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Judges 11:29-40

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.

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