King James Version
Judges 12:1-3
1And the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669gathered themselves togetherוַיִּצָּעֵק֙vai.yi.tza.'EkH6817,and wentוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674northwardצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Jephthahלְיִפְתָּ֜חle.yif.TachH3316,Wherefore passedst thou overעָבַ֣רְתָּ׀'a.Var.taH5674to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against the childrenבִּבְנֵי־biv.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,and didst not callקָרָ֙אתָ֙ka.Ra.taH7121us to goH3212with thee? we will burnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313thine houseבֵּיתְךָ֕bei.te.KhaH1004upon thee with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
2And Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I and my peopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971wereהָיִ֛יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961at greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966strifeאִ֣ישׁ רִ֗יב'ish RivH7379H376with the childrenוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983;and when I calledוָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'AkH2199you, ye deliveredהוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥םho.sha'.TemH3467me not out of their handsמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.
3And when I sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֞הva.'er.'EhH7200that ye deliveredמוֹשִׁ֗יעmo.Shi.a'H3467menot, I putוָאָשִׂ֨ימָהva.'a.Si.mahH7760my lifeנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315in my handsבְכַפִּי֙ve.kha.PiH3709,and passed overוָֽאֶעְבְּרָה֙va.'e'.be.RahH5674against the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027:wherefore then are ye come upעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927unto me this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,to fightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against me?
Commentaries on Judges 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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