New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 12:1-4
1Now the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669were summonedוַיִּצָּעֵק֙vai.yi.tza.'EkH6817,and they crossedH5674to ZaphonH6829; andthey saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.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 burnנִשְׂרֹ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃nis.Rof ba.'EshH8313H784your houseבֵּיתְךָ֕bei.te.KhaH1004downH8313on you!”
2So Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I and my peopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971were in a majorמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966disputeרִ֗יבRivH7379with the sonsוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983;and I did callוָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'AkH2199you, but you did not saveהוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥םho.sha'.TemH3467me from their handמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.
3When I sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֞הva.'er.'EhH7200that you were noאֵינְךָ֣'ei.ne.KhaH369delivererמוֹשִׁ֗יעmo.Shi.a'H3467, Itookוָאָשִׂ֨ימָהva.'a.Si.mahH7760my lifeנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315in my handsבְכַפִּי֙ve.kha.PiH3709and crossedH5674overH5674againstH413the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handedבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH5414H3027them overH5414to me. Whyוְלָמָ֞הve.la.MahH4100then have you comeעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927upH5927to 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 survivorsפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,you Gileaditesגִּלְעָ֕דgil.'AdH1568,in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andin the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.”
Commentaries on Judges 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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