1
Then
Jerubbaal, who is
Gideon, and all the
people that were with him, rose up
early, and
pitched beside the well of
Harod: so that the
host of the
Midianites were on the north
side of them, by the
hill of
Moreh, in the
valley.
~'['h -l'k.w !w{[.dig a.Wh l;[;BUr.y ~eK.v;Y;w ? hen]x;m.W d{r]x !ye[ -l;[ .Wn]x;Y;w w{Tia r,v]a ? h,rw{M;h t;[.biGim !w{p'Cim w{l -h'y'h !'y.dim ? q,me['B
2
And the
LORD said unto
Gideon, The
people that are with thee are too
many for me to
give the
Midianites into their
hands, lest
Israel vaunt themselves against me,
saying, Mine own
hand hath
saved me.
r,v]a ~'['h b;r !w{[.diG -l,a h'wh.y r,ma{Y;w ? rea'P.tIy -n,P ~'d'y.B !'y.dim -t,a yiTiTim .$'Tia ? yiL h'[yivw{h yid'y r{mael lea'r.fIy y;l'[
4
And the
LORD said unto
Gideon, The
people are yet too
many; bring them
down unto the
water, and I will
try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I
say unto thee, This shall
go with thee, the same shall
go with thee; and of whomsoever I
say unto thee, This shall not
go with thee, the same shall not
go.
b'r ~'['h dw{[ !w{[.diG -l,a h'wh.y r,ma{Y;w ? ~'v '$.l .WN,p.r.c,a.w ~Iy;M;h -l,a ~'tw{a derw{h ? a.Wh .$'Tia .$eley h,z '$y,lea r;m{a r,v]a h'y'h.w ? .$eley -a{l h,z '$y,lea r;m{a -r,v]a l{k.w .$'Tia .$eley ? .$eley a{l a.Wh .$'Mi[
5
So he brought
down the
people unto the
water: and the
LORD said unto
Gideon, Every one that
lappeth of the
water with his
tongue, as a
dog lappeth, him shalt thou
set by himself; likewise every one that boweth
down upon his
knees to
drink.
h'wh.y r,ma{Y;w ~Iy'M;h -l,a ~'['h -t,a d,rw{Y;w ? ~Iy;M;h -nim w{nw{v.liB q{l'y -r,v]a l{K !w{[.diG -l,a ? l{k.w d'b.l w{tw{a gyiC;T b,l,K;h q{l'y r,v]a;K ? tw{T.vil wy'K.riB -l;[ [;r.kIy -r,v]a
9
And it came to pass the same
night, that the
LORD said unto him,
Arise, get thee
down unto the
host; for I have
delivered it into thine
hand.
h'wh.y wy'lea r,ma{Y;w a.Wh;h h'l.y;L;B yih.y;w ? '$,d'y.B wyiT;t.n yiK h,n]x;M;B der ~.Wq
11
And thou shalt
hear what they
say; and
afterward shall thine
hands be
strengthened to go
down unto the
host. Then went he
down with
Phurah his
servant unto the
outside of the armed
men that were in the
host.
'$y,d'y h'n.q;z/x,T r;x;a.w .WreB;d.y -h;m 'T.[;m'v.w ? w{r][;n h'rUp.W a.Wh d,reY;w h,n]x;M;B 'T.d;r'y.w ? h,n]x;M;B r,v]a ~yivUm]x;h hec.q -l,a
14
And his
fellow answered and
said, This is nothing else save the
sword of
Gideon the
son of
Joash, a
man of
Israel: for into his
hand hath
God delivered Midian, and all the
host.
b,r,x -mia yiT.liB ta{z !yea r,ma{Y;w .Whe[er !;[;Y;w ? ~yih{l/a'h !;t'n lea'r.fIy vyia v'aw{y -n,B !w{[.diG ? h,n]x;M;h -l'K -t,a.w !'y.dim -t,a w{d'y.B
15
And it was so, when
Gideon heard the
telling of the
dream, and the
interpretation thereof, that he
worshipped, and
returned into the
host of
Israel, and
said,
Arise; for the
LORD hath
delivered into your
hand the
host of
Midian.
~w{l]x;h r;P.sim -t,a !w{[.diG ;[{m.vik yih.y;w ? hen]x;m -l,a b'v'Y;w .Wx'T.viY;w w{r.biv -t,a.w ? ~,k.d,y.B h'wh.y !;t'n -yiK .Wm.Wq r,ma{Y;w lea'r.fIy ? !'y.dim hen]x;m -t,a
17
And he
said unto them,
Look on me, and
do likewise: and, behold, when I
come to the
outside of the
camp, it shall be that, as I
do, so shall ye
do.
.Wf][;T !ek.w .Wa.rit yiN,Mim ~,hyel]a r,ma{Y;w ? h,f/[,a -r,v]a;k h'y'h.w h,n]x;M;h hec.qiB a'b yik{n'a heNih.w ? !.Wf][;T !eK
18
When I
blow with a
trumpet, I and all that are with me, then
blow ye the
trumpets also on every
side of all the
camp, and
say, The sword of the
LORD, and of
Gideon.
yiTia r,v]a -l'k.w yik{n'a r'pw{V;B yiT.[;q't.w ? h,n]x;M;h -l'K tw{byib.s ~,T;a -m;G tw{r'pw{V;B ~,T.[;q.t.W ? !w{[.dig.l.W h'why;l ~,T.r;m]a;w
24
And
Gideon sent messengers throughout all
mount Ephraim, saying, Come
down against the
Midianites, and
take before them the
waters unto
Bethbarah and
Jordan. Then all the
men of
Ephraim gathered themselves
together, and
took the
waters unto
Bethbarah and
Jordan.
~Iy;r.p,a r;h -l'k.B !w{[.diG x;l'v ~yik'a.l;m.W ? ~Iy;M;h -t,a ~,h'l .Wd.kil.w !'y.dim ta;r.qil .Wd.r r{mael ? vyia -l'K qe['CiY;w !eD.r;Y;h -t,a.w h'r'B tyeB d;[ ? h'r'B tyeB d;[ ~Iy;M;h -t,a .Wd.K.liY;w ~Iy;r.p,a ? !eD.r;Y;h -t,a.w
25
And they
took two princes of the
Midianites, Oreb and
Zeeb; and they
slew Oreb upon the
rock Oreb, and
Zeeb they
slew at the
winepress of
Zeeb, and
pursued Midian, and
brought the
heads of
Oreb and
Zeeb to
Gideon on the other
side Jordan.
bea.z -t,a.w ber{[ -t,a !'y.dim yer'f -yen.v .Wd.K.liY;w ? bea.z -t,a.w berw{[ -r.Wc.B berw{[ -t,a .Wg.r;h;Y;w ? !'y.dim -l,a .Wp.D.riY;w bea.z -b,q,y.b .Wg.r'h ? !w{[.diG -l,a .Wayibeh bea.z.W ber{[ -va{r.w ? !eD.r;Y;l r,be[em