Judges 8

שופטים פרק ח׳

Section: נביאים · נביאים ראשונים | Book: Judges | Chapter: 8 of 21 | Day: 32 of 742

Date: March 15, 2026

קלאוד על הנ״ך

Judges 8 is one of the most structurally and thematically complex chapters in the Gideon cycle, functioning as both the triumphant conclusion to the Midianite war and the ominous prologue to Israel’s next spiritual collapse. The chapter divides neatly into four literary units: the diplomatic confrontation with Ephraim (verses 1-3), the pursuit and punishment of Succoth and Penuel (verses 4-17), the execution of Zebah and Zalmunna (verses 18-21), and the aftermath of victory including the offer of kingship and the creation of the ephod (verses 22-35). Each unit reveals a different facet of Gideon’s character, and together they trace an arc from exemplary humility to troubling ambiguity.

The opening exchange with the tribe of Ephraim is a masterclass in ancient Near Eastern diplomacy. Ephraim, the dominant tribe of the northern hill country, is furious at being excluded from the initial campaign against Midian. Gideon’s response — “Are not Ephraim’s gleanings (olelot) better than Abiezer’s vintage (batzir)?” — deploys an agricultural metaphor that simultaneously flatters Ephraim and minimizes his own clan’s contribution. The Talmud (Sanhedrin 44b) later draws on this episode to illustrate the principle that a soft answer turns away wrath. Notably, this stands in sharp contrast to how Jephthah handles the identical complaint from Ephraim in chapter 12, where the confrontation escalates into civil war and the massacre at the Jordan fords. The juxtaposition highlights how the same tribal jealousies could produce vastly different outcomes depending on the character of the judge.

The central pursuit narrative (verses 4-17) introduces a disturbing element into Gideon’s story. The Israelite towns of Succoth and Penuel, located in the Transjordan, refuse to provision Gideon’s exhausted 300 men, doubting he will actually capture the Midianite kings. Their question — “Is the palm (kaf) of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand?” — reflects a calculating pragmatism: why antagonize Midian for a campaign that might fail? Gideon’s retribution is severe. He threshes the elders of Succoth with desert thorns (kotzei hamidbar) and tears down Penuel’s tower, killing its inhabitants. The punishment of fellow Israelites by a judge is virtually unprecedented in the book, and it raises the uncomfortable question of whether Gideon, emboldened by divine favor, has begun to exceed the boundaries of his commission. The text offers no explicit divine sanction for these acts of vengeance, leaving the reader to weigh whether this was righteous discipline or an early sign of the autocratic tendencies that will fully emerge in his son Abimelech.

The execution of Zebah and Zalmunna (verses 18-21) reveals a previously hidden personal dimension to the war. Gideon’s interrogation about men killed “at Tabor” (betavor) discloses that the Midianite kings had slain his own brothers — men who, they acknowledge, bore a royal bearing (ke-to’ar benei hamelekh). The blood-avenger motif transforms the public war of liberation into a private vendetta, complicating the reader’s understanding of Gideon’s motivations. His attempt to have his young son Jether perform the execution is particularly striking: it appears designed to humiliate the captive kings while initiating his son into warrior culture, yet the boy’s fear exposes the gap between Gideon’s hardened resolve and the innocence of the next generation. The kings themselves request death at Gideon’s own hand with the proverb “as the man, so is his strength” (ki ka-ish gevurato), preferring a dignified end from a worthy adversary.

The chapter’s final movement is its most theologically charged. When the Israelites offer Gideon hereditary kingship (moshal banu gam atah gam binkha gam ben binkha), he delivers what appears to be a model theocratic response: “The LORD shall rule over you” (Hashem yimshal bakhem). Yet his very next act — collecting 1,700 shekels of gold to fashion an ephod (efod) — undercuts this pious refusal. Whether Gideon intended the ephod as a legitimate priestly garment, a memorial of victory, or an oracular instrument, the text is unambiguous about its consequences: “all Israel went astray after it” (vayiznu kol yisrael acharav), and it became “a snare to Gideon and his household” (lemokesh). The language of “going astray” (zanah) deliberately echoes the adultery metaphor that the prophets use for idolatry. The chapter thus enacts in miniature the central paradox of the entire book of Judges: the deliverer becomes the source of the next spiritual crisis. Gideon’s seventy sons, his concubine in Shechem, and his naming of her son Abimelech (“my father is king”) all foreshadow the bloodbath of chapter 9, suggesting that despite his verbal rejection of monarchy, Gideon lived very much like a king — and planted the seeds of dynastic catastrophe.

