New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 11:12-15

12So Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100conflictdo you and I have, that you have comeבָ֥אתָVa.taH935to me to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against my landבְּאַרְצִֽי׃be.'ar.TziH776?”

13And the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316, “It isbecauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookלָקַ֨חla.KachH3947my landאַרְצִי֙'ar.TziH776when they cameH5927upH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the Arnonמֵאַרְנ֥וֹןme.'ar.NonH769as farH5704as theJabbokהַיַּבֹּ֖קhai.ya.BokH2999and the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383;so returnהָשִׁ֥יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725them peaceablyבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258.”

14But Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397onceע֖וֹדodH5750againוַיּ֥וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to the kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983,

15and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478did not takeלָקַ֤חla.KachH3947the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

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