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Judges 11

1NowJephthahוְיִפְתָּ֣חve.yif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֗יha.gil.'a.DiH1569wasH1961amightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368ofvalour,andhewasH1961thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofaharlot;andGileadגִּלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568hadbegottenJephthahיִפְתָּֽח׃yif.TachH3316.

2AndGilead'swifeH802boreH3205himsonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121;andwhenhiswife'ssonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121weregrownH1431,theyexpelledJephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316,andsaidH559tohim, Thou shaltnotinheritH5157inourfather'shouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004;forthou artthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofanotherwomanH802.

3ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316fledH1272fromhisbrethren,anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofTobט֑וֹבTovH2897.AndvainmenH376weregatheredH3950toJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316,andtheymade expeditionswithhim.

4Anditcametopassaftersometime,thatthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983foughtH3898withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5AndwhenthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983madewaragainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568wenttofetchJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofTobטֽוֹב׃TovH2897.

6AndtheysaidH559toJephthahלְיִפְתָּ֔חle.yif.TachH3316,Come,andbeH1961ourcaptain,thatwemayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898againstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

7AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidH559totheeldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,Didnotyehateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me,andexpelmeoutofmyfather'shouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004?andwhyוּמַדּ֜וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069areyecomeבָּאתֶ֤םba.TemH935tomenowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834yeareintrouble?

8Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568saidH559toJephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316,Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651wehavereturnedשַׁ֣בְנוּShav.nuH7725totheenowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,thatthou mayestgoH1980withus,andfightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ve.nil.cham.TaH3898againstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,andbeH1961headH7218overallofustheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGileadגִלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

9AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֜חyif.TachH3316saidH559totheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568,Ifyetakemebackמְשִׁיבִ֨יםme.shi.VimH7725tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898againstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,andJehovahgiveH5414themupbeforeme,shallIbeH1961yourheadH7218?

10Andtheeldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568saidH559untoJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316,Jehovahbeיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961witnessbetweenus,ifwedonotsoכֵּ֥ןkenH3651accordingtothywordsכִדְבָרְךָ֖khid.va.re.KhaH1697!

11ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316wentwiththeeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,andthepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971madeH7760himheadH7218andcaptainoverthem;andJephthahיִפְתָּ֧חyif.TachH3316utteredallhiswordsדְּבָרָ֛יוde.va.RavH1697beforeJehovahinMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פba.mitz.PahH4709.

12AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397tothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whathast thoutodowithme,thatthou artcomeבָ֥אתָVa.taH935againstmetofightH3898againstmylandבְּאַרְצִֽי׃be.'ar.TziH776?

13Andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidH559tothemessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316,BecauseIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH3947awayH7725mylandאַרְצִי֙'ar.TziH776,whentheycameH5927upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,fromtheArnonמֵאַרְנ֥וֹןme.'ar.NonH769evenuntotheJabbokהַיַּבֹּ֖קhai.ya.BokH2999anduntotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383;andnowH6258restoreהָשִׁ֥יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725itpeaceably.

14AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againע֖וֹדodH5750tothekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983,

15andsaidH559tohim,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316:Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478tookH3947notawayH3947thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,northelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

16ButwhentheycameH935upfromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,thenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedthroughthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057asfarastheRedseaיַם־yam-H3220,andcameH935toKadeshקָדֵֽשָׁה׃ka.De.shahH6946.

17AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397tothekingמֶלֶךְ֩me.leKhH4428ofEdomאֱד֨וֹם׀'e.DomH123,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559,Letme,Ipraythee,passאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674throughthylandבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776;butthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123wouldאָבָ֑ה'a.VahH14nothearken.Andtheyalsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571sentH7971tothekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124;andhewouldH14not.AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478abodeinKadeshבְּקָדֵֽשׁ׃be.ka.DeshH6946.

18Andtheywalkedthroughthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,andwentH935roundH5437thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123andthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,andcameH935bytheeastH4217ofthelandלְאֶ֣רֶץle.'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּןvai.ya.cha.NunH2583beyondtheArnonאַרְנ֑וֹן'ar.NonH769,butcameH935notwithintheborderH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,fortheArnonאַרְנ֖וֹן'ar.NonH769istheborderH1366ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

19AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toSihonסִיח֥וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428oftheAmoritesH567,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559tohim,Letuspassנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674,wepraythee,throughthylandבְאַרְצְךָ֖ve.'ar.tze.KhaH776untomyplaceמְקוֹמִֽי׃me.ko.MiH4725.

20ButSihonסִיח֤וֹןsi.ChonH5511trustedהֶאֱמִ֨יןhe.'e.MinH539notIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,tolethimpassעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674throughhisborderH1366,andSihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,andtheyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inJahzah;andhefoughtH3898withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

21AndJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveH5414Sihonסִיח֧וֹןsi.ChonH5511andallhispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971intothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheysmotethem;andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH3423possessionוַיִּירַשׁ֙vai.yi.RashH3423ofthewholelandH776oftheAmoritesH567,whodweltH3427inthatcountry.

