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Judges 6:3-11

3AndsoH1961it was, whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadsownזָרַ֣עza.Ra'H2232, that theMidianitesמִדְיָ֧ןmid.YanH4080cameH1961upוְעָלָ֨הve.'a.LahH5927, and theAmalekitesוַֽעֲמָלֵ֛קva.'a.ma.LekH6002, and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of theeastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924; theycameH1961upוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927againstעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921them;

4and theyencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921them, anddestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843theincreaseיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,tillעַד־'ad-H5704thoucomeבּוֹאֲךָ֖bo.'a.KhaH935untoGazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804, andleftיַשְׁאִ֤ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604noH3808sustenanceמִֽחְיָה֙mich.YahH4241inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,neitherH3808sheepוְשֶׂ֥הve.SehH7716,norH3808oxוָשׁ֖וֹרva.ShorH7794,norH3808ass.

5For theycameH935upיַעֲל֜וּya.'a.LuH5927with theircattleוּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨םu.mik.nei.HemH4735and theirtentsוְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םve.'o.ho.lei.HemH168, theycameH935in aslocustsאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697formultitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230; both they and theircamelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖םve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581werewithoutאֵ֣ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557: and theycameH935intoH935thelandבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776todestroyלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.

6AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasbroughtH1809veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966lowוַיִּדַּ֧לvai.yi.DalH1809becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofMidianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080; and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֥וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

7And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedזָעֲק֥וּza.'a.KuH2199unto theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080,

8that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentH7971aprophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and hesaidH559unto them,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, IbroughtH3318youH7971upהֶעֱלֵ֤יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andbroughtH3318youH7971forthH3318outH3318of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650;

9and Ideliveredוָאַצִּ֤לva.'a.TzilH5337youH5414outH1644of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713, andoutH1644of thehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thatoppressedלֹחֲצֵיכֶ֑םlo.cha.tzei.KhemH3905youH5414, and drave themoutH1644frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youH5414, andgaveH5414youH5414theirlandאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776;

10and Isaidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559untoyouאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859, I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430; ye shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808fearתִֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, inwhoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776yedwellיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427: but ye havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearkened unto myvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃ פbe.ko.LiH6963.

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.

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