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Judges 12:1-3

1Then the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669assembledוַיִּצָּעֵק֙vai.yi.tza.'EkH6817and crossedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674the Jordanto Zaphonצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828.They saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Jephthahלְיִפְתָּ֜חle.yif.TachH3316, “Whyמַדּ֣וּעַ׀ma.Du.a'H4069have you crossed overעָבַ֣רְתָּ׀'a.Var.taH5674to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898the Ammonitesבִּבְנֵי־ עַמּ֗וֹןbiv.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983withoutלֹ֤אlo'H3808calling usקָרָ֙אתָ֙ka.Ra.taH7121to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980with youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973?We will burn your houseבֵּיתְךָ֕bei.te.KhaH1004downנִשְׂרֹ֥ף עָלֶ֖יךָnis.Rof 'a.Lei.khaH8313 H5921with you insideבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784!”

2But Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, “My peopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971and Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589hadהָיִ֛יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a seriousמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966conflictרִ֗יבRivH7379with the Ammonitesוּבְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֖וֹןu.ve.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983,and when I calledוָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'AkH2199אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,you did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808saveהוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥םho.sha'.TemH3467meאוֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853out of their handsמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

3When I sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֞הva.'er.'EhH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you would notאֵינְךָ֣'ei.ne.KhaH369save meמוֹשִׁ֗יעmo.Shi.a'H3467,I riskedוָאָשִׂ֨ימָה בְכַפִּי֙va.'a.Si.mah ve.kha.PiH7760 H3709my lifeנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315and crossed overוָֽאֶעְבְּרָה֙va.'e'.be.RahH5674toאֶל־'el-H413the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983,and the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068delivered themוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414into my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027.Why thenוְלָמָ֞הve.la.MahH4100have you comeעֲלִיתֶ֥ם אֵלַ֛י'a.li.Tem 'e.LaiH5927 H413todayהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088to fightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against me?”

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