Revised Literal Translation

Judges 11:12-15

12And Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,What hast thou to do with me, that thou art comeבָ֥אתָVa.taH935against me to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898in my landבְּאַרְצִֽי׃be.'ar.TziH776?

13And the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983answeredוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316,Because Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478took awayלָקַ֨חla.KachH3947my landאַרְצִי֙'ar.TziH776,when they came upבַּעֲלוֹת֣וֹba.'a.lo.ToH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from Arnonמֵאַרְנ֥וֹןme.'ar.NonH769even unto Jabbokהַיַּבֹּ֖קhai.ya.BokH2999,and unto Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383: now therefore restore those landsagainהָשִׁ֥יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725peaceablyבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

14And Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיּ֥וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254unto the kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983:

15And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478took not awayלָקַ֤חla.KachH3947the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,nor the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983:

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