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Judges 11:14-27

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!

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