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| 6 1 | The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; and Yahweh gave them into the hand of Midian seven years. | GIDEON - Judge. Jdg.6.1-8.29 | וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיִּתְּנֵם יְהוָה בְּיַד־מִדְיָן שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים׃ |
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| 2 | And the hand of Midian prevailed over Israel; and because of Midian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves and the strongholds. | | וַתָּעָז יַד־מִדְיָן עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִפְּנֵי מִדְיָן עָשׂוּ לָהֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַמִּנְהָרֹות אֲשֶׁר בֶּהָרִים וְאֶת־הַמְּעָרֹות וְאֶת־הַמְּצָדֹות׃ |
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| 3 | For whenever the Israelites put in seed the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up and attack them; | | וְהָיָה אִם־זָרַע יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעָלָה מִדְיָן וַעֲמָלֵק וּבְנֵי־קֶדֶם וְעָלוּ עָלָיו׃ |
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| 4 | they would encamp against them and destroy the produce of the land, as far as the neighbourhood of Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel, and no sheep or ox or ass. | | וַיַּחֲנוּ עֲלֵיהֶם וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ אֶת־יְבוּל הָאָרֶץ עַד־בֹּואֲךָ עַזָּה וְלֹא־יַשְׁאִירוּ מִחְיָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְשֶׂה וָשֹׁור וַחֲמֹור׃ |
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| 5 | For they would come up with their cattle and their tents, coming like locusts for number; both they and their camels could not be counted; so that they wasted the land as they came in. | | כִּי הֵם וּמִקְנֵיהֶם יַעֲלוּ וְאָהֳלֵיהֶם כ= יָבֹאוּ ק= וּבָאוּ כְדֵי־אַרְבֶּה לָרֹב וְלָהֶם וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם אֵין מִסְפָּר וַיָּבֹאוּ בָאָרֶץ לְשַׁחֲתָהּ׃ |
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| 6 | And Israel was brought very low because of Midian; and the people of Israel cried for help to Yahweh. | | וַיִּדַּל יִשְׂרָאֵל מְאֹד מִפְּנֵי מִדְיָן וַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה׃ ף |
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| 7 | When the people of Israel cried to Yahweh on account of the Midianites, | | וַיְהִי כִּי־זָעֲקוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה עַל אֹדֹות מִדְיָן׃ |
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| 8 | Yahweh sent a prophet to the people of Israel; and he said to them, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage; | | וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוָה אִישׁ נָבִיא אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָנֹכִי הֶעֱלֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם וָאֹצִיא אֶתְכֶם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים׃ |
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| 9 | and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you, and gave you their land; | | וָאַצִּל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם וּמִיַּד כָּל־לֹחֲצֵיכֶם וָאֲגָרֵשׁ אֹותָם מִפְּנֵיכֶם וָאֶתְּנָה לָכֶם אֶת־אַרְצָם׃ |
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| 10 | and I said to you, 'I am Yahweh your God; you shall not pay reverence to the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.' But you have not given heed to my voice." | | וָאֹמְרָה לָכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לֹא תִירְאוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם יֹושְׁבִים בְּאַרְצָם וְלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם בְּקֹולִי׃ ף |
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| 11 | Now the angel of Yahweh came and sat under the oak at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites. | | וַיָּבֹא מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה וַיֵּשֶׁב תַּחַת הָאֵלָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעָפְרָה אֲשֶׁר לְיֹואָשׁ אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי וְגִדְעֹון בְּנֹו חֹבֵט חִטִּים בַּגַּת לְהָנִיס מִפְּנֵי מִדְיָן׃ |
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| 12 | And the angel of Yahweh appeared to him and said to him, "Yahweh is with you, you mighty man of valor." | | וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוָה עִמְּךָ גִּבֹּור הֶחָיִל׃ |
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| 13 | And Gideon said to him, "Pray, sir, if Yahweh is with us, why then has all this befallen us? And where are all his wonderful deeds which our fathers recounted to us, saying, 'Did not Yahweh bring us up from Egypt?' But now Yahweh has cast us off, and given us into the hand of Midian." | | וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו גִּדְעֹון בִּי אֲדֹנִי וְיֵשׁ יְהוָה עִמָּנוּ וְלָמָּה מְצָאַתְנוּ כָּל־זֹאת וְאַיֵּה כָל־נִפְלְאֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר סִפְּרוּ־לָנוּ אֲבֹותֵינוּ לֵאמֹר הֲלֹא מִמִּצְרַיִם הֶעֱלָנוּ יְהוָה וְעַתָּה נְטָשָׁנוּ יְהוָה וַיִּתְּנֵנוּ בְּכַף־מִדְיָן׃ |
