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Judges 11:31-39

31thenוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961whateverהַיּוֹצֵ֗א אֲשֶׁ֨רhai.yo.Tze' 'a.SherH834 H3318comes outיֵצֵ֜אye.Tze'H3318the doorמִדַּלְתֵ֤יmi.dal.TeiH1817of my houseבֵיתִי֙vei.TiH1004to greet meלִקְרָאתִ֔יlik.ra.TiH7122on my triumphantבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965returnבְּשׁוּבִ֥יbe.shu.ViH7725from the Ammonitesמִבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹןmi.be.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983will belong toוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and I will offer it upוְהַעֲלִיתִ֖הוּve.ha.'a.li.Ti.huH5927as a burnt offeringעוֹלָֽה׃ פo.LahH5930.”

32So Jephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316crossed overוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674toאֶל־'el-H413the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983to fightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them,and the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068delivered themוַיִתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414into his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

33With a greatגְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֑דge.do.Lah me.'OdH1419 H3966blowמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347he devastatedוַיַּכֵּ֡םvai.ya.KemH5221twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesעִ֗יר'IrH5892from Aroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩me.'a.ro.'ErH6177toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the vicinityבּוֹאֲךָ֨bo.'a.KhaH935of Minnithמִנִּ֜יתmi.NitH4511,as far asוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704Abel-keramimH64.So the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983were subduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙vai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

34And when Jephthahיִפְתָּ֣חyif.TachH3316returnedוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935אֶל־'el-H413homeבֵּיתוֹ֒bei.ToH1004to Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֮ha.mitz.PahH4709,thereוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009was his daughterבִתּוֹ֙vi.ToH1323coming outיֹצֵ֣אתyo.TzetH3318to meet himלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122with tambourinesבְתֻפִּ֖יםve.tu.PimH8596and dancingוּבִמְחֹל֑וֹת וְרַק֙u.vim.cho.Lot ve.RakH4246 H7535!Sheהִ֣יאhi'H1931was his only childיְחִידָ֔הye.chi.DahH3173; he hadnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121orאוֹ־'ov-H176daughterבַֽת׃VatH1323besides herמִמֶּ֛נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.

35As soon asוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961Jephthahsawכִרְאוֹת֨וֹkhir.'o.ToH7200herאוֹתָ֜הּ'o.TahH853,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Noאֲהָ֤הּ'a.HahH162!Not my daughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323!You have brought me to my kneesH3766!Youוְאַ֖תְּ הָיִ֣יתְve.'At ha.YitH859 H1961have brought great misery upon meבְּעֹֽכְרָ֑יbe.'o.khe.RaiH5916,for Iוְאָנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595have given my wordפָּצִ֤יתִי־ פִי֙pa.Tzi.ti- fiH6475 H6310toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and cannotוְלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖לve.Lo' 'u.KhalH3808 H3201take it backלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.”

36“My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,”she repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559אֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “you have given your wordפָּצִ֤יתָהpa.Tzi.tahH6475אֶת־'et-H853פִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Doעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213to measכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834you have saidיָצָ֣א מִפִּ֑יךָya.Tza' mi.Pi.khaH3318 H6310,forאַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiH310אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hasעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213avengedנְקָמ֛וֹתne.ka.MotH5360youof your enemiesמֵאֹיְבֶ֖יךָme.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,the Ammonitesמִבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃mi.be.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983.”

37She also saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, “Let me doיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213thisהַזֶּ֑ה הַרְפֵּ֨ה מִמֶּ֜נִּיha.Zeh har.Peh mi.Me.niH2088 H7503 H4480one thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:Let me wanderוְאֵֽלְכָה֙ וְיָרַדְתִּ֣יve.'e.le.Khah ve.ya.rad.TiH1980 H3381for twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320throughעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔ים אָנֹכִ֖יhe.ha.Rim 'a.no.KhiH2022 H595with my friendsוְרֵעוֹתָֽי׃ve.ra.'i.tiH7464and mournוְאֶבְכֶּה֙ עַל־ve.'ev.Keh 'al-H1058 H5921my virginityבְּתוּלַ֔יbe.tu.LaiH1331.”

38“Goלֵ֔כִיLe.khiH1980,”he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.And he sent her awayוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971אוֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853for twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320.So sheהִיא֙hi'H1931leftוַתֵּ֤לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980with her friendsוְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָve.Re.'o.Tei.haH7464and mournedוַתֵּ֥בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058עַל־'al-H5921her virginityבְּתוּלֶ֖יהָbe.tu.Lei.haH1331uponעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022.

39וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961Afterמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320,she returnedוַתָּ֙שָׁב֙va.Ta.shovH7725toאֶל־'el-H413her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,and he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to herאֶת־'et-H853as he had vowedנִדְר֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָדָ֑רnid.Ro 'a.Sher na.DarH5088 H834 H5087.And sheוְהִיא֙ve.Hi'H1931had neverלֹא־lo'-H3808had relationsיָדְעָ֣הya.de.'AhH3045with a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376.So it has becomeוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961a customחֹ֖קchokH2706in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478

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