Revised Literal Translation

Judges 11:31-39

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.

33And he smoteוַיַּכֵּ֡םvai.ya.KemH5221them from Aroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩me.'a.ro.'ErH6177,even till thou comeבּוֹאֲךָ֨bo.'a.KhaH935to Minnithמִנִּ֜יתmi.NitH4511, eventwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesעִ֗יר'IrH5892,and unto the plainH58of the vineyardsH64 H3754,with a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.Thus the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983were subduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙vai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

34And Jephthahיִפְתָּ֣חyif.TachH3316cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Mizpehהַמִּצְפָּה֮ha.mitz.PahH4709unto his houseבֵּיתוֹ֒bei.ToH1004,and, behold, his daughterבִתּוֹ֙vi.ToH1323came outיֹצֵ֣אתyo.TzetH3318to meetH7125him with timbrelsבְתֻפִּ֖יםve.tu.PimH8596and with dancesוּבִמְחֹל֑וֹתu.vim.cho.LotH4246: and she was hisonly childיְחִידָ֔הye.chi.DahH3173;beside her he had neither sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121norאוֹ־'ov-H176daughterבַֽת׃VatH1323.

35And it came to pass, when he sawכִרְאוֹת֨וֹkhir.'o.ToH7200her, that he rentוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָ֤הּ'a.HahH162,my daughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323!thou hast brought meהַכְרֵ֣עַhakh.Re.a'H3766very lowהִכְרַעְתִּ֔נִיhikh.ra'.Ti.niH3766,and thou art one of them that troubleבְּעֹֽכְרָ֑יbe.'o.khe.RaiH5916me: for I have openedפָּצִ֤יתִי־pa.Tzi.ti-H6475my mouthפִי֙fiH6310unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and I cannotאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201go backלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

36And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1, ifthou hast openedפָּצִ֤יתָהpa.Tzi.tahH6475thy mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,doעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213to me according to that whichH834hath proceededיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out of thy mouthמִפִּ֑יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310;forasmuchאַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiH310as Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hath takenעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213vengeanceנְקָמ֛וֹתne.ka.MotH5360for thee of thine enemiesמֵאֹיְבֶ֖יךָme.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, evenof the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

37And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,Let this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697be doneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213for me: let me aloneהַרְפֵּ֨הhar.PehH7503twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320,that I may go upH3212and downוְיָרַדְתִּ֣יve.ya.rad.TiH3381upon the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and bewailוְאֶבְכֶּה֙ve.'ev.KehH1058my virginityבְּתוּלַ֔יbe.tu.LaiH1331,I and my fellowsוְרֵעוֹתָֽי׃ve.ra.'i.tiH7474 H7464.

38And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212.And he sent her awayוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971fortwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320:and she wentH3212with her companionsוְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָve.Re.'o.Tei.haH7464,and bewailedוַתֵּ֥בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058her virginityבְּתוּלֶ֖יהָbe.tu.Lei.haH1331upon the mountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022.

39And it came to pass at the endמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320,that she returnedוַתָּ֙שָׁב֙va.Ta.shovH7725unto her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,who didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213with her accordingto his vowנִדְר֖וֹnid.RoH5088which he had vowedנָדָ֑רna.DarH5087:and she knewיָדְעָ֣הya.de.'AhH3045no manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376.And it was a customחֹ֖קchokH2706in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

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