New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 11:1-7

1NowJephthahוְיִפְתָּ֣חve.yif.TachH3316the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֗יha.gil.'a.DiH1569was avaliantחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428warriorגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368,but he was the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a harlotאִשָּׁ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה'i.Shah zo.NahH802 H2181.And Gileadגִּלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568was the fatherוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of Jephthahיִפְתָּֽח׃yif.TachH3316.

2Gilead’sגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802boreוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121;and when his wife’sהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802sonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121grewוַיִּגְדְּל֨וּvai.yig.de.LuH1431up, they droveוַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּvay.ga.re.ShuH1644Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316out and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “You shall not haveH5157an inheritanceתִנְחַ֣לtin.ChalH5157in our father’sאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004,for you are the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of anotherאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802.”

3So Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316fledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272from his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251and livedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofTobט֑וֹבTovH2897;and worthlessרֵיקִ֔יםrei.KimH7386fellowsH376gatheredוַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּvai.yit.la.ke.TuH3950themselvesaboutאֶל־'el-H413Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316,and they wentוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out with him.

4It cameוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961about afterH4480a whileמִיָּמִ֑יםmi.ya.MimH3117thatthe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5WhenH3512the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983foughtנִלְחֲמ֥וּnil.cha.MuH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568wentוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980to getלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Jephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Tobטֽוֹב׃TovH2897;

6and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Jephthahלְיִפְתָּ֔חle.yif.TachH3316, “Comeלְכָ֕הle.KhahH1980and be our chiefלְקָצִ֑יןle.ka.TzinH7101that we may fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898against the sonsבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.”

7Then Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the eldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, “Did you not hateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me and driveוַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִיva.te.ga.re.Shu.niH1644me from my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004?So whyוּמַדּ֜וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069have you comeבָּאתֶ֤םba.TemH935to me nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258whenH3512you are in troubleH6887?”

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