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Judges 11:12-32

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.

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