Revised Version 1895

Judges 11

1Nowהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961Jephthahוְיִפְתָּ֣חve.yif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֗יha.gil.'a.DiH1569was amightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368of valour, and he was thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of anharlotזוֹנָ֑הzo.NahH2181: andGileadגִּלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568begatJephthahיִפְתָּֽח׃yif.TachH3316.

2AndGilead’sגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802bare himsonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121; and when hiswife’sהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802sonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121grewH1431upH1431, they draveoutוַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּvay.ga.re.ShuH1644Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808inheritתִנְחַ֣לtin.ChalH5157in ourfather’sאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004; for thou art thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofanotherאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802.

3ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316fledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272from hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofTobט֑וֹבTovH2897: and there weregatheredוַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּvai.yit.la.ke.TuH3950vainfellowsH376toJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316, and theywentH3318outH3318with him.

4And itcameH1961topassH1961afterH1961awhileH1961, that thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983madeH1961waragainstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And it wassoלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947, that when thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983madeH1961waragainstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568wentH1961to fetchJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316outאֶת־'et-H853of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofTobטֽוֹב׃TovH2897:

6and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoJephthahלְיִפְתָּ֔חle.yif.TachH3316,Comeוְהָיִ֥יתָהve.ha.Yi.tahH1961and be ourchiefלְקָצִ֑יןle.ka.TzinH7101, that we mayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898with thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

7AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theeldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568,Didכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808yehateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130meH413, anddriveוַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִיva.te.ga.re.Shu.niH1644meH413outH1644of myfather’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004? andwhyוּמַדּ֜וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069are yecomeבָּאתֶ֤םba.TemH935untomeH413nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258when ye are indistressצַ֥רtzarH6862?

8And theeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559untoJephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316, Therefore areweH6258turnedH7725againH7725to theenowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258, that thou mayestgoוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980withusH413, andfightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ve.nil.cham.TaH3898with thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, and thou shalt be ourheadלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218overallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGileadגִלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

9AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֜חyif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568,Ifאִם־'im-H518yebringH7725meH413homeH7725againH7725tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898with thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliverוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414thembeforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440meH413, shall I be yourheadלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218?

10And theeldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316, TheLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shall bewitnessשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085betweenבֵּֽינוֹתֵ֔ינוּbei.no.Tei.nuH996usH413;surelyH518accordingH413to thywordכִדְבָרְךָ֖khid.va.re.KhaH1697soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651willweH518doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.

11ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316wentH6440with theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, and thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971madeוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760himheadH7218andchiefלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218over them: andJephthahיִפְתָּ֧חyif.TachH3316spakeallכָּל־kol-H3605hiswordsדְּבָרָ֛יוde.va.RavH1697beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פba.mitz.PahH4709.

12AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,WhatH4100hast thou todoH4100withmeH413, that thou artcomeבָ֥אתָVa.taH935untomeH413tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstH413mylandבְּאַרְצִֽי׃be.'ar.TziH776?

13And thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983answeredוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookלָקַ֨חla.KachH3947awayH7725mylandאַרְצִי֙'ar.TziH776, when hecameH5927upH5927outאֶל־'el-H413ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, fromArnonמֵאַרְנ֥וֹןme.'ar.NonH769evenH5704untoJabbokהַיַּבֹּ֖קhai.ya.BokH2999, and untoJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383:nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforerestoreהָשִׁ֥יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725thoseH1121landsH776againH7725peaceablyבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

14AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againע֖וֹדodH5750unto thekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983:

15and hesaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316:Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478tookH3947notH3808awayH3947thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,norH3808thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983:

16but when theycameH935upבַּעֲלוֹתָ֣םba.'a.lo.TamH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedthroughH935thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057unto the RedSeaיַם־yam-H3220, andcameH935toKadeshקָדֵֽשָׁה׃ka.De.shahH6946;

17thenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397unto thekingמֶלֶךְ֩me.leKhH4428ofEdomאֱד֨וֹם׀'e.DomH123,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559,LetH7971meH413, Iprayנָּ֣אna'H4994thee,passאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674throughH5674thylandבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776: but thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123hearkenednotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808. And in like manner hesentH7971unto thekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124: but he wouldnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808: andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478abodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inKadeshבְּקָדֵֽשׁ׃be.ka.DeshH6946.

