em.SholH4910over you, neither shall my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910over you: Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910over you.

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.

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