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Judges 7:13

וַיָּבֹ֣א גִדְעֹ֔ון וְהִ֨נֵּה־אִ֔ישׁ מְסַפֵּ֥ר לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ חֲלֹ֑ום וַיֹּ֜אמֶר הִנֵּ֧ה חֲלֹ֣ום חָלַ֗מְתִּי וְהִנֵּ֨ה צְלִיל לֶ֤חֶם שְׂעֹרִים֙ מִתְהַפֵּךְ֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה מִדְיָ֔ן וַיָּבֹ֣א עַד־֠הָאֹהֶל וַיַּכֵּ֧הוּ וַיִּפֹּ֛ל וַיַּהַפְכֵ֥הוּ לְמַ֖עְלָה וְנָפַ֥ל הָאֹֽהֶל׃ And Gideʿon came, and behold, a man was recounting a dream to his companion, and … Continue reading

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Judges 7:12

וּמִדְיָ֨ן וַעֲמָלֵ֤ק וְכָל־בְּנֵי־קֶ֨דֶם֙ נֹפְלִ֣ים בָּעֵ֔מֶק כָּאַרְבֶּ֖ה לָרֹ֑ב וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֔ר כַּחֹ֛ול שֶׁעַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹֽב׃ And Midyan and Amaleq and all the sons of the East were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts, and their camels were without number, … Continue reading

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Judges 7:11

וְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ֙ מַה־יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ וְאַחַר֙ תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה יָדֶ֔יךָ וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיֵּ֤רֶד הוּא֙ וּפֻרָ֣ה נַעֲרֹ֔ו אֶל־קְצֵ֥ה הַחֲמֻשִׁ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And you shall hear what they will say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened, and you shall go down into the camp.” And he … Continue reading

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Judges 7:10

וְאִם־יָרֵ֥א אַתָּ֖ה לָרֶ֑דֶת רֵ֥ד אַתָּ֛ה וּפֻרָ֥ה נַעַרְךָ֖ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ And if you are afraid to go down, go down, you and Pura your servant, to the camp.   Morphology וְאִם־ (ve-im) – Root: אם (im); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “And if”; Notes: … Continue reading

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Judges 7:9

וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֔וּא וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה ק֖וּם רֵ֣ד בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה כִּ֥י נְתַתִּ֖יו בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃ And it came to pass on that night, that YHWH said to him, “Arise, go down into the camp, for I have given it into your hand.   … Continue reading

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Judges 7:8

וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶת־צֵדָה֩ הָעָ֨ם בְּיָדָ֜ם וְאֵ֣ת שֹׁופְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־אִ֤ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ שִׁלַּח֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְאֹֽהָלָ֔יו וּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות הָאִ֖ישׁ הֶֽחֱזִ֑יק וּמַחֲנֵ֣ה מִדְיָ֔ן הָ֥יָה לֹ֖ו מִתַּ֥חַת בָּעֵֽמֶק׃ פ And they took the provisions of the people in their hands, and their trumpets, and every man of … Continue reading

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Judges 7:7

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־גִּדְעֹ֗ון בִּשְׁלֹשׁ֩ מֵאֹ֨ות הָאִ֤ישׁ הַֽמֲלַקְקִים֙ אֹושִׁ֣יעַ אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֶת־מִדְיָ֖ן בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְכָל־הָעָ֔ם יֵלְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לִמְקֹמֹֽו׃ And YHWH said to Gideʿon, “By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and I will give Midyan into your hand, … Continue reading

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Judges 7:6

וַיְהִ֗י מִסְפַּ֞ר הַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤ים בְּיָדָם֙ אֶל־פִּיהֶ֔ם שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות אִ֑ישׁ וְכֹל֙ יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם כָּרְע֥וּ עַל־בִּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם לִשְׁתֹּ֥ות מָֽיִם׃ ס And the number of those who lapped with their hands to their mouths was three hundred men, but all the rest of the people … Continue reading

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Judges 7:5

וַיֹּ֥ורֶד אֶת־הָעָ֖ם אֶל־הַמָּ֑יִם ס וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־גִּדְעֹ֗ון כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יָלֹק֩ בִּלְשֹׁונֹ֨ו מִן־הַמַּ֜יִם כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר יָלֹ֣ק הַכֶּ֗לֶב תַּצִּ֤יג אֹותֹו֙ לְבָ֔ד וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יִכְרַ֥ע עַל־בִּרְכָּ֖יו לִשְׁתֹּֽות׃ And he brought the people down to the water. And YHWH said to Gideʿon, “Everyone who laps with his … Continue reading

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Judges 7:4

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־גִּדְעֹ֗ון עֹוד֮ הָעָ֣ם רָב֒ הֹורֵ֤ד אֹותָם֙ אֶל־הַמַּ֔יִם וְאֶצְרְפֶ֥נּוּ לְךָ֖ שָׁ֑ם וְהָיָ֡ה אֲשֶׁר֩ אֹמַ֨ר אֵלֶ֜יךָ זֶ֣ה יֵלֵ֣ךְ אִתָּ֗ךְ ה֚וּא יֵלֵ֣ךְ אִתָּ֔ךְ וְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁר־אֹמַ֜ר אֵלֶ֗יךָ זֶ֚ה לֹא־יֵלֵ֣ךְ עִמָּ֔ךְ ה֖וּא לֹ֥א יֵלֵֽךְ׃ And YHWH said to Gideʿon, “The people are still … Continue reading

