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Judges 6:7-16

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.

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.

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