Judges 12
Revised Version 1895
1And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669were gatheredtogetherעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973, andpassedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674northwardצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoJephthahלְיִפְתָּ֜חle.yif.TachH3316, Wherefore passedst thou over tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstH5921thechildrenבִּבְנֵי־biv.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983, and didstnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808callקָרָ֙אתָ֙ka.Ra.taH7121usH5921togoעָבַ֣רְתָּ׀'a.Var.taH5674with thee? we willburnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313thinehouseבֵּיתְךָ֕bei.te.KhaH1004uponH5921thee withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
2AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971were atgreatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966strifeרִ֗יבRivH7379with thechildrenוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983; and when IcalledH2199youH3808, yesavedהוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥םho.sha'.TemH3467meאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413notH3808outH2199of theirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.
3And when Isawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֞הva.'er.'EhH7200that yesavedמוֹשִׁ֗יעmo.Shi.a'H3467meH413notאֵינְךָ֣'ei.ne.KhaH369, IputH5414mylifeנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315in myhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027, andpassedוָֽאֶעְבְּרָה֙va.'e'.be.RahH5674overagainstH413thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068deliveredH5414themintoH413myhandH3027: wherefore then are yecomeעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927upH5927untomeH413thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117, tofightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898againstH413meH413?
4ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908togetherH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898withEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: and themenH376ofGileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568smoteוַיַּכּוּ֩vai.ya.KuH5221Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588theysaidאָמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, Ye arefugitivesפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, yeGileaditesגִּלְעָ֕דgil.'AdH1568, in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.
5And theGileaditesגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֥דvai.yil.KodH3920the fords ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383againstH376theEphraimitesלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669: and it wassoH1961, that whenanyH376of thefugitivesפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669saidיֹאמְר֞וּyo.me.RuH559,LetH1961meH1961goH1961over, themenH376ofGileadגִלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Art thou anEphraimiteהַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥יha.'ef.ra.TiH673?Ifכִּ֣יkiH3588hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Nay;
6thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559they unto him,Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559nowנָ֨אna'H4994Shibboleth; and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Sibbolethסִבֹּ֗לֶתsi.Bo.letH5451; for hecouldH3559notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808frame topronounceלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696itrightH3559; then they laidholdוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270on him, andslewוַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּvai.yish.cha.Tu.huH7819him at the fords ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383: and therefellוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307at that time ofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.
7AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141. Thendiedוַיָּ֗מָתvai.Ya.motH4191Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֔יha.gil.'a.DiH1569, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in one of thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofGileadגִלְעָֽד׃ פgil.'AdH1568.
9And he hadthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sonsבָּנִ֗יםba.NimH1121, andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970daughtersבָּנוֹת֙ba.nOtH1323hesentשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971abroadהַח֔וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351, andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970daughtersבָּנ֔וֹתba.NotH1323hebroughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935in fromabroadהַח֑וּץha.ChutzH2351for hissonsלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121. And hejudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
14And he hadfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705sonsבָּנִ֗יםba.NimH1121andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙u.she.lo.ShimH7970sons’בְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121, thatrodeרֹכְבִ֖יםro.khe.VimH7392on threescore and ten asscoltsH1121: and hejudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
15AndAbdonעַבְדּ֥וֹןav.DonH5658thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHillelהִלֵּ֖לhi.LelH1985thePirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑יha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֤רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912inPirathonבְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙be.fir.'a.tOnH6552in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, in thehillבְּהַ֖רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of theAmalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִֽי׃ פha.'a.mal.KiH6003.
Commentaries on Judges 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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