Revised Webster's Bible

Judges 7

1ThenJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֜עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, who isGideonגִדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, and all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were with him, roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beside the well ofHarodH5878: so that thehostוּמַחֲנֵ֤הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of theMidianitesמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080were on the northsideמִצָּפ֔וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828of them, by thehillמִגִּבְעַ֥תmi.giv.'AtH1389ofMorehהַמּוֹרֶ֖הha.mo.RehH4176, in thevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ba.'E.mekH6010.

2And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439, Thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that are with thee are toomanyרַ֗בRavH7227for me togiveמִתִּתִּ֥יmi.ti.TiH5414theMidianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080into theirhandsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027, lestIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478vauntיִתְפָּאֵ֨רyit.pa.'ErH6286themselves against me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, My ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027hathsavedהוֹשִׁ֥יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467me.

3Nowthereforeנָ֜אna'H4994,proclaimקְרָ֨אke.Ra'H7121in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Whoever isfearfulיָרֵ֣אya.Re'H3373andafraidוְחָרֵ֔דve.cha.RedH2730, let himreturnיָשֹׁ֥בya.ShoH7725and departearlyוְיִצְפֹּ֖רve.yitz.PorH6852frommountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568. And therereturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725of thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505; and thereremainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ סnish.'A.ruH7604tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505.

4And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, Thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971are yet toomanyרָב֒ravH7227; bring themdownהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381to thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and I willtryוְאֶצְרְפֶ֥נּוּve.'etz.re.Fe.nuH6884them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom Isayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559to thee, This shallgoH3212with thee, the same shallgoH3212with thee; and of whomever Isayאֹמַ֜ר'o.MarH559to thee, This shall notgoH3212with thee, the same shall notgoH3212.

5So he broughtdownוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to thewaterהַמָּ֑יִם סha.Ma.yimH4325: and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, Every one thatlappethיָלֹק֩ya.LokH3952of thewaterהַמַּ֜יִםha.Ma.yimH4325with histongueבִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹbil.sho.NoH3956, as adogהַכֶּ֗לֶבha.Ke.levH3611lappethיָלֹ֣קya.LokH3952, him shalt thousetתַּצִּ֤יגta.TzigH3322by himself; likewise every one that bowethdownיִכְרַ֥עyikh.Ra'H3766upon hiskneesבִּרְכָּ֖יוbir.KavH1290todrinkלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃lish.TotH8354.

6And thenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of them thatlappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤יםha.ma.la.KimH3952, putting theirhandבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027to theirmouthפִּיהֶ֔םpi.HemH6310, werethreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: but all therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971boweddownכָּרְע֥וּka.re.'UH3766upon theirkneesבִּרְכֵיהֶ֖םbir.khei.HemH1290todrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439, By thethreeבִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩bish.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376thatlappedהַֽמֲלַקְקִים֙ha.ma.la.KimH3952will Isaveאוֹשִׁ֣יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467you, anddeliverוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414theMidianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080into thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027: and let all the otherpeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971goH3212everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

8So thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947provisionsצֵדָה֩tze.DahH6720in theirhandבְּיָדָ֜םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theirtrumpetsשׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םshof.ro.tei.HemH7782: and hesentשִׁלַּח֙shi.LachH7971allאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376the rest ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to histentלְאֹֽהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168, andretainedהֶֽחֱזִ֑יקhe.che.ZikH2388thosethreeוּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־u.vish.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376: and thehostוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080was beneath him in thevalleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פba.'E.mekH6010.