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| 14 | And Yahweh turned to him and said, "Go in this might of yours and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?" | | וַיִּפֶן אֵלָיו יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר לֵךְ בְּכֹחֲךָ זֶה וְהֹושַׁעְתָּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכַּף מִדְיָן הֲלֹא שְׁלַחְתִּיךָ׃ |
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| 15 | And he said to him, "Pray, Yahweh, how can I deliver Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family." | | וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו בִּי אֲדֹנָי בַּמָּה אֹושִׁיעַ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל הִנֵּה אַלְפִּי הַדַּל בִּמְנַשֶּׁה וְאָנֹכִי הַצָּעִיר בְּבֵית אָבִי׃ |
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| 16 | And Yahweh said to him, "But I will be with you, and you shall smite the Midianites as one man." | | וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוָה כִּי אֶהְיֶה עִמָּךְ וְהִכִּיתָ אֶת־מִדְיָן כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד׃ |
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| 17 | And he said to him, "If now I have found favour with you, then show me a sign that it is you who speak with me. | | וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ וְעָשִׂיתָ לִּי אֹות שָׁאַתָּה מְדַבֵּר עִמִּי׃ |
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| 18 | Please do not depart from here, until I come to you, and bring out my present, and set it before you." And he said, "I will stay till you return." | | אַל־נָא תָמֻשׁ מִזֶּה עַד־בֹּאִי אֵלֶיךָ וְהֹצֵאתִי אֶת־מִנְחָתִי וְהִנַּחְתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ וַיֹּאמַר אָנֹכִי אֵשֵׁב עַד שׁוּבֶךָ׃ |
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| 19 | So Gideon went into his house and prepared a kid, and unleavened cakes from an ephah of flour; the meat he put in a basket, and the broth he put in a pot, and brought them to him under the oak and presented them. | | וְגִדְעֹון בָּא וַיַּעַשׂ גְּדִי־עִזִּים וְאֵיפַת־קֶמַח מַצֹּות הַבָּשָׂר שָׂם בַּסַּל וְהַמָּרַק שָׂם בַּפָּרוּר וַיֹּוצֵא אֵלָיו אֶל־תַּחַת הָאֵלָה וַיַּגַּשׁ׃ ס |
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| 20 | And the angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and the unleavened cakes, and put them on this rock, and pour the broth over them." And he did so. | | וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים קַח אֶת־הַבָּשָׂר וְאֶת־הַמַּצֹּות וְהַנַּח אֶל־הַסֶּלַע הַלָּז וְאֶת־הַמָּרַק שְׁפֹוךְ וַיַּעַשׂ כֵּן׃ |
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| 21 | Then the angel of Yahweh reached out the tip of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened cakes; and there sprang up fire from the rock and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of Yahweh vanished from his sight. | | וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה אֶת־קְצֵה הַמִּשְׁעֶנֶת אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדֹו וַיִּגַּע בַּבָּשָׂר וּבַמַּצֹּות וַתַּעַל הָאֵשׁ מִן־הַצּוּר וַתֹּאכַל אֶת־הַבָּשָׂר וְאֶת־הַמַּצֹּות וּמַלְאַךְ יְהוָה הָלַךְ מֵעֵינָיו׃ |
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| 22 | Then Gideon perceived that he was the angel of Yahweh; and Gideon said, "Alas, O Yahweh GOD! For now I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face." | | וַיַּרְא גִּדְעֹון כִּי־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה הוּא ס וַיֹּאמֶר גִּדְעֹון אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה כִּי־עַל־כֵּן רָאִיתִי מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִים׃ |
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| 23 | But Yahweh said to him, "Peace be to you; do not fear, you shall not die." | | וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו יְהוָה שָׁלֹום לְךָ אַל־תִּירָא לֹא תָּמוּת׃ |
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| 24 | Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it, Yahweh is peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites. | | וַיִּבֶן שָׁם גִּדְעֹון מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה וַיִּקְרָא־לֹו יְהוָה שָׁלֹום עַד הַיֹּום הַזֶּה עֹודֶנּוּ בְּעָפְרָת אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי׃ ף |
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| 25 | That night Yahweh said to him, "Take your father's bull, the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal which your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it; | | וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו יְהוָה קַח אֶת־פַּר־הַשֹּׁור אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיךָ וּפַר הַשֵּׁנִי שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וְהָרַסְתָּ אֶת־מִזְבַּח הַבַּעַל אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיךָ וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָיו תִּכְרֹת׃ |
