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Judges 12:4-6

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.

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