9And it came to pass the samenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965, godownרֵ֣דredH3381to thehostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264; for I havedeliveredנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414it into thyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

10But if thoufearestיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3373to godownH3381,goלָרֶ֑דֶתla.Re.detH3381thou withPhurahוּפֻרָ֥הu.fu.RahH6513thyservantנַעַרְךָ֖na.'ar.KhaH5288downרֵ֥דredH3381to thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264:

11And thou shalthearוְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085what theysayיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696; andafterwardוְאַחַר֙ve.'a.CharH310shall thyhandsיָדֶ֔יךָya.Dei.khaH3027bestrengthenedתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388to godownוְיָרַדְתָּ֖ve.ya.rad.TaH3381to thehostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הba.ma.cha.NehH4264. Then went hedownוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381withPhurahוּפֻרָ֣הu.fu.RahH6513hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288to theoutsideקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the armedmenהַחֲמֻשִׁ֖יםha.cha.mu.ShimH2571that were in thehostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ba.ma.cha.NehH4264.

12And theMidianitesוּמִדְיָ֨ןu.mid.YanH4080and theAmalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֤קva.'a.ma.LekH6002and all thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of theeastקֶ֙דֶם֙ke.demH6924layנֹפְלִ֣יםno.fe.LimH5307along in thevalleyבָּעֵ֔מֶקba.'E.mekH6010likegrasshoppersכָּאַרְבֶּ֖הka.'ar.BehH697formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230; and theircamelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ve.lig.ma.lei.HemH1581were withoutnumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557, as thesandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344by theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220sideשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193formultitudeלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

13And whenGideonגִדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935, behold, there was amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376thattoldמְסַפֵּ֥רme.sa.PerH5608adreamחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472to hisfriendלְרֵעֵ֖הוּle.re.'E.huH7453, andsaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, Idreamedחָלַ֗מְתִּיcha.Lam.tiH2492adreamחֲל֣וֹםcha.LomH2472, and, lo, acakeצְלִ֜ילtze.lolH6742ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899rolledמִתְהַפֵּךְ֙mit.ha.peKhH2015into thehostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to atentהָ֠אֹהֶלHa.'o.helH168, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֧הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221it that itfellוַיִּפֹּ֛לvai.yi.PolH5307, andoverturnedוַיַּהַפְכֵ֥הוּ לְמַ֖עְלָהvai.ya.haf.Khe.hu le.Ma'.lahH2015 H4605it, that thetentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168layflatוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307.

14And hisfriendרֵעֵ֤הוּre.'E.huH7453answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, This is nothing else except theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719ofGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101, amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for into hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027hathGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430deliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080, and all thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ פHa.ma.cha.NehH4264.

15And it was so, whenGideonגִּדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thetellingמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557of thedreamהַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.LomH2472, and itsinterpretationשִׁבְר֖וֹshiv.RoH7667, that heworshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812, andreturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725to thehostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֔וּמוּKu.muH6965; for theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414into yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֖םbe.yed.KhemH3027thehostמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

16And hedividedוַיַּ֛חַץvai.Ya.chatzH2673thethreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376intothreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218, and heputוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414atrumpetשׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.RotH7782in every man’shandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027, withemptyרֵקִ֔יםre.KimH7386pitchersוְכַדִּ֣יםve.kha.DimH3537, andlampsוְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.DimH3940withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thepitchersהַכַּדִּֽים׃ha.ka.DimH3537.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Lookתִרְא֖וּtir.'UH7200on me, anddoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213likewise: and, behold, when Icomeבָא֙va'H935to theoutsideבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, it shall be that, as Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213, so shall yedoתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

18When Iblowוְתָקַעְתִּי֙ve.ta.ka'.TiH8628with atrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, I and all that are with me, thenblowוּתְקַעְתֶּ֨םu.te.ka'.TemH8628ye thetrumpetsבַּשּׁוֹפָר֜וֹתba.sho.fa.RotH7782also on everysideסְבִיבוֹת֙se.vi.VotH5439of all thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.TemH559, The sword of theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068, and ofGideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פu.le.gid.'onH1439.

