Judges 6

After Israel returns to evil and idolatry, YHWH delivers them to the Midianites for seven years; YHWH calls Gideon to deliver Israel and commands him to tear down his father's altar to Baal and build an altar to YHWH in its place.[1][2] Gideon requests and receives signs from YHWH confirming his divine calling through a fleece test.[2]

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וַ/תָּ֥עָז 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤆 vataaz and grew strong and she grew strong and it grew strong HC/Vqw3fs יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand open hand hand HNcbsc מִדְיָ֖ן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan of Midian Midyan Mideyan HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מִ/פְּנֵ֨י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because of from the presence of from before the presence of HR/Ncbpc מִדְיָ֜ן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan-2 Midian Midyan Mideyan HNp עָשֽׂוּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they made they did they made HVqp3cp לָ/הֶ֣ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves for themselves HR/Sp3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מִּנְהָרוֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤕 hamineharot the dens the rock-crevices the rock-crevices HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr בֶּֽ/הָרִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 beharim in the mountains in the mountains in the mountains HRd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/מְּעָר֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 hamearot the caves the hollowed caverns the hollowed caverns HTd/Ncfpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/מְּצָדֽוֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤃𐤅𐤕 hametsadot the strongholds the ambush-strongholds the ambush-strongholds HTd/Ncfpa
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כִּ֡י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC הֵם֩ 𐤄𐤌 hem they they they HPp3mp וּ/מִקְנֵי/הֶ֨ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 umiqeneyhem and-their-livestock their acquired livestock and their livestock HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp יַעֲל֜וּ 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 yaalu Aleya (Bemba) would-come-up they will ascend would ascend HVqi3mp וְ/אָהֳלֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veaholeyhem and-their-tents their tents and their tents HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp יבאו 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yvv would-come they come they would come HVqi3mp וּ/בָ֤אוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤅 uvau and-they-came and they came and they came HC/Vqq3cp כְ/דֵֽי 𐤊/𐤃𐤉 khedey like-the-fullness-of according to sufficiency of according to the sufficiency of HR/Ncmsc אַרְבֶּה֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤄 arebeh locusts I will cause to multiply locusts HNcmsa לָ/רֹ֔ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov for-multitude to abundance to abundance HR/Ncbsa וְ/לָ/הֶ֥ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤄𐤌 velahem and-to-them and to them HC/R/Sp3mp וְ/לִ/גְמַלֵּי/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤂𐤌𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veligemaleyhem and-to-camels-of-them and to their camels and to their camels HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3mp אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-is-no there is not there was no HTn מִסְפָּ֑ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar number counted total number HNcmsa וַ/יָּבֹ֥אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and-they-came they came and they came HC/Vqw3mp בָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vaarets Ayé (Yoruba) in-the-land in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa לְ/שַׁחֲתָֽ/הּ 𐤋/𐤔𐤇𐤕/𐤄 leshachatah to-destroy-it to utterly ruin her to ruin her HR/Vpc/Sp3fs
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֧ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched and he sent HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man a man HNcmsa נָבִ֖יא 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 navi prophet proclaiming spokesman prophet HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֜ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp כֹּה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֥ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God of mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אָנֹכִ֞י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs הֶעֱלֵ֤יתִי 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 heeleyti Aleya (Bemba) brought up I caused to ascend I caused to go up HVhp1cs אֶתְ/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object [·] HTo/Sp2mp מִ/מִּצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim from Egypt from Egypt from Mitserayim HR/Np וָ/אֹצִ֥יא 𐤅/𐤀𐤑𐤉𐤀 vaotsi and I brought out and I caused to go out and I caused to go out HC/Vhw1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem-2 you you marked as object [·] HTo/Sp2mp מִ/בֵּ֥ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from house of from the built-house from the house of HR/Ncmsc עֲבָדִֽים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim slaves male servants male servants HNcmpa
