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Judges 11:7-11
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.'AdH2205H1568answeredוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316, “This is whyלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651we nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258turnאֶל־ שַׁ֣בְנוּ'el- Shav.nuH7725H413to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,that you may goוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980with usעִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973,fightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ve.nil.cham.TaH3898the Ammonitesבִּבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹןbiv.Nei a.MonH1121H5983,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.'AdH413H2205H1568, “Ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemH859אוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853take me backמְשִׁיבִ֨יםme.shi.VimH7725to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898the Ammonitesבִּבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbiv.Nei a.MonH1121H5983and the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853gives themוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414to meלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440,will Iאָנֹכִ֕י'a.no.KhiH595really beאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961yourleaderלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218?”
10And the eldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316, “The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068isיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961our witnessשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ בֵּֽינוֹתֵ֔ינוּsho.Me.a' bei.no.Tei.nuH8085H996ifאִם־'im-H518we do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213as you sayכִדְבָרְךָ֖ כֵּ֥ןkhid.va.re.Kha kenH1697H3651.”
11So Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980withעִם־'im-H5973the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,and the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971אוֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853made himוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921leaderלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218and commanderוּלְקָצִ֑יןu.le.ka.TzinH7101.And Jephthahיִפְתָּ֧חyif.TachH3316אֶת־'et-H853repeatedוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605his termsדְּבָרָ֛יוde.va.RavH1697in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פba.mitz.PahH4709.
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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