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Judges 7:3

וְעַתָּ֗ה קְרָ֨א נָ֜א בְּאָזְנֵ֤י הָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מִֽי־יָרֵ֣א וְחָרֵ֔ד יָשֹׁ֥ב וְיִצְפֹּ֖ר מֵהַ֣ר הַגִּלְעָ֑ד וַיָּ֣שָׁב מִן־הָעָ֗ם עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֨יִם֙ אֶ֔לֶף וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים נִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ ס And now, call out in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return … Continue reading

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Judges 7:2

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־גִּדְעֹ֔ון רַ֗ב הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתָּ֔ךְ מִתִּתִּ֥י אֶת־מִדְיָ֖ן בְּיָדָ֑ם פֶּן־יִתְפָּאֵ֨ר עָלַ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יָדִ֖י הֹושִׁ֥יעָה לִּֽי׃ And YHWH said to Gideʿon, “The people who are with you are too many for me to give Midyan into their hand, lest … Continue reading

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Judges 7:1

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם יְרֻבַּ֜עַל ה֣וּא גִדְעֹ֗ון וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתֹּ֔ו וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ עַל־עֵ֣ין חֲרֹ֑ד וּמַחֲנֵ֤ה מִדְיָן֙ הָיָה־לֹ֣ו מִצָּפֹ֔ון מִגִּבְעַ֥ת הַמֹּורֶ֖ה בָּעֵֽמֶק׃ And Yerubbaʿal, he is Gideʿon, rose early, and all the people who were with him, and they camped at ʿEin Ḥarod, while the … Continue reading

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Judges 6:40

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֛ים כֵּ֖ן בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיְהִי־חֹ֤רֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה֙ לְבַדָּ֔הּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ הָ֥יָה טָֽל׃ פ And God did so on that night, and there was dryness on the fleece alone, but on all the land there was dew.   Morphology וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – … Continue reading

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Judges 6:39

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר גִּדְעֹון֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים אַל־יִ֤חַר אַפְּךָ֙ בִּ֔י וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה אַ֣ךְ הַפָּ֑עַם אֲנַסֶּ֤ה נָּא־רַק־הַפַּ֨עַם֙ בַּגִּזָּ֔ה יְהִי־נָ֨א חֹ֤רֶב אֶל־הַגִּזָּה֙ לְבַדָּ֔הּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ יִֽהְיֶה־טָּֽל׃ And Gideʿon said to the God, “Let not Your anger be kindled against me, and I will speak just this once. Let … Continue reading

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Judges 6:38

וַיְהִי־כֵ֕ן וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּ֖זַר אֶת־הַגִּזָּ֑ה וַיִּ֤מֶץ טַל֙ מִן־הַגִּזָּ֔ה מְלֹ֥וא הַסֵּ֖פֶל מָֽיִם׃ And it was so; and he arose early on the next morning and squeezed the fleece, and he wrung dew from the fleece, a full goblet of water.   … Continue reading

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Judges 6:37

הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֗י מַצִּ֛יג אֶת־גִּזַּ֥ת הַצֶּ֖מֶר בַּגֹּ֑רֶן אִ֡ם טַל֩ יִהְיֶ֨ה עַֽל־הַגִּזָּ֜ה לְבַדָּ֗הּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ חֹ֔רֶב וְיָדַעְתִּ֗י כִּֽי־תֹושִׁ֧יעַ בְּיָדִ֛י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ behold, I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece alone, and … Continue reading

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Judges 6:36

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר גִּדְעֹ֖ון אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אִם־יֶשְׁךָ֞ מֹושִׁ֧יעַ בְּיָדִ֛י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ And Gideʿon said to the God, “If You will save Yisraʾel by my hand, as You have spoken,   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person … Continue reading

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Judges 6:35

וּמַלְאָכִים֙ שָׁלַ֣ח בְּכָל־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה וַיִּזָּעֵ֥ק גַּם־ה֖וּא אַחֲרָ֑יו וּמַלְאָכִ֣ים שָׁלַ֗ח בְּאָשֵׁ֤ר וּבִזְבֻלוּן֙ וּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔י וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ לִקְרָאתָֽם׃ And he sent messengers throughout all of Menashshe, and they also were summoned after him. And he sent messengers to Asher, and to Zevulun, and to Naftali, … Continue reading

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Judges 6:34

וְר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה לָבְשָׁ֖ה אֶת־גִּדְעֹ֑ון וַיִּתְקַע֙ בַּשֹּׁופָ֔ר וַיִּזָּעֵ֥ק אֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר אַחֲרָֽיו׃ And the Spirit of YHWH clothed Gideʿon, and he blew the shofar, and Aviʿezer was summoned after him.   Morphology וְר֣וּחַ (ve-ruaḥ) – Root: רוח (ruaḥ); Form: Noun, feminine singular with … Continue reading