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וַ/יָּבֹ֞א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms מַלְאַ֣ךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 maleakhe Malaika (Bemba) angel agent-messenger of agent-messenger of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and sat and he sat/dwelt and he sat HC/Vqw3ms תַּ֤חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR הָֽ/אֵלָה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haelah the oak the strong oak the strong oak HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr בְּ/עָפְרָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤄 beaferah in Ophrah in Dust-Fawn in Ferah HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which which HTr לְ/יוֹאָ֖שׁ 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 leyoash belonged to Joash to Yahweh-supports to Yoash HR/Np אֲבִ֣י 𐤀𐤁𐤉 avi father of my father Avi Haezeri HNgmsa הָֽעֶזְרִ֑י 𐤄𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤉 haezeri the Abiezrite the Abiezerite clansman Avi Haezeri HNgmsa וְ/גִדְע֣וֹן 𐤅/𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 vegideon and Gideon and Gidʿon (the Feller) and Gideon HC/Np בְּנ֗/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms חֹבֵ֤ט 𐤇𐤁𐤈 chovet threshing one who beats off one who beats off HVqrmsa חִטִּים֙ 𐤇𐤈𐤉𐤌 chitim kitaba (Kikongo) wheat wheats wheat HNcfpa בַּ/גַּ֔ת 𐤁/𐤂𐤕 bagat in the winepress in the grape-press in the winepress HRd/Ncfsa לְ/הָנִ֖יס 𐤋/𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤎 lehanis to hide to cause to flee to hide HR/Vhc מִ/פְּנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from the face of from the presence of from before the presence of HR/Ncbpc מִדְיָֽן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan Midian Midyan Mideyan HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֤י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms גִּדְעוֹן֙ 𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 gideon Gideon Hewer Gideon HNp בִּ֣י 𐤁𐤉 bi please please please HTe אֲדֹנִ֔/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/יֵ֤שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔 veyesh and is and there is and there is HC/Tm יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עִמָּ֔/נוּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤍𐤅 imanu with us with us with us HR/Sp1cp וְ/לָ֥/מָּה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤄 velamah and why and for what? and why HC/R/Ti מְצָאַ֖תְ/נוּ 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅 metsaatenu has befallen us she has found us it has found us HVqp3fs/Sp1cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc זֹ֑את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs וְ/אַיֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤄 veayeh and where and where? and where HC/Ti כָֽל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc נִפְלְאֹתָ֡י/ו 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅 nifeleotayv his wonders his wondrous ones his wonders HVNrfpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr סִפְּרוּ 𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤅 siperu told they recounted they recounted HVpp3cp לָ֨/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us to us HR/Sp1cp אֲבוֹתֵ֜י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avoteynu our fathers our fathers our fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc הֲ/לֹ֤א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Did not is it not? is it not? HTi/Tn מִ/מִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim from Egypt from Egypt from Mitserayim HR/Np הֶעֱלָ֣/נוּ 𐤄𐤏𐤋/𐤍𐤅 heelanu Aleya (Bemba) bring us up he caused us to ascend he caused us to go up HVhp3ms/Sp1cp יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/עַתָּה֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and now and now and now HC/D נְטָשָׁ֣/נוּ 𐤍𐤈𐤔/𐤍𐤅 netashanu has forsaken us he abandoned us he abandoned us HVqp3ms/Sp1cp יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַֽ/יִּתְּנֵ֖/נוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤍𐤅 vayitenenu and given us and he gave us and he gave us HC/Vqw3ms/Sp1cp בְּ/כַף 𐤁/𐤊𐤐 bekhaf into the hand in the curved palm of in the curved palm of HR/Ncfsc מִדְיָֽן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan of Midian Midyan Mideyan HNp