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| 26 | and build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order; then take the second bull, and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down." | | וּבָנִיתָ מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עַל רֹאשׁ הַמָּעֹוז הַזֶּה בַּמַּעֲרָכָה וְלָקַחְתָּ אֶת־הַפָּר הַשֵּׁנִי וְהַעֲלִיתָ עֹולָה בַּעֲצֵי הָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר תִּכְרֹת׃ |
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| 27 | So Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had told him; but because he was too afraid of his family and the men of the town to do it by day, he did it by night. | | וַיִּקַּח גִּדְעֹון עֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים מֵעֲבָדָיו וַיַּעַשׂ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו יְהוָה וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרֵא אֶת־בֵּית אָבִיו וְאֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר מֵעֲשֹׂות יֹוםָם וַיַּעַשׂ לָיְלָה׃ |
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| 28 | When the men of the town rose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah beside it was cut down, and the second bull was offered upon the altar which had been built. | | וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר בַּבֹּקֶר וְהִנֵּה נֻתַּץ מִזְבַּח הַבַּעַל וְהָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָיו כֹּרָתָה וְאֵת הַפָּר הַשֵּׁנִי הֹעֲלָה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַבָּנוּי׃ |
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| 29 | And they said to one another, "Who has done this thing?" And after they had made search and inquired, they said, "Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing." | | וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ מִי עָשָׂה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיִּדְרְשׁוּ וַיְבַקְשׁוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ גִּדְעֹון בֶּן־יֹואָשׁ עָשָׂה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה׃ |
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| 30 | Then the men of the town said to Joash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has pulled down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah beside it." | | וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר אֶל־יֹואָשׁ הֹוצֵא אֶת־בִּנְךָ וְיָמֹת כִּי נָתַץ אֶת־מִזְבַּח הַבַּעַל וְכִי כָרַת הָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָיו׃ |
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| 31 | But Joash said to all who were arrayed against him, "Will you contend for Baal? Or will you defend his cause? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been pulled down." | | וַיֹּאמֶר יֹואָשׁ לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָמְדוּ עָלָיו הַאַתֶּם תְּרִיבוּן לַבַּעַל אִם־אַתֶּם תֹּושִׁיעוּן אֹותֹו אֲשֶׁר יָרִיב לֹו יוּמַת עַד־הַבֹּקֶר אִם־אֱלֹהִים הוּא יָרֶב לֹו כִּי נָתַץ אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹו׃ |
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| 32 | Therefore on that day he was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, "Let Baal contend against him," because he pulled down his altar. | | וַיִּקְרָא־לֹו בַיֹּום־הַהוּא יְרֻבַּעַל לֵאמֹר יָרֶב בֹּו הַבַּעַל כִּי נָתַץ אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹו׃ ף |
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| 33 | Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East came together, and crossing the Jordan they encamped in the Valley of Jezreel. | | וְכָל־מִדְיָן וַעֲמָלֵק וּבְנֵי־קֶדֶם נֶאֶסְפוּ יַחְדָּו וַיַּעַבְרוּ וַיַּחֲנוּ בְּעֵמֶק יִזְרְעֶאל׃ |
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| 34 | But the Spirit of Yahweh took possession of Gideon; and he sounded the trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called out to follow him. | | וְרוּחַ יְהוָה לָבְשָׁה אֶת־גִּדְעֹון וַיִּתְקַע בַּשֹּׁופָר וַיִּזָּעֵק אֲבִיעֶזֶר אַחֲרָיו׃ |
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| 35 | And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they too were called out to follow him. And he sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali; and they went up to meet them. | | וּמַלְאָכִים שָׁלַח בְּכָל־מְנַשֶּׁה וַיִּזָּעֵק גַּם־הוּא אַחֲרָיו וּמַלְאָכִים שָׁלַח בְּאָשֵׁר וּבִזְבֻלוּן וּבְנַפְתָּלִי וַיַּעֲלוּ לִקְרָאתָם׃ |
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| 36 | Then Gideon said to God, "If you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have said, | | וַיֹּאמֶר גִּדְעֹון אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אִם־יֶשְׁךָ מֹושִׁיעַ בְּיָדִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ׃ |
