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Judges 8:24-33

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.

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.ReiH2181 H310Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֑יםha.be.'a.LimH1168, andmadeוַיָּשִׂ֧ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760BaalberithH1170theirgodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

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