New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 12:4-6

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.”

5And the Gileaditesגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568tookH3920controlH3920of the crossingH4569placesH4569of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383opposite Ephraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669.And it happenedוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961wheneverכִּ֣יkiH3588any ofthe survivorsפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669saidיֹאמְר֞וּyo.me.RuH559, “Let me crossH5674overH5674,”that 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, “Justנָ֨אna'H4994sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559, ‘ShibbolethH7642.’”But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sibbolethסִבֹּ֗לֶתsi.Bo.letH5451,” for he was notpreparedיָכִין֙ya.KhinH3559topronounceלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696it correctlyכֵּ֔ןKenH3651.Then they seizedוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270him and slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּvai.yish.cha.Tu.huH7819him at the crossingH4569placesH4569of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.So at that timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256forty-twoאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִם'ar.ba.'Im u.she.Na.yimH705 H8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505from Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669fellוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307.

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