New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 11:7-19

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?”

10The eldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316, “The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068iswitnessשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085betweenבֵּֽינוֹתֵ֔ינוּbei.no.Tei.nuH996us; surelyאִם־ לֹ֥א'im- lo'H518 H3808we will doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213as you have saidכִדְבָרְךָ֖khid.va.re.KhaH1697.”

11Then Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,and the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971madeוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760him headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218and chiefוּלְקָצִ֑יןu.le.ka.TzinH7101overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them; and Jephthahיִפְתָּ֧חyif.TachH3316spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605his wordsדְּבָרָ֛יוde.va.RavH1697beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פba.mitz.PahH4709.

12Now Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is between you and me, that you have comeבָ֥אתָVa.taH935to me to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against my landבְּאַרְצִֽי׃be.'ar.TziH776?”

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.”

14But Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיּ֥וֹסֶף ע֖וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH5750 H3254to the kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983,

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.

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.”

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