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Judges 12:4-15

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.

8Andafterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310himIbzanאִבְצָ֖ן'iv.TzanH78of Beth-lehemjudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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.

10AndIbzanאִבְצָ֔ן'iv.TzanH78diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912at Beth-lehem.

11Andafterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310himElonאֵיל֖וֹן'ei.LonH356theZebuluniteהַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑יha.ze.vu.lo.NiH2075judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and hejudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

12And Elon theZebuluniteהַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑יha.ze.vu.lo.NiH2075diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912inAijalonבְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.LonH357in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofZebulunזְבוּלֻֽן׃ פze.vu.LunH2074.

13Andafterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310himAbdonעַבְדּ֥וֹןav.DonH5658thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHillelהִלֵּ֖לhi.LelH1985thePirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי׃ha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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.

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