Revised Literal Translation

Judges 8:4-17

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.

9And he spakeוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also unto the menלְאַנְשֵׁ֥יle.'an.SheiH582of Penuelפְנוּאֵ֖לfe.nu.'ElH6439,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,When I come againבְּשׁוּבִ֣יbe.shu.ViH7725in peaceבְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,I will break downאֶתֹּ֖ץ'e.TotzH5422this towerהַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.DalH4026.

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.

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