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וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל הָרַע, בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה; וַיִּתְּנֵם יְהוָה בְּיַד-מִדְיָן, שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים.
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And the children of Yisrael did that which was evil in the sight of YAHOWAH; and YAHOWAH delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
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וַתָּעָז יַד-מִדְיָן, עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל; מִפְּנֵי מִדְיָן עָשׂוּ לָהֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶת-הַמִּנְהָרוֹת אֲשֶׁר בֶּהָרִים, וְאֶת-הַמְּעָרוֹת, וְאֶת-הַמְּצָדוֹת.
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And the hand of Midian prevailed against Yisrael; and because of Midian the children of Yisrael made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.
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ג
וְהָיָה, אִם-זָרַע יִשְׂרָאֵל--וְעָלָה מִדְיָן וַעֲמָלֵק וּבְנֵי-קֶדֶם, וְעָלוּ עָלָיו.
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And so it was, when Yisrael had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east; they came up against them;
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וַיַּחֲנוּ עֲלֵיהֶם, וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ אֶת-יְבוּל הָאָרֶץ, עַד-בּוֹאֲךָ, עַזָּה; וְלֹא-יַשְׁאִירוּ מִחְיָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וְשֶׂה וָשׁוֹר וַחֲמוֹר.
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and they encamped against them, and destroyed the produce of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance in Yisrael, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
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כִּי הֵם וּמִקְנֵיהֶם יַעֲלוּ וְאָהֳלֵיהֶם, יבאו (וּבָאוּ) כְדֵי-אַרְבֶּה לָרֹב, וְלָהֶם וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם, אֵין מִסְפָּר; וַיָּבֹאוּ בָאָרֶץ, לְשַׁחֲתָהּ.
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For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came in as locusts for multitude; both they and their camels were without number; and they came into the land to destroy it.
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וַיִּדַּל יִשְׂרָאֵל מְאֹד, מִפְּנֵי מִדְיָן; וַיִּזְעֲקוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶל-יְהוָה. {פ}
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And Yisrael was brought very low because of Midian; and the children of Yisrael cried unto YAHOWAH.
{P}
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ז
וַיְהִי, כִּי-זָעֲקוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל-יְהוָה, עַל, אֹדוֹת מִדְיָן.
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And it came to pass, when the children of Yisrael cried unto YAHOWAH because of Midian,
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ח
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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that YAHOWAH sent a prophet unto the children of Yisrael; and he said unto them: 'Thus saith YAHOWAH, the Eloheem of Yisrael: I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;
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ט
וָאַצִּל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם, וּמִיַּד כָּל-לֹחֲצֵיכֶם; וָאֲגָרֵשׁ אוֹתָם מִפְּנֵיכֶם, וָאֶתְּנָה לָכֶם אֶת-אַרְצָם.
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and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drove them out from before you, and gave you their land.
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וָאֹמְרָה לָכֶם, אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם--לֹא תִירְאוּ אֶת-אֱלֹהֵי הָאֱמֹרִי, אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם יוֹשְׁבִים בְּאַרְצָם; וְלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם, בְּקוֹלִי. {פ}
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And I said unto you: I am YAHOWAH your Eloheem; ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but ye have not hearkened unto My voice.'
{P}
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יא
וַיָּבֹא מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה, וַיֵּשֶׁב תַּחַת הָאֵלָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעָפְרָה, אֲשֶׁר לְיוֹאָשׁ, אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי; וְגִדְעוֹן בְּנוֹ, חֹבֵט חִטִּים בַּגַּת, לְהָנִיס, מִפְּנֵי מִדְיָן.
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And the angel of YAHOWAH came, and sat under the terebinth which was in Ophrah, that belonged unto Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
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יב
וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו, מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה; וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, יְהוָה עִמְּךָ גִּבּוֹר הֶחָיִל.
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And the angel of YAHOWAH appeared unto him, and said unto him: 'YAHOWAH is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.'
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יג
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו גִּדְעוֹן, בִּי אֲדֹנִי, וְיֵשׁ יְהוָה עִמָּנוּ, וְלָמָּה מְצָאַתְנוּ כָּל-זֹאת; וְאַיֵּה כָל-נִפְלְאֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר סִפְּרוּ-לָנוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לֵאמֹר, הֲלֹא מִמִּצְרַיִם הֶעֱלָנוּ יְהוָה, וְעַתָּה נְטָשָׁנוּ יְהוָה, וַיִּתְּנֵנוּ בְּכַף-מִדְיָן.
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And Gideon said unto him: 'Oh, my lord, if YAHOWAH be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all His wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying: Did not YAHOWAH bring us up from Egypt? but now YAHOWAH hath cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.'
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יד
וַיִּפֶן אֵלָיו, יְהוָה, וַיֹּאמֶר לֵךְ בְּכֹחֲךָ זֶה, וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכַּף מִדְיָן: הֲלֹא, שְׁלַחְתִּיךָ.
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And YAHOWAH turned towards him, and said: 'Go in this thy might, and save Yisrael from the hand of Midian; have not I sent thee?'
