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Judges 11:34-39
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.RakH4246H7535!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.YitH859H1961have brought great misery upon meבְּעֹֽכְרָ֑יbe.'o.khe.RaiH5916,for Iוְאָנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595have given my wordפָּצִ֤יתִי־ פִי֙pa.Tzi.ti- fiH6475H6310toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and cannotוְלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖לve.Lo' 'u.KhalH3808H3201take 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.khaH3318H6310,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.MonH1121H5983.”
37She also saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, “Let me doיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213thisהַזֶּ֑ה הַרְפֵּ֨ה מִמֶּ֜נִּיha.Zeh har.Peh mi.Me.niH2088H7503H4480one thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:Let me wanderוְאֵֽלְכָה֙ וְיָרַדְתִּ֣יve.'e.le.Khah ve.ya.rad.TiH1980H3381for twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320throughעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔ים אָנֹכִ֖יhe.ha.Rim 'a.no.KhiH2022H595with my friendsוְרֵעוֹתָֽי׃ve.ra.'i.tiH7464and mournוְאֶבְכֶּה֙ עַל־ve.'ev.Keh 'al-H1058H5921my 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.DarH5088H834H5087.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
Commentaries on Judges 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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