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Judges 6:20-27

20And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֤רha.ba.SarH1320and the unleavenedcakesהַמַּצּוֹת֙ha.ma.tzOtH4682, andlayH3240them uponthisהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975rockהַסֶּ֣לַעha.Se.la'H5553, and pouroutשְׁפ֑וֹךְshe.FokhH8210thebrothהַמָּרַ֖קha.ma.RakH4839. And hedidוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so.

21Then theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068putforthוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971theendקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of thestaffהַמִּשְׁעֶ֙נֶת֙ha.mish.'E.netH4938that was in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, andtouchedוַיִּגַּ֥עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thefleshבַּבָּשָׂ֖רba.ba.SarH1320and the unleavenedcakesוּבַמַּצּ֑וֹתu.vam.ma.TzotH4682; and thereroseוַתַּ֨עַלva.Ta.'alH5927fireהָאֵ֜שׁha.'EshH784out of therockהַצּ֗וּרha.TzurH6697, andconsumedוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398thefleshהַבָּשָׂר֙ha.ba.SarH1320and the unleavenedcakesהַמַּצּ֔וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682. Then theangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068departedהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980from hissightמֵעֵינָֽיו׃me.'ei.NavH5869.

22And whenGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439perceivedוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he was anangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Gideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162, OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069! forbecauseכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I haveseenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200anangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068faceפָּנִ֖יםpa.NimH6440tofaceפָּנִֽים׃pa.NimH6440.

23And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965be to thee;fearתִּירָ֑אti.Ra'H3372not: thou shalt notdieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

24ThenGideonגִּדְע֤וֹןgid.'onH1439builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196there to theLORDH3068, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itJehovahshalomH3073: to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117it is yet inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֖תbe.'a.fe.RatH6084of theAbiezritesH33.

25And it came to pass the samenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Takeקַ֤חkachH3947thyfather’sלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1youngפַּר־par-H6499bullהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794, even thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145bullוּפַ֥רu.FarH6499ofsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsoldשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141, and throwdownוְהָרַסְתָּ֗ve.ha.ras.TaH2040thealtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'alH1168that thyfatherלְאָבִ֔יךָle.'a.Vi.khaH1hath, and cutdownתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772thegroveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that is by it:

26Andbuildוּבָנִ֨יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֜חַmiz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430upon thetopרֹ֧אשׁroshH7218of thisrockהַמָּע֛וֹזha.ma.'ozH4581, in the orderedplaceבַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑הba.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634, andtakeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499, andofferוְהַעֲלִ֣יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927a burntsacrificeעוֹלָ֔הo.LahH5930with thewoodבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of thegroveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842which thou shalt cutdownתִּכְרֹֽת׃tikh.RotH3772.

27ThenGideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582of hisservantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650, anddidוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hadsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to him: and so it was, because hefearedיָרֵא֩ya.Re'H3372hisfather’sאָבִ֜יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004, and themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892, that he could notdoמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213it bydayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119, that hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213it bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

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