New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 11:6-11

6and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Jephthahלְיִפְתָּ֔חle.yif.TachH3316, “Comeלְכָ֕הle.KhahH1980and be our leaderלְקָצִ֑יןle.ka.TzinH7101,that we may fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898against the sonsבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.”

7But 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 areH6887inH6887troubleH6887?”

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.TaH3898the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, andbecomeוְהָיִ֤יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961our headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218over allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.”

9So Jephthahיִפְתָּ֜חyif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you bringH7725me backמְשִׁיבִ֨יםme.shi.VimH7725to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068givesH5414them upH5414to me, will I becomeאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961your headלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218?”

10And the eldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316, “The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068iswitnessשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085betweenבֵּֽינוֹתֵ֔ינוּbei.no.Tei.nuH996us; be assuredאִם־ 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 leaderוּלְקָצִ֑יןu.le.ka.TzinH7101overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them; and Jephthahיִפְתָּ֧חyif.TachH3316spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605his wordsדְּבָרָ֛יוde.va.RavH1697beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פba.mitz.PahH4709.

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