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Judges 8:5-21

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.ReiH7291 H310Zebahזֶ֥בַחZe.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 .

9And hespokeוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also to themenלְאַנְשֵׁ֥יle.'an.SheiH582ofPenuelפְנוּאֵ֖לfe.nu.'ElH6439,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, When I comeagainבְּשׁוּבִ֣יbe.shu.ViH7725inpeaceבְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.LomH7965, I will breakdownאֶתֹּ֖ץ'e.TotzH5422thistowerהַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.DalH4026.

10NowZebahוְזֶ֨בַחve.Ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaוְצַלְמֻנָּ֜עve.tzal.mu.Na'H6759were inKarkorבַּקַּרְקֹ֗רba.kar.KorH7174, and theirhostsוּמַחֲנֵיהֶ֤םu.ma.cha.nei.HemH4264with them, aboutfifteenכַּחֲמֵ֤שֶׁת עָשָׂר֙ka.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH2568 H6240thousandאֶ֔לֶף'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.HemH7291 H310them, andtookוַיִּלְכֹּ֞דvai.yil.KodH3920thetwoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofMidianמִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanH4080,Zebahזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2078andZalmunnaצַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'H6759, andovercameהֶחֱרִֽיד׃he.che.RidH2729all thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

13AndGideonגִּדְע֥וֹןgid.'onH1439thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101returnedוַיָּ֛שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725frombattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421beforeמִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖הmil.ma.'a.LehH4608thesunH2775had risen,

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.

17And he beatdownנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422thetowerמִגְדַּ֥לmig.DalH4026ofPenuelפְּנוּאֵ֖לpe.nu.'ElH6439, andslewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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.

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