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Judges 11

1NowJephthahוְיִפְתָּ֣חve.yif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֗יha.gil.'a.DiH1569wasH1961amightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368ofvalor,andhewasH1961thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofaharlot:andGileadגִּלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568begatJephthahיִפְתָּֽח׃yif.TachH3316.

2AndGilead’swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802barehimsonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121;andwhenhiswife’sהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802sonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121grewH1431up,theydroveH1644outJephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316,andsaidH559untohim, Thou shaltnotinheritH5157inourfather’sאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004;forthou artthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofanotherwomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802.

3ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316fledH1272fromhisbrethren,anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofTobט֑וֹבTovH2897:andthereweregatheredH3950vainfellowstoJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316,andtheywentH3318outwithhim.

4Anditcametopassafterawhile,thatthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983madewaragainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5AnditwasH1961so,that,whenthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983madewaragainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568wenttofetchJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofTobטֽוֹב׃TovH2897;

6andtheysaidH559untoJephthahלְיִפְתָּ֔חle.yif.TachH3316,ComeandbeH1961ourchief,thatwemayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898withthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

7AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidH559untotheeldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,Didnotyehateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me,anddriveוַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִיva.te.ga.re.Shu.niH1644meoutofmyfather’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004?andwhyוּמַדּ֜וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069areyecomeבָּאתֶ֤םba.TemH935untomenowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834yeareindistressצַ֥רtzarH6862?

8Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568saidH559untoJephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316,Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651areweturnedH7725againtotheenowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,thatthou mayestgoH1980withus,andfightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ve.nil.cham.TaH3898withthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983;andthou shaltbeH1961ourheadH7218overalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGileadגִלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

9AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֜חyif.TachH3316saidH559untotheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568,IfyebringH7725mehomeagaintofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898withthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,andJehovahdeliverthembeforeme,shallIbeH1961yourheadH7218?

10Andtheeldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568saidH559untoJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316,Jehovahshallbeיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961witnessbetweenus;surelyaccordingtothywordכִדְבָרְךָ֖khid.va.re.KhaH1697soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651willwedo.

11ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316wentwiththeeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,andthepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971madeH7760himheadH7218andchiefלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218overthem:andJephthahיִפְתָּ֧חyif.TachH3316spakeallhiswordsדְּבָרָ֛יוde.va.RavH1697beforeJehovahinMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פba.mitz.PahH4709.

12AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whathast thoutodowithme,thatthou artcomeבָ֥אתָVa.taH935untometofightH3898againstmylandבְּאַרְצִֽי׃be.'ar.TziH776?

13Andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983answereduntothemessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316,BecauseIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH3947awayH7725mylandאַרְצִי֙'ar.TziH776,whenhecameH5927upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,fromtheArnonמֵאַרְנ֥וֹןme.'ar.NonH769evenuntotheJabbokהַיַּבֹּ֖קhai.ya.BokH2999,anduntotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258restoreהָשִׁ֥יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725thoselandsH776againpeaceably.

14AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againע֖וֹדodH5750untothekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983;

15andhesaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316:Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478tookH3947notawayH3947thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,northelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983;

16butwhentheycameH935upfromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH935throughthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057untotheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220,andcameH935toKadeshקָדֵֽשָׁה׃ka.De.shahH6946;

17thenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397untothekingמֶלֶךְ֩me.leKhH4428ofEdomאֱד֨וֹם׀'e.DomH123,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559,Letme,Ipraythee,passאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674throughthylandבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776;butthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123hearkenednot.AndinlikemannerhesentH7971untothekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124;buthewouldאָבָ֑ה'a.VahH14not:andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478abodeinKadeshבְּקָדֵֽשׁ׃be.ka.DeshH6946.

18ThentheywentH935throughthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,andwentH935aroundthelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123,andthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,andcameH935bytheeastH4217sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676ofthelandלְאֶ֣רֶץle.'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,andtheyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּןvai.ya.cha.NunH2583ontheotherH5676sideH5676oftheArnonאַרְנ֑וֹן'ar.NonH769;buttheycameH935notwithintheborderH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,fortheArnonאַרְנ֖וֹן'ar.NonH769wastheborderH1366ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

19AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoSihonסִיח֥וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428oftheAmoritesH567,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809;andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untohim,Letuspassנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674,wepraythee,throughthylandבְאַרְצְךָ֖ve.'ar.tze.KhaH776untomyplaceמְקוֹמִֽי׃me.ko.MiH4725.

20ButSihonסִיח֤וֹןsi.ChonH5511trustedהֶאֱמִ֨יןhe.'e.MinH539notIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478topassעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674throughhisborderH1366;butSihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971together,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inJahazבְּיָ֑הְצָהbe.Ya.he.tzahH3096,andfoughtH3898againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

21AndJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,deliveredSihonסִיח֧וֹןsi.ChonH5511andallhispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971intothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheysmotethem:soIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478possessedH3423allthelandH776oftheAmoritesH567,theinhabitantsH3427ofthatcountry.