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וְ/גִדְע֣וֹן 𐤅/𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 vegideon And Gideon and Gidʿon (the Feller) and Gideon HC/Np בָּ֗א 𐤁𐤀 ba went in he came he went in HVqp3ms וַ/יַּ֤עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and made and he did and he did HC/Vqw3ms גְּדִֽי 𐤂𐤃𐤉 gedi a kid young goat young goat HNcmsc עִזִּים֙ 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤌 izim of goats she-goats she-goats HNcfpa וְ/אֵיפַת 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤐𐤕 veeyfat and an ephah and an ephah-measure of and an ephah-measure of HC/Ncfsc קֶ֣מַח 𐤒𐤌𐤇 qemach of flour milled flour flour HNcmsc מַצּ֔וֹת 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 matsot unleavened cakes unleavened breads unleavened breads HNcfpa הַ/בָּשָׂר֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤔𐤓 habasar the flesh the flesh the flesh HTd/Ncmsa שָׂ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sam he put the one who places he put HVqp3ms בַּ/סַּ֔ל 𐤁/𐤎𐤋 basal in the basket in the woven basket in the basket HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/מָּרַ֖ק 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤒 vehamaraq and the broth and the broth and the broth HC/Td/Ncmsa שָׂ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sam-2 he put the one who places he put HVqp3ms בַּ/פָּר֑וּר 𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤓 baparur in the pot in the spreading-pan in the pan HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יּוֹצֵ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀 vayotse and brought out and he caused to go out and he caused to go out HC/Vhw3ms אֵלָ֛י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR הָ/אֵלָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haelah the oak the strong oak the oak HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יַּגַּֽשׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤔 vayagash and presented and he brought near and he brought near HC/Vhw3ms
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֞ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent forth and he dispatched and he sent HC/Vqw3ms מַלְאַ֣ךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 maleakhe Malaika (Bemba) angel agent-messenger of agent-messenger of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo קְצֵ֤ה 𐤒𐤑𐤄 qetseh tip edge of edge of HNcbsc הַ/מִּשְׁעֶ֨נֶת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤏𐤍𐤕 hamisheenet of the staff the support-staff the support-staff HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr בְּ/יָד֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in his hand in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּגַּ֥ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤏 vayiga and touched and he touched and he touched HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/בָּשָׂ֖ר 𐤁/𐤁𐤔𐤓 babasar the flesh the flesh the flesh HRd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/מַּצּ֑וֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 uvamatsot and the unleavened cakes and in the unleavened breads and the unleavened cakes HC/Rd/Ncfpa וַ/תַּ֨עַל 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤋 vataal Aleya (Bemba) and went up and she ascended and the fire went up HC/Vqw3fs הָ/אֵ֜שׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔 haesh the fire the fire the fire HTd/Ncbsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הַ/צּ֗וּר 𐤄/𐤑𐤅𐤓 hatsur the rock the rock-mass the rock-mass HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תֹּ֤אכַל 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 vatokhal okèlè (Yoruba) and consumed and she consumed and she ate HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo הַ/בָּשָׂר֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤔𐤓 habasar the flesh the flesh the flesh HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/מַּצּ֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 hamatsot the unleavened cakes the unleavened breads the unleavened breads HTd/Ncfpa וּ/מַלְאַ֣ךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 umaleakhe Malaika (Bemba) And angel and messenger of and messenger of HC/Ncmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הָלַ֖ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe departed he walked he walked HVqp3ms מֵ/עֵינָֽי/ו 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 meeynayv Enyi (Fante) from his sight from his eyes from his sight HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms
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וַ/יְהִי֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/לַּ֣יְלָה 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 balayelah that night in the night in the night HRd/Ncmsa הַ/הוּא֒ 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and He said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp קַ֤ח 𐤒𐤇 qach Take Take! Take! HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo פַּר 𐤐𐤓 par bull young bull young bull HNcmsc הַ/שּׁוֹר֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤅𐤓 hashor the ox the ox the ox HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr לְ/אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 leavikha belongs to your father to your father to your father HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וּ/פַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤐𐤓 