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Judges 11:29-40

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.

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