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Judges 11:1-7

1Now Jephthahוְיִפְתָּ֣חve.yif.TachH3316the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֗יha.gil.'a.DiH1569was a mighty manגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368of valourחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428, and he wasthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of an harlotאִשָּׁ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה'i.Shah zo.NahH2181 H802:and Gileadגִּלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Jephthahיִפְתָּֽח׃yif.TachH3316.

2And Gilead’sגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802bareוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121;and his wife’sהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802sonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121grew upוַיִּגְדְּל֨וּvai.yig.de.LuH1431,and they thrust outוַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּvay.ga.re.ShuH1644Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Thou shalt not inheritתִנְחַ֣לtin.ChalH5157in our father’sאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004; for thou artthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a strangeאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802.

3Then Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316fledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,and dweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Tobט֑וֹבTovH2897:and there were gatheredוַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּvai.yit.la.ke.TuH3950vainרֵיקִ֔יםrei.KimH7386menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582to Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316,and went outוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318with him.

4And it came to pass in process of timeמִיָּמִ֑יםmi.ya.MimH3117,that the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983made warוַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And it was so, that when the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983made warנִלְחֲמ֥וּnil.cha.MuH3898against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568wentH3212to fetchלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Jephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Tobטֽוֹב׃TovH2897:

6And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Jephthahלְיִפְתָּ֔חle.yif.TachH3316,ComeH3212,and be our captainלְקָצִ֑יןle.ka.TzinH7101,that we may fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898with the childrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

7And Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the eldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,Did not ye hateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me, and expelוַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִיva.te.ga.re.Shu.niH1644me out of my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004?and why are ye comeבָּאתֶ֤םba.TemH935unto me now when ye are in distressH6887?

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