Revised Literal Translation

Judges 11:29-32

29Then the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came upon Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316,and he passed overוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568,and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519,and passed overוַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙vai.ya.'a.VorH5674Mizpehמִצְפֵּ֣הmitz.PehH4708of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,and from Mizpehוּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣הu.mi.mitz.PehH4708of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568he passed overעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674untothe childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

30And Jephthahיִפְתָּ֥חyif.TachH3316vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087a vowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,If thou shalt without failנָת֥וֹןna.TonH5414deliverתִּתֵּ֛ןti.TenH5414the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983into mine handsבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027,

31Then it shall be, that whatsoeverהַיּוֹצֵ֗אhai.yo.Tze'H3318cometh forthיֵצֵ֜אye.Tze'H3318of the doorsמִדַּלְתֵ֤יmi.dal.TeiH1817of my houseבֵיתִי֙vei.TiH1004to meetH7125me, when I returnבְּשׁוּבִ֥יbe.shu.ViH7725in peaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965from the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,shall surely be Yhwh'sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and I will offer it upוְהַעֲלִיתִ֖הוּve.ha.'a.li.Ti.huH5927for a burnt offeringעוֹלָֽה׃ פo.LahH5930.

32So Jephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316passed overוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983to fightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them; and Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into his handsבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

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