Revised Literal Translation

Judges 11:7-19

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?

10And the eldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316,Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068be witnessשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085between us, if we doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213not so according to thy wordsכִדְבָרְךָ֖khid.va.re.KhaH1697.

11Then Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316wentH3212with the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,and the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971madeוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760him headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218and captainוּלְקָצִ֑יןu.le.ka.TzinH7101over them: and Jephthahיִפְתָּ֧חyif.TachH3316utteredוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696all his wordsדְּבָרָ֛יוde.va.RavH1697beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in Mizpehבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פba.mitz.PahH4709.

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:

16But when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478came upבַּעֲלוֹתָ֣םba.'a.lo.TamH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and walkedH3212through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057unto the Redס֔וּףSufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Kadeshקָדֵֽשָׁה׃ka.De.shahH6946;

17Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397unto the kingמֶלֶךְ֩me.leKhH4428of Edomאֱד֨וֹם׀'e.DomH123,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559,Let me, I pray thee, pass throughאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674thy landבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:but the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123would not hearkenשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085thereto.And in like manner they sentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971unto the kingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124:but he wouldאָבָ֑ה'a.VahH14not consent:and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478abodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Kadeshבְּקָדֵֽשׁ׃be.ka.DeshH6946.

18Then they went alongH3212through the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,and compassedוַיָּ֜סָבvai.Ya.sovH5437the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123,and the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935by the east sideמִמִּזְרַח־ שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙mi.miz.rach- she.meshH8121 H4217of the landלְאֶ֣רֶץle.'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּןvai.ya.cha.NunH2583on the other sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of Arnonאַרְנ֑וֹן'ar.NonH769,but cameבָ֙אוּ֙va.'uH935not within the borderבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124:for Arnonאַרְנ֖וֹן'ar.NonH769wasthe borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

19And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto Sihonסִיח֥וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809;and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Let us passנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674,we pray thee, through thy landבְאַרְצְךָ֖ve.'ar.tze.KhaH776intoעַד־'ad-H5704my placeמְקוֹמִֽי׃me.ko.MiH4725.

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