New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 11:15-18

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 theRedס֔וּףSufH5488 H3220Seaיַם־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 eastH4217 H8121sideH4217 H8121of 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.

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