פרק ח׳ · Chapter 8

פסוק א׳ · Verse 1

Hebrew:

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ אֶפְרַ֗יִם מָֽה־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ עָשִׂ֣יתָ לָּ֔נוּ לְבִלְתִּי֙ קְרֹ֣אות לָ֔נוּ כִּ֥י הָלַ֖כְתָּ לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם בְּמִדְיָ֑ן וַיְרִיב֥וּן אִתּ֖וֹ בְּחׇזְקָֽה׃

English:

And those in Ephraim’s contingent said to him, “Why did you do that to us—not calling us when you went to fight the Midianites?” And they rebuked him severely.

פסוק ב׳ · Verse 2

Hebrew:

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מֶה־עָשִׂ֥יתִי עַתָּ֖ה כָּכֶ֑ם הֲלֹ֗א ט֛וֹב עֹלְל֥וֹת אֶפְרַ֖יִם מִבְצִ֥יר אֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃

English:

But he answered them, “After all, what have I accomplished compared to you? Why, Ephraim’s gleanings are better than Abiezer’s vintage!

פסוק ג׳ · Verse 3

Hebrew:

בְּיֶדְ��ֶם֩ נָתַ֨ן אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־שָׂרֵ֤י מִדְיָן֙ אֶת־עֹרֵ֣ב וְאֶת־זְאֵ֔ב וּמַה־יָּכֹ֖לְתִּי עֲשׂ֣וֹת כָּכֶ֑ם אָ֗ז רָפְתָ֤ה רוּחָם֙ מֵֽעָלָ֔יו בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃

English:

God has delivered the Midianite generals Oreb and Zeeb into your hands, and what was I able to do compared to you?” And when he spoke in this fashion, their anger against him abated.

פסוק ד׳ · Verse 4

Hebrew:

וַיָּבֹ֥א גִדְע֖וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּ֑נָה עֹבֵ֣ר ה֗וּא וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֤וֹת הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ עֲיֵפִ֖ים וְרֹדְפִֽים׃

English:

Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed it. The three hundred men with him were famished, but still in pursuit.

פסוק ה׳ · Verse 5

Hebrew:

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת תְּנוּ־נָא֙ כִּכְּר֣וֹת לֶ֔חֶם לָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּרַגְלָ֑י כִּֽי־עֲיֵפִ֣ים הֵ֔ם וְאָנֹכִ֗י רֹדֵ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֛י זֶ֥בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֖ע מַלְכֵ֥י מִדְיָֽן׃

English:

He said to the people of Succoth,apeople of Succoth I.e., its leaders, on the town’s behalf; cf. v. 6. So also in vv. 8, 14, 15, 16. “Please give some loaves of bread to the troops who are right behind me, for they are famished, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

פסוק ו׳ · Verse 6

Hebrew:

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שָׂרֵ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת הֲ֠כַ֠ף זֶ֧בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֛ע עַתָּ֖ה בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־נִתֵּ֥ן לִֽצְבָאֲךָ֖ לָֽחֶם׃

English:

But the officials of Succoth replied, “Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands,bAre Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands Lit. “Is the palm of Zebah and Zalmunna in your hand.” that we should give bread to your army?”

פסוק ז׳ · Verse 7

Hebrew:

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר גִּדְע֔וֹן לָכֵ֗ן בְּתֵ֧ת יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶת־זֶ֥בַח וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּ֖ע בְּיָדִ֑י וְדַשְׁתִּי֙ אֶת־בְּשַׂרְכֶ֔ם אֶת־קוֹצֵ֥י הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר ��ְאֶת־הַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃

English:

“I swear,” declared Gideon, “when GOD delivers Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I’ll threshcthresh I.e., throw them naked in a bed of thorns and trample them; but exact meaning uncertain. your bodies upon desert thorns and briers!”

