New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 12:1-3

1Then the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669were summonedוַיִּצָּעֵק֙vai.yi.tza.'EkH6817,and they crossedH5674to ZaphonH6829andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Jephthahלְיִפְתָּ֜חle.yif.TachH3316, “Whyמַדּ֣וּעַ׀ma.Du.a'H4069did you crossH5674overH5674to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against the sonsבִּבְנֵי־biv.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983withoutלֹ֤אlo'H3808callingקָרָ֙אתָ֙ka.Ra.taH7121us to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980with you? We will burnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313your houseבֵּיתְךָ֕bei.te.KhaH1004down on you.”

2Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I and my peopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971were at greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966strifeרִ֗יבRivH7379with the sonsוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983;when I calledוָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'AkH2199you, you did not deliverהוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥םho.sha'.TemH3467me from their handמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

3When I sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֞הva.'er.'EhH7200that you would not deliverמוֹשִׁ֗יעmo.Shi.a'H3467me, Itookוָאָשִׂ֨ימָהva.'a.Si.mahH7760my lifeנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315in my handsבְכַפִּי֙ve.kha.PiH3709and crossedH5674overH5674againstH413the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027.Whyוְלָמָ֞הve.la.MahH4100then have you comeעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927up to me thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117to fightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against me?”

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