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Judges 11:5-9

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?

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