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| 37 | behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have said." | | הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מַצִּיג אֶת־גִּזַּת הַצֶּמֶר בַּגֹּרֶן אִם טַל יִהְיֶה עַל־הַגִּזָּה לְבַדָּהּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ חֹרֶב וְיָדַעְתִּי כִּי־תֹושִׁיעַ בְּיָדִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ׃ |
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| 38 | And it was so. When he rose early next morning and squeezed the fleece, he wrung enough dew from the fleece to fill a bowl with water. | | וַיְהִי־כֵן וַיַּשְׁכֵּם מִמָּחֳרָת וַיָּזַר אֶת־הַגִּזָּה וַיִּמֶץ טַל מִן־הַגִּזָּה מְלֹוא הַסֵּפֶל מָיִם׃ |
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| 39 | Then Gideon said to God, "Let not your anger burn against me, let me speak but this once; pray, let me make trial only this once with the fleece; pray, let it be dry only on the fleece, and on all the ground let there be dew." | | וַיֹּאמֶר גִּדְעֹון אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אַל־יִחַר אַפְּךָ בִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה אַךְ הַפָּעַם אֲנַסֶּה נָּא־רַק־הַפַּעַם בַּגִּזָּה יְהִי־נָא חֹרֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה לְבַדָּהּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ יִהְיֶה־טָּל׃ |
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| 40 | And God did so that night; for it was dry on the fleece only, and on all the ground there was dew. | | וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים כֵּן בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיְהִי־חֹרֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה לְבַדָּהּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ הָיָה טָל׃ ף |
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| 7 1 | Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod; and the camp of Midian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. | Gideon defeats the Midianites. Jdg.7.1-25 | וַיַּשְׁכֵּם יְרֻבַּעַל הוּא גִדְעֹון וְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אִתֹּו וַיַּחֲנוּ עַל־עֵין חֲרֹד וּמַחֲנֵה מִדְיָן הָיָה־לֹו מִצָּפֹון מִגִּבְעַת הַמֹּורֶה בָּעֵמֶק׃ |
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| 2 | Yahweh said to Gideon, "The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, 'My own hand has delivered me.' | | וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־גִּדְעֹון רַב הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אִתָּךְ מִתִּתִּי אֶת־מִדְיָן בְּיָדָם פֶּן־יִתְפָּאֵר עָלַי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר יָדִי הֹושִׁיעָה לִּי׃ |
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| 3 | Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, 'Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home.' " And Gideon tested them; twenty-two thousand returned, and ten thousand remained. | | וְעַתָּה קְרָא נָא בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם לֵאמֹר מִי־יָרֵא וְחָרֵד יָשֹׁב וְיִצְפֹּר מֵהַר הַגִּלְעָד וַיָּשָׁב מִן־הָעָם עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף וַעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים נִשְׁאָרוּ׃ ס |
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| 4 | And Yahweh said to Gideon, "The people are still too many; take them down to the water and I will test them for you there; and he of whom I say to you, 'This man shall go with you,' shall go with you; and any of whom I say to you, 'This man shall not go with you,' shall not go." | | וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־גִּדְעֹון עֹוד הָעָם רָב הֹורֵד אֹותָם אֶל־הַמַּיִם וְאֶצְרְפֶנּוּ לְךָ שָׁם וְהָיָה אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ זֶה יֵלֵךְ אִתָּךְ הוּא יֵלֵךְ אִתָּךְ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ זֶה לֹא־יֵלֵךְ עִמָּךְ הוּא לֹא יֵלֵךְ׃ |
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| 5 | So he brought the people down to the water; and Yahweh said to Gideon, "Every one that laps the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set by himself; likewise every one that kneels down to drink." | | וַיֹּורֶד אֶת־הָעָם אֶל־הַמָּיִם ס וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־גִּדְעֹון כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יָלֹק בִּלְשֹׁונֹו מִן־הַמַּיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר יָלֹק הַכֶּלֶב תַּצִּיג אֹותֹו לְבָד וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִכְרַע עַל־בִּרְכָּיו לִשְׁתֹּות׃ |
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| 6 | And the number of those that lapped, putting their hands to their mouths, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people knelt down to drink water. | | וַיְהִי מִסְפַּר הַמֲלַקְקִים בְּיָדָם אֶל־פִּיהֶם שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֹות אִישׁ וְכֹל יֶתֶר הָעָם כָּרְעוּ עַל־בִּרְכֵיהֶם לִשְׁתֹּות מָיִם׃ ס |
