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Judges 12:1-7

1Andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669weregatheredtogether,andpassedH5674northward;andtheysaidH559untoJephthahלְיִפְתָּ֜חle.yif.TachH3316, Wherefore passedst thouovertofightH3898againstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,anddidstnotcallH7121ustogowiththee? wewillburnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313thyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֕bei.te.KhaH1004upontheewithfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

2AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidH559untothem,Iandmypeopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971wereH1961atgreatstrifeרִ֗יבRivH7379withthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983;andwhenIcalledH2199you, yesavedH3467menotoutoftheirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

3AndwhenIsawH7200thatyesavedH3467menot,IputH5414mylifeנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315inmyhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027,andpassedH5674overagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,andJehovahdeliveredthemintomyhandH3027: whereforethenareyecomeעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927upuntomethisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,tofightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898againstme?

4ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908togetherH6908allthemenH376ofGileadH1568,andfoughtH3898withEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;andthemenH376ofGileadH1568smoteEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,becausetheysaidH559, YearefugitivesH6412ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, yeGileadites,inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andinthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

5AndtheGileaditestookH3920thefordsoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383againsttheEphraimites.AnditwasH1961so,that,whenanyofthefugitivesH6412ofEphraimH669saidH559,Letmegoover,themenH376ofGileadH1568saidH559untohim, Art thouanEphraimite?IfhesaidH559, Nay;

6thensaidH559theyuntohim,SayH559nowShibboleth;andhesaidH559Sibboleth;forhecouldnotframetopronounceitright:thentheylaidholdH270onhim,andslewhimatthefordsoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.AndtherefellH5307atthattimeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256ofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

7AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316judgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141.ThendiedH4191Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֔יha.gil.'a.DiH1569,andwasburiedH6912inoneofthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofGileadגִלְעָֽד׃ פgil.'AdH1568.

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