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Judges 7:8-16

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.

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