Revised Version 1895

Judges 8:4-17

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.

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