18Then he walkedthroughH935thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057, and compassed thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123, and thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, andcameH935by theeastמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of thelandלְאֶ֣רֶץle.'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and theypitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּןvai.ya.cha.NunH2583on theotherH5676sideH5676ofArnonאַרְנ֑וֹן'ar.NonH769; but theycameH935notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808withinH935theborderבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, forArnonאַרְנ֖וֹן'ar.NonH769was theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

19AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoSihonסִיח֥וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809; andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,LetH7971usH4994passנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674,weעַד־'ad-H5704prayH4994thee,throughH5674thylandבְאַרְצְךָ֖ve.'ar.tze.KhaH776unto myplaceמְקוֹמִֽי׃me.ko.MiH4725.

20ButSihonסִיח֤וֹןsi.ChonH5511trustedהֶאֱמִ֨יןhe.'e.MinH539notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478topassעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674throughH5674hisborderבִּגְבֻל֔וֹbig.vu.LoH1366: butSihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971togetherH622, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inJahazבְּיָ֑הְצָהbe.Ya.he.tzahH3096, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

21And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,deliveredH5414Sihonסִיח֧וֹןsi.ChonH5511andallכָּל־kol-H3605hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971intoH776thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֑וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them:soH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478possessedוַיִּירַשׁ֙vai.yi.RashH3423allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandH776of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427of thatcountryH776.

22And theypossessedוַיִּ֣ירְשׁ֔וּvai.Yi.re.ShuH3423allכָּל־kol-H3605theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567, fromArnonמֵֽאַרְנוֹן֙me.'ar.nOnH769evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704untoJabbokהַיַּבֹּ֔קhai.ya.BokH2999, and from thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704untoJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

23SoH6258nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hathdispossessedהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423theAmoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440hispeopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and shouldest thoupossessתִּירָשֶֽׁנּוּ׃ti.ra.She.nuH3423them?

24WiltnotH3808thoupossessיוֹרִֽישְׁךָ֛yo.ri.she.KhaH3423thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Chemoshכְּמ֥וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645thygodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee topossessתִירָ֑שׁti.RashH3423?SoH3808whomsoever theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathdispossessedהוֹרִ֜ישׁho.RishH3423frombeforeH6440usH6440, them willweאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834possessנִירָֽשׁ׃ni.RashH3423.

25Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258art thou any thingbetterH2896thanH2896Balakמִבָּלָ֥קmi.ba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֖וֹרtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124? did heeverH7378striveH7378againstH5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or did heeverH7378fightH3898againstH5973them?

26Whileהַהִֽיא׃ha.Hi'H1931Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478dweltבְּשֶׁ֣בֶתbe.She.vetH3427inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809andherH3605townsוּבִבְנוֹתֶ֜יהָu.viv.no.Tei.haH1323, and inAroerוּבְעַרְע֣וֹרu.ve.'ar.'orH6177andherH3605townsוּבִבְנוֹתֶ֗יהָu.viv.no.Tei.haH1323, and inallH3605thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892that arealongH5921by thesideיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofArnonאַרְנ֔וֹן'ar.NonH769,threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141; whereforedidאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834yenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808recoverהִצַּלְתֶּ֖םhi.tzal.TemH5337themwithinH5921that time?

27I therefore havenotH3808sinnedH2398againstH2398thee, but thou doestmeH3808wrongרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451to waragainstH2398meH3808: theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068, theJudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֨טyish.PotH8199, bejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117betweenH996thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

28Howbeit thekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983hearkenednotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808unto thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֔חyif.TachH3316whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hesentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971him.

29Then thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961uponעַל־'al-H5921Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316, and hepassedוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674overGileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519, andpassedוַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙vai.ya.'a.VorH5674overMizpehמִצְפֵּ֣הmitz.PehH4708ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, and fromMizpehוּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣הu.mi.mitz.PehH4708ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568hepassedעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674over unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

30AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֥חyif.TachH3316vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,IfH518thou wiltindeedH518deliverH5414thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983intoH3027minehandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027,

31then it shall be, that whatsoever comethforthH3318of thedoorsמִדַּלְתֵ֤יmi.dal.TeiH1817of myhouseבֵיתִי֙vei.TiH1004tomeetH7125meH7725, when Ireturnבְּשׁוּבִ֥יbe.shu.ViH7725inpeaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965from thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, it shall be theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and I willofferוְהַעֲלִיתִ֖הוּve.ha.'a.li.Ti.huH5927itupH5927for aburntעוֹלָֽה׃ פo.LahH5930offering.