ufar and bull and young bull of and young bull of HC/Ncmsc הַ/שֵּׁנִ֖י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the second the second one the second one HTd/Aomsa שֶׁ֣בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven seven seven HAcfsa שָׁנִ֑ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa וְ/הָרַסְתָּ֗ 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤎𐤕 veharaseta and tear down and you tore down and you shall tear down HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo מִזְבַּ֤ח 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebach altar sacrifice-place altar of HNcmsc הַ/בַּ֨עַל֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤏𐤋 habaal of Baal the Baʿal the Baal HTd/Np אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that which HTr לְ/אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 leavikha-2 belongs to your father to your father to your father HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To הָ/אֲשֵׁרָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤄 haasherah the Asherah the Asherah-pole the Asherah HTd/Np אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that that-which that which HTr עָלָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv beside it upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms תִּכְרֹֽת 𐤕𐤊𐤓𐤕 tikherot kata (Swahili) you shall cut down you will cut you will cut HVqj2ms
Verse 26
וּ/בָנִ֨יתָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤕 uvanita akha (Zulu) and build and you built and you shall build HC/Vqq2ms מִזְבֵּ֜חַ 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebecha an altar sacrifice-place altar HNcmsa לַ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms עַ֣ל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon on HR רֹ֧אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh the top head head HNcmsc הַ/מָּע֛וֹז 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤆 hamaoz of this stronghold the stronghold the stronghold HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms בַּ/מַּֽעֲרָכָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤄 bamaarakhah in the ordered place in the ordered formation in the arranged place HRd/Ncfsa וְ/לָֽקַחְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 velaqacheta and take and you took and you shall take HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/פָּ֣ר 𐤄/𐤐𐤓 hapar the bull the young bull the young bull HTd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the second the second one the second one HTd/Aomsa וְ/הַעֲלִ֣יתָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕 vehaalita Aleya (Bemba) and offer and you caused to ascend and you caused to go up HC/Vhq2ms עוֹלָ֔ה 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 olah burnt offering ascending offering whole-burnt-offering HNcfsa בַּ/עֲצֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤉 baatsey with the wood trees of trees of HR/Ncmpc הָ/אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤄 haasherah of the Asherah the Asherah-pole the Asherah HTd/Np אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr תִּכְרֹֽת 𐤕𐤊𐤓𐤕 tikherot kata (Swahili) you shall cut down you will cut you will cut HVqi2ms
Verse 27
וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach Then Gideon took and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms גִּדְע֜וֹן 𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 gideon Gideon Hewer Gideon HNp עֲשָׂרָ֤ה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 asarah ten ten ten HAcmsa אֲנָשִׁים֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men men HNcmpa מֵֽ/עֲבָדָ֔י/ו 𐤌/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 meavadayv of his servants from his servants from his servants HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֕עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and did and he did and he did HC/Vqw3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as that which HR/Tr דִּבֶּ֥ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber had spoken he declared he spoke HVpp3ms אֵלָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יְהִ֡י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher-2 because as that which as that which HR/Tr יָרֵא֩ 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yare he feared he feared he feared HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo בֵּ֨ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt household house-of house of HNcmsc אָבִ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv of his father his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To אַנְשֵׁ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men men of men of HNcmpc הָ/עִ֛יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa מֵ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤌/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 measot to do to do to do HR/Vqc יוֹמָ֖ם 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤌 yomam by day in the daytime in the daytime HD וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas-2 and he did and he did and he did HC/Vqw3ms לָֽיְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah by night night night HNcmsa