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Judges 6:33

וְכָל־מִדְיָ֧ן וַעֲמָלֵ֛ק וּבְנֵי־קֶ֖דֶם נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ And all of Midyan and ʿAmaleq and the sons of Qedem gathered together, and they crossed over and encamped in the valley of Yizreʿel.   Morphology וְכָל־מִדְיָ֧ן (ve-khol-Midyan) – Root: מדין … Continue reading

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Judges 6:32

וַיִּקְרָא־לֹ֥ו בַיֹּום־הַה֖וּא יְרֻבַּ֣עַל לֵאמֹ֑ר יָ֤רֶב בֹּו֙ הַבַּ֔עַל כִּ֥י נָתַ֖ץ אֶֽת־מִזְבְּחֹֽו׃ פ And on that day he was called Yerubbaʿal, saying, “Let the Baʿal contend against him,” because he has torn down his altar.   Morphology וַיִּקְרָא־לֹ֥ו (va-yikra-lo) – Root: קרא … Continue reading

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Judges 6:31

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יֹואָ֡שׁ לְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁר־עָמְד֨וּ עָלָ֜יו הַאַתֶּ֣ם תְּרִיב֣וּן לַבַּ֗עַל אִם־אַתֶּם֙ תֹּושִׁיע֣וּן אֹותֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֥יב לֹ֛ו יוּמַ֖ת עַד־הַבֹּ֑קֶר אִם־אֱלֹהִ֥ים הוּא֙ יָ֣רֶב לֹ֔ו כִּ֥י נָתַ֖ץ אֶֽת־מִזְבְּחֹֽו׃ And Yoʾash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for the Baʿal? Will you … Continue reading

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Judges 6:30

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ אֶל־יֹואָ֔שׁ הֹוצֵ֥א אֶת־בִּנְךָ֖ וְיָמֹ֑ת כִּ֤י נָתַץ֙ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֣ח הַבַּ֔עַל וְכִ֥י כָרַ֖ת הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו׃ And the men of the city said to Yoʾash, “Bring out your son, so that he may die, for he has torn down the altar … Continue reading

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Judges 6:29

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֔הוּ מִ֥י עָשָׂ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙ וַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ גִּדְעֹון֙ בֶּן־יֹואָ֔שׁ עָשָׂ֖ה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ And they said each man to his neighbor, “Who has done this thing?” And they inquired and searched, and they said, “Gideʿon, the son of … Continue reading

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Judges 6:28

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֤ה נֻתַּץ֙ מִזְבַּ֣ח הַבַּ֔עַל וְהָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָ֖יו כֹּרָ֑תָה וְאֵת֙ הַפָּ֣ר הַשֵּׁנִ֔י הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ הַבָּנֽוּי׃ And the men of the city rose early in the morning, and behold, the altar of the Baʿal was torn down, and the … Continue reading

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Judges 6:27

וַיִּקַּ֨ח גִּדְעֹ֜ון עֲשָׂרָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙ מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלָ֖יו יְהוָ֑ה וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יָרֵא֩ אֶת־בֵּ֨ית אָבִ֜יו וְאֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֥י הָעִ֛יר מֵעֲשֹׂ֥ות יֹומָ֖ם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ לָֽיְלָה׃ And Gideʿon took ten men from among his servants and did as YHWH had spoken to him. And it … Continue reading

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Judges 6:26

וּבָנִ֨יתָ מִזְבֵּ֜חַ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ עַ֣ל רֹ֧אשׁ הַמָּעֹ֛וז הַזֶּ֖ה בַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑ה וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַפָּ֣ר הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וְהַעֲלִ֣יתָ עֹולָ֔ה בַּעֲצֵ֥י הָאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּכְרֹֽת׃ Then you shall build an altar to YHWH your God on the top of this stronghold in an orderly manner, and you … Continue reading

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Judges 6:25

וַיְהִי֮ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַהוּא֒ וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לֹ֣ו יְהוָ֗ה קַ֤ח אֶת־פַּר־הַשֹּׁור֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאָבִ֔יךָ וּפַ֥ר הַשֵּׁנִ֖י שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וְהָרַסְתָּ֗ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֤ח הַבַּ֨עַל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאָבִ֔יךָ וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלָ֖יו תִּכְרֹֽת׃ And it came to pass on that night that YHWH said to him, “Take the bull of your … Continue reading

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Judges 6:24

וַיִּבֶן֩ שָׁ֨ם גִּדְעֹ֤ון מִזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָא־לֹ֥ו יְהוָ֖ה שָׁלֹ֑ום עַ֚ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה עֹודֶ֕נּוּ בְּעָפְרָ֖ת אֲבִ֥י הָעֶזְרִֽי׃ פ And Gideʿon built there an altar to YHWH and called it “YHWH is peace.” To this day, it is still in ʿOfra of the … Continue reading

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