Revised Version 1895

Judges 8

1And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,Whyמָֽה־mah-H4100hast thou servedusH413thusהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088, that thou calledstusH413notלְבִלְתִּי֙le.vil.TiH1115, when thou wentest tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withMidianבְּמִדְיָ֑ןbe.mid.YanH4080? And theydidעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213chide with him sharply.

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Whatמֶה־meh-H4100have Inowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258doneH6213in comparison ofyouH6213? IsnotH3808thegleaningעֹלְל֥וֹתo.le.LotH5955of the grapes ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669betterט֛וֹבTovH2896thanH3808thevintageמִבְצִ֥ירmiv.TzirH1210ofAbiezerאֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃'a.vi.'E.zerH44?

3Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredH5414intoH5921yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶם֩be.yed.KhemH3027theprincesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062: andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100was Iableיָּכֹ֖לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201todoעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213in comparison ofyouH5414? Then theirangerרוּחָם֙ru.ChamH7307was abatedtowardH5921him, when he hadsaidבְּדַבְּר֖וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696that.

4AndGideonגִדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383, andpassedעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674over, he, and thethreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376that were with him,faintעֲיֵפִ֖ים'a.ye.FimH5889, yetpursuingוְרֹדְפִֽים׃ve.ro.de.FimH7291.

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto themenH376ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414, Iprayנָא֙na'H4994youאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,loavesH3899ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899unto thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thatfollowH310meH5414; for they befaintעֲיֵפִ֣ים'a.ye.FimH5889, and I ampursuingרֹדֵ֛ףro.DefH7291afterH310Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759, thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

6And theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Are thehandsבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027ofZebahזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258in thinehandH3027, thatweכִּֽי־ki-H3588shouldgiveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899unto thinearmyלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litz.va.'a.KhaH6635?

7AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: Therefore when theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredבְּתֵ֧תbe.TetH5414Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'H6759intoH3027minehandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027, then I will tear yourfleshבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.KhemH1320with thethornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and withbriersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃Ha.bar.ko.NimH1303.

8And hewentH5927upH5927thence toPenuelפְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElH6439, and spake unto them in like manner: and themenH376ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElH6439answeredוַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030him as themenH376ofSuccothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523hadansweredעָנ֖וּ'a.NuH6030.

9And he spake also unto themenH376ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֖לfe.nu.'ElH6439,sayingH559, When IcomeH7725againH7725inpeaceבְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.LomH7965, I willbreakH5422downH5422thistowerהַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.DalH4026.

10NowZebahוְזֶ֨בַחve.Ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֜עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759were in Karkor, and their hosts with them,aboutH3605fifteenעָשָׂר֙'a.SarH6240thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,allH3605that wereleftהַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםha.No.ta.RimH3498ofallH3605thehostH4264of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of theeastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924: for therefellוְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔יםve.ha.No.fe.LimH5307anhundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menH376thatdrewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

11AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439wentH5927upH5927by thewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of them thatdweltהַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣יha.she.khu.NeiH7931intentsבָֽאֳהָלִ֔יםvo.'o.ha.LimH168on theeastמִקֶּ֥דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofNobahלְנֹ֖בַחle.NoachH5025andJogbehahוְיָגְבֳּהָ֑הve.ya.ge.bo.HahH3011, andsmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264; for thehostוְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הve.ha.ma.cha.NehH4264wassecureבֶֽטַח׃Ve.tachH983.

12AndZebahזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759fledוַיָּנ֗וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127; and hepursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; and hetookוַיִּלְכֹּ֞דvai.yil.KodH3920thetwoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759, and discomfitedallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

13AndGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101returnedוַיָּ֛שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421from theascentמִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖הmil.ma.'a.LehH4608of Heres.

14And hecaughtוַיִּלְכָּד־vai.yil.kod-H3920ayoungנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of themenH376ofSuccothסֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotH5523, andinquiredוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592of him: and hedescribedוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789for him theprincesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofSuccothסֻכּוֹת֙su.kOtH5523, and theeldersזְקֵנֶ֔יהָze.ke.Nei.haH2205thereof,seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651menH376.

15And hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935unto themenH376ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֑עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759, concerningwhomH834yedidH834tauntחֵרַפְתֶּ֨םche.raf.TemH2778meאֶל־'el-H413,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Are thehandsבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027ofZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֤עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258in thinehandH3027, thatweכִּ֥יkiH3588shouldgiveנִתֵּ֛ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899unto thymenH376that arewearyH3286?

16And hetookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andthornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057andbriersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑יםha.bar.ko.NimH1303, and with them hetaughtוַיֹּ֣דַעvai.Yo.da'H3045themenH376ofSuccothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523.