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| 7 | And Yahweh said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men that lapped I will deliver you, and give the Midianites into your hand; and let all the others go every man to his home." | | וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־גִּדְעֹון בִּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֹות הָאִישׁ הַמֲלַקְקִים אֹושִׁיעַ אֶתְכֶם וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־מִדְיָן בְּיָדֶךָ וְכָל־הָעָם יֵלְכוּ אִישׁ לִמְקֹמֹו׃ |
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| 8 | So he took the jars of the people from their hands, and their trumpets; and he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. | | וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־צֵדָה הָעָם בְּיָדָם וְאֵת שֹׁופְרֹתֵיהֶם וְאֵת כָּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׁלַּח אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו וּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹות הָאִישׁ הֶחֱזִיק וּמַחֲנֵה מִדְיָן הָיָה לֹו מִתַּחַת בָּעֵמֶק׃ ף |
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| 9 | That same night Yahweh said to him, "Arise, go down against the camp; for I have given it into your hand. | | וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוָה קוּם רֵד בַּמַּחֲנֶה כִּי נְתַתִּיו בְּיָדֶךָ׃ |
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| 10 | But if you fear to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant; | | וְאִם־יָרֵא אַתָּה לָרֶדֶת רֵד אַתָּה וּפֻרָה נַעַרְךָ אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה׃ |
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| 11 | and you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp." Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the armed men that were in the camp. | | וְשָׁמַעְתָּ מַה־יְדַבֵּרוּ וְאַחַר תֶּחֱזַקְנָה יָדֶיךָ וְיָרַדְתָּ בַּמַּחֲנֶה וַיֵּרֶד הוּא וּפֻרָה נַעֲרֹו אֶל־קְצֵה הַחֲמֻשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בַּמַּחֲנֶה׃ |
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| 12 | And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the people of the East lay along the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the seashore for multitude. | | וּמִדְיָן וַעֲמָלֵק וְכָל־בְּנֵי־קֶדֶם נֹפְלִים בָּעֵמֶק כָּאַרְבֶּה לָרֹב וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם אֵין מִסְפָּר כַּחֹול שֶׁעַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם לָרֹב׃ |
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| 13 | When Gideon came, behold, a man was telling a dream to his comrade; and he said, "Behold, I dreamed a dream; and lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat." | | וַיָּבֹא גִדְעֹון וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ מְסַפֵּר לְרֵעֵהוּ חֲלֹום וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה חֲלֹום חָלַמְתִּי וְהִנֵּה כ= צְלֹול ק= צְלִיל לֶחֶם שְׂעֹרִים מִתְהַפֵּךְ בְּמַחֲנֵה מִדְיָן וַיָּבֹא עַד־הָאֹהֶל וַיַּכֵּהוּ וַיִּפֹּל וַיַּהַפְכֵהוּ לְמַעְלָה וְנָפַל הָאֹהֶל׃ |
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| 14 | And his comrade answered, "This is no other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; into his hand God has given Midian and all the host." | | וַיַּעַן רֵעֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵין זֹאת בִּלְתִּי אִם־חֶרֶב גִּדְעֹון בֶּן־יֹואָשׁ אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל נָתַן הָאֱלֹהִים בְּיָדֹו אֶת־מִדְיָן וְאֶת־כָּל־הַמַּחֲנֶה׃ ף |
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| 15 | When Gideon heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation, he worshipped; and he returned to the camp of Israel, and said, "Arise; for Yahweh has given the host of Midian into your hand." | | וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ גִּדְעֹון אֶת־מִסְפַּר הַחֲלֹום וְאֶת־שִׁבְרֹו וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ וַיָּשָׁב אֶל־מַחֲנֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר קוּמוּ כִּי־נָתַן יְהוָה בְּיֶדְכֶם אֶת־מַחֲנֵה מִדְיָן׃ |
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| 16 | And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and put trumpets into the hands of all of them and empty jars, with torches inside the jars. | | וַיַּחַץ אֶת־שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹות הָאִישׁ שְׁלֹשָׁה רָאשִׁים וַיִּתֵּן שֹׁופָרֹות בְּיַד־כֻּלָּם וְכַדִּים רֵקִים וְלַפִּדִים בְּתֹוךְ הַכַּדִּים׃ |
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| 17 | And he said to them, "Look at me, and do likewise; when I come to the outskirts of the camp, do as I do. | | וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מִמֶּנִּי תִרְאוּ וְכֵן תַּעֲשׂוּ וְהִנֵּה אָנֹכִי בָא בִּקְצֵה הַמַּחֲנֶה וְהָיָה כַאֲשֶׁר־אֶעֱשֶׂה כֵּן תַּעֲשׂוּן׃ |
