Revised Version 1895

Judges 7:8-16

8SoH3947thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971tookH3947victuals in theirhandבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theirtrumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782: and hesentשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971allH3605themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478everyH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376unto histentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168, butretainedהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388thethreeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376: and thecampוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080wasbeneathמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478him in thevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9And itcameH1961topassH1961thesameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965,getH6965theedownרֵ֣דredH3381intoH413thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264; for I havedeliveredנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414itintoH413thinehandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

10Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thoufearיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3373togoלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381,goרֵ֥דredH3381thou withPurahוּפֻרָ֥הu.fu.RahH6513thyservantנַעַרְךָ֖na.'ar.KhaH5288downH3381to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264:

11and thou shalthearוְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085whatמַה־mah-H4100theysayיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696; andafterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310shall thinehandsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027bestrengthenedתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388togoוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381downH3381intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264. ThenwentH3381hedownוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381withPurahוּפֻרָ֣הu.fu.RahH6513hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288unto the outermostpartH3027of the armedmenH5288that were in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12And theMidianitesוּמִדְיָ֨ןu.mid.YanH4080and theAmalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֤קva.'a.ma.LekH6002andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of theeastקֶ֙דֶם֙ke.demH6924layנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307alongH5921in thevalleyבָּעֵ֔מֶקba.'E.mekH6010likelocustsכָּאַרְבֶּ֖הka.'ar.BehH697formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230; and theircamelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581werewithoutאֵ֣ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557, as thesandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344which isuponH5921theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193formultitudeלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

13And whenGideonגִדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439wascomeH935,beholdוְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009, there was amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376thattoldH559adreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472unto hisfellowH376, andsaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, Idreamedחָלַ֗מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and,loוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, a cake ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899tumbledintoH935thecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080, andcameH935unto thetentהָ֠אֹהֶלHa.'o.helH168, andsmoteH5221it that itfellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307, andturnedH2015itupsideלְמַ֖עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605downH5221, that thetentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168layוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307alongעַד־'ad-H5704.

14And hisfellowH376answeredH559andsaidH559, This isnothingאֵ֣ין'einH369elseH3027save theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719ofGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101, amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:intoH376hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

15And it wassoוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961, whenGideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thetellingH559of thedreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472, and theinterpretationשִׁבְר֖וֹshiv.RoH7667thereof, that he worshipped; and hereturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725intoH413thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidH559,Ariseק֔וּמוּKu.muH6965; for theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414intoH413yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֖םbe.yed.KhemH3027thehostמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

16And hedividedוַיַּ֛חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673thethreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intoH8432threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218, and heputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414intoH8432thehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of themtrumpetsשׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.RotH7782, andemptyרֵקִ֔יםre.KimH7386pitchersוְכַדִּ֣יםve.kha.DimH3537, withtorchesוְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.DimH3940withinH8432thepitchersהַכַּדִּֽים׃ha.ka.DimH3537.

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