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Judges 8

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וַיֹּאמְר֨וּand they saidאֵלָ֜יוto himאִ֣ישׁthe man ofאֶפְרַ֗יִםEphraimמָֽה־what?הַדָּבָ֤רis the thingהַזֶּה֙the thisעָשִׂ֣יתָwhich you have doneלָּ֔נוּto the usלְבִלְתִּי֙to notקְרֹ֣אותto summonלָ֔נוּto the usכִּ֥יthatהָלַ֖כְתָּyou wentלְהִלָּחֵ֣םto fightבְּמִדְיָ֑ןagainst Midianוַיְרִיב֥וּןand they quarreled !אִתּ֖וֹwith himבְּחָזְקָֽה׃with force
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themמֶה־what?עָשִׂ֥יתִיhave I doneעַתָּ֖הnowכָּכֶ֑םlike the youהֲל֗וֹא¿ notט֛וֹבgoodעֹלְל֥וֹתare the gleanings ofאֶפְרַ֖יִםEphraimמִבְצִ֥ירmore than the grape harvest ofאֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃Abiezer
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בְּיֶדְכֶם֩in hand yourנָתַ֨ןhe has givenאֱלֹהִ֜יםGodאֶת־obj.שָׂרֵ֤יthe commanders ofמִדְיָן֙Midianאֶת־obj.עֹרֵ֣בOrebוְאֶת־and obj.זְאֵ֔בZeebוּמַה־and what?יָּכֹ֖לְתִּיhave I been ableעֲשׂ֣וֹתto doכָּכֶ֑םlike the youאָ֗זthenרָפְתָ֤הit relaxedרוּחָם֙spirit theirמֵֽעָלָ֔יוfrom on the himבְּדַבְּר֖וֹwhen said heהַדָּבָ֥רthe wordהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וַיָּבֹ֥אand he cameגִדְע֖וֹןGideonהַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָהthe Jordan towardsעֹבֵ֣רwas passing overה֗וּאheוּשְׁלֹשׁ־and threeמֵא֤וֹתhundredsהָאִישׁ֙the manאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoאִתּ֔וֹwere with himעֲיֵפִ֖יםwere exhaustedוְרֹדְפִֽים׃and pursuing
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidלְאַנְשֵׁ֣יto the people ofסֻכּ֔וֹתSuccothתְּנוּ־giveנָא֙pleaseכִּכְּר֣וֹתround loaves ofלֶ֔חֶםbreadלָעָ֖םto the peopleאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבְּרַגְלָ֑יis at feet myכִּי־forעֲיֵפִ֣יםare exhaustedהֵ֔םtheyוְאָנֹכִ֗יand Iרֹדֵ֛ףam pursuingאַחֲרֵ֛יafterזֶ֥בַחZebahוְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עand Zalmunnaמַלְכֵ֥יthe kings ofמִדְיָֽן׃Midian
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidשָׂרֵ֣יthe officials ofסֻכּ֔וֹתSuccothהֲ֠כַף¿ is the hand ofזֶ֧בַחZebahוְצַלְמֻנָּ֛עand Zalmunnaעַתָּ֖הnowבְּיָדֶ֑ךָin hand yourכִּֽי־thatנִתֵּ֥ןwe will giveלִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖to army yourלָֽחֶם׃bread
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidגִּדְע֔וֹןGideonלָכֵ֗ןto thereforeבְּתֵ֧תwhen givesיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֶת־obj.זֶ֥בַחZebahוְאֶת־and obj.צַלְמֻנָּ֖עZalmunnaבְּיָדִ֑יin hand myוְדַשְׁתִּי֙and I will threshאֶת־obj.בְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םflesh yourאֶת־withקוֹצֵ֥יthe thorns ofהַמִּדְבָּ֖רthe wildernessוְאֶת־and withהַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃the briers
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וַיַּ֤עַלand he went upמִשָּׁם֙from thereפְּנוּאֵ֔לPenuelוַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spokeאֲלֵיהֶ֖םto themכָּזֹ֑אתlike thisוַיַּעֲנ֤וּand they answeredאוֹתוֹ֙obj. himאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofפְנוּאֵ֔לPenuelכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asעָנ֖וּthey had answeredאַנְשֵׁ֥יthe men ofסֻכּֽוֹת׃Succoth
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וַיֹּ֛אמֶרand he saidגַּם־alsoלְאַנְשֵׁ֥יto the men ofפְנוּאֵ֖לPenuelלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingבְּשׁוּבִ֣יwhen return Iבְשָׁל֔וֹםin peaceאֶתֹּ֖ץI will tear downאֶת־obj.הַמִּגְדָּ֥לthe towerהַזֶּֽה׃ פthe this