פסוק ח׳ · Verse 8

Hebrew:

וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ פְּנוּאֵ֔ל וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם כָּזֹ֑את וַיַּעֲנ֤וּ אוֹתוֹ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י פְנוּאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָנ֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י סֻכּֽוֹת׃

English:

From there he went up to Penuel and made the same request of them; but the people of Penueldpeople of Penuel Cf. note at v. 5. gave him the same reply as the people of Succoth.

פסוק ט׳ · Verse 9

Hebrew:

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם־לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י פְנוּאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בְּשׁוּבִ֣י בְשָׁל֔וֹם אֶתֹּ֖ץ אֶת־הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל הַזֶּֽה׃ {פ}

English:

So he also threatened the people of Penuel: “When I come back safe, I’ll tear down this tower!”

פסוק י״ · Verse 10

Hebrew:

וְזֶ֨בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֜ע בַּקַּרְקֹ֗ר וּמַחֲנֵיהֶ֤ם עִמָּם֙ כַּחֲמֵ֤שֶׁת עָשָׂר֙ אֶ֔לֶף כֹּ֚ל הַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔ים מִכֹּ֖ל מַחֲנֵ֣ה בְנֵי־קֶ֑דֶם וְהַנֹּ֣פְלִ֔ים מֵאָ֨ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֥לֵֽף־חָֽרֶב׃

English:

Now Zebah and Zalmunna were at Karkor with their army of about 15,000; these were all that remained of the entire host of the Kedemites, for the slain numbered 120,000 fighters.efighters Lit. “drawers of a sword.”

פסוק י״א · Verse 11

Hebrew:

וַיַּ֣עַל גִּדְע֗וֹן דֶּ֚רֶךְ הַשְּׁכוּנֵ֣י בׇאֳהָלִ֔ים מִקֶּ֥דֶם לְנֹ֖בַח וְיׇגְבְּהָ֑ה וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה הָ֥יָה בֶֽטַח׃

English:

Gideon marched up the road of the tent dwellers, up to east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and routed the camp, which was off guard.

פסוק י״ב · Verse 12

Hebrew:

וַיָּנֻ֗סוּ זֶ֚בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֔ע וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּלְכֹּ֞ד אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן אֶת־זֶ֙בַח֙ וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע וְכׇל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה הֶחֱרִֽיד׃

English:

Zebah and Zalmunna took to flight, with GideonfGideon Heb. “him.” in pursuit. He captured Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian, and threw the whole army into panic.

פסוק י״ג · Verse 13

Hebrew:

וַיָּ֛שׇׁב גִּדְע֥וֹן בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ מִן־הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה מִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖ה הֶחָֽרֶס׃

English:

On his way back from the battle at the Ascent of Heres, Gideon son of Joash

פסוק י״ד · Verse 14

Hebrew:

וַיִּלְכׇּד־נַ֛עַר מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י סֻכּ֖וֹת וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּ וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב אֵלָ֜יו אֶת־שָׂרֵ֤י סֻכּוֹת֙ וְאֶת־זְקֵנֶ֔יהָ שִׁבְעִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה אִֽישׁ׃

English:

captured a young man from among the people of Succoth and interrogated him. The latter drew up for him a list of the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven in number.

פסוק ט״ו · Verse 15

Hebrew:

וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י סֻכּ֔וֹת וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה זֶ֣בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֑ע אֲשֶׁר֩ חֵרַפְתֶּ֨ם אוֹתִ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲ֠כַ֠ף זֶ֣בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֤ע עַתָּה֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ כִּ֥י נִתֵּ֛ן לַאֲנָשֶׁ֥יךָ הַיְּעֵפִ֖ים לָֽחֶם׃

English:

Then he came to the people of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you mocked me, saying, ‘Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands,gAre Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands See note at v. 6. that we should give your famished men bread?’”

פסוק ט״ז · Verse 16

Hebrew:

וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־זִקְנֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר וְאֶת־קוֹצֵ֥י הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים וַיֹּ֣דַע בָּהֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אַנְשֵׁ֥י סֻכּֽוֹת׃

English:

And he took the elders of the city and, [bringing] desert thorns and briers, he punishedhpunished Meaning of Heb. uncertain; emendation yields “threshed”; cf. v. 7. the people of Succoth with them.

