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Judges 12:4-6
4Jephthah thenיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316אֶת־'et-H853gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstאֶת־'et-H854Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.And the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of Gileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568אֶת־'et-H853struck them downוַיַּכּוּ֩vai.ya.KuH5221becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588the Ephraimitesאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669had saidאָמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “Youאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859Gileaditesגִּלְעָ֕דgil.'AdH1568are fugitivesפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412in Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,living in the territoriesבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם בְּת֥וֹךְ'ef.Ra.yim be.TokhH669H8432and Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.”
5The Gileaditesגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568אֶֽת־'et-H853capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֥דvai.yil.KodH3920the fordsמַעְבְּר֥וֹתma'.be.RotH4569of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383leading to Ephraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669,andוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961wheneverכִּ֣יkiH3588a fugitiveפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412from Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669would sayיֹאמְר֞וּyo.me.RuH559, “Let me cross overאֶעֱבֹ֔רָה'e.'e.Vo.rahH5674,”the Gileaditesגִלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568would askוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559himאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582, “Are youאַ֖תָּה'A.tahH859an Ephraimiteהַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥יha.'ef.ra.TiH673?”If he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Noלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808,”
6they toldוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559him, “Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559Shibbolethשִׁבֹּ֜לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641.”If he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sibbolethסִבֹּ֗לֶתsi.Bo.letH5451,”because he couldיָכִין֙ya.KhinH3559notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808pronounceלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696it correctlyכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,they seizedוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270himאוֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853and killed himוַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּvai.yish.cha.Tu.huH7819atאֶל־'el-H413the fordsמַעְבְּר֣וֹתma'.be.RotH4569of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.So at thatהַהִיא֙ha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH625642,000אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִם אָֽלֶף׃'ar.ba.'Im u.she.Na.yim 'A.lefH705H8147H505Ephraimitesמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669were killedוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307.
Commentaries on Judges 12
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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