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Judges 11:7-19

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.

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