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Judges 8
1And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Why hastthouמָֽה־mah-H4100donethisעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213tousהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697, that thou didstcallקְרֹ֣אותke.RotH7121us not, when thouwentestהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with theMidianitesבְּמִדְיָ֑ןbe.mid.YanH4080? And they didcontendוַיְרִיב֥וּןvay.ri.VunH7378with himsharplyבְּחָזְקָֽה׃be.cha.ze.KahH2394.
3Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414into yourhandsבְּיֶדְכֶם֩be.yed.KhemH3027theprincesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Orebעֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevH6159andZeebזְאֵ֔בze.'EvH2062: and what was Iableיָּכֹ֖לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tiH3201todoעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213in comparison of you? Then, when he hadsaidהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697thatבְּדַבְּר֖וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696, theirangerרוּחָם֙ru.ChamH7307toward himabatedרָפְתָ֤הra.fe.TahH7503.
4AndGideonגִדְע֖וֹןgid.'onH1439cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383, and passedoverעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674, he, and thethreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376that were with him,faintעֲיֵפִ֖ים'a.ye.FimH5889, yetpursuingוְרֹדְפִֽים׃ve.ro.de.FimH7291them .
5And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to themenלְאַנְשֵׁ֣יle.'an.SheiH582ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414, I pray you,loavesכִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.RotH3603ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899to thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thatfollowבְּרַגְלָ֑יbe.rag.LaiH7272me; for they arefaintעֲיֵפִ֣ים'a.ye.FimH5889, and I ampursuingרֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛יro.Def 'a.cha.ReiH7291H310Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759,kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.
6And theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Are thehandsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709ofZebahזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759now in thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, that we shouldgiveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to thyarmyלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖litz.va.'a.KhaH6635?
7AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Therefore when theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredבְּתֵ֧תbe.TetH5414Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'H6759into myhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027, then I willtearוְדַשְׁתִּי֙ve.dash.TiH1758yourfleshבְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.KhemH1320with thethornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057and withbriersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃Ha.bar.ko.NimH1303.
8And he wentupוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from there toPenuelפְּנוּאֵ֔לpe.nu.'ElH6439, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to themlikewiseכָּזֹ֑אתka.ZotH2063: and themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֔לfe.nu.'ElH6439answeredוַיַּעֲנ֤וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030him as themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofSuccothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523hadansweredעָנ֖וּ'a.NuH6030him .
10NowZebahוְזֶ֨בַחve.Ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֜עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759were inKarkorבַּקַּרְקֹ֗רba.kar.KorH7174, and theirhostsוּמַחֲנֵיהֶ֤םu.ma.cha.nei.HemH4264with them, aboutfifteenכַּחֲמֵ֤שֶׁת עָשָׂר֙ka.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH2568H6240thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505men, all that wereleftהַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםha.No.ta.RimH3498of all thehostsמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of theeastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924: for therefellוְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔יםve.ha.No.fe.LimH5307anhundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
11AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439wentupוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927by thewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of them thatdweltהַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣יha.she.khu.NeiH7931intentsבָֽאֳהָלִ֔יםvo.'o.ha.LimH168on theeastמִקֶּ֥דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofNobahלְנֹ֖בַחle.NoachH5025andJogbehahוְיָגְבֳּהָ֑הve.ya.ge.bo.HahH3011, andsmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264: for thehostוְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הve.ha.ma.cha.NehH4264wassecureבֶֽטַח׃Ve.tachH983.
12And whenZebahזֶ֚בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759fledוַיָּנ֗וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127, hepursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םvai.yir.Dof 'a.cha.rei.HemH7291H310them, andtookוַיִּלְכֹּ֞דvai.yil.KodH3920thetwoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759, andovercameהֶחֱרִֽיד׃he.che.RidH2729all thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
14Andcaughtוַיִּלְכָּד־vai.yil.kod-H3920a youngmanנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288of themenמֵאַנְשֵׁ֥יme.'an.SheiH582ofSuccothסֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotH5523, andenquiredוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huH7592of him: and hedescribedוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789for him theprincesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofSuccothסֻכּוֹת֙su.kOtH5523, and itseldersזְקֵנֶ֔יהָze.ke.Nei.haH2205, evenseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
15And hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofSuccothסֻכּ֔וֹתsu.KotH5523, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, BeholdZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֑עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759, with whom yeupbraidedחֵרַפְתֶּ֨םche.raf.TemH2778me,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Are thehandsהֲ֠כַףHa.khafH3709ofZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֤עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759now in thyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, that we shouldgiveנִתֵּ֛ןni.TenH5414breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to thymenלַאֲנָשֶׁ֥יךָla.'a.na.Shei.khaH582that arewearyהַיְּעֵפִ֖יםhai.ye.'e.FimH3287?
16And hetookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andthornsקוֹצֵ֥יko.TzeiH6975of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057andbriersהַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑יםha.bar.ko.NimH1303, and with them hetaughtוַיֹּ֣דַעvai.Yo.da'H3045themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofSuccothסֻכּֽוֹת׃su.KotH5523.
18Thensaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he toZebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759,Whatאֵיפֹה֙'ei.FohH375manner ofmenהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were they whom yeslewהֲרַגְתֶּ֖םha.rag.TemH2026atTaborבְּתָב֑וֹרbe.ta.VorH8396? And theyansweredוַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, AsthouH3644art, so were they; eachoneאֶחָ֕ד'e.ChadH259resembledכְּתֹ֖אַרke.To.'arH8389thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of akingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
20And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toJetherלְיֶ֣תֶרle.Ye.terH3500hisfirstbornבְּכוֹר֔וֹbe.kho.RoH1060,Ariseק֖וּםkumH6965, andslayהֲרֹ֣גha.RogH2026them. But theyouthהַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arH5288drewשָׁלַ֨ףsha.LafH8025not hisswordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719: for hefearedיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372, because he was yet ayouthנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.
21ThenZebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Riseק֤וּםkumH6965thou, andfallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293upon us: for as themanכָאִ֖ישׁkha.'IshH376is, so is hisstrengthגְּבוּרָת֑וֹge.vu.ra.ToH1369. AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andslewוַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙vai.ya.ha.RogH2026Zebahזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759, and tookawayוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947theornamentsהַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔יםha.Sa.ha.ro.NimH7720that were on theircamelsגְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581’necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677.
22Then themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439,Ruleמְשָׁל־me.shol-H4910thou over us, both thou, and thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, and thyson’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121also: for thou hastdeliveredהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּho.sha'.Ta.nuH3467us from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.
24AndGideonגִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, I woulddesireאֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה'esh.'a.LahH7592arequestשְׁאֵלָ֔הshe.'e.LahH7596of you, that you wouldgiveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414me everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376theearringsנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141of hisspoilשְׁלָל֑וֹshe.la.LoH7998. (For they hadgoldenזָהָב֙za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz.MeiH5141, because they wereIshmaelitesיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםyish.me.'e.LimH3459.)
25And theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We willwillinglyנָת֣וֹןna.TonH5414giveנִתֵּ֑ןni.TenH5414them . And theyspreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙vai.yif.re.SuH6566agarmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֔הha.sim.LahH8071, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993into it everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376theearringsנֶ֥זֶםNe.zemH5141of hisspoilשְׁלָלֽוֹ׃she.la.LoH7998.
26And theweightמִשְׁקַ֞לmish.KalH4948of thegoldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֤יniz.MeiH5141that herequestedשָׁאָ֔לsha.'AlH7592was athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505andsevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967shekels ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091; besidesornamentsהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨יםha.sa.ha.ro.NimH7720, andcollarsוְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹתve.ha.ne.ti.FotH5188, andpurpleהָאַרְגָּמָ֗ןha.'ar.ga.ManH713raimentוּבִגְדֵ֣יu.vig.DeiH899that was on thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֔ןmid.YanH4080, and besides thechainsהָ֣עֲנָק֔וֹתha.'a.na.KotH6060that were about theircamelsגְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ge.ma.lei.HemH1581’necksבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יbe.tza.ve.ReiH6677.
27AndGideonגִדְע֜וֹןgid.'onH1439madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213of it anephodלְאֵפ֗וֹדle.'e.FodH646, andputוַיַּצֵּ֨גvai.ya.TzegH3322it in hiscityבְעִירוֹ֙ve.'i.RoH5892, even inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084: and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478went there playing the harlotwithוַיִּזְנ֧וּ אַחֲרָ֖יוvai.yiz.Nu 'a.cha.RavH2181H310it: which thing became asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃le.mo.KeshH4170toGideonלְגִדְע֥וֹןle.gid.'onH1439, and to hishouseוּלְבֵית֖וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004.
28Thus wasMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080subduedוַיִּכָּנַ֣עvai.yi.ka.Na'H3665beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, so that theyraisedלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375theirheadsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218nomoreיָסְפ֖וּya.se.FuH3254. And thecountryהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776was inquietnessוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טva.tish.KotH8252fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofGideonגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פgid.'onH1439.
32AndGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in agoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896oldageבְּשֵׂיבָ֣הbe.sei.VahH7872, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֗רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in thesepulchreבְּקֶ֙בֶר֙be.Ke.verH6913ofJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, inOphrahבְּעָפְרָ֖הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084of theAbiezritesH33.
33And it came to pass, as soon asGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, that thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnedagainוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, and went playing the harlotwithוַיִּזְנ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.yiz.Nu 'a.cha.ReiH2181H310Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֑יםha.be.'a.LimH1168, andmadeוַיָּשִׂ֧ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760BaalberithH1170theirgodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.
34And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478rememberedזָֽכְרוּ֙za.khe.RuH2142not theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, who haddeliveredהַמַּצִּ֥ילha.ma.TzilH5337them from thehandsמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of all theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341on everysideמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439:
Commentaries on Judges 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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