Revised Literal Translation

Judges 12

1And the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669gathered themselves togetherוַיִּצָּעֵק֙vai.yi.tza.'EkH6817,and wentוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674northwardצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Jephthahלְיִפְתָּ֜חle.yif.TachH3316,Wherefore passedst thou overעָבַ֣רְתָּ׀'a.Var.taH5674to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against the childrenבִּבְנֵי־biv.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,and didst not callקָרָ֙אתָ֙ka.Ra.taH7121us to goH3212with thee? we will burnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313thine houseבֵּיתְךָ֕bei.te.KhaH1004upon thee with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

2And Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I and my peopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971wereהָיִ֛יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961at greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966strifeאִ֣ישׁ רִ֗יב'ish RivH7379 H376with the childrenוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983;and when I calledוָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'AkH2199you, ye deliveredהוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥םho.sha'.TemH3467me not out of their handsמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

3And when I sawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֞הva.'er.'EhH7200that ye deliveredמוֹשִׁ֗יעmo.Shi.a'H3467menot, I putוָאָשִׂ֨ימָהva.'a.Si.mahH7760my lifeנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315in my handsבְכַפִּי֙ve.kha.PiH3709,and passed overוָֽאֶעְבְּרָה֙va.'e'.be.RahH5674against the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027:wherefore then are ye come upעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927unto me this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,to fightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against me?

4Then Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316gathered togetherוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Gileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669:and the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of Gileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568smoteוַיַּכּוּ֩vai.ya.KuH5221Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,because they saidאָמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559,Ye Gileaditesגִּלְעָ֕דgil.'AdH1568arefugitivesפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the Ephraimitesאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, andamongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the Manassitesמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

5And the Gileaditesגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֥דvai.yil.KodH3920the passagesמַעְבְּר֥וֹתma'.be.RotH4569of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383before the Ephraimitesלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669: and it was so,that when those Ephraimitesאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669which were escapedפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412saidיֹאמְר֞וּyo.me.RuH559,Let me go overאֶעֱבֹ֔רָה'e.'e.Vo.rahH5674;that the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of Gileadגִלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Artthou an Ephraimiteהַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥יha.'ef.ra.TiH673?If he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Nay;

6Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559they unto him, Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559now Shibbolethשִׁבֹּ֜לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641:and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Sibbolethסִבֹּ֗לֶתsi.Bo.letH5451:for he could not frameH3559to pronounceלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696itrightH3559.Then they tookוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270him, and slewוַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּvai.yish.cha.Tu.huH7819him at the passagesמַעְבְּר֣וֹתma'.be.RotH4569of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383:and there fellוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307at that timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256of the Ephraimitesמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

7And Jephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141.Then diedוַיָּ֗מָתvai.Ya.motH4191Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֔יha.gil.'a.DiH1569,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in one ofthe citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃ פgil.'AdH1568.

8And afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him Ibzanאִבְצָ֖ן'iv.TzanH78of Beth–lehemH1035judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

9And he had thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sonsבָּנִ֗יםba.NimH1121,and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970daughtersבָּנוֹת֙ba.nOtH1323, whomhe sentשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971abroadהַח֔וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351,and tookהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935in thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970daughtersבָּנ֔וֹתba.NotH1323from abroadהַח֑וּץha.ChutzH2351for his sonsלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121.And he judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

10Then diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191Ibzanאִבְצָ֔ן'iv.TzanH78,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912at Beth–lehemH1035.

11And afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him Elonאֵיל֖וֹן'ei.LonH356,a Zebuloniteהַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑יha.ze.vu.lo.NiH2075,judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and he judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

12And Elonאֵל֣וֹן'e.LonH356the Zebuloniteהַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑יha.ze.vu.lo.NiH2075diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Aijalonבְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.LonH357in the countryבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Zebulunזְבוּלֻֽן׃ פze.vu.LunH2074.

13And afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him Abdonעַבְדּ֥וֹןav.DonH5658the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hillelהִלֵּ֖לhi.LelH1985,a Pirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי׃ha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553,judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14And he had fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705sonsH1121and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙u.she.lo.ShimH7970nephewsH1121,that rodeרֹכְבִ֖יםro.khe.VimH7392on threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657donkey coltsעֲיָרִ֑ם'a.ya.RimH5895:and he judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

15And Abdonעַבְדּ֥וֹןav.DonH5658the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hillelהִלֵּ֖לhi.LelH1985the Pirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑יha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֤רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Pirathonבְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙be.fir.'a.tOnH6552in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,in the mountבְּהַ֖רbe.HarH2022of the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִֽי׃ פha.'a.mal.KiH6003.

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