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Judges 6:25-40

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.

33Then all theMidianitesמִדְיָ֧ןmid.YanH4080and theAmalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֛קva.'a.ma.LekH6002and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of theeastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924weregatheredנֶאֶסְפ֣וּne.'es.FuH622togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162, and wentoverוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

34But theSpiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameלָבְשָׁ֖הla.ve.ShahH3847uponGideonגִּדְע֑וֹןgid.'onH1439, and heblewוַיִּתְקַע֙vai.yit.Ka'H8628atrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782; andAbiezerאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44wascalledוַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

35And hesentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִים֙u.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughout allManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519; who also wascalledוַיִזָּעֵ֥קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him: and hesentשָׁלַ֗חsha.LachH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִ֣יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397toAsherבְּאָשֵׁ֤רbe.'a.SherH836, and toZebulunוּבִזְבֻלוּן֙u.viz.vu.LunH2074, and toNaphtaliוּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔יu.ve.naf.ta.LiH5321; and they cameupוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927tomeetH7125them.

36AndGideonגִּדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, If thouwiltיֶשְׁךָ֞yesh.KhaH3426saveמוֹשִׁ֧יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by myhandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027, as thou hastsaidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696,

37Behold, I willputמַצִּ֛יגma.TzigH3322afleeceגִּזַּ֥תgi.ZatH1492ofwoolהַצֶּ֖מֶרha.Tze.merH6785on thefloorבַּגֹּ֑רֶןba.Go.renH1637; and if thedewטַל֩talH2919shall be on thefleeceהַגִּזָּ֜הha.gi.ZahH1492only, and it shall bedryחֹ֔רֶבCho.revH2721upon all theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776besides, then shall Iknowוְיָדַעְתִּ֗יve.ya.da'.TiH3045that thou wiltsaveתוֹשִׁ֧יעַto.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by myhandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027, as thou hastsaidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

38And it was so: for he roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙vai.yash.KemH7925on the nextmorningמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, andpressedוַיָּ֖זַרvai.Ya.zarH2115thefleeceהַגִּזָּ֑הha.gi.ZahH1492, andwrungוַיִּ֤מֶץvai.Yi.metzH4680thedewטַל֙talH2919out of thefleeceהַגִּזָּ֔הha.gi.ZahH1492, abowlהַסֵּ֖פֶלha.Se.felH5602fullמְל֥וֹאme.Lo'H4393ofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

39AndGideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Let not thyangerאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639behotיִ֤חַרYi.charH2734against me, and I willspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696but thisonceהַפָּ֑עַםha.Pa.'amH6471: let me make atestאֲנַסֶּ֤ה'a.na.SehH5254, I pray thee, but thisonceהַפַּ֙עַם֙ha.Pa.'amH6471with thefleeceבַּגִּזָּ֔הba.gi.ZahH1492; let it now bedryחֹ֤רֶבCho.revH2721only upon thefleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492, and upon all thegroundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776let there bedewטָּֽל׃TalH2919.

40AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915: for it wasdryחֹ֤רֶבCho.revH2721upon thefleeceהַגִּזָּה֙ha.gi.ZahH1492only, and there wasdewטָֽל׃ פTalH2919on all thegroundהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

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