Judges 11
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Judges 11:1-7

1וְיִפְתָּ֣חve.yif.Tachand JephthahH9002H3316הַגִּלְעָדִ֗יha.gil.'a.Dithe GileaditeH9009H1569הָיָה֙ha.Yahhe wasH1961גִּבּ֣וֹרgi.Bora mighty [man] ofH1368חַ֔יִלCha.yilstrengthH2428וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and heH9002H1931בֶּן־ben-[was] [the] son ofH1121אִשָּׁ֣ה'i.Shaha womanH802זוֹנָ֑הzo.Naha prostituteH2181וַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledand he fatheredH9001H3205גִּלְעָ֖דgil.'AdGileadH1568אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִפְתָּֽח׃yif.TachJephthahH3316
2וַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH9001H3205אֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-[the] wife ofH802גִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdGileadH1568ל֖וֹloto <the> himH9005H9033בָּנִ֑יםba.NimsonsH1121וַיִּגְדְּל֨וּvai.yig.de.Luand they grew upH9001H1431בְֽנֵי־ve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121הָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.Shahthe wifeH9009H802וַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּvay.ga.re.Shuand they drove outH9001H1644אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachJephthahH3316וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruand they saidH9001H559לוֹ֙loto <the> himH9005H9033לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808תִנְחַ֣לtin.Chalyou will have an inheritanceH5157בְּבֵית־be.veit-in [the] house ofH9003H1004אָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nufather ourH1H9025כִּ֛יkiforH3588בֶּן־ben-[are] [the] son ofH1121אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shaha womanH802אַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retanotherH312אָֽתָּה׃'A.tahyouH859
3וַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.Rachand he fledH9001H1272יִפְתָּח֙yif.TachJephthahH3316מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Nei[away] from beforeH9006H6440אֶחָ֔יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251H9023וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dweltH9001H3427בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH9003H776ט֑וֹבTovTobH2897וַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּvai.yit.la.ke.Tuand they joined themselvesH9001H3950אֶל־'el-toH413יִפְתָּח֙yif.TachJephthahH3316אֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimmenH582רֵיקִ֔יםrei.KimunprincipledH7386וַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'Uand they went outH9001H3318עִמּֽוֹ׃ פi.Mowith himH5973H9033
4וַיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961מִיָּמִ֑יםmi.ya.Mimfrom daysH9006H3117וַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּvai.yi.la.cha.Muand they foughtH9001H3898בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121עַמּ֖וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983עִם־'im-withH5973יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
5וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961כַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-just whenH9004H834נִלְחֲמ֥וּnil.cha.Muthey foughtH3898בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121עַמּ֖וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983עִם־'im-withH5973יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH9001H1980זִקְנֵ֣יzik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205גִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdGileadH1568לָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatto fetchH9005H3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachJephthahH3316מֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH9006H776טֽוֹב׃TovTobH2897
6וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001H559לְיִפְתָּ֔חle.yif.Tachto JephthahH9005H3316לְכָ֕הle.Khahcome !H1980H9012וְהָיִ֥יתָהve.ha.Yi.tahand you will becomeH9001H1961לָּ֖נוּLa.nuof usH9005H9035לְקָצִ֑יןle.ka.Tzin<into> a commanderH9005H7101וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.Mahso let us fightH9002H3898בִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.Neiagainst [the] people ofH9003H1121עַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonAmmonH5983
7וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יִפְתָּח֙yif.TachJephthahH3316לְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.Neito [the] elders ofH9005H2205גִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdGileadH1568הֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'¿ notH9008H3808אַתֶּם֙'a.TemyouH859שְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.Temdid you hateH8130אוֹתִ֔י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853H9030וַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִיva.te.ga.re.Shu.niand did you drive out? meH9001H1644H9030מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH9006H1004אָבִ֑י'a.Vifather myH1H9020וּמַדּ֜וּעַu.ma.Du.a'and why?H9002H4069בָּאתֶ֤םba.Temhave you comeH935אֵלַי֙'e.Laito meH413H9030עַ֔תָּה'A.tahnowH6258כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sherjust whenH9004H834צַ֥רtzar[is] distressH6862לָכֶֽם׃la.Khemto <the> youH9005H9036
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