22AndtheypossessedH3423alltheborderH1366oftheAmoritesH567,fromtheArnonמֵֽאַרְנוֹן֙me.'ar.nOnH769evenuntotheJabbokהַיַּבֹּ֔קhai.ya.BokH2999,andfromthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057evenuntotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

23Sonowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hathdispossessedH3423theAmoritesH567frombeforehispeopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andshouldest thoupossessH3423them?

24WiltnotthoupossessH3423thatwhichChemoshכְּמ֥וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645thygodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth theetopossessH3423?SowhomsoeverJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathdispossessedH3423frombeforeus,themwillwepossessH3423.

25Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258art thou anythingbetterH2896thanBalakמִבָּלָ֥קmi.ba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֖וֹרtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124? didheeverstriveagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ordidheeverfightH3898againstthem?

26WhileIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478dweltבְּשֶׁ֣בֶתbe.She.vetH3427inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809anditstowns,andinAroerוּבְעַרְע֣וֹרu.ve.'ar.'orH6177anditstowns,andinallthecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892thatarealongbythesideoftheArnonאַרְנ֔וֹן'ar.NonH769,threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141; whereforedidyenotrecoverthemwithinthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256?

27IthereforehavenotsinnedH2398againstthee,butthou doestmewrongtowaragainstme:Jehovah,theJudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֨טyish.PotH8199,bejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117betweenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478andthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

28Howbeitthekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983hearkenednotuntothewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֔חyif.TachH3316whichhesentH7971him.

29ThentheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahcameuponJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316,andhepassedH5674overGileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,andpassedH5674overMizpehofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,andfromMizpehofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568hepassedH5674overuntothechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

30AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֥חyif.TachH3316vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088untoJehovah,andsaidH559,Ifthou wiltindeeddeliverthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983intomyhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027,

31thenitshallbeH1961,thatwhatsoever comethforthH3318fromthedoorsמִדַּלְתֵ֤יmi.dal.TeiH1817ofmyhouseבֵיתִי֙vei.TiH1004tomeetme,whenIreturnבְּשׁוּבִ֥יbe.shu.ViH7725inpeaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965fromthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,itshallbeH1961Jehovah’s,andIwillofferוְהַעֲלִיתִ֖הוּve.ha.'a.li.Ti.huH5927itupforaburnt-offering.

32SoJephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316passedH5674overuntothechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983tofightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898againstthem;andJehovahdeliveredthemintohishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

33AndhesmotethemfromAroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩me.'a.ro.'ErH6177untilthoucomeH935toMinnithמִנִּ֜יתmi.NitH4511,eventwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesH5892,andunto Abel-cheramim,withaveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347.SothechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983weresubduedH3665beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

34AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֣חyif.TachH3316cameH935toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֮ha.mitz.PahH4709untohishouseבֵּיתוֹ֒bei.ToH1004;and,behold,hisdaughterבִתּוֹ֙vi.ToH1323cameH935outtomeethimwithtimbrelsandwithdances:andshewashisonlyוְרַק֙ve.RakH7535child;besidesherhehadneithersonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121nordaughterבַֽת׃VatH1323.

35Anditcametopass,whenhesawH7200her,thatherenthisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899,andsaidH559,Alasאֲהָ֤הּ'a.HahH162,mydaughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323! thou hastbroughtH7725meverylowH3766,andthou artoneofthemthattroubleבְּעֹֽכְרָ֑יbe.'o.khe.RaiH5916me;forIhaveopenedפָּצִ֤יתִי־pa.Tzi.ti-H6475mymouthפִי֙fiH6310untoJehovah,andIcannotgoH7725backלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

36AndshesaidH559untohim,Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1, thou hastopenedפָּצִ֤יתָהpa.Tzi.tahH6475thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310untoJehovah;dountomeaccordingtothatwhichhathproceededoutofthymouthמִפִּ֑יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310, forasmuchasJehovahhathtakenvengeanceH5360fortheeonthineenemiesמֵאֹיְבֶ֖יךָme.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,evenonthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

37AndshesaidH559untoherfatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,Letthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697bedoneforme:letmealonetwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320,thatImaydepartandgoוְיָרַדְתִּ֣יve.ya.rad.TiH3381downuponthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,andbewailmyvirginityבְּתוּלַ֔יbe.tu.LaiH1331,Iandmycompanions.

38AndhesaidH559,GoH7971.AndhesentH7971herawayוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971fortwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320:andshedeparted,sheandhercompanionsוְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָve.Re.'o.Tei.haH7464,andbewailedhervirginityבְּתוּלֶ֖יהָbe.tu.Lei.haH1331uponthemountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022.

39Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093oftwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320,thatshereturnedוַתָּ֙שָׁב֙va.Ta.shovH7725untoherfatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,whodidwithheraccordingtohisvowנִדְר֖וֹnid.RoH5088whichhehadvowedנָדָ֑רna.DarH5087:andsheknewH3045notmanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376.AnditwasH1961acustominIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

40thatthedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentyearlytocelebratethedaughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֑יha.gil.'a.DiH1569fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702daysH3117inayearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ סba.sha.NahH8141.

Commentaries on Judges 11

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