Verse 28
וַ/יַּשְׁכִּ֜ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayashekimu and they arose early and they rose early and they rose early HC/Vhw3mp אַנְשֵׁ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men of men of men of HNcmpc הָ/עִיר֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa בַּ/בֹּ֔קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer buka (Bemba) in the morning in the morning in the daybreak HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and behold and look! and look HC/Tm נֻתַּץ֙ 𐤍𐤕𐤑 nutats was torn down was demolished was demolished HVPp3ms מִזְבַּ֣ח 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebach altar sacrifice-place altar of HNcmsc הַ/בַּ֔עַל 𐤄/𐤁𐤏𐤋 habaal of Baal the Baʿal the Baal HTd/Np וְ/הָ/אֲשֵׁרָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤄 vehaasherah and the Asherah and the Asherah-pole and the Asherah HC/Td/Np אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr עָלָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv beside it upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms כֹּרָ֑תָה 𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤄 koratah kata (Swahili) was cut down she was cut off it was cut off HVPp3fs וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/פָּ֣ר 𐤄/𐤐𐤓 hapar the bull the young bull the young bull HTd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the second the second one the second one HTd/Aomsa הֹֽעֲלָ֔ה 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 hoalah Aleya (Bemba) was offered was caused to ascend was caused to go up HVHp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar the sacrifice-place the altar HTd/Ncmsa הַ/בָּנֽוּי 𐤄/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤉 habanuy akha (Zulu) that was built the built-up one the built-up one HTd/Vqsmsa
Verse 29
Verse 30
Verse 31
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יוֹאָ֡שׁ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash Joash Yahweh has supported Yoash HNp לְ/כֹל֩ 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol kila (Swahili) to all to the entirety of to all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr עָמְד֨וּ 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 amedu ima (Bemba) stood they stood they stood HVqp3cp עָלָ֜י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against him upon him against him HR/Sp3ms הַ/אַתֶּ֣ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤌 haatem Will you you men you men HTi/Pp2mp תְּרִיב֣וּ/ן 𐤕𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤅/𐤍 terivun contend you men will contend you men will contend HVqi2mp/Sn לַ/בַּ֗עַל 𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤋 labaal for Baal to Baʿal to Baal HRd/Np אִם 𐤀𐤌 im or if / whether if HC אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp תּוֹשִׁיע֣וּ/ן 𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏𐤅/𐤍 toshiun save you will bring to safety you will bring to safety HVhi2mp/Sn אוֹת֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤅 oto him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 whoever that-which whoever HTr יָרִ֥יב 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤁 yariv contends he will contend he will contend HVqi3ms ל֛/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him for him HR/Sp3ms יוּמַ֖ת 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤕 yumat shall be put to death he will be put to death he will be caused to die HVHi3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR הַ/בֹּ֑קֶר 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 haboqer buka (Bemba) morning the morning the daybreak HTd/Ncmsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 if if / whether if HC אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa הוּא֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms יָ֣רֶב 𐤉𐤓𐤁 yarev let him contend let him contend let him contend HVqj3ms ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 for him for him HR/Sp3ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC נָתַ֖ץ 𐤍𐤕𐤑 natats he has torn down he tore down he demolished HVqp3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo מִזְבְּחֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇/𐤅 mizebecho his altar his sacrifice-place his altar HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 35
