New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 11:29-40
29Nowthe Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961upon Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316,so that he passedH5674throughH5674Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519;then he passedH5674throughH5674Mizpahמִצְפֵּ֣הmitz.PehH4708of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,and from Mizpahוּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣הu.mi.mitz.PehH4708of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568he wentH5674on to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
30Jephthahיִפְתָּ֥חyif.TachH3316madeוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087a vowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518You will indeedנָת֥וֹןna.TonH5414giveתִּתֵּ֛ןti.TenH5414the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983into my handבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027,
31then it shall be that whateverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834comesH3318out of the doorsמִדַּלְתֵ֤יmi.dal.TeiH1817of my houseבֵיתִי֙vei.TiH1004to meetלִקְרָאתִ֔יlik.ra.TiH7122me when I returnבְּשׁוּבִ֥יbe.shu.ViH7725in peaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,it shall be the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and I will offerוְהַעֲלִיתִ֖הוּve.ha.'a.li.Ti.huH5927it up as a burntעוֹלָֽה׃ פo.LahH5930offeringH5930.”
33He struckוַיַּכֵּ֡םvai.ya.KemH5221them with a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347from Aroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩me.'a.ro.'ErH6177to the entranceבּוֹאֲךָ֨bo.'a.KhaH935ofMinnithמִנִּ֜יתmi.NitH4511,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesעִ֗יר'IrH5892,and as farH5704as Abel-keramimH64.So the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983were subduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙vai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
34When Jephthahיִפְתָּ֣חyif.TachH3316cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to his houseבֵּיתוֹ֒bei.ToH1004atMizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֮ha.mitz.PahH4709,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,his daughterבִתּוֹ֙vi.ToH1323was comingיֹצֵ֣אתyo.TzetH3318out to meetלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122himwith tambourinesבְתֻפִּ֖יםve.tu.PimH8596and with dancingוּבִמְחֹל֑וֹתu.vim.cho.LotH4246.Now she was his oneH3173andonlyH7534childיְחִידָ֔הye.chi.DahH3173;besidesמִמֶּ֛נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480her he hadH369noH369sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121orאוֹ־'ov-H176daughterבַֽת׃VatH1323.
35When he sawכִרְאוֹת֨וֹkhir.'o.ToH7200her, he toreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Alasאֲהָ֤הּ'a.HahH162,my daughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323!You have broughtH3766me veryH3766lowH3766,and you are among those who troubleבְּעֹֽכְרָ֑יbe.'o.khe.RaiH5916me; for I havegivenפָּצִ֤יתִי־pa.Tzi.ti-H6475my wordפִי֙fiH6310to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andI cannotוְלֹ֥א אוּכַ֖לve.Lo' 'u.KhalH3201H3808takeH7725itbackלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.”
36So she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1, you havegivenפָּצִ֤יתָהpa.Tzi.tahH6475your wordפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;doH6213to meas you have saidיָצָ֣א מִפִּ֑יךָya.Tza' mi.Pi.khaH3318H4480H6310,sinceאַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiH310H834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068has avengedנְקָמ֛וֹתne.ka.MotH5360you of your enemiesH340,the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.”
37She saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, “Let thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697be doneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213for me; letH7503me aloneמִמֶּ֜נִּיmi.Me.niH4480H7503twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320, that I maygoוְאֵֽלְכָה֙ וְיָרַדְתִּ֣יve.'e.le.Khah ve.ya.rad.TiH1980H3381to the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022and weepוְאֶבְכֶּה֙ve.'ev.KehH1058becauseH5921ofmy virginityבְּתוּלַ֔יbe.tu.LaiH1331,I and my companionsוְרֵעוֹתָֽי׃ve.ra.'i.tiH7464.”
38Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֵ֔כִיLe.khiH1980.”So he sentH7971her awayוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971for twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320;and she leftוַתֵּ֤לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980with her companionsוְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָve.Re.'o.Tei.haH7464,and weptוַתֵּ֥בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058on the mountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022becauseH5921of her virginityבְּתוּלֶ֖יהָbe.tu.Lei.haH1331.
39At the endמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320she returnedוַתָּ֙שָׁב֙va.Ta.shovH7725to her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,who didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to her according to the vowנִדְר֖וֹnid.RoH5088whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had madeנָדָ֑רna.DarH5087; and shehadH3045noלֹא־lo'-H3808relationsH3045with a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376.Thus it becameH1961a customחֹ֖קchokH2706in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,
40that the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentתֵּלַ֙כְנָה֙te.Lakh.nahH1980yearlyH3117tocommemorateלְתַנּ֕וֹתle.ta.NotH8567the daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323of Jephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֑יha.gil.'a.DiH1569fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702daysH3117in the yearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ סba.sha.NahH8141.
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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