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Judges 11:7-19

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.

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