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Judges 11:14-27

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.

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