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Judges 11:5-9

5andוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961כַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121עַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983made warנִלְחֲמ֥וּnil.cha.MuH3898withעִם־'im-H5973themיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568wentוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980to getלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947אֶת־'et-H853Jephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Tobטֽוֹב׃TovH2897.

6“Comeלְכָ֕הle.KhahH1980,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559לְיִפְתָּ֔חle.yif.TachH3316, “beוְהָיִ֥יתָהve.ha.Yi.tahH1961ourcommanderלְקָצִ֑יןle.ka.TzinH7101,so that we can fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898against the Ammonitesבִּבְנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃biv.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983.”

7Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the eldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, “Did youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808hateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130meאוֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853and expel meוַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִיva.te.ga.re.Shu.niH1644from my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004?Whyוּמַדּ֜וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069then have you comeבָּאתֶ֤םba.TemH935to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258,whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834you are in distressצַ֥רtzarH6862?”

8Theyזִקְנֵ֨י גִלְעָ֜דzik.Nei gil.'AdH2205 H1568answeredוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316, “This is whyלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651we nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258turnאֶל־ שַׁ֣בְנוּ'el- Shav.nuH7725 H413to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,that you may goוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980with usעִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973,fightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ve.nil.cham.TaH3898the Ammonitesבִּבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹןbiv.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983,and becomeוְהָיִ֤יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961leaderלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218over allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605of uswho liveיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427in Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.”

9But Jephthahיִפְתָּ֜חyif.TachH3316askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֶל־ זִקְנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֗ד'el- zik.Nei gil.'AdH413 H2205 H1568, “Ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemH859אוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853take me backמְשִׁיבִ֨יםme.shi.VimH7725to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898the Ammonitesבִּבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbiv.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983and the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853gives themוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414to meלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440,will Iאָנֹכִ֕י'a.no.KhiH595really beאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961yourleaderלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218?”

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