Revised Version 1895

Judges 8:1-9

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.

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