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And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
r'b'D;ht01697 -h'm ~Iy;r.p,at0669 vyiat0376 wy'lea .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ? yiK .Wn'l twa{r.qt07121 yiT.lib.l .Wn'L 'tyif'[ h,Z;h ? h'q.z'x.B w{Tia !.Wbyir.y;wt07378 !'y.dim.Bt04080 ~ex'Lih.lt03898 'T.k;l'h
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And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
aw{l]h ~,k'K h'T;[ yityif'[ -h,m ~,hyel]a r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? r,z,[yib]at044 ryic.bimt01210 ~Iy;r.p,at0669 tw{l.l{[t05955 bw{j
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God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
ber{[t06159 -t,a !'y.dimt04080 yer'f -t,a ~yih{l/at0430 !;t'n ~,k.d,y.Bt03027 ? z'a ~,k'K tw{f][ yiT.l{k'Yt03201 -h;m.W bea.zt02062 -t,a.w ? h,Z;h r'b'D;ht01697 w{r.B;d.Bt01696 wy'l'[em ~'x.Wrt07307 h't.p'r
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And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.
tw{aem -v{l.v.W a.Wh reb{[t05674 h'neD.r;Y;h !w{[.digt01439 a{b'Y;w ? ~yip.d{r.w ~yipey][ w{Tia r,v]a vyia'ht0376
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And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
tw{r.KiKt03603 a'n -.Wn.T tw{KUst05523 yev.n;a.lt0582 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? ~eh ~yipey][ -yiK y'l.g;r.Bt07272 r,v]a ~'['lt05971 ~,x,lt03899 ? yek.l;m ['NUm.l;c.wt06759 x;b,zt02078 yer]x;at0310 @ed{rt07291 yik{n'a.w ? !'y.dimt04080
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And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
h'T;[ ['NUm.l;c.wt06759 x;b,zt02078 @;k]ht03709 tw{KUst05523 yer'f r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? ~,x'lt03899 '$]a'b.cilt06635 !eTin -yiK '$,d'y.Bt03027
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And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
x;b,zt02078 -t,a h'wh.yt03068 tet.B !ek'l !w{[.diGt01439 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? ~,k.r;f.B -t,a yiT.v;d.wt01758 yid'y.Bt03027 ['NUm.l;ct06759 -t,a.w ? ~yin\q.r;B;h -t,a.w r'B.diM;ht04057 yecw{q -t,a
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And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
ta{z'Kt02063 ~,hyel]a reB;d.y;wt01696 lea.Wn.Pt06439 ~'Vim l;[;Y;w ? .Wn'[ r,v]a;K lea.Wn.pt06439 yev.n;at0582 w{tw{a .Wn][;Y;w ? tw{KUst05523 yev.n;at0582
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And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
yib.Wv.Bt07725 r{maelt0559 lea.Wn.pt06439 yev.n;a.lt0582 -m;G r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? h,Z;h l'D.giM;ht04026 -t,a #{T,a ~w{l'v.bt07965
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Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen* thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
t,vem]x;Kt02568 ~'Mi[ ~,hyen]x;m.W r{q.r;Q;Bt07174 ['NUm.l;c.wt06759 x;b,z.wt02078 ? ~,d,qt06924 -yen.b hen]x;mt04264 l{Kim ~yir'tw{N;h l{K @,l,at0505 r'f'[ ? @el{vt08025 vyiat0376 @,l,at0505 ~yir.f,[.w h'aemt03967 ~yil.p{N;h.wt05307 ? b,r'xt02719
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And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
~,d,Qimt06924 ~yil'h\a'bt0168 yen.Wk.V;ht07931 .$,r,Dt01870 !w{[.diGt01439 l;[;Y;w ? h,n]x;M;h.wt04264 h,n]x;M;ht04264 -t,a .$;Y;w h'h\B.g'y.wt03011 x;b{n.lt05025 ? x;j,bt0983 h'y'h
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And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
~,hyer]x;at0310 @{D.riY;wt07291 ['NUm.l;c.wt06759 x;b,zt02078 .Ws.Wn'Y;wt05127 ? x;b,zt02078 -t,a !'y.dimt04080 yek.l;m yen.v -t,a d{K.liY;wt03920 ? dyir/x,h h,n]x;M;ht04264 -l'k.w ['NUm.l;ct06759 -t,a.w
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And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
h'm'x.liM;ht04421 -nim v'aw{yt03101 -n,B !w{[.diGt01439 b'v'Y;w ? s,r'x,ht02775 hel][;m.limt04608
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And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen* men.
