Revised Version 1895

Judges 8:18-31

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.

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