וּ/מַלְאָכִים֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 umaleakhim Malaika (Bemba) and messengers and messengers and messengers HC/Ncmpa שָׁלַ֣ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach he sent to send off he sent HVqp3ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) throughout all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp וַ/יִזָּעֵ֥ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒 vayizaeq zanga (Lingala) and they were called out and he cried out and he cried out HC/VNw3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu they he he HPp3ms אַחֲרָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him after him HR/Sp3ms וּ/מַלְאָכִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 umaleakhim-2 Malaika (Bemba) and messengers and messengers and messengers HC/Ncmpa שָׁלַ֗ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach-2 he sent to send off he sent HVqp3ms בְּ/אָשֵׁ֤ר 𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤓 beasher to Asher in Asher in Asher HR/Np וּ/בִ/זְבֻלוּן֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤆𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤍 uvizevulun and to Zebulun and in Exalted-Dwelling and in Zevulun HC/R/Np וּ/בְ/נַפְתָּלִ֔י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 uvenafetali and to Naphtali and in My-Wrestling and in Nafetali HC/R/Np וַֽ/יַּעֲל֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu Aleya (Bemba) and they went up they caused to ascend and they went up HC/Vqw3mp לִ/קְרָאתָֽ/ם 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤌 liqeratam to meet them to encounter them to meet them HR/Vqc/Sp3mp
Verse 37
הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm אָנֹכִ֗י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs מַצִּ֛יג 𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤂 matsig am placing the one who positions am placing HVhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo גִּזַּ֥ת 𐤂𐤆𐤕 gizat fleece [of] shorn fleece of fleece of HNcfsc הַ/צֶּ֖מֶר 𐤄/𐤑𐤌𐤓 hatsemer the wool the wool the wool HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/גֹּ֑רֶן 𐤁/𐤂𐤓𐤍 bagoren on the threshing floor in the levelled threshing-floor on the threshing floor HRd/Ncbsa אִ֡ם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC טַל֩ 𐤈𐤋 tal dew dew covering dew HNcmsa יִהְיֶ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon on HR הַ/גִּזָּ֜ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤆𐤄 hagizah the fleece the shorn fleece the shorn fleece HTd/Ncfsa לְ/בַדָּ֗/הּ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤄 levadah alone for her alone for her apart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on and upon and on HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the ground the earth the ground HTd/Ncbsa חֹ֔רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 chorev dry parched desolation dry HNcmsa וְ/יָדַעְתִּ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 veyadaeti then I will know and I knew then I will know HC/Vqq1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC תוֹשִׁ֧יעַ 𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 toshia you will save you will deliver you will save HVhi2ms בְּ/יָדִ֛/י 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤉 beyadi by my hand in my hand by my hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as HR/Tr דִּבַּֽרְתָּ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕 dibareta you have spoken you spoke you spoke HVpp2ms
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וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms גִּדְעוֹן֙ 𐤂𐤃𐤏𐤅𐤍 gideon Gideon Hewer Gideon HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הָ֣/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al let not upon / over let not HTn יִ֤חַר 𐤉𐤇𐤓 yichar kala (Kikongo) be angry let him burn hot your anger burn HVqj3ms אַפְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤐/𐤊 apekha with me your nose your anger HNcmsc/Sp2ms בִּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi with me against me HR/Sp1cs וַ/אֲדַבְּרָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄 vaadaberah and I will speak and let me speak and let me speak HC/Vph1cs אַ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe but surely surely HTa הַ/פָּ֑עַם 𐤄/𐤐𐤏𐤌 hapaam this once the strike-instance the time HTd/Ncfsa אֲנַסֶּ֤ה 𐤀𐤍𐤎𐤄 anaseh let me test Let me test Let me test HVph1cs נָּא 𐤍𐤀 na please please please HTj רַק 𐤓𐤒 raq only only only HTa הַ/פַּ֨עַם֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤏𐤌 hapaam-2 this time the strike-instance this time HTd/Ncfsa בַּ/גִּזָּ֔ה 𐤁/𐤂𐤆𐤄 bagizah with the fleece in the shorn fleece in the fleece HRd/Ncfsa יְהִי 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi let it be may he be let it be HVqj3ms נָ֨א 𐤍𐤀 na-2 please please please HTe חֹ֤רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 chorev dry parched desolation dryness HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 upon toward on HR הַ/גִּזָּה֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤆𐤄 hagizah the fleece the shorn fleece the shorn fleece HTd/Ncfsa לְ/בַדָּ֔/הּ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤄 levadah alone for her alone for her apart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on and upon and upon HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the ground the earth the ground HTd/Ncbsa יִֽהְיֶה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh let there be he will come to be let there be HVqi3ms טָּֽל 𐤈𐤋 tal dew dew covering dew HNcmsa
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