32SoH5414Jephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674over unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983tofightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898againstH413them; and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068deliveredH5414themintoH413hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

33And hesmoteוַיַּכֵּ֡םvai.ya.KemH5221them fromAroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩me.'a.ro.'ErH6177untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704thoucomeH935toMinnithמִנִּ֜יתmi.NitH4511,evenוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesעִ֗יר'IrH5892, and unto Abel-cheramim, with averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.SoH935thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983weresubduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙vai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

34AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֣חyif.TachH3316cameH935toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֮ha.mitz.PahH4709unto hishouseבֵּיתוֹ֒bei.ToH1004, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, hisdaughterבִתּוֹ֙vi.ToH1323cameH935outיֹצֵ֣אתyo.TzetH3318tomeetH7125him withtimbrelsבְתֻפִּ֖יםve.tu.PimH8596and withdancesוּבִמְחֹל֑וֹתu.vim.cho.LotH4246: andsheהִ֣יאhi'H1931was hisonlyוְרַק֙ve.RakH7535childH1121;besideH413herH413he hadneitherH369sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121norH369daughterבַֽת׃VatH1323.

35And itcameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961topassהָיִ֣יתְha.YitH1961, when hesawכִרְאוֹת֨וֹkhir.'o.ToH7200herH413, that he rent hisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָ֤הּ'a.HahH162, mydaughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323! thou hastbroughtH7725meH413veryהַכְרֵ֣עַhakh.Re.a'H3766lowהִכְרַעְתִּ֔נִיhikh.ra'.Ti.niH3766, and thou art one of them thattroubleבְּעֹֽכְרָ֑יbe.'o.khe.RaiH5916meH413: for I haveopenedפָּצִ֤יתִי־pa.Tzi.ti-H6475mymouthפִי֙fiH6310unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and Icannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808goH7725backלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

36Andsheכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1, thou hastopenedפָּצִ֤יתָהpa.Tzi.tahH6475thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;doH6213untomeH413accordingH6310to thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hathproceededH3318outH3318of thymouthמִפִּ֑יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310; forasmuch as theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hathtakenH3318vengeanceנְקָמ֛וֹתne.ka.MotH5360for thee of thineenemiesמֵאֹיְבֶ֖יךָme.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,evenאֶת־'et-H853of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

37AndsheH2320saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559untoherH413fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1,LetH7503thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697bedoneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213formeH413:letH7503meH413aloneH7503twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320, that I may depart andgoוְיָרַדְתִּ֣יve.ya.rad.TiH3381downH3381uponH5921themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, andbewailוְאֶבְכֶּה֙ve.'ev.KehH1058myvirginityבְּתוּלַ֔יbe.tu.LaiH1331, I and my companions.

38And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH7971. And hesentH7971herH7971awayוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971fortwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320: andsheH1931departed,sheH1931andherH7971companionsוְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָve.Re.'o.Tei.haH7464, and bewailedherH7971virginityבְּתוּלֶ֖יהָbe.tu.Lei.haH1331uponH5921themountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022.

39And itcameוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961topassוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961at theendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093oftwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320, thatsheH1931returnedוַתָּ֙שָׁב֙va.Ta.shovH7725untoherH413fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, whodidוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213withherH413accordingH413to hisvowנִדְר֖וֹnid.RoH5088whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadvowedנָדָ֑רna.DarH5087: andsheH1931hadnotלֹא־lo'-H3808knownיָדְעָ֣הya.de.'AhH3045manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376. And it was acustomחֹ֖קchokH2706inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

40that thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentyearlyH3117to celebrate thedaughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֑יha.gil.'a.DiH1569fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702daysH3117in ayearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ סba.sha.NahH8141.

Commentaries on Judges 11

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