Revised Literal Translation

Judges 11:5-9

5And it was so, that when the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983made warנִלְחֲמ֥וּnil.cha.MuH3898against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568wentH3212to fetchלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Jephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Tobטֽוֹב׃TovH2897:

6And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Jephthahלְיִפְתָּ֔חle.yif.TachH3316,ComeH3212,and be our captainלְקָצִ֑יןle.ka.TzinH7101,that we may fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898with the childrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

7And Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the eldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,Did not ye hateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me, and expelוַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִיva.te.ga.re.Shu.niH1644me out of my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004?and why are ye comeבָּאתֶ֤םba.TemH935unto me now when ye are in distressH6887?

8And the eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559unto Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316,Therefore we turn againשַׁ֣בְנוּShav.nuH7725to thee now, that thou mayest goוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980with us, and fightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ve.nil.cham.TaH3898against the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,and be our headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218over all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

9And Jephthahיִפְתָּ֜חyif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568,If ye bring me home againמְשִׁיבִ֨יםme.shi.VimH7725to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against the childrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliverוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414them beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me, shall I be your headלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218?

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