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Judges 8:2-7

2And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, What have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213now in comparison of you? Isnot the gleaningעֹלְל֥וֹתo.le.LotH5955of the grapes of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669betterט֛וֹבTovH2896than the vintageמִבְצִ֥ירmiv.TzirH1210of Abi–ezerאֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃'a.vi.'E.zerH44?

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.

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