New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 11:13-22
13The kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316, “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookלָקַ֨חla.KachH3947away my landאַרְצִי֙'ar.TziH776when they cameבַּעֲלוֹת֣וֹba.'a.lo.ToH5927up from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the Arnonמֵאַרְנ֥וֹןme.'ar.NonH769as farH5704as theJabbokהַיַּבֹּ֖קhai.ya.BokH2999and the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383;therefore, returnהָשִׁ֥יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725them peaceablyבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258.”
15and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316, ‘Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478did not takeלָקַ֤חla.KachH3947away the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
16For when they cameבַּעֲלוֹתָ֣םba.'a.lo.TamH5927up from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057to theRedס֔וּףSufH5488H3220Seaיַם־yam-H3220andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Kadeshקָדֵֽשָׁה׃ka.De.shahH6946,
17then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397to the kingמֶלֶךְ֩me.leKhH4428of EdomH112,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994let us passאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674through your landבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776,”but the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of EdomH112would not listenשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085.And they alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571sentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971to the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124,but he would not consentאָבָ֑ה'a.VahH14.So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478remainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at Kadeshבְּקָדֵֽשׁ׃be.ka.DeshH6946.
18Then they wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057andaroundוַיָּ֜סָבvai.Ya.sovH5437the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of EdomH112and the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the eastH4217H8121sideH4217H8121of the landלְאֶ֣רֶץle.'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and they campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּןvai.ya.cha.NunH2583beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Arnonאַרְנ֑וֹן'ar.NonH769; but theydid not enterבָ֙אוּ֙va.'uH935the territoryבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,for the Arnonאַרְנ֖וֹן'ar.NonH769wasthe borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.
19And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Sihonסִיח֥וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994let us passנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674through your landבְאַרְצְךָ֖ve.'ar.tze.KhaH776to our placeמְקוֹמִֽי׃me.ko.MiH4725.”
20But Sihonסִיח֤וֹןsi.ChonH5511did not trustהֶאֱמִ֨יןhe.'e.MinH539Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478to passעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674through his territoryבִּגְבֻל֔וֹbig.vu.LoH1366;so Sihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Jahazבְּיָ֑הְצָהbe.Ya.he.tzahH3096and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
21The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,gaveוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414Sihonסִיח֧וֹןsi.ChonH5511and allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and theydefeatedוַיַּכּ֑וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them; so Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478possessedוַיִּירַשׁ֙vai.yi.RashH3423allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427of that countryהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.
22So they possessedוַיִּ֣ירְשׁ֔וּvai.Yi.re.ShuH3423allכָּל־kol-H3605the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567,from the Arnonמֵֽאַרְנוֹן֙me.'ar.nOnH769as farוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704as the Jabbokהַיַּבֹּ֔קhai.ya.BokH2999,and from the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057as farוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704as the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
Commentaries on Judges 11
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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