19SoGideonגִ֠דְעוֹןGid.'onH1439, and thehundredוּמֵאָה־u.me.'ah-H3967menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376that were with him,cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to theoutsideבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הha.ma.cha.NehH4264in thebeginningרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of themiddleהַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔הha.ti.kho.NahH8484watchהָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתha.'ash.Mo.retH821; and they hadbutאַ֛ךְ'akhH389newlyהָקֵ֥םha.KemH6965setהֵקִ֖ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965thewatchהַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑יםha.sho.me.RimH8104: and theyblewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙vai.yit.ke.'UH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹתba.Sho.fa.RotH7782, andbrokeוְנָפ֥וֹץve.na.FotzH5310thepitchersהַכַּדִּ֖יםha.ka.DimH3537that were in theirhandsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

20And thethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969companiesהָרָאשִׁ֥יםha.ra.ShimH7218blewוַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּVai.yit.ke.'uH8628thetrumpetsבַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮ba.sho.fa.rOtH7782, andbrokeוַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּvai.yish.be.RuH7665thepitchersהַכַּדִּים֒ha.ka.DimH3537, andheldוַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388thelampsבַּלַּפִּדִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940in theirleftשְׂמאוֹלָם֙se.m.'o.LamH8040handsבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027, and thetrumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹתha.sho.fa.RotH7782in theirrightיְמִינָ֔םye.mi.NamH3225handsוּבְיַ֨ד־u.ve.Yad-H3027toblowלִתְק֑וֹעַlit.Ko.a'H8628with : and theycriedוַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121, Theswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, and ofGideonוּלְגִדְעֽוֹן׃u.le.gid.'onH1439.

21And theystoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his placearoundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264: and all thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264ranוַיָּ֧רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323, andcriedוַיָּרִ֖יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321, andfledוַיָּנֽוּסוּ׃vai.ya.ni.suH5127.

22And thethreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֮vai.yit.ke.'UH8628thetrumpetsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת֒ha.sho.fa.rOtH7782, and theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068setוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760everyman’sאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719against hiscompanionבְּרֵעֵ֖הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453, even throughout all thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264: and thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הha.ma.cha.NehH4264fledוַיָּ֨נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127toBethshittahH1029inZererathצְֽרֵרָ֔תָהtze.re.Ra.tahH6888, and to theborderשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193ofAbelmeholahH65, toTabbathטַבָּֽת׃ta.BatH2888.

23And themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478gathered themselvestogetherוַיִּצָּעֵ֧קvai.yi.tza.'EkH6817out ofNaphtaliמִנַּפְתָּלִ֥יmi.naf.ta.LiH5321, and out ofAsherאָשֵׁ֖ר'a.SherH836, and out of allManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥יvai.yir.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310theMidianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

24AndGideonגִּדְעוֹן֩gid.'OnH1439sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971messengersוּמַלְאָכִ֡יםu.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughout allmountהַ֨רharH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Comedownרְד֞וּre.DuH3381againstH7125theMidianitesמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080, andtakeוְלִכְד֤וּve.likh.DuH3920before them thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325toBethbarahH1012andJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383. Then all themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669gathered themselvestogetherוַיִּצָּעֵ֞קvai.yi.tza.'EkH6817, andtookוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325toBethbarahH1012andJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

25And theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֡וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of theMidianitesמִדְיָ֜ןmid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebזְאֵ֗בze.'EvH2062; and theyslewוַיַּהַרְג֨וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026Orebעוֹרֵ֤בo.RevH6159upon therockבְּצוּר־be.tzur-H6697Orebעוֹרֵב֙o.RevH6159, andZeebזְאֵב֙ze.'EvH2062theyslewהָרְג֣וּha.re.GuH2026at thewinepressבְיֶֽקֶב־ve.ye.kev-H3342ofZeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080, andbroughtהֵבִ֙יאוּ֙he.Vi.'uH935theheadsוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218ofOrebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebוּזְאֵ֔בu.ze.'EvH2062toGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439on the othersideמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676ofJordanלַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃lai.yar.DenH3383.

Commentaries on Judges 7

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