New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 12:1-7

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?”

4Then Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;and the menH376of Gileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568defeatedוַיַּכּוּ֩vai.ya.KuH5221Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they saidאָמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “You are fugitivesפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,O Gileaditesגִּלְעָ֕דgil.'AdH1568,in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andin the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.”

5The Gileaditesגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֥דvai.yil.KodH3920the fordsמַעְבְּר֥וֹתma'.be.RotH4569of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383opposite Ephraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669.And it happenedוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961whenכִּ֣יkiH3588any ofthe fugitivesפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669saidיֹאמְר֞וּyo.me.RuH559, “Let me crossH5674overH5674,”the menH376of Gileadגִלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568would sayוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Are you an Ephraimiteהַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥יha.'ef.ra.TiH673?”If he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Noלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808,”

6then they would sayוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559nowנָ֨אna'H4994, ‘ShibbolethH7642.’”But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sibbolethסִבֹּ֗לֶתsi.Bo.letH5451,”for he couldיָכִין֙ya.KhinH3559notpronounceלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696it correctlyכֵּ֔ןKenH3651.Then they seizedוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270him and slewוַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּvai.yish.cha.Tu.huH7819him at the fordsמַעְבְּר֣וֹתma'.be.RotH4569of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Thus there fellוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307at that timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH625642,000אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִם אָֽלֶף׃'ar.ba.'Im u.she.Na.yim 'A.lefH705 H8147 H505of Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669.

7Jephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141.Then Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֔יha.gil.'a.DiH1569diedוַיָּ֗מָתvai.Ya.motH4191and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in one ofthe citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃ פgil.'AdH1568.

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