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Judges 11:1-7

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?

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