Jerubbaal,יְרֻבַּעַלthat is,הוּאGideon,גִדְעוֹןrose early,וַיַּשְׁכֵּםwith allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with him,אִתּוֹand they campedוַיַּחֲנוּbesideעַלthe springעֵיןof Harod;חֲרֹדand the campוּמַחֲנֵהof Midianמִדְיָןwasהָיָהnorthמִצָּפוֹןof him,לוֹfrom the hillמִגִּבְעַתof Moreh,הַמּוֹרֶהin the valley.בָּעֵמֶק
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלGideon,גִּדְעוֹן“The peopleהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרare with youאִתָּךְare too manyרַבfor me to giveמִתִּתִּיMidianאֶת מִדְיָןinto their hand,בְּיָדָםlestפֶּןIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלboastיִתְפָּאֵרagainst me,עָלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר‘My handיָדִיhas saved me.’הוֹשִׁיעָה לִּי
Now therefore,וְעַתָּהproclaim,קְרָאplease,נָאin the earsבְּאָזְנֵיof the people,הָעָםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Whoeverמִיis afraidיָרֵאand trembling,וְחָרֵדlet him turn backיָשֹׁבand withdrawוְיִצְפֹּרfrom MountמֵהַרGilead.’”הַגִּלְעָדTwenty-twoעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁנַיִםthousandאֶלֶףofמִןthe peopleהָעָםturned back,וַיָּשָׁבand tenעֲשֶׂרֶתthousandאֲלָפִיםremained.וַ נִשְׁאָרוּ
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלGideon,גִּדְעוֹן“The peopleהָעָםare stillעוֹדmany.רָבBring them downהוֹרֵד אוֹתָםtoאֶלthe water,הַמַּיִםand I will refine themוְאֶצְרְפֶנּוּfor youלְךָthere.שָׁםAnd it will beוְהָיָהthat whoeverאֲשֶׁרI sayאֹמַרto you,אֵלֶיךָ‘This oneזֶהwill goיֵלֵךְwith you,’אִתָּךְheהוּאwill goיֵלֵךְwith you;אִתָּךְand anyoneוְכֹלof whomאֲשֶׁרI sayאֹמַרto you,אֵלֶיךָ‘This oneזֶהwill notלֹאgoיֵלֵךְwith you,’עִמָּךְheהוּאwill notלֹאgo.”יֵלֵךְ
He broughtוַיּוֹרֶדthe peopleאֶת הָעָםdown toאֶלthe water,הַמָּיִםand YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלGideon,גִּדְעוֹן“Everyoneכֹּלwhoאֲשֶׁרlapsיָלֹקwith his tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנוֹfromמִןthe water,הַמַּיִםasכַּאֲשֶׁרa dogהַכֶּלֶבlaps,יָלֹקyou shall setתַּצִּיג אוֹתוֹapart,לְבָדand everyoneוְכֹלwhoאֲשֶׁרbends downיִכְרַעonעַלhis kneesבִּרְכָּיוto drink.”לִשְׁתּוֹת
The numberמִסְפַּרof those who lappedהַמֲלַקְקִיםwith their handבְּיָדָםtoאֶלtheir mouthפִּיהֶםwasוַיְהִיthreeשְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתmen;אִישׁand allוְכֹלthe restיֶתֶרof the peopleהָעָםbent downכָּרְעוּonעַלtheir kneesבִּרְכֵיהֶםto drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתwater.מָיִם
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלGideon,גִּדְעוֹן“With the threeבִּשְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתmenהָאִישׁwho lappedהַמֲלַקְקִיםI will save youאוֹשִׁיעַ אֶתְכֶםand giveוְנָתַתִּיMidianאֶת מִדְיָןinto your hand;בְּיָדֶךָand let allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםgo,יֵלְכוּeachאִישׁto his place.”לִמְקֹמוֹ
They tookוַיִּקְחוּthe provisionsאֶת צֵדָהof the peopleהָעָםin their hand,בְּיָדָםand their horns;וְאֵת שׁוֹפְרֹתֵיהֶםand allוְאֵת כָּלthe menאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhe sent away,שִׁלַּחeachאִישׁto his tents,לְאֹהָלָיוbut he retainedוּ הֶחֱזִיקthe threeבִשְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתmen.הָאִישׁAnd the campוּמַחֲנֵהof Midianמִדְיָןwasהָיָהbelowמִתַּחַתhimלוֹin the valley.בָּעֵמֶק
Thatהַהוּאnightוַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָהYHWHיְהוָהsaid to him,וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו“Arise,קוּםgo downרֵדagainst the camp,בַּמַּחֲנֶהforכִּיI have given itנְתַתִּיוinto your hand.בְּיָדֶךָ
But ifוְאִםyouאַתָּהare afraidיָרֵאto go down,לָרֶדֶתgo down,רֵדyouאַתָּהand Purahוּפֻרָהyour young man,נַעַרְךָtoאֶלthe camp,הַמַּחֲנֶה
and you will hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּwhatמַהthey say,יְדַבֵּרוּand afterwardוְאַחַרyour handsיָדֶיךָwill be strengthened,תֶּחֱזַקְנָהand you will go downוְיָרַדְתָּagainst the camp.”בַּמַּחֲנֶהSo he went down,וַיֵּרֶדheהוּאand Purahוּפֻרָהhis young man,נַעֲרוֹtoאֶלthe edgeקְצֵהof those in battle arrayהַחֲמֻשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere in the camp.בַּמַּחֲנֶה
Midianוּמִדְיָןand Amalekוַעֲמָלֵקand allוְכָלthe sonsבְּנֵיof the eastקֶדֶםwere lyingנֹפְלִיםin the valleyבָּעֵמֶקlike locustsכָּאַרְבֶּהin multitude;לָרֹבand their camelsוְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶםwere withoutאֵיןnumber,מִסְפָּרlike the sandכַּחוֹלthatשֶׁis onעַלthe shoreשְׂפַתof the seaהַיָּםin multitude.לָרֹב
Gideonגִדְעוֹןcame,וַיָּבֹאand thereוְהִנֵּהwas a manאִישׁrecountingמְסַפֵּרa dreamחֲלוֹםto his companion.לְרֵעֵהוּHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהI dreamedחָלַמְתִּיa dream:חֲלוֹםthere was a round loafוְהִנֵּה צְלִיל לֶחֶםof barleyשְׂעֹרִיםtumblingמִתְהַפֵּךְinto the campבְּמַחֲנֵהof Midian;מִדְיָןit cameוַיָּבֹאtoעַדthe tentהָאֹהֶלand struck it,וַיַּכֵּהוּand it fell;וַיִּפֹּלit turned itוַיַּהַפְכֵהוּupside down,לְמַעְלָהand the tentוְ הָאֹהֶלfell flat.”נָפַל
His companionרֵעֵהוּansweredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Thisזֹאתis nothingאֵיןother thanבִּלְתִּי אִםthe swordחֶרֶבof Gideonגִּדְעוֹןsonבֶּןof Joash,יוֹאָשׁa manאִישׁof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםhas givenנָתַןinto his handבְּיָדוֹMidianאֶת מִדְיָןand allוְאֶת כָּלthe camp.”הַמַּחֲנֶה
Whenוַיְהִי כִGideonגִּדְעוֹןheardשְׁמֹעַthe tellingאֶת מִסְפַּרof the dreamהַחֲלוֹםand its interpretation,וְאֶת שִׁבְרוֹhe bowed down.וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּHe returnedוַיָּשָׁבtoאֶלthe campמַחֲנֵהof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Arise,קוּמוּforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas givenנָתַןinto your handבְּיֶדְכֶםthe campאֶת מַחֲנֵהof Midian.”מִדְיָן
He dividedוַיַּחַץthe threeאֶת שְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתmenהָאִישׁinto threeשְׁלֹשָׁהcompaniesרָאשִׁיםand putוַיִּתֵּןhornsשׁוֹפָרוֹתin the handבְּיַדof all of them,כֻּלָּםand emptyרֵקִיםjars,וְכַדִּיםwith torchesוְלַפִּדִיםinsideבְּתוֹךְthe jars.הַכַּדִּים
He said to them,וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם“Watch meמִמֶּנִּי תִרְאוּand doתַּעֲשׂוּlikewise.וְכֵןLook,וְהִנֵּהwhen Iאָנֹכִיcomeבָאto the edgeבִּקְצֵהof the camp,הַמַּחֲנֶהit shall be thatוְהָיָהasכַאֲשֶׁרI do,אֶעֱשֶׂהsoכֵּןyou shall do.תַּעֲשׂוּן
