Revised Literal Translation

Judges 8:13-16

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.

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