17And he brakedownנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422thetowerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026ofPenuelפְּנוּאֵ֖לpe.nu.'ElH6439, andslewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026themenH376of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

18Thensaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he untoZebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,WhatH834manner ofmenH376were theywhomH834yeslewהֲרַגְתֶּ֖םha.rag.TemH2026atTaborבְּתָב֑וֹרbe.ta.VorH8396? And theyansweredוַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, As thou art,soH834were they;eachH376one resembled thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of akingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, They were mybrethrenאַחַ֥י'a.ChaiH251, thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of mymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517: as theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068liveth,ifל֚וּluH3863ye had saved themaliveחַי־chai-H2416, I wouldnotH3808slayהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026youH3808.

20And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559untoJetherלְיֶ֣תֶרle.Ye.terH3500hisfirstbornבְּכוֹר֔וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,Upק֖וּםkumH6965, andslayהֲרֹ֣גha.RogH2026them. But theyouthהַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arH5288drewשָׁלַ֨ףsha.LafH8025notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808hisswordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719: for hefearedיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372,becauseH3588he was yet ayouthנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.

21ThenZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Riseק֤וּםkumH6965thou, andfallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293uponH6293usכִּ֥יkiH3588: for as themanכָאִ֖ישׁkha.'IshH376is,soH3947is hisstrengthגְּבוּרָת֑וֹge.vu.ra.ToH1369. AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andslewוַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙vai.ya.ha.RogH2026Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759, andtookH3947the crescents that were on theircamels’גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677.

22Then themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439,Ruleמְשָׁל־me.shol-H4910thou overusH413,bothH1571thou, and thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, and thyson’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121also: for thou hastsavedהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּho.sha'.Ta.nuH3467usH413outH413of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

23AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I willnotH3808ruleאֶמְשֹׁ֤ל'em.SholH4910overyouH3808,neitherH3808shall mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910overyouH3808: theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shallruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910overyouH3808.

24AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I would desire arequestאֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה'esh.'a.LahH7592ofyouכִּֽי־ki-H3588, that ye wouldgiveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414meאֲלֵהֶ֜ם'a.le.HemH413everyH376manH376theearringsנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141of hisspoilשְׁלָל֑וֹshe.la.LoH7998. (For they hadgoldenזָהָב֙za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz.MeiH5141,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they wereIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459.)

25And theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Weשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033will willinglygiveH5414them. And theyspreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙vai.yif.re.SuH6566agarmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071, anddidH376castוַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993thereineveryH376manH376theearringsנֶ֥זֶםNe.zemH5141of hisspoilשְׁלָלֽוֹ׃she.la.LoH7998.

26And theweightמִשְׁקַ֞לmish.KalH4948of thegoldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz.MeiH5141that herequestedשָׁאָ֔לsha.'AlH7592was athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505andsevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsH4948ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;besideH5921the crescents, and thependantsוְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹתve.ha.ne.ti.FotH5188, and thepurpleהָאַרְגָּמָ֗ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713raiment that was on thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080, andbesideH5921the chains that wereaboutוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961theircamels’גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677.

27AndGideonגִדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213anephodלְאֵפ֗וֹדle.'e.FodH646thereof, andputוַיַּצֵּ֨גvai.ya.TzegH3322it in hiscityבְעִירוֹ֙ve.'i.RoH5892,evenH853inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084: andallכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH1961a whoringafterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310it there: and itbecameH1961asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170untoGideonלְגִדְע֥וֹןle.gid.'onH1439, and to hishouseוּלְבֵית֖וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004.

28SoH3808Midianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080wassubduedוַיִּכָּנַ֣עvai.yi.ka.Na'H3665beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and theyliftedלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375upH5375theirheadsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218noH3808moreיָסְפ֖וּya.se.FuH3254. And thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadrestוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofGideonגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פgid.'onH1439.

29AndJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101wentH1004anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in his ownhouseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

30AndGideonוּלְגִדְע֗וֹןu.le.gid.'onH1439had threescore and tensonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121of his body begotten: for he hadmanyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227wivesנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802.

31And hisconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙u.fi.lag.ShoH6370that was inShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927,sheהִ֖יאhi'H1931also bare him asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121, and hecalledH8034hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

32AndGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in agoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896oldH1121ageH1121, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֗רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the sepulchre ofJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֖הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084of theAbiezritesH33.

33And itcameH1961topassH1961, as soon asGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, that thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725againH7725, andwentH7725a whoringafterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the Baalim, andmadeוַיָּשִׂ֧ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760Baal-berithH1170theirgodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

34And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478rememberedזָֽכְרוּ֙za.khe.RuH2142notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, who haddeliveredהַמַּצִּ֥ילha.ma.TzilH5337themoutH3605of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofallH3605theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341oneveryH3605sideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439:

35neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shewed theykindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֖עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, who isGideonגִּדְע֑וֹןgid.'onH1439, according toallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the goodnesswhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had shewed untoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Judges 8

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