Revised Version 1895

Judges 6:11-24

11And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935andsatוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427underתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478theoakהָֽאֵלָה֙ha.'e.LahH424whichH834was inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084, that pertained untoJoashלְיוֹאָ֖שׁle.yo.'AshH3101theAbiezriteH33: and hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439wasbeatingחֹבֵ֤טcho.VetH2251outמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406in the winepress, to hide it from theMidianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

12And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is with thee, thoumightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368of valour.

13AndGideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidH559unto him, Oh mylordH3068,ifH834theLORDH3068be withusH5414,whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100then isallכָּל־kol-H3605thisbefallenמְצָאַ֖תְנוּme.tza.'At.nuH4672usH5414? andwhereH834beallכָֽל־khol-H3605hiswondrousH6381worksH6381whichH834ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1toldH559usH5414of,sayingH559,DidH4100notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808theLORDH3068bringהֶעֱלָ֣נוּhe.'e.La.nuH5927usH5414upH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714? butnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258theLORDH3068hathcastH5414usH5414offH5414, anddeliveredH5414usH5414intoאֵלָ֤יו'e.LavH413thehandבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437uponאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH7971in this thy might, andsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709ofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080: havenotהֲלֹ֖אha.Lo'H3808IsentH7971thee?

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, OhLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136, wherewith shall Isaveאוֹשִׁ֖יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, myfamilyH1004is the poorest inManassehבִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הbim.na.ShehH4519, and I am theleastהַצָּעִ֖ירha.tza.'IrH6810in myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.

16And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588I will be with thee, and thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221theMidianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080as onemanכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָ֛אna'H4994I havefoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, then shewmeH413asignא֔וֹת'otH226that it is thou that talkest withmeH413.

18Departתָמֻ֤שׁta.MushH4185notאַל־'al-H408hence, Iprayנָ֨אna'H4994thee,untilעַד־'ad-H5704Icomeבֹּאִ֣יbo.'IH935unto thee, andbringH935forthH3318mypresentמִנְחָתִ֔יmin.cha.TiH4503, andlayH3318itbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee. And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, I will tarryuntilעַ֥ד'adH5704thoucomeH935againשׁוּבֶֽךָ׃shu.Ve.khaH7725.

19AndGideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439wentH3318in, andmadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213ready a kid, andunleavenedמַצּ֔וֹתma.TzotH4682cakesH4682of anephahוְאֵיפַת־ve.'ei.fat-H374ofmealקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058: thefleshהַבָּשָׂר֙ha.ba.SarH1320heputשָׂ֣םsamH7760in abasketבַּסַּ֔לba.SalH5536, and heputשָׂ֣םsamH7760thebrothוְהַמָּרַ֖קve.ha.ma.RakH4839in apotבַּפָּר֑וּרba.pa.RurH6517, andbroughtH935itoutH3318unto himunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478theoakהָאֵלָ֖הha.'e.LahH424, andpresentedH935it.

20And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֤רha.ba.SarH1320and theunleavenedהַמַּצּוֹת֙ha.ma.tzOtH4682cakesH4682, and lay themuponH413thisrockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553, andpourשְׁפ֑וֹךְshe.FokhH8210outH8210thebrothהַמָּרַ֖קha.ma.RakH4839. And hedidוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

21Then theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068putH7971forthH7971theendקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of thestaffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938that was in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, andtouchedוַיִּגַּ֥עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thefleshבַּבָּשָׂ֖רba.ba.SarH1320and theunleavenedוּבַמַּצּ֑וֹתu.vam.ma.TzotH4682cakesH4682; and therewentH1980upוַתַּ֨עַלva.Ta.'alH5927fireהָאֵ֜שׁha.'EshH784outH4480of therockהַצּ֗וּרha.TzurH6697, andconsumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398thefleshהַבָּשָׂר֙ha.ba.SarH1320and theunleavenedהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682cakesH4682; and theangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068departedH1980outH4480of hissightמֵעֵינָֽיו׃me.'ei.NavH5869.

22AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he was theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDH3068; andGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162, OLordH3068GODH3068! forasmuch as I haveseenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDH3068faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440tofaceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

23And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965be unto thee;fearתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372notH3808: thou shaltnotH3808dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

24ThenGideonגִּדְע֤וֹןgid.'onH1439builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196there unto theLORDH3068, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it Jehovah-shalom: unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117it is yet inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֖תbe.'a.fe.RatH6084of theAbiezritesH33.

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