b{T.kiY;wt03789 .Whel'a.viY;wt07592 tw{KUst05523 yev.n;aemt0582 r;[;nt05288 -d'K.liY;wt03920 ? ~yi[.bivt07657 'hy,neq.z -t,a.w tw{KUst05523 yer'f -t,a wy'lea ? vyiat0376 h'[.biv.wt07651
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And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
x;b,zt02078 heNih r,ma{Y;wt0559 tw{KUst05523 yev.n;at0582 -l,a a{b'Y;w ? @;k]ht03709 r{maelt0559 yitw{at05414 ~,T.p;rex r,v]a ['NUm.l;c.wt06759 ? '$y,v'n]a;l !eTin yiK '$,d'y.Bt03027 h'T;[ ['NUm.l;c.wt06759 x;b,zt02078 ? ~,x'lt03899 ~yipe[.Y;h
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And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
r'B.diM;ht04057 yecw{q -t,a.w ryi['ht05892 yen.qiz -t,a x;QiY;wt03947 ? tw{KUst05523 yev.n;at0582 tea ~,h'B [;d{Y;w ~yin\q.r;B;h -t,a.w
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And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
yev.n;at0582 -t,a g{r]h;Y;wt02026 #'t'nt05422 lea.Wn.Pt06439 l;D.gimt04026 -t,a.w ? ryi['ht05892
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Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
~yiv'n]a'h h{pyeat0375 ['NUm.l;ct06759 -l,a.w x;b,zt02078 -l,a r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? ~,hw{m.kt03644 '$w{m'K .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 rw{b't.Bt08396 ~,T.g;r]ht02026 r,v]a ? .$,l,M;ht04428 yen.B r;a{t.Kt08389 d'x,at0259
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And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
h'wh.yt03068 -y;xt02416 ~eh yiMia -yen.B y;x;at0251 r;ma{Y;wt0559 ? ~,k.t,a yiT.g;r'ht02026 a{l ~'tw{a ~,tIy]x;ht02421 .Wl
20
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
@;l'vt08025 -a{l.w ~'tw{a g{r]ht02026 ~.Wqt06965 w{rw{k.B r,t,y.lt03500 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? r;['nt05288 .WN,dw{[ yiK aer'yt03372 yiK w{B.r;xt02719 r;[;N;ht05288
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Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.
.Wn'B -[;g.p.Wt06293 h'T;a ~.Wqt06965 ['NUm.l;c.wt06759 x;b,zt02078 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? g{r]h;Y;wt02026 !w{[.diGt01439 ~'q'Y;w w{t'r.Wb.Gt01369 vyia'kt0376 yiK ? ~yin{r]h;F;h -t,a x;QiY;wt03947 ['NUm.l;ct06759 -t,a.w x;b,zt02078 -t,a ? ~,hyeL;m.g<01581'> yera..W;c.B r,v]a
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Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
.Wn'B -l'v.mt04910 !w{[.diGt01439 -l,a lea'r.fIyt03478 -vyiat0376 .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ? .Wn'T.[;vw{h yiK '$,n.B -n,B ~;G '$.niB -m;G h'T;a -m;G ? !'y.dimt04080 d;Yimt03027
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And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
~,k'B yin]a l{v.m,at04910 -a{l !w{[.diGt01439 ~,hel]a r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? ~,k'B l{v.mIyt04910 h'wh.yt03068 ~,k'B yin.B l{v.mIyt04910 -a{l.w
24
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
yilt07592 -.Wn.t.W h'lea.vt07596 ~,Kimt01439 h'l]a.v,a !w{[.diGt0559 ~,hel]a r,ma{Y;w ? yem.zint07998(For -yiK w{l'l.v(For ~,z,n vyia ? ~eh ~yilae[.m.vIy yiK ~,h'l b'h'zt02091
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And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
h'l.miF;ht08071 -t,a .Wf.r.piY;w !eTin !w{t'n .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ? w{l'l.vt07998 ~,z,nt05141 vyiat0376 h'M'v .Wkyil.v;Y;w
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And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.
@,l,at0505 l'a'vt07592 r,v]a b'h'Z;ht02091 yem.zin l;q.vimt04948 yih.y;w ? ~yin{r]h;F;ht07720 -nim d;b.l b'h'zt02091 tw{aemt0713 -[;b.v.Wt07651 ? !'y.dimt04080 yek.l;m l;[,v !'m'G.r;a'h yed.gib.Wt0899 tw{pij.N;h.w ? ~,hyeL;m.g<01581'> yera..W;c.B r,v]a tw{q'n]['ht06060 -nim d;b.l.W
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And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
w{tw{a geC;Y;wt03322 dw{pea.l !w{[.digt01439 w{tw{a f;[;Y;w ? wy'r]x;at0310 lea'r.fIyt03478 -l'k .Wn.ziY;w h'r.p'[.Bt06084 w{ryi[.bt05892 ? veqw{m.lt04170 w{tyeb.l.Wt01004 !w{[.dig.lt01439 yih.y;w ~'v
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Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
.Wp.s'y a{l.w lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.B yen.pilt06440 !'y.dimt04080 [;n'KiY;wt03665 ? h'n'vt08141 ~yi['B.r;at0705 #,r'a'ht0776 j{q.viT;wt08252 ~'va{rt07218 taef'l ? !w{[.digt01439 yemyiB
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And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
w{tyeb.Bt01004 b,veY;wt03427 v'aw{yt03101 -n,B l;[;BUr.yt03378 .$,leY;w
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And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
w{ker.y yea.c{yt03318 ~yin'B ~yi[.bivt07657 .Wy'h !w{[.dig.l.W ? w{l .Wy'h tw{B;rt01121 ~yiv'n -yiK
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And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
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And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
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And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god.
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And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:
~,hyeh{l/at0430 h'wh.yt03068 -t,a lea'r.fIyt03478 yen.B .Wr.k'zt02142 a{l.w ? byib'Simt0341 ~,hyeb.y{a -l'K d;Yimt03027 ~'tw{a lyiC;M;h
35
Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.
!w{[.diGt01439 l;[;BUr.yt03378 tyeBt01004 -mi[ d,s,xt02617 .Wf'[ -a{l.w ? lea'r.fIyt03478 -mi[ h'f'[ r,v]a h'bw{J;h -l'k.K