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Judges 6:3-33

3And so it was, whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadsownזָרַ֣עza.Ra'H2232, that theMidianitesמִדְיָ֧ןmid.YanH4080cameupוְעָלָ֨הve.'a.LahH5927, and theAmalekitesוַֽעֲמָלֵ֛קva.'a.ma.LekH6002, and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of theeastקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924, even they cameupוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927against them;

4And theyencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583against them, anddestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843theincreaseיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, till thoucomestבּוֹאֲךָ֖bo.'a.KhaH935toGazaעַזָּ֑ה'a.ZahH5804, andleftיַשְׁאִ֤ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604nosustenanceמִֽחְיָה֙mich.YahH4241forIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, neithersheepוְשֶׂ֥הve.SehH7716, noroxוָשׁ֖וֹרva.ShorH7794, nordonkeyוַחֲמֽוֹר׃va.cha.MorH2543.

5For they cameupיַעֲל֜וּya.'a.LuH5927with theircattleוּמִקְנֵיהֶ֨םu.mik.nei.HemH4735and theirtentsוְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םve.'o.ho.lei.HemH168, and theycameוּבָ֤אוּvu.ba'uH935asכְדֵֽי־khe.dei-H1767grasshoppersאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH697formultitudeלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230; for both they and theircamelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖םve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581were withoutnumberמִסְפָּ֑רmis.ParH4557: and theyenteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thelandבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776todestroyלְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃le.sha.cha.TahH7843it.

6AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasgreatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966impoverishedוַיִּדַּ֧לvai.yi.DalH1809becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theMidianitesמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080; and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedוַיִּזְעֲק֥וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

7And it came to pass, when thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478criedזָעֲק֥וּza.'a.KuH2199to theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068becauseאֹד֥וֹת'o.DotH182of theMidianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080,

8That theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971aprophetאִ֥ישׁ נָבִ֖יא'ish na.Vi'H376 H5030to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whosaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Thussaithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, I brought youupהֶעֱלֵ֤יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and brought youforthוָאֹצִ֥יאva.'o.Tzi'H3318from thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650;

9And Ideliveredוָאַצִּ֤לva.'a.TzilH5337you from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theEgyptiansH4714, and from thehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of all thatoppressedלֹחֲצֵיכֶ֑םlo.cha.tzei.KhemH3905you, and drove themoutוָאֲגָרֵ֤שׁva.'a.ga.ReshH1644frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you, andgaveוָאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414you theirlandאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776;

10And Isaidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to you, I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;fearתִֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372not thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, in whoselandבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776yedwellיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427: but ye have notobeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085myvoiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃ פbe.ko.LiH6963.

11And therecameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935anangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andsatוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427under anoakהָֽאֵלָה֙ha.'e.LahH424which was inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084, that pertained toJoashלְיוֹאָ֖שׁle.yo.'AshH3101theAbiezriteH33: and hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439threshedחֹבֵ֤טcho.VetH2251wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406by thewinepressבַּגַּ֔תba.GatH1660, tohideלְהָנִ֖יסle.ha.NisH5127itfromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440theMidianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

12And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is with thee, thoumightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368man ofvalourהֶחָֽיִל׃he.Cha.yilH2428.

13AndGideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Oבִּ֣יbiH994myLordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,ifוְיֵ֤שׁve.YeshH3426theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is with us, why then hath all thisbefallenמְצָאַ֖תְנוּme.tza.'At.nuH4672us? and where are all hismiraclesנִפְלְאֹתָ֡יוnif.le.'o.TavH6381which ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1toldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608us of,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Did not theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068bring usupהֶעֱלָ֣נוּhe.'e.La.nuH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714? but now theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathforsakenנְטָשָׁ֣נוּne.ta.Sha.nuH5203us, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖נוּvai.yi.te.Ne.nuH5414us into thehandsבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of theMidianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437upon him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212in this thymightבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581, and thou shaltsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of theMidianitesמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080: have not Isentשְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ׃she.lach.Ti.khaH7971thee?

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Oבִּ֣יbiH994myLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,howבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100shall Isaveאוֹשִׁ֖יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? behold, myfamilyאַלְפִּי֙'al.PiH504 H505ispoorהַדַּ֣לha.DalH1800inManassehבִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הbim.na.ShehH4519, and I am theleastהַצָּעִ֖ירha.tza.'IrH6810in myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.

16And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221theMidianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080asoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, If now I havefoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, thenshowוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213me asignא֔וֹת'otH226that thoutalkestמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696with me.

18Departתָמֻ֤שׁta.MushH4185not from here, I pray thee, until Icomeבֹּאִ֣יbo.'IH935to thee, and bringforthוְהֹֽצֵאתִי֙ve.ho.tze.TiH3318mypresentמִנְחָתִ֔יmin.cha.TiH4503, andsetH3240itbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee. And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, I willtarryאֵשֵׁ֖ב'e.ShevH3427until thou comestagainשׁוּבֶֽךָ׃shu.Ve.khaH7725.

19AndGideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439wentinבָּ֗אBa'H935, and madereadyוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213akidגְּדִֽי־ עִזִּים֙ge.di- 'i.ZimH5795 H1423, and unleavenedcakesמַצּ֔וֹתma.TzotH4682of anephahוְאֵיפַת־ve.'ei.fat-H374offlourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058: thefleshהַבָּשָׂר֙ha.ba.SarH1320heputשָׂ֣םsamH7760in abasketבַּסַּ֔לba.SalH5536, and heputשָׂ֣םsamH7760thebrothוְהַמָּרַ֖קve.ha.ma.RakH4839in apotבַּפָּר֑וּרba.pa.RurH6517, and brought itoutוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318to him under theoakהָאֵלָ֖הha.'e.LahH424, andpresentedוַיַּגַּֽשׁ׃ סvai.ya.GashH5066it .

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.

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.

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