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וְזֶ֨בַחand Zebahוְצַלְמֻנָּ֜עand Zalmunnaבַּקַּרְקֹ֗רwere in the Karkorוּמַחֲנֵיהֶ֤םand armies theirעִמָּם֙were with themכַּחֲמֵ֤שֶׁתabout fif-עָשָׂר֙teenאֶ֔לֶףthousandכֹּ֚לallהַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםthose who remainedמִכֹּ֖לof allמַחֲנֵ֣הthe army ofבְנֵי־the people ofקֶ֑דֶםthe eastוְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔יםand those who fellמֵאָ֨הwere one hundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםand twentyאֶ֛לֶףthousandאִ֖ישׁmanשֹׁ֥לֵֽףwho drewחָֽרֶב׃the sword
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וַיַּ֣עַלand he went upגִּדְע֗וֹןGideonדֶּ֚רֶךְthe way ofהַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣יthose who dwellבָֽאֳהָלִ֔יםin the tentsמִקֶּ֥דֶםfrom the eastלְנֹ֖בַחof Nobahוְיָגְבֳּהָ֑הand Jogbehahוַיַּךְ֙and he attackedאֶת־obj.הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הthe armyוְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הand the armyהָ֥יָהit wasבֶֽטַח׃security
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וַיָּנ֗וּסוּand they fledזֶ֚בַחZebahוְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עand Zalmunnaוַיִּרְדֹּ֖ףand he pursuedאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םafter themוַיִּלְכֹּ֞דand he capturedאֶת־obj.שְׁנֵ֣י׀the twoמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofמִדְיָ֗ןMidianאֶת־obj.זֶ֙בַח֙Zebahוְאֶת־and obj.צַלְמֻנָּ֔עZalmunnaוְכָל־and allהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הthe armyהֶחֱרִֽיד׃he routed
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וַיָּ֛שָׁבand he returnedגִּדְע֥וֹןGideonבֶּן־the son ofיוֹאָ֖שׁJoashמִן־fromהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הthe battleמִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖הfrom to the ascent ofהֶחָֽרֶס׃the Heres
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וַיִּלְכָּד־and he capturedנַ֛עַרa young manמֵאַנְשֵׁ֥יone of the men ofסֻכּ֖וֹתSuccothוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּand he enquired of himוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בand he wrote downאֵלָ֜יוto himאֶת־obj.שָׂרֵ֤יthe officials ofסֻכּוֹת֙Succothוְאֶת־and obj.זְקֵנֶ֔יהָelders itsשִׁבְעִ֥יםseventyוְשִׁבְעָ֖הand sevenאִֽישׁ׃man
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וַיָּבֹא֙and he cameאֶל־toאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofסֻכּ֔וֹתSuccothוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidהִנֵּ֖הhere!זֶ֣בַחZebahוְצַלְמֻנָּ֑עand Zalmunnaאֲשֶׁר֩whomחֵרַפְתֶּ֨םyou tauntedאוֹתִ֜יobj. meלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingהֲ֠כַף¿ is the hand ofזֶ֣בַחZebahוְצַלְמֻנָּ֤עand Zalmunnaעַתָּה֙nowבְּיָדֶ֔ךָin hand yourכִּ֥יthatנִתֵּ֛ןwe will giveלַאֲנָשֶׁ֥יךָto men yourהַיְּעֵפִ֖יםthe wearyלָֽחֶם׃bread
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וַיִּקַּח֙and he tookאֶת־obj.זִקְנֵ֣יthe elders ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityוְאֶת־and obj.קוֹצֵ֥יthe thorns ofהַמִּדְבָּ֖רthe wildernessוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑יםthe briersוַיֹּ֣דַעand he taughtבָּהֶ֔םwith the themאֵ֖תobj.אַנְשֵׁ֥יthe men ofסֻכּֽוֹת׃Succoth
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וְאֶת־and obj.מִגְדַּ֥לthe tower ofפְּנוּאֵ֖לPenuelנָתָ֑ץhe tore downוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖גand he killedאֶת־obj.אַנְשֵׁ֥יthe men ofהָעִֽיר׃the city
