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Judges 6:25-40

25And itcameH1961topassH1961thesameהַהוּא֒ha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Takeקַ֤חkachH3947thyfather’sלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1bullock,evenH853thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145bullock ofsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141oldH8141, and throwdownH3772thealtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168that thyfatherלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1hath, andcutתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772downH3772theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that is by it:

26andbuildוּבָנִ֨יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֜חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430uponעַ֣ל'alH5921thetopרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218of thisstrongהַמָּע֛וֹזha.ma.'ozH4581hold, in theorderlyH4634mannerH4634, andtakeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullock, andofferוְהַעֲלִ֣יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927aburntעוֹלָ֔הo.LahH5930offering with thewoodבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltcutתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772downH3772.

27ThenGideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376of hisservantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650, anddidH6213as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto him: and itcameH1961topassH1961,becauseH834hefearedיָרֵא֩ya.Re'H3372hisfather’sאָבִ֜יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004and themenH376of thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,soH6213that hecouldH376notH1961doH6213it bydayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119, that hedidH6213it bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

28And when themenH376of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168wasbrokenH5422downנֻתַּץ֙nu.TatzH5422, and theAsherahוְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הve.ha.'a.she.RahH842wascutכֹּרָ֑תָהko.Ra.tahH3772downH5422that was by it, and thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullock wasofferedהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927uponH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasbuiltהַבָּנֽוּי׃ha.ba.NuiH1129.

29And theysaidH559one toanotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, Who hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697? And when theyinquiredוַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙vai.yid.re.ShuH1875andaskedH559, theysaidH559,Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

30Then themenH376of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559untoJoashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101,Bringהוֹצֵ֥אho.Tze'H3318outH3318thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, that he maydieוְיָמֹ֑תve.ya.MotH4191:becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he hathbrokenH5422downH5422thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, andbecauseוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588he hathcutכָרַ֖תkha.RatH3772downH5422theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that was by it.

31AndJoashיוֹאָ֡שׁyo.'AshH3101saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallלְכֹל֩le.KholH3605thatstoodעָמְד֨וּ'a.me.DuH5975againstעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921him, Will yepleadתְּרִיב֣וּןte.ri.VunH7378forBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168? or will yesaveתּוֹשִׁיע֣וּןto.shi.'UnH3467him? he that willpleadיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378for him, let him beputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191whilst it is yetmorningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242:ifH518he be agodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430, let himpleadיָ֣רֶבYa.revH7378forhimselfהוּא֙hu'H1931,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588one hathbrokenH5422downנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422hisaltarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃miz.be.ChoH4196.

32Therefore on thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117hecalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121himJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, LetBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168pleadH7378againstH7378him,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he hathbrokenH5422downנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422hisaltarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃ פmiz.be.ChoH4196.

33Thenallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theMidianitesמִדְיָ֧ןmid.YanH4080and theAmalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֛קva.'a.ma.LekH6002and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of theeastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924assembledH622themselvesH622togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162; and theypassedוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674over, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157

34But thespiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH3847uponH3847Gideonגִּדְע֑וֹןgid.'onH1439; and heblewוַיִּתְקַע֙vai.yit.Ka'H8628atrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782; andAbiezerאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44was gatheredtogetherוַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

35And hesentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִים֙u.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutH3605allH3605Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519; and they also were gatheredtogetherוַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him: and hesentשָׁלַ֗חsha.LachH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִ֣יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397untoAsherבְּאָשֵׁ֤רbe.'a.SherH836, and untoZebulunוּבִזְבֻלוּן֙u.viz.vu.LunH2074, and untoNaphtaliוּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔יu.ve.naf.ta.LiH5321; and theycameH5927upH5927tomeetH7125them.

36AndGideonגִּדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltsaveמוֹשִׁ֧יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by minehandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027, as thou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696,

37beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, I willputמַצִּ֛יגma.TzigH3322afleeceגִּזַּ֥תgi.ZatH1492ofwoolהַצֶּ֖מֶרha.Tze.merH6785on the threshing-floor;ifאִ֡ם'imH518there bedewטַל֩talH2919on thefleeceהַגִּזָּ֜הha.gi.ZahH1492onlyלְבַדָּ֗הּle.va.DahH905, and it bedryחֹ֔רֶבCho.revH2721uponH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thegroundהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, then shall Iknowוְיָדַעְתִּ֗יve.ya.da'.TiH3045that thou wiltsaveתוֹשִׁ֧יעַto.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by minehandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027, as thou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

38And it wassoכֵ֕ןkhenH3651: for heroseH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙vai.yash.KemH7925on the morrow, andpressedוַיָּ֖זַרvai.Ya.zarH2115thefleeceהַגִּזָּ֑הha.gi.ZahH1492together, and wringed thedewטַל֙talH2919outמִן־min-H4480of thefleeceהַגִּזָּ֔הha.gi.ZahH1492, a bowlful ofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

39AndGideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,LetH4994notאַל־'al-H408thineangerאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639bekindledיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734againstH5921meאֶל־'el-H413, and I willspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696but thisonceהַפָּ֑עַםha.Pa.'amH6471:letH4994meאֶל־'el-H413prove, IprayH4994thee, but thisonceהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471with thefleeceבַּגִּזָּ֔הba.gi.ZahH1492;letH4994itnowH4994bedryחֹ֤רֶבCho.revH2721onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389uponH5921thefleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492, anduponH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thegroundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776letH4994there bedewטָּֽל׃TalH2919.

40AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915: for it wasdryחֹ֤רֶבCho.revH2721uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thefleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492onlyלְבַדָּ֔הּle.va.DahH905, and there wasdewטָֽל׃ פTalH2919onallכָּל־kol-H3605thegroundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

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