פסוק י״ז · Verse 17

Hebrew:

וְאֶת־מִגְדַּ֥ל פְּנוּאֵ֖ל נָתָ֑ץ וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג אֶת־אַ��ְשֵׁ֥י הָעִֽיר׃

English:

As for Penuel, he tore down its tower and killed the townspeople.

פסוק י״ח · Verse 18

Hebrew:

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־זֶ֙בַח֙ וְאֶל־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע אֵיפֹה֙ הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲרַגְתֶּ֖ם בְּתָב֑וֹר וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ כָּמ֣וֹךָ כְמוֹהֶ֔ם אֶחָ֕ד כְּתֹ֖אַר בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

English:

Then he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “Those men you killed at Tabor, what were they like?”iwhat were they like In contrast to others “Where are they?” “They looked just like you,” they replied, “like sons of a king.”

פסוק י״ט · Verse 19

Hebrew:

וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אַחַ֥י בְּנֵֽי־אִמִּ֖י הֵ֑ם חַי־יְהֹוָ֗ה ל֚וּ הַחֲיִתֶ֣ם אוֹתָ֔ם לֹ֥א הָרַ֖גְתִּי אֶתְכֶֽם׃

English:

“They were my brothers,” he declared, “the sons of my mother. As GOD lives, if you had spared them, I would not kill you.”

פסוק כ׳ · Verse 20

Hebrew:

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְיֶ֣תֶר בְּכוֹר֔וֹ ק֖וּם הֲרֹ֣ג אוֹתָ֑ם וְלֹא־שָׁלַ֨ף הַנַּ֤עַר חַרְבּוֹ֙ כִּ֣י יָרֵ֔א כִּ֥י עוֹדֶ֖נּוּ נָֽעַר׃

English:

And he commanded his oldest son Jether, “Go kill them!” But the boy did not draw his sword, for he was timid, being still a boy.

פסוק כ״א · Verse 21

Hebrew:

וַיֹּ֜אמֶר זֶ֣בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֗ע ק֤וּם אַתָּה֙ וּפְגַע־בָּ֔נוּ כִּ֥י כָאִ֖ישׁ גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ וַיָּ֣קׇם גִּדְע֗וֹן וַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙ אֶת־זֶ֣בַח וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־הַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ {פ}

English:

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Come, you slay us; for strength comes with manhood.”jstrength comes with manhood Or “the outcome depends upon who’s involved.” So Gideon went over and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels.

פסוק כ״ב · Verse 22

Hebrew:

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־גִּדְע֔וֹן מְשָׁל־ב��ָ֙נוּ֙ גַּם־אַתָּ֔ה גַּם־בִּנְךָ֖ גַּ֣ם בֶּן־בְּנֶ֑ךָ כִּ֥י הוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖נוּ מִיַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן׃

English:

Then those [who fought] on Israel’s side said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you, your son, and your grandson as well; for you have saved us from the Midianites.”

פסוק כ״ג · Verse 23

Hebrew:

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ גִּדְע֔וֹן לֹֽא־אֶמְשֹׁ֤ל אֲנִי֙ בָּכֶ֔ם וְלֹא־יִמְשֹׁ֥ל בְּנִ֖י בָּכֶ֑ם יְהֹוָ֖ה יִמְשֹׁ֥ל בָּכֶֽם׃

English:

But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you myself, nor shall my son rule over you; GOD alone shall rule over you.”

פסוק כ״ד · Verse 24

Hebrew:

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם גִּדְע֗וֹן אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה מִכֶּם֙ שְׁאֵלָ֔ה וּתְנוּ־לִ֕י אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֣זֶם שְׁלָל֑וֹ כִּֽי־נִזְמֵ֤י זָהָב֙ לָהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים הֵֽם׃

English:

And Gideon said to them, “I have a request to make of you: Each of you give me the earring you received as booty.” (The MidianiteskThe Midianites Heb. “They.” The author explains that the Midianites wore earrings like the Ishmaelites, who were better known to his contemporaries. had golden earrings, for they were Ishmaelites.)

פסוק כ״ה · Verse 25

Hebrew:

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ נָת֣וֹן נִתֵּ֑ן וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּ שָׁ֔מָּה אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֥זֶם שְׁלָלֽוֹ׃

English:

“Certainly!” they replied. And they spread out a cloth, and everyone threw onto it the earring he had received as booty.