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| 18 | When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and shout, 'For Yahweh and for Gideon.' " | | וְתָקַעְתִּי בַּשֹּׁופָר אָנֹכִי וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר אִתִּי וּתְקַעְתֶּם בַּשֹּׁופָרֹות גַּם־אַתֶּם סְבִיבֹות כָּל־הַמַּחֲנֶה וַאֲמַרְתֶּם לַיהוָה וּלְגִדְעֹון׃ ף |
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| 19 | So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just set the watch; and they blew the trumpets and smashed the jars that were in their hands. | | וַיָּבֹא גִדְעֹון וּמֵאָה־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אִתֹּו בִּקְצֵה הַמַּחֲנֶה רֹאשׁ הָאַשְׁמֹרֶת הַתִּיכֹונָה אַךְ הָקֵם הֵקִימוּ אֶת־הַשֹּׁמְרִים וַיִּתְקְעוּ בַּשֹּׁופָרֹות וְנָפֹוץ הַכַּדִּים אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדָם׃ |
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| 20 | And the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars, holding in their left hands the torches, and in their right hands the trumpets to blow; and they cried, "A sword for Yahweh and for Gideon!" | | וַיִּתְקְעוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָרָאשִׁים בַּשֹּׁופָרֹות וַיִּשְׁבְּרוּ הַכַּדִּים וַיַּחֲזִיקוּ בְיַד־שְׂמאֹולָם בַּלַּפִּדִים וּבְיַד־יְמִינָם הַשֹּׁופָרֹות לִתְקֹועַ וַיִּקְרְאוּ חֶרֶב לַיהוָה וּלְגִדְעֹון׃ |
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| 21 | They stood every man in his place round about the camp, and all the army ran; they cried out and fled. | | וַיַּעַמְדוּ אִישׁ תַּחְתָּיו סָבִיב לַמַּחֲנֶה וַיָּרָץ כָּל־הַמַּחֲנֶה וַיָּרִיעוּ כ= וַיָּנִיסוּ ק= וַיָּנוּסוּ׃ |
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| 22 | When they blew the three hundred trumpets, Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath. | | וַיִּתְקְעוּ שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹות הַשֹּׁופָרֹות וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה אֵת חֶרֶב אִישׁ בְּרֵעֵהוּ וּבְכָל־הַמַּחֲנֶה וַיָּנָס הַמַּחֲנֶה עַד־בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה צְרֵרָתָה עַד שְׂפַת־אָבֵל מְחֹולָה עַל־טַבָּת׃ |
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| 23 | And the men of Israel were called out from Naphtali and from Asher and from all Manasseh, and they pursued after Midian. | | וַיִּצָּעֵק אִישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִנַּפְתָּלִי וּמִן־אָשֵׁר וּמִן־כָּל־מְנַשֶּׁה וַיִּרְדְּפוּ אַחֲרֵי מִדְיָן׃ |
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| 24 | And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters against them, as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan." So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they seized the waters as far as Beth-barah, and also the Jordan. | | וּמַלְאָכִים שָׁלַח גִּדְעֹון בְּכָל־הַר אֶפְרַיִם לֵאמֹר רְדוּ לִקְרַאת מִדְיָן וְלִכְדוּ לָהֶם אֶת־הַמַּיִם עַד בֵּית בָּרָה וְאֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיִּצָּעֵק כָּל־אִישׁ אֶפְרַיִם וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אֶת־הַמַּיִם עַד בֵּית בָּרָה וְאֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן׃ |
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| 25 | And they took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they killed at the wine press of Zeeb, as they pursued Midian; and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan. | | וַיִּלְכְּדוּ שְׁנֵי־שָׂרֵי מִדְיָן אֶת־עֹרֵב וְאֶת־זְאֵב וַיַּהַרְגוּ אֶת־עֹורֵב בְּצוּר־עֹורֵב וְאֶת־זְאֵב הָרְגוּ בְיֶקֶב־זְאֵב וַיִּרְדְּפוּ אֶל־מִדְיָן וְרֹאשׁ־עֹרֵב וּזְאֵב הֵבִיאוּ אֶל־גִּדְעֹון מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן׃ |
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| 8 1 | And the men of Ephraim said to him, "What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight with Midian?" And they upbraided him violently. | Final defeat of Midian. Jdg.8.1-28 | וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אִישׁ אֶפְרַיִם מָה־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ לְבִלְתִּי קְרֹאות לָנוּ כִּי הָלַכְתָּ לְהִלָּחֵם בְּמִדְיָן וַיְרִיבוּן אִתֹּו בְּחָזְקָה׃ |
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| 2 | And he said to them, "What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? | | וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מֶה־עָשִׂיתִי עַתָּה כָּכֶם הֲלֹוא טֹוב עֹלְלֹות אֶפְרַיִם מִבְצִיר אֲבִיעֶזֶר׃ |
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| 3 | God has given into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; what have I been able to do in comparison with you?" Then their anger against him was abated, when he had said this. | | בְּיֶדְכֶם נָתַן אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שָׂרֵי מִדְיָן אֶת־עֹרֵב וְאֶת־זְאֵב וּמַה־יָּכֹלְתִּי עֲשֹׂות כָּכֶם אָז רָפְתָה רוּחָם מֵעָלָיו בְּדַבְּרֹו הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה׃ |