22AndtheypossessedH3423allthebordersH1366oftheAmoritesH567,fromtheArnonמֵֽאַרְנוֹן֙me.'ar.nOnH769untotheJabbokהַיַּבֹּ֔קhai.ya.BokH2999,andfromthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057untotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

23Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258JehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478hasdispossessedH3423theAmoritesH567frombeforehispeopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andshouldest thoutakeH3423possessionH3423ofit?

24DostnotthoupossessH3423whatChemoshכְּמ֥וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645thygodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430puts theeinpossessionH3423of?andwhateverJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hasdispossessedH3423beforeus,thatwillwepossessH3423.

25Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258art thouindeedbetterH2896thanBalakמִבָּלָ֥קmi.ba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֖וֹרtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124? didheeverstrivewithIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? didheeverfightH3898againstthem?

26WhileIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478dweltבְּשֶׁ֣בֶתbe.She.vetH3427inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809anditsdependentvillages,andinAroerוּבְעַרְע֣וֹרu.ve.'ar.'orH6177anditsdependentvillages,andinallthecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892thatarealongthebanksoftheArnonאַרְנ֔וֹן'ar.NonH769,threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141—whyוּמַדּ֥וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069didyenotrecover[them]withinthattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256?

27SoIhavenotsinnedH2398againstthee,butitisthouwhodoestmewronginmakingH6213waragainstme.Jehovah,theJudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֨טyish.PotH8199,bejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117betweenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478andthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983!

28Butthekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983hearkenednottothewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֔חyif.TachH3316thathehadsentH7971him.

29ThentheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahcameuponJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316,andhepassedH5674throughGileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,andpassedH5674toMizpehofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,andfromMizpehofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568hepassedH5674overtothechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

30AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֥חyif.TachH3316vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088toJehovah,andsaidH559,Ifthou wilt without failgiveH5414thechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983intomyhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027,

31thenshallthatwhichcomethforthH3318fromthedoorמִדַּלְתֵ֤יmi.dal.TeiH1817ofmyhouseבֵיתִי֙vei.TiH1004tomeetme,whenIreturnבְּשׁוּבִ֥יbe.shu.ViH7725inpeaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965fromthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,beH1961Jehovah's,andIwillofferוְהַעֲלִיתִ֖הוּve.ha.'a.li.Ti.huH5927itupforaburnt-offering.

32AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316passedH5674overtothechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983tofightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898againstthem;andJehovahgaveH5414themintohishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

33AndhesmotethemfromAroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩me.'a.ro.'ErH6177untilthoucomeH935toMinnithמִנִּ֜יתmi.NitH4511,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesH5892,evenunto Abel-Cheramim,withaveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347;andthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983weresubduedH3665beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

34AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֣חyif.TachH3316cameH935toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֮ha.mitz.PahH4709tohishouseבֵּיתוֹ֒bei.ToH1004,andbehold,hisdaughterבִתּוֹ֙vi.ToH1323cameH935outtomeethimwithtamboursandwithdances;andshewasanonlyוְרַק֙ve.RakH7535child:besidesherhehadneithersonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121nordaughterבַֽת׃VatH1323.

35Anditcametopass,whenhesawH7200her,thatherenthisgarmentsH899,andsaidH559,Alasאֲהָ֤הּ'a.HahH162,mydaughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323! thou hastbroughtH7725meverylowH3766,andthou artoneofthemthattroubleבְּעֹֽכְרָ֑יbe.'o.khe.RaiH5916me;forIhaveopenedפָּצִ֤יתִי־pa.Tzi.ti-H6475mymouthפִי֙fiH6310toJehovah,andIcannotgoH7725backלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

36AndshesaidH559tohim,Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,ifthou hastopenedפָּצִ֤יתָהpa.Tzi.tahH6475thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310toJehovah,dotomeaccordingtothatwhichhasproceededoutofthymouthמִפִּ֑יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310; forasmuchasJehovahhastakenvengeanceH5360fortheeuponthineenemiesמֵאֹיְבֶ֖יךָme.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,uponthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

37AndshesaidH559toherfatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,Letthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697bedoneforme:leavemealonetwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320,thatImaygoוְיָרַדְתִּ֣יve.ya.rad.TiH3381anddescendtothemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,andbewailmyvirginityבְּתוּלַ֔יbe.tu.LaiH1331,Iandmycompanions.

38AndhesaidH559,GoH7971.AndhesentH7971herawayוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971fortwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320.Andshewentwithhercompanionsוְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָve.Re.'o.Tei.haH7464,andbewailedhervirginityבְּתוּלֶ֖יהָbe.tu.Lei.haH1331uponthemountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022.

39Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093oftwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320,thatshereturnedוַתָּ֙שָׁב֙va.Ta.shovH7725toherfatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,andheperformedonherthevowנִדְר֖וֹnid.RoH5088thathehadvowedנָדָ֑רna.DarH5087;andshehadknownH3045nomanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376.AnditbecameH1961afixedcustominIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

40thatfromyearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ סba.sha.NahH8141toyearH8141thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478gotocelebratethedaughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֑יha.gil.'a.DiH1569fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702daysH3117intheyearH8141.

Commentaries on Judges 11

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