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidאֶל־toזֶ֙בַח֙Zebahוְאֶל־and toצַלְמֻנָּ֔עZalmunnaאֵיפֹה֙where?הָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםare the menאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהֲרַגְתֶּ֖םyou killedבְּתָב֑וֹרat Taborוַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙and they saidכָּמ֣וֹךָlike youכְמוֹהֶ֔םlike themאֶחָ֕דoneכְּתֹ֖אַרwas like the appearance ofבְּנֵ֥יthe sons ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיֹּאמַ֕רand he saidאַחַ֥יwere brothers myבְּנֵֽי־the sons ofאִמִּ֖יmother myהֵ֑םtheyחַי־by the lifeיְהוָ֗הof Yahwehל֚וּifהַחֲיִתֶ֣םyou had let liveאוֹתָ֔םobj. themלֹ֥אnotהָרַ֖גְתִּיI killedאֶתְכֶֽם׃obj. you
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidלְיֶ֣תֶרto Jetherבְּכוֹר֔וֹfirstborn hisק֖וּםariseהֲרֹ֣גkillאוֹתָ֑םobj. themוְלֹא־and notשָׁלַ֨ףhe drewהַנַּ֤עַרthe young manחַרְבּוֹ֙sword hisכִּ֣יforיָרֵ֔אhe was afraidכִּ֥יforעוֹדֶ֖נּוּstill heנָֽעַר׃was a young man
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וַיֹּ֜אמֶרand he saidזֶ֣בַחZebahוְצַלְמֻנָּ֗עand Zalmunnaק֤וּםariseאַתָּה֙youוּפְגַע־and fallבָּ֔נוּon the usכִּ֥יforכָאִ֖ישׁis like the manגְּבוּרָת֑וֹstrength hisוַיָּ֣קָםand he aroseגִּדְע֗וֹןGideonוַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙and he killedאֶת־obj.זֶ֣בַחZebahוְאֶת־and obj.צַלְמֻנָּ֔עZalmunnaוַיִּקַּח֙and he tookאֶת־obj.הַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔יםthe ornamentsאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יwere on the necks ofגְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃camels their
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וַיֹּאמְר֤וּand they saidאִֽישׁ־the man ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֶל־toגִּדְע֔וֹןGideonמְשָׁל־ruleבָּ֙נוּ֙over the usגַּם־bothאַתָּ֔הyouגַּם־as well asבִּנְךָ֖son yourגַּ֣םas well asבֶּן־the son ofבְּנֶ֑ךָson yourכִּ֥יforהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּyou have delivered usמִיַּ֥דfrom the hand ofמִדְיָֽן׃Midian
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶם֙to themגִּדְע֔וֹןGideonלֹֽא־notאֶמְשֹׁ֤לI will ruleאֲנִי֙Iבָּכֶ֔םover the youוְלֹֽא־and notיִמְשֹׁ֥לhe will ruleבְּנִ֖יson myבָּכֶ֑םover the youיְהוָ֖הYahwehיִמְשֹׁ֥לhe will ruleבָּכֶֽם׃over the you
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֜םto themגִּדְע֗וֹןGideonאֶשְׁאֲלָ֤הlet me askמִכֶּם֙from the youשְׁאֵלָ֔הa petitionוּתְנוּ־and giveלִ֕יto the meאִ֖ישׁeveryoneנֶ֣זֶםthe earring ofשְׁלָל֑וֹplunder hisכִּֽי־forנִזְמֵ֤יearrings ofזָהָב֙goldלָהֶ֔םbelonged to the themכִּ֥יforיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםwere Ishmaelitesהֵֽם׃they
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וַיֹּאמְר֖וּand they saidנָת֣וֹןcertainly to giveנִתֵּ֑ןwe will give themוַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙and they spread outאֶת־obj.הַשִּׂמְלָ֔הthe garmentוַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּand they threwשָׁ֔מָּהthere towardsאִ֖ישׁeveryoneנֶ֥זֶםthe earring ofשְׁלָלֽוֹ׃plunder his
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasמִשְׁקַ֞לthe weight ofנִזְמֵ֤יthe earrings ofהַזָּהָב֙the goldאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichשָׁאָ֔לhe asked forאֶ֥לֶףone thousandוּשְׁבַע־and sevenמֵא֖וֹתhundredsזָהָ֑בgoldלְ֠בַדto apartמִן־fromהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨יםthe ornamentsוְהַנְּטִפ֜וֹתand the pendantsוּבִגְדֵ֣יand the garments ofהָאַרְגָּמָ֗ןthe purpleשֶׁעַל֙that were onמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofמִדְיָ֔ןMidianוּלְבַד֙and to apartמִן־fromהָ֣עֲנָק֔וֹתthe necklacesאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichבְּצַוְּארֵ֥יwere on the necks ofגְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃camels their
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וַיַּעַשׂ֩and he madeאוֹת֨וֹobj. itגִדְע֜וֹןGideonלְאֵפ֗וֹדinto an ephodוַיַּצֵּ֨גand he placedאוֹת֤וֹobj. itבְעִירוֹ֙in city hisבְּעָפְרָ֔הin Ophrahוַיִּזְנ֧וּand they acted as prostitutesכָֽל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsraelאַחֲרָ֖יוafter itשָׁ֑םthereוַיְהִ֛יand it becameלְגִדְע֥וֹןfor Gideonוּלְבֵית֖וֹand for household hisלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃into a snare
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וַיִּכָּנַ֣עand it was subduedמִדְיָ֗ןMidianלִפְנֵי֙to beforeבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְלֹ֥אand notיָסְפ֖וּthey repeatedלָשֵׂ֣אתto lift upרֹאשָׁ֑םhead theirוַתִּשְׁקֹ֥טand it was at peaceהָאָ֛רֶץthe landאַרְבָּעִ֥יםfortyשָׁנָ֖הyearsבִּימֵ֥יin the days ofגִדְעֽוֹן׃ פGideon
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וַיֵּ֛לֶךְand he wentיְרֻבַּ֥עַלJerub-Baalבֶּן־the son ofיוֹאָ֖שׁJoashוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבand he dweltבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃in own house his
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וּלְגִדְע֗וֹןand to Gideonהָיוּ֙they belongedשִׁבְעִ֣יםseventyבָּנִ֔יםsonsיֹצְאֵ֖יwho came out ofיְרֵכ֑וֹthigh hisכִּֽי־forנָשִׁ֥יםwivesרַבּ֖וֹתmanyהָ֥יוּthey belongedלֽוֹ׃to the him
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וּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙and concubine hisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoבִּשְׁכֶ֔םwas in Shechemיָֽלְדָה־she boreלּ֥וֹto the himגַם־alsoהִ֖יאsheבֵּ֑ןa sonוַיָּ֥שֶׂםand he madeאֶת־obj.שְׁמ֖וֹname hisאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃Abimelech
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וַיָּ֛מָתand he diedגִּדְע֥וֹןGideonבֶּן־the son ofיוֹאָ֖שׁJoashבְּשֵׂיבָ֣הin old ageטוֹבָ֑הgoodוַיִּקָּבֵ֗רand he was buriedבְּקֶ֙בֶר֙in the tomb ofיוֹאָ֣שׁJoashאָבִ֔יוfather hisבְּעָפְרָ֖הin Ophrahאֲבִ֥יof the Abi-הָֽעֶזְרִֽי׃ פthe -ezrites
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙just whenמֵ֣תhe had diedגִּדְע֔וֹןGideonוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙and they turned backבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיִּזְנ֖וּand they acted as prostitutesאַחֲרֵ֣יafterהַבְּעָלִ֑יםthe Baalsוַיָּשִׂ֧ימוּand they madeלָהֶ֛םfor the themselvesבַּ֥עַלBaal-בְּרִ֖יתBerithלֵאלֹהִֽים׃into god
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וְלֹ֤אand notזָֽכְרוּ֙they rememberedבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑םGod theirהַמַּצִּ֥ילwho deliveredאוֹתָ֛םobj. themמִיַּ֥דfrom the hand ofכָּל־allאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖םenemies theirמִסָּבִֽיב׃from round about
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וְלֹֽא־and notעָשׂ֣וּthey didחֶ֔סֶדloyaltyעִם־withבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְרֻבַּ֖עַלJerub-Baalגִּדְע֑וֹןGideonכְּכָל־according to allהַטּוֹבָ֔הthe goodאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשָׂ֖הhe had doneעִם־withיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael

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