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| 4 | And Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint yet pursuing. | | וַיָּבֹא גִדְעֹון הַיַּרְדֵּנָה עֹבֵר הוּא וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹות הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אִתֹּו עֲיֵפִים וְרֹדְפִים׃ |
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| 5 | So he said to the men of Succoth, "Pray, give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." | | וַיֹּאמֶר לְאַנְשֵׁי סֻכֹּות תְּנוּ־נָא כִּכְּרֹות לֶחֶם לָעָם אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָי כִּי־עֲיֵפִים הֵם וְאָנֹכִי רֹדֵף אַחֲרֵי זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן׃ |
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| 6 | And the officials of Succoth said, "Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?" | | וַיֹּאמֶר שָׂרֵי סֻכֹּות הֲכַף זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע עַתָּה בְּיָדֶךָ כִּי־נִתֵּן לִצְבָאֲךָ לָחֶם׃ |
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| 7 | And Gideon said, "Well then, when Yahweh has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers." | | וַיֹּאמֶר גִּדְעֹון לָכֵן בְּתֵת יְהוָה אֶת־זֶבַח וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּע בְּיָדִי וְדַשְׁתִּי אֶת־בְּשַׂרְכֶם אֶת־קֹוצֵי הַמִּדְבָּר וְאֶת־הַבַּרְקֳנִים׃ |
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| 8 | And from there he went up to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered. | | וַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם פְּנוּאֵל וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם כָּזֹאת וַיַּעֲנוּ אֹותֹו אַנְשֵׁי פְנוּאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר עָנוּ אַנְשֵׁי סֻכֹּות׃ |
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| 9 | And he said to the men of Penuel, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower." | | וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־לְאַנְשֵׁי פְנוּאֵל לֵאמֹר בְּשׁוּבִי בְשָׁלֹום אֶתֹּץ אֶת־הַמִּגְדָּל הַזֶּה׃ ף |
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| 10 | Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the people of the East; for there had fallen a hundred and twenty thousand men who drew the sword. | | וְזֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע בַּקַּרְקֹר וּמַחֲנֵיהֶם עִםָּם כַּחֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר אֶלֶף כֹּל הַנֹּותָרִים מִכֹּל מַחֲנֵה בְנֵי־קֶדֶם וְהַנֹּפְלִים מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף אִישׁ שֹׁלֵף חָרֶב׃ |
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| 11 | And Gideon went up by the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and attacked the army; for the army was off its guard. | | וַיַּעַל גִּדְעֹון דֶּרֶךְ הַשְּׁכוּנֵי בָאֳהָלִים מִקֶּדֶם לְנֹבַח וְיָגְבֳּהָה וַיַּךְ אֶת־הַמַּחֲנֶה וְהַמַּחֲנֶה הָיָה בֶטַח׃ |
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| 12 | And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued them and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he threw all the army into a panic. | | וַיָּנוּסוּ זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע וַיִּרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵיהֶם וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת־שְׁנֵי מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן אֶת־זֶבַח וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּע וְכָל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הֶחֱרִיד׃ |
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| 13 | Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle by the ascent of Heres. | | וַיָּשָׁב גִּדְעֹון בֶּן־יֹואָשׁ מִן־הַמִּלְחָמָה מִלְמַעֲלֵה הֶחָרֶס׃ |
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| 14 | And he caught a young man of Succoth, and questioned him; and he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men. | | וַיִּלְכָּד־נַעַר מֵאַנְשֵׁי סֻכֹּות וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ וַיִּכְתֹּב אֵלָיו אֶת־שָׂרֵי סֻכֹּות וְאֶת־זְקֵנֶיהָ שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָה אִישׁ׃ |
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| 15 | And he came to the men of Succoth, and said, "Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, 'Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are faint?" | | וַיָּבֹא אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי סֻכֹּות וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע אֲשֶׁר חֵרַפְתֶּם אֹותִי לֵאמֹר הֲכַף זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע עַתָּה בְּיָדֶךָ כִּי נִתֵּן לַאֲנָשֶׁיךָ הַיְּעֵפִים לָחֶם׃ |
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| 16 | And he took the elders of the city and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth. | | וַיִּקַּח אֶת־זִקְנֵי הָעִיר וְאֶת־קֹוצֵי הַמִּדְבָּר וְאֶת־הַבַּרְקֳנִים וַיֹּדַע בָּהֶם אֵת אַנְשֵׁי סֻכֹּות׃ |
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| 17 | And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. | | וְאֶת־מִגְדַּל פְּנוּאֵל נָתָץ וַיַּהֲרֹג אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר׃ |