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טו
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו בִּי אֲדֹנָי, בַּמָּה אוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל; הִנֵּה אַלְפִּי הַדַּל בִּמְנַשֶּׁה, וְאָנֹכִי הַצָּעִיר בְּבֵית אָבִי.
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And he said unto him: 'Oh, my lord, wherewith shall I save Yisrael? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.'
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טז
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוָה, כִּי אֶהְיֶה עִמָּךְ; וְהִכִּיתָ אֶת-מִדְיָן, כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד.
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And YAHOWAH said unto him: 'Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.'
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יז
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, אִם-נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ; וְעָשִׂיתָ לִּי אוֹת, שָׁאַתָּה מְדַבֵּר עִמִּי.
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And he said unto him: 'If now I have found favour in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.
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יח
אַל-נָא תָמֻשׁ מִזֶּה, עַד-בֹּאִי אֵלֶיךָ, וְהֹצֵאתִי אֶת-מִנְחָתִי, וְהִנַּחְתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ; וַיֹּאמַר, אָנֹכִי אֵשֵׁב עַד שׁוּבֶךָ.
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Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and lay it before thee.' And he said: 'I will tarry until thou come back.'
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יט
וְגִדְעוֹן בָּא, וַיַּעַשׂ גְּדִי-עִזִּים וְאֵיפַת-קֶמַח מַצּוֹת, הַבָּשָׂר שָׂם בַּסַּל, וְהַמָּרַק שָׂם בַּפָּרוּר; וַיּוֹצֵא אֵלָיו אֶל-תַּחַת הָאֵלָה, וַיַּגַּשׁ. {פ}
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And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal; the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the terebinth, and presented it.
{P}
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כ
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים, קַח אֶת-הַבָּשָׂר וְאֶת-הַמַּצּוֹת וְהַנַּח אֶל-הַסֶּלַע הַלָּז, וְאֶת-הַמָּרַק, שְׁפוֹךְ; וַיַּעַשׂ, כֵּן.
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And the angel of Eloheem said unto him: 'Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth.' And he did so.
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כא
וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה, אֶת-קְצֵה הַמִּשְׁעֶנֶת אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ, וַיִּגַּע בַּבָּשָׂר, וּבַמַּצּוֹת; וַתַּעַל הָאֵשׁ מִן-הַצּוּר, וַתֹּאכַל אֶת-הַבָּשָׂר וְאֶת-הַמַּצּוֹת, וּמַלְאַךְ יְהוָה, הָלַךְ מֵעֵינָיו.
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Then the angel of YAHOWAH put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of YAHOWAH departed out of his sight.
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כב
וַיַּרְא גִּדְעוֹן, כִּי-מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה הוּא; וַיֹּאמֶר גִּדְעוֹן, אֲהָהּ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה--כִּי-עַל-כֵּן רָאִיתִי מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה, פָּנִים אֶל-פָּנִים.
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And Gideon saw that he was the angel of YAHOWAH; and Gideon said: 'Alas, O ADONAI YAHWEH! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of YAHOWAH face to face.'
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כג
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יְהוָה שָׁלוֹם לְךָ, אַל-תִּירָא: לֹא, תָּמוּת.
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And YAHOWAH said unto him: 'Peace be unto thee; fear not; thou shalt not die.'
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כד
וַיִּבֶן שָׁם גִּדְעוֹן מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה, וַיִּקְרָא-לוֹ יְהוָה שָׁלוֹם; עַד, הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה--עוֹדֶנּוּ, בְּעָפְרָת אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי. {ס}
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Then Gideon built an altar there unto YAHOWAH, and called it 'Adonai-shalom'; unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
{S}
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כה
וַיְהִי, בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא, וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יְהוָה קַח אֶת-פַּר-הַשּׁוֹר אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיךָ, וּפַר הַשֵּׁנִי שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים; וְהָרַסְתָּ, אֶת-מִזְבַּח הַבַּעַל אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיךָ, וְאֶת-הָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר-עָלָיו, תִּכְרֹת.
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And it came to pass the same night, that YAHOWAH said unto him: 'Take thy father's bullock, and the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of the falsegod that thy father hath, and cut down the a falsegod that is by it;
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כו
וּבָנִיתָ מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, עַל רֹאשׁ הַמָּעוֹז הַזֶּה--בַּמַּעֲרָכָה; וְלָקַחְתָּ, אֶת-הַפָּר הַשֵּׁנִי, וְהַעֲלִיתָ עוֹלָה, בַּעֲצֵי הָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר תִּכְרֹת.
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and build an altar unto YAHOWAH thy Eloheem upon the top of this stronghold, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the a falsegod which thou shalt cut down.'
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כז
וַיִּקַּח גִּדְעוֹן עֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים, מֵעֲבָדָיו, וַיַּעַשׂ, כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו יְהוָה; וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרֵא אֶת-בֵּית אָבִיו וְאֶת-אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר, מֵעֲשׂוֹת יוֹמָם--וַיַּעַשׂ לָיְלָה.
