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Judges 6:25-32

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.

28And when themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892aroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, behold, thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168was castdownנֻתַּץ֙nu.TatzH5422, and thegroveוְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הve.ha.'a.she.RahH842was cutdownכֹּרָ֑תָהko.Ra.tahH3772that was by it, and thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145bullהַפָּ֣רha.ParH6499wasofferedהֹֽעֲלָ֔הho.'a.LahH5927upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that wasbuiltהַבָּנֽוּי׃ha.ba.NuiH1129.

29And theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toanotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, Who hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697? And when theyenquiredוַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙vai.yid.re.ShuH1875andaskedוַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּvay.vak.ShuH1245, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

30Then themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toJoashיוֹאָ֔שׁyo.'AshH3101, Bringoutהוֹצֵ֥אho.Tze'H3318thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, that he maydieוְיָמֹ֑תve.ya.MotH4191: because he hath castdownנָתַץ֙na.TatzH5422thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, and because he hath cutdownכָרַ֖תkha.RatH3772thegroveהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥הha.'a.she.RahH842that was by it.

31AndJoashיוֹאָ֡שׁyo.'AshH3101saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all thatstoodעָמְד֨וּ'a.me.DuH5975against him, Will yepleadתְּרִיב֣וּןte.ri.VunH7378forBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168? will yesaveתּוֹשִׁיע֣וּןto.shi.'UnH3467him? he that willpleadיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378for him, let him be put todeathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191bymorningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242: if he is agodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430, let himpleadיָ֣רֶבYa.revH7378for himself, because one hath castdownנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422hisaltarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃miz.be.ChoH4196.

32Therefore on thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117hecalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121himJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, LetBaalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168pleadיָ֤רֶבYa.revH7378against him, because he hath throwndownנָתַ֖ץna.TatzH5422hisaltarמִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃ פmiz.be.ChoH4196.

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