New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 11:5-9

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?”

8The eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316, “For thisH3651reasonH3651we have nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258returnedשַׁ֣בְנוּShav.nuH7725to you, that you may goוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980with us and fightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ve.nil.cham.TaH3898with the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983andbecomeוְהָיִ֤יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218over allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.”

9So Jephthahיִפְתָּ֜חyif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you takeH7725me backמְשִׁיבִ֨יםme.shi.VimH7725to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068givesוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414them upto me, will I becomeאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961your headלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218?”

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