Revised Version 1895

Judges 8:21-26

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.

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