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Judges 11:1-7

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?

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