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Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as YAHOWAH had spoken unto him; and it came to pass, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
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כח
וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר, בַּבֹּקֶר, וְהִנֵּה נֻתַּץ מִזְבַּח הַבַּעַל, וְהָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר-עָלָיו כֹּרָתָה; וְאֵת, הַפָּר הַשֵּׁנִי, הֹעֲלָה, עַל-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַבָּנוּי.
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And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of the falsegod was broken down, and the a falsegod was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
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כט
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל-רֵעֵהוּ, מִי עָשָׂה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה; וַיִּדְרְשׁוּ, וַיְבַקְשׁוּ--וַיֹּאמְרוּ, גִּדְעוֹן בֶּן-יוֹאָשׁ עָשָׂה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה.
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And they said one to another: 'Who hath done this thing?' And when they inquired and asked, they said: 'Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.'
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ל
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר, אֶל-יוֹאָשׁ, הוֹצֵא אֶת-בִּנְךָ, וְיָמֹת: כִּי נָתַץ אֶת-מִזְבַּח הַבַּעַל, וְכִי כָרַת הָאֲשֵׁרָה אֲשֶׁר-עָלָיו.
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Then the men of the city said unto Joash: 'Bring out thy son, that he may die; because he hath broken down the altar of the falsegod, and because he hath cut down the a falsegod that was by it.'
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לא
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹאָשׁ לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר-עָמְדוּ עָלָיו הַאַתֶּם תְּרִיבוּן לַבַּעַל, אִם-אַתֶּם תּוֹשִׁיעוּן אוֹתוֹ, אֲשֶׁר יָרִיב לוֹ יוּמַת, עַד-הַבֹּקֶר; אִם-אֱלֹהִים הוּא יָרֶב לוֹ, כִּי נָתַץ אֶת-מִזְבְּחוֹ.
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And Joash said unto all that stood against him: 'Will ye contend for the falsegod? or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, shall be put to death before morning; if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.'
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לב
וַיִּקְרָא-לוֹ בַיּוֹם-הַהוּא, יְרֻבַּעַל לֵאמֹר: יָרֶב בּוֹ הַבַּעַל, כִּי נָתַץ אֶת-מִזְבְּחוֹ. {ס}
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Therefore on that day he was called Jerubbaal, saying: 'Let the falsegod contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'
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לג
וְכָל-מִדְיָן וַעֲמָלֵק וּבְנֵי-קֶדֶם, נֶאֶסְפוּ יַחְדָּו; וַיַּעַבְרוּ וַיַּחֲנוּ, בְּעֵמֶק יִזְרְעֶאל.
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Now all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
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לד
וְרוּחַ יְהוָה, לָבְשָׁה אֶת-גִּדְעוֹן; וַיִּתְקַע, בַּשּׁוֹפָר, וַיִּזָּעֵק אֲבִיעֶזֶר, אַחֲרָיו.
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But the spirit of YAHOWAH clothed Gideon; and he blew a horn; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.
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לה
וּמַלְאָכִים שָׁלַח בְּכָל-מְנַשֶּׁה, וַיִּזָּעֵק גַּם-הוּא אַחֲרָיו; וּמַלְאָכִים שָׁלַח, בְּאָשֵׁר וּבִזְבֻלוּן וּבְנַפְתָּלִי, וַיַּעֲלוּ, לִקְרָאתָם.
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And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him; and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
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לו
וַיֹּאמֶר גִּדְעוֹן, אֶל-הָאֱלֹהִים: אִם-יֶשְׁךָ מוֹשִׁיעַ בְּיָדִי, אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל--כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ.
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And Gideon said unto Eloheem: 'If Thou wilt save Yisrael by my hand, as Thou hast spoken,
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לז
הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי, מַצִּיג אֶת-גִּזַּת הַצֶּמֶר--בַּגֹּרֶן: אִם טַל יִהְיֶה עַל-הַגִּזָּה לְבַדָּהּ, וְעַל-כָּל-הָאָרֶץ חֹרֶב--וְיָדַעְתִּי כִּי-תוֹשִׁיעַ בְּיָדִי אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל, כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ.
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behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that Thou wilt save Yisrael by my hand, as Thou hast spoken.'
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לח
וַיְהִי-כֵן--וַיַּשְׁכֵּם מִמָּחֳרָת, וַיָּזַר אֶת-הַגִּזָּה; וַיִּמֶץ טַל מִן-הַגִּזָּה, מְלוֹא הַסֵּפֶל מָיִם.
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And it was so; for he rose up early on the morrow, and pressed the fleece together, and wrung dew out of the fleece, a bowlful of water.
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לט
וַיֹּאמֶר גִּדְעוֹן, 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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And Gideon said unto Eloheem: 'Let not Thine anger be kindled against me, and I will speak but this once: let me make trial, I pray Thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.'
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מ
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים כֵּן, בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא; וַיְהִי-חֹרֶב אֶל-הַגִּזָּה לְבַדָּהּ, וְעַל-כָּל-הָאָרֶץ הָיָה טָל. {פ}
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And Eloheem did so that night; for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
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