When I blowוְתָקַעְתִּיthe horn,בַּשּׁוֹפָרIאָנֹכִיand allוְכָלwhoאֲשֶׁרare with me,אִתִּיthen youאַתֶּםalsoגַּםshall blowוּתְקַעְתֶּםthe hornsבַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹתall aroundסְבִיבוֹתthe wholeכָּלcampהַמַּחֲנֶהand say,וַאֲמַרְתֶּם‘For YHWHלַיהוָהand for Gideon!’”וּלְגִדְעוֹן
Gideonגִדְעוֹןand the hundredוּמֵאָהmenאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with himאִתּוֹcameוַיָּבֹאto the edgeבִּקְצֵהof the campהַמַּחֲנֶהat the beginningרֹאשׁof the watchהָאַשְׁמֹרֶתin the middle,הַתִּיכוֹנָהwhen they had justאַךְsetהָקֵם הֵקִימוּthe guards;אֶת הַשֹּׁמְרִיםand they blewוַיִּתְקְעוּthe hornsבַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹתand smashedוְנָפוֹץthe jarsהַכַּדִּיםthatאֲשֶׁרwere in their hand.בְּיָדָם
The threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתcompaniesהָרָאשִׁיםblewוַיִּתְקְעוּthe hornsבַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹתand brokeוַיִּשְׁבְּרוּthe jars;הַכַּדִּיםthey heldוַיַּחֲזִיקוּin their leftשְׂמאוֹלָםhandבְיַדthe torches,בַּלַּפִּדִיםand in their rightיְמִינָםhandוּבְיַדthe hornsהַשּׁוֹפָרוֹתto blow,לִתְקוֹעַand they called out,וַיִּקְרְאוּ“A swordחֶרֶבfor YHWHלַיהוָהand for Gideon!”וּלְגִדְעוֹן
They stood,וַיַּעַמְדוּeachאִישׁin his place,תַּחְתָּיוall aroundסָבִיבthe camp,לַמַּחֲנֶהand allכָּלthe campהַמַּחֲנֶהran;וַיָּרָץand they shoutedוַיָּרִיעוּand fled.וַיָּנוּסוּ
They blewוַיִּתְקְעוּthe threeשְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתhorns,הַשּׁוֹפָרוֹתand YHWHוַ יְהוָהsetיָּשֶׂםthe swordאֵת חֶרֶבof eachאִישׁagainst his companion,בְּרֵעֵהוּthroughout allוּבְכָלthe camp;הַמַּחֲנֶהand the campהַמַּחֲנֶהfledוַיָּנָסas far asעַדBeth-shittahבֵּית הַשִּׁטָּהtoward Zererah,צְרֵרָתָהas far asעַדthe edgeשְׂפַתof Abel-meholah,אָבֵל מְחוֹלָהbyעַלTabbath.טַבָּת
The menאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere summonedוַיִּצָּעֵקfrom Naphtali,מִנַּפְתָּלִיfromוּמִןAsher,אָשֵׁרand fromוּמִןallכָּלManasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהand they pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפוּafterאַחֲרֵיMidian.מִדְיָן
Gideonגִּדְעוֹןsentשָׁלַחmessengersוּמַלְאָכִיםthroughout allבְּכָלthe hill countryהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Come downרְדוּto meetלִקְרַאתMidianמִדְיָןand captureוְלִכְדוּahead of themלָהֶםthe watersאֶת הַמַּיִםas far asעַדBeth-barah,בֵּית בָּרָהand the Jordan.”וְאֶת הַיַּרְדֵּןSo allוַ כָּלthe menאִישׁof Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםwere summoned,יִּצָּעֵקand they capturedוַיִּלְכְּדוּthe watersאֶת הַמַּיִםas far asעַדBeth-barah,בֵּית בָּרָהand the Jordan.וְאֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן
They capturedוַיִּלְכְּדוּthe twoשְׁנֵיchiefsשָׂרֵיof Midian,מִדְיָןOrebאֶת עֹרֵבand Zeeb;וְאֶת זְאֵבthey killedוַיַּהַרְגוּOrebאֶת עוֹרֵבat the rockבְּצוּרof Oreb,עוֹרֵבand Zeebוְאֶת זְאֵבthey killedהָרְגוּat the winepressבְיֶקֶבof Zeeb.זְאֵבThey pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפוּafterאֶלMidian,מִדְיָןand they broughtוְ הֵבִיאוּthe headרֹאשׁof Orebעֹרֵבand of ZeebוּזְאֵבtoאֶלGideonגִּדְעוֹןfrom beyondמֵעֵבֶרthe Jordan.לַיַּרְדֵּן