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Judges 11:34-39

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,

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