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Judges 12

1Andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669werecalledH7121together,andpassedH5674overnorthwards,andsaidH559toJephthahלְיִפְתָּ֜חle.yif.TachH3316,Whyמַדּ֣וּעַ׀ma.Du.a'H4069didst thoupassH5674overtofightH3898againstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,anddidstnotcallH7121ustogowiththee? Wewillburnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313thyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֕bei.te.KhaH1004upontheewithfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

2AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidH559tothem,IwasH1961atgreatstrifeרִ֗יבRivH7379,Iandmypeopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971,withthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983;andIcalledH2199you,butyesavedH3467menotoutoftheirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

3AndwhenIsawH7200thatyewouldnotsaveH3467me,IputH5414mylifeנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315inmyhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027,andpassedH5674overagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,andJehovahgaveH5414themintomyhandH3027.Whyוְלָמָ֞הve.la.MahH4100thenareyecomeעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927uptomethisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,tofightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898againstme?

4AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908togetherH6908allthemenH376ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,andfoughtH3898withEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;andthemenH376ofGileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568smoteEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,becausetheysaidH559, Ye,Gileadגִּלְעָ֕דgil.'AdH1568, yearefugitivesH6412ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, [and]inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

5AndGileadגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568tookH3920thefordsoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeEphraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669;anditcametopassאֶעֱבֹ֔רָה'e.'e.Vo.rahH5674thatwhenthefugitivesH6412ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669saidH559,Letmegoover,themenH376ofGileadגִלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568saidH559tohim, Art thouanEphraimite?andhesaidH559,No.

6ThentheysaidH559tohim,SayH559nowShibboleth!andhesaidH559,Sibboleth,anddidnotmanagetopronounce[it] rightly.Thentheytookhim,andslaughteredוַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּvai.yish.cha.Tu.huH7819himatthefordsoftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.AndtherefellH5307atthattimeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256ofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669forty-twothousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

7AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316judgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141.AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֔יha.gil.'a.DiH1569diedH4191,andwasburiedH6912in[oneof]thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofGileadגִלְעָֽד׃ פgil.'AdH1568.

8AndafterhimIbzanאִבְצָ֖ן'iv.TzanH78ofBethlehemjudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

9Andhehadthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sonsבָּנִ֗יםba.NimH1121;andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970daughtersבָּנוֹת֙ba.nOtH1323hesentH7971outofthehouse,andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970daughtersבָּנ֔וֹתba.NotH1323hetookinfromabroadforhissonsלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121.AndhejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

10AndIbzanאִבְצָ֔ן'iv.TzanH78diedH4191,andwasburiedH6912atBethlehem.

11AndafterhimElonאֵיל֖וֹן'ei.LonH356,theZebulonite,judgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andhejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

12AndElontheZebulonitediedH4191,andwasburiedH6912inAjaloninthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofZebulunזְבוּלֻֽן׃ פze.vu.LunH2074.

13AndafterhimAbdonעַבְדּ֥וֹןav.DonH5658thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHillelהִלֵּ֖לhi.LelH1985,thePirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי׃ha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553,judgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Andhehadfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705sonsH1121andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙u.she.lo.ShimH7970grandsons,whorodeH7392onseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657asscolts.AndhejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

15AndAbdonעַבְדּ֥וֹןav.DonH5658thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHillelהִלֵּ֖לhi.LelH1985,thePirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑יha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553,diedH4191,andwasburiedH6912inPirathoninthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,inthehill-countryoftheAmalekites.

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