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Judges 8:18-31

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.

19And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, They were mybrethrenאַחַ֥י'a.ChaiH251, even thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of mymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517: as theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,ifל֚וּluH3863ye had saved themaliveהַחֲיִתֶ֣םha.cha.yi.TemH2421, I would notslayהָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiH2026you.

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.

23AndGideonגִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'onH1439saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, I will notruleאֶמְשֹׁ֤ל'em.SholH4910over you, neither shall mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121ruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910over you: theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shallruleיִמְשֹׁ֥לyim.SholH4910over you.

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.RavH2181 H310it: 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.

29AndJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101wentH3212anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in his ownhouseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

30AndGideonוּלְגִדְע֗וֹןu.le.gid.'onH1439hadseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121of hisbodyיְרֵכ֑וֹye.re.KhoH3409begottenיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318: for he hadmanyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227wivesנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802.

31And hisconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙u.fi.lag.ShoH6370that was inShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֔םbish.KhemH7927, she alsoboreיָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205him asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121, whosenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034hecalledוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

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