פסוק כ״ו · Verse 26

Hebrew:

וַיְהִ֗י מִשְׁקַ֞ל נִזְמֵ֤י הַזָּהָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁאָ֔ל אֶ֥לֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵא֖וֹת זָהָ֑ב לְ֠בַ֠ד מִן־הַשַּׂהֲרֹנִ֨ים וְהַנְּטִיפ֜וֹת וּבִגְדֵ֣י הָאַרְגָּמָ֗ן שֶׁעַל֙ מַלְכֵ֣י מִדְיָ֔ן וּלְבַד֙ מִן־הָ֣עֲנָק֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃

English:

The weight of the golden earrings that he had requested came to 1,700 shekels of gold; this was in addition to the crescents and the pendants and the purple robes worn by the kings of Midian and in addition to the collars on the necks of their camels.

פסוק כ״ז · Verse 27

Hebrew:

וַיַּ֩עַשׂ֩ אוֹת֨וֹ גִדְע֜וֹן לְאֵפ֗וֹד וַיַּצֵּ֨ג אוֹת֤וֹ בְעִירוֹ֙ בְּעׇפְרָ֔ה וַיִּזְנ֧וּ כׇֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אַחֲרָ֖יו שָׁ֑ם וַיְהִ֛י לְגִדְע֥וֹן וּלְבֵית֖וֹ לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃

English:

Gideon made an ephod of this goldlthis gold Heb. “it.” and set it up in his own town of Ophrah. There all Israel went astray after it, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.

פסוק כ״ח · Verse 28

Hebrew:

וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע מִדְיָ֗ן לִפְנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א יָסְפ֖וּ לָשֵׂ֣את רֹאשָׁ֑ם וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הָאָ֛רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בִּימֵ֥י גִדְעֽוֹן׃ {פ}

English:

Thus Midian submitted to the Israelites and did not raise its head again; and the land was tranquil for forty years in Gideon’s time.

פסוק כ״ט · Verse 29

Hebrew:

וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ יְרֻבַּ֥עַל בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃

English:

So Jerubbaal son of Joash retired to his own house.

פסוק ל׳ · Verse 30

Hebrew:

וּלְגִדְע֗וֹן הָיוּ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים בָּנִ֔ים יֹצְאֵ֖י יְרֵכ֑וֹ כִּֽי־נָשִׁ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹת הָ֥יוּ לֽוֹ׃

English:

Gideon had seventy sons of his own issue, for he had many wives.

פסוק ל״א · Verse 31

Hebrew:

וּפִֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם יָֽלְדָה־לּ֥וֹ גַם־הִ֖יא בֵּ֑ן וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

English:

A son was also born to him by his concubine in Shechem, and he named him Abimelech.

פסוק ל״ב · Verse 32

Hebrew:

וַיָּ֛מׇת גִּדְע֥וֹן בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ בְּשֵׂיבָ֣ה טוֹבָ֑ה וַיִּקָּבֵ֗ר בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙ יוֹאָ֣שׁ אָבִ֔��ו בְּעׇפְרָ֖ה אֲבִ֥י הָעֶזְרִֽי׃ {פ}

English:

Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age, and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash at Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

פסוק ל״ג · Verse 33

Hebrew:

וַיְהִ֗י כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ מֵ֣ת גִּדְע֔וֹן וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּזְנ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַבְּעָלִ֑ים וַיָּשִׂ֧ימוּ לָהֶ֛ם בַּ֥עַל בְּרִ֖ית לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

English:

After Gideon died, the Israelites again went astray after the Baalim, and they adopted Baal-berith as a god.

פסוק ל״ד · Verse 34

Hebrew:

וְלֹ֤א זָֽכְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם הַמַּצִּ֥יל אוֹתָ֛ם מִיַּ֥ד כׇּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב׃

English:

The Israelites gave no thought to the ETERNAL their God, who saved them from all the enemies around them.

פסוק ל״ה · Verse 35

Hebrew:

וְלֹא־עָשׂ֣וּ חֶ֔סֶד עִם־בֵּ֥ית יְרֻבַּ֖עַל גִּדְע֑וֹן כְּכׇ֨ל־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}

English:

Nor did they show loyalty to the house of Jerubbaal-Gideon in return for all the good that he had done for Israel.

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