Revised Version 1895

Judges 11:7-19

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.

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