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| 18 | Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "Where are the men whom you slew at Tabor?" They answered, "As you are, so were they, every one of them; they resembled the sons of a king." | | וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־זֶבַח וְאֶל־צַלְמֻנָּע אֵיפֹה הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר הֲרַגְתֶּם בְּתָבֹור וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָּמֹוךָ כְמֹוהֶם אֶחָד כְּתֹאַר בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ |
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| 19 | And he said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother; as Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not slay you." | | וַיֹּאמַר אַחַי בְּנֵי־אִמִּי הֵם חַי־יְהוָה לוּ הַחֲיִתֶם אֹותָם לֹא הָרַגְתִּי אֶתְכֶם׃ |
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| 20 | And he said to Jether his first-born, "Rise, and slay them." But the youth did not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth. | | וַיֹּאמֶר לְיֶתֶר בְּכֹורֹו קוּם הֲרֹג אֹותָם וְלֹא־שָׁלַף הַנַּעַר חַרְבֹּו כִּי יָרֵא כִּי עֹודֶנּוּ נָעַר׃ |
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| 21 | Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Rise yourself, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength." And Gideon arose and slew Zebah and Zalmunna; and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels. | | וַיֹּאמֶר זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע קוּם אַתָּה וּפְגַע־בָּנוּ כִּי כָאִישׁ גְּבוּרָתֹו וַיָּקָם גִּדְעֹון וַיַּהֲרֹג אֶת־זֶבַח וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּע וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִים אֲשֶׁר בְּצַוְּארֵי גְמַלֵּיהֶם׃ |
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| 22 | Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also; for you have delivered us out of the hand of Midian." | | וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־גִּדְעֹון מְשָׁל־בָּנוּ גַּם־אַתָּה גַּם־בִּנְךָ גַּם בֶּן־בְּנֶךָ כִּי הֹושַׁעְתָּנוּ מִיַּד מִדְיָן׃ |
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| 23 | Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; Yahweh will rule over you." | | וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם גִּדְעֹון לֹא־אֶמְשֹׁל אֲנִי בָּכֶם וְלֹא־יִמְשֹׁל בְּנִי בָּכֶם יְהוָה יִמְשֹׁל בָּכֶם׃ |
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| 24 | And Gideon said to them, "Let me make a request of you; give me every man of you the earrings of his spoil." (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) | | וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם גִּדְעֹון אֶשְׁאֲלָה םִכֶּם שְׁאֵלָה וּתְנוּ־לִי אִישׁ נֶזֶם שְׁלָלֹו כִּי־נִזְמֵי זָהָב לָהֶם כִּי יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים הֵם׃ |
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| 25 | And they answered, "We will willingly give them." And they spread a garment, and every man cast in it the earrings of his spoil. | | וַיֹּאמְרוּ נָתֹון נִתֵּן וַיִּפְרְשׂוּ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָה וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ שָׁמָּה אִישׁ נֶזֶם שְׁלָלֹו׃ |
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| 26 | And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the crescents and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were about the necks of their camels. | | וַיְהִי מִשְׁקַל נִזְמֵי הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר שָׁאָל אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵאֹות זָהָב לְבַד מִן־הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִים וְהַנְּטִפֹות וּבִגְדֵי הָאַרְגָּמָן שֶׁעַל מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן וּלְבַד מִן־הָעֲנָקֹות אֲשֶׁר בְּצַוְּארֵי גְמַלֵּיהֶם׃ |
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| 27 | And Gideon made an ephod of it and put it in his city, in Ophrah; and all Israel played the harlot after it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family. | | וַיַּעַשׂ אֹותֹו גִדְעֹון לְאֵפֹוד וַיַּצֵּג אֹותֹו בְעִירֹו בְּעָפְרָה וַיִּזְנוּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרָיו שָׁם וַיְהִי לְגִדְעֹון וּלְבֵיתֹו לְמֹוקֵשׁ׃ |
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| 28 | So Midian was subdued before the people of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon. | | וַיִּכָּנַע מִדְיָן לִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא יָסְפוּ לָשֵׂאת רֹאשָׁם וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה בִּימֵי גִדְעֹון׃ ף |
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| 29 | Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. | Death of Gideon. Jdg.8.29-35 | וַיֵּלֶךְ יְרֻבַּעַל בֶּן־יֹואָשׁ וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּבֵיתֹו׃ |
