Judges 11
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Judges 11

1NowJephthahוְיִפְתָּ֣חve.yif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֗יha.gil.'a.DiH1569was a mightymanגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368ofvalourחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428, and he was thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of anharlotאִשָּׁ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה'i.Shah zo.NahH802H2181: andGileadגִּלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568begatוַיּ֥וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205Jephthahיִפְתָּֽח׃yif.TachH3316.
2AndGilead’sגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802boreוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205himsonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121; and hiswife’sהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802sonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121grewupוַיִּגְדְּל֨וּvai.yig.de.LuH1431, and they thrustoutוַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּvay.ga.re.ShuH1644Jephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Thou shalt notinheritתִנְחַ֣לtin.ChalH5157in ourfather’sאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004; for thou art thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of aanotherאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802.
3ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316fledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofTobט֑וֹבTovH2897: and there weregatheredוַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּvai.yit.la.ke.TuH3950worthlessרֵיקִ֔יםrei.KimH7386menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582toJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316, and they wentoutוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318with him.
4And it came to pass in process oftimeמִיָּמִ֑יםmi.ya.MimH3117, that thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983madewarוַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5And it was so, that when thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983madewarנִלְחֲמ֥וּnil.cha.MuH3898againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568wentH3212tobringלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Jephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofTobטֽוֹב׃TovH2897:
6And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toJephthahלְיִפְתָּ֔חle.yif.TachH3316,ComeH3212, and be ourcaptainלְקָצִ֑יןle.ka.TzinH7101, that we mayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898with thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
7AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theeldersלְזִקְנֵ֣יle.zik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, Did ye nothateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me, anddriveוַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִיva.te.ga.re.Shu.niH1644me out of myfather’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004? and why have yecomeבָּאתֶ֤םba.TemH935to me now when ye are indistressH6887?
8And theeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559toJephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316, Therefore we turnagainשַׁ֣בְנוּShav.nuH7725to thee now, that thou mayestgoוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980with us, andfightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ve.nil.cham.TaH3898against thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, and be ourheadלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218over all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGileadגִלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.
9AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֜חyif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֗דgil.'AdH1568, If ye bring me homeagainמְשִׁיבִ֨יםme.shi.VimH7725tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֣יbiv.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliverוְנָתַ֧ןve.na.TanH5414thembeforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me, shall I be yourheadלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218?
10And theeldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֖דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316, TheLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068be awitnessשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085between us, if wedoנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213not so according to thywordsכִדְבָרְךָ֖khid.va.re.KhaH1697.
11ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316wentH3212with theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, and thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971madeוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760himheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218andcaptainוּלְקָצִ֑יןu.le.ka.TzinH7101over them: andJephthahיִפְתָּ֧חyif.TachH3316utteredוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696all hiswordsדְּבָרָ֛יוde.va.RavH1697beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inMizpehבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פba.mitz.PahH4709.
12AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, What hast thou to do with me, that thou hastcomeבָ֥אתָVa.taH935against me tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898in mylandבְּאַרְצִֽי׃be.'ar.TziH776?
13And thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983answeredוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachH3316, BecauseIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookawayלָקַ֨חla.KachH3947mylandאַרְצִי֙'ar.TziH776, when theycameבַּעֲלוֹת֣וֹba.'a.lo.ToH5927out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, fromArnonמֵאַרְנ֥וֹןme.'ar.NonH769even toJabbokהַיַּבֹּ֖קhai.ya.BokH2999, and toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383: now therefore restore those landsagainהָשִׁ֥יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725peaceablyבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.
14AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיּ֥וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to thekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983:
15Andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Jephthahיִפְתָּ֑חyif.TachH3316,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478took notawayלָקַ֤חla.KachH3947thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, nor thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983:
16But whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameupבַּעֲלוֹתָ֣םba.'a.lo.TamH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andwalkedH3212through thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057to theRedס֔וּףSufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toKadeshקָדֵֽשָׁה׃ka.De.shahH6946;
17ThenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397to thekingמֶלֶךְ֩me.leKhH4428ofEdomאֱד֨וֹם׀'e.DomH123,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559, Let me, I pray thee, passthroughאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674thylandבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776: but thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123would nothearkenשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085to it . And in like manner theysentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971to thekingמֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124: but hewouldאָבָ֑ה'a.VahH14not consent : andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478abodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inKadeshבְּקָדֵֽשׁ׃be.ka.DeshH6946.
18Then they wentalongH3212through thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057, and wentaroundוַיָּ֜סָבvai.Ya.sovH5437thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123, and thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, andcameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935by the eastsideמִמִּזְרַח־ שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙mi.miz.rach- she.meshH4217H8121of thelandלְאֶ֣רֶץle.'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּןvai.ya.cha.NunH2583on the othersideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676ofArnonאַרְנ֑וֹן'ar.NonH769, butcameבָ֙אוּ֙va.'uH935not within theborderבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124: forArnonאַרְנ֖וֹן'ar.NonH769was theborderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.
19AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toSihonסִיח֥וֹןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809; andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Let uspassנַעְבְּרָה־na'.be.rah-H5674, we pray thee, through thylandבְאַרְצְךָ֖ve.'ar.tze.KhaH776toעַד־'ad-H5704myplaceמְקוֹמִֽי׃me.ko.MiH4725.
20ButSihonסִיח֤וֹןsi.ChonH5511trustedהֶאֱמִ֨יןhe.'e.MinH539notIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478topassעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674through hislandבִּגְבֻל֔וֹbig.vu.LoH1366: butSihonסִיחוֹן֙si.chOnH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622all hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971togetherH622, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inJahazבְּיָ֑הְצָהbe.Ya.he.tzahH3096, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
21And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478deliveredוַ֠יִּתֵּןVai.yi.tenH5414Sihonסִיח֧וֹןsi.ChonH5511and all hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971into thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֑וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them: soIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478possessedוַיִּירַשׁ֙vai.yi.RashH3423all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427of thatcountryהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.
22And theypossessedוַיִּ֣ירְשׁ֔וּvai.Yi.re.ShuH3423all thelandגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567, fromArnonמֵֽאַרְנוֹן֙me.'ar.nOnH769even toJabbokהַיַּבֹּ֔קhai.ya.BokH2999, and from thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.BarH4057even toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
23So now theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathdispossessedהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423theAmoritesהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440hispeopleעַמּ֣וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and shouldest thoupossessתִּירָשֶֽׁנּוּ׃ti.ra.She.nuH3423it?
24Wilt not thoupossessיוֹרִֽישְׁךָ֛yo.ri.she.KhaH3423that whichChemoshכְּמ֥וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645thygodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee topossessתִירָ֑שׁti.RashH3423? So whomever theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall driveoutהוֹרִ֜ישׁho.RishH3423frombeforeמִפָּנֵ֖ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440us, them will wepossessנִירָֽשׁ׃ni.RashH3423.
25And now art thou any thingbetterH2896thanBalakמִבָּלָ֥קmi.ba.LakH1111thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZipporצִפּ֖וֹרtzi.PorH6834,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124? did heeverהֲר֥וֹבha.RovH7378striveרָב֙ravH7378againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, or did heeverנִלְחֹ֥םnil.ChomH3898fightנִלְחַ֖םnil.ChamH3898against them,
26WhileIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478dweltבְּשֶׁ֣בֶתbe.She.vetH3427inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809and hertownsוּבִבְנוֹתֶ֜יהָu.viv.no.Tei.haH1323, and inAroerוּבְעַרְע֣וֹרu.ve.'ar.'orH6177and hertownsוּבִבְנוֹתֶ֗יהָu.viv.no.Tei.haH1323, and in all thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892that are along by thebanksיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofArnonאַרְנ֔וֹן'ar.NonH769,threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141? why therefore did ye notrecoverהִצַּלְתֶּ֖םhi.tzal.TemH5337them within thattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256?
27Therefore I have notsinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against thee, but thoudoestעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213H853mewrongרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451towarלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against me: theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068theJudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֨טyish.PotH8199bejudgeהַשֹּׁפֵט֙ha.sho.FetH8199thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117between thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
28But thekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983hearkenedשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085not to thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֔חyif.TachH3316which hesentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971him.
29Then theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came uponJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316, and he passedoverוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֖דha.gil.'AdH1568, andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519, and passedoverוַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙vai.ya.'a.VorH5674Mizpehמִצְפֵּ֣הmitz.PehH4708ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, and fromMizpehוּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣הu.mi.mitz.PehH4708ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568he passedoverעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
30AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֥חyif.TachH3316vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, If thou shalt withoutfailנָת֥וֹןna.TonH5414deliverתִּתֵּ֛ןti.TenH5414thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983into myhandsבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027,
31Then it shall be, thatwhateverהַיּוֹצֵ֗אhai.yo.Tze'H3318comethoutיֵצֵ֜אye.Tze'H3318of thedoorsמִדַּלְתֵ֤יmi.dal.TeiH1817of myhouseבֵיתִי֙vei.TiH1004tomeetH7125me, when Ireturnבְּשׁוּבִ֥יbe.shu.ViH7725inpeaceבְשָׁל֖וֹםve.sha.LomH7965from thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, shall surely be theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and I will offeritוְהַעֲלִיתִ֖הוּve.ha.'a.li.Ti.huH5927for a burntofferingעוֹלָֽה׃ פo.LahH5930.
32SoJephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316passedoverוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983tofightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them; and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into hishandsבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
33And hesmoteוַיַּכֵּ֡םvai.ya.KemH5221them fromAroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩me.'a.ro.'ErH6177, even till thoucomestבּוֹאֲךָ֨bo.'a.KhaH935toMinnithמִנִּ֜יתmi.NitH4511, eventwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesעִ֗יר'IrH5892, and to theplainH58of thevineyardsH3754H64, with averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347. Thus thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983weresubduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙vai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.
34AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֣חyif.TachH3316cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toMizpehהַמִּצְפָּה֮ha.mitz.PahH4709to hishouseבֵּיתוֹ֒bei.ToH1004, and, behold, hisdaughterבִתּוֹ֙vi.ToH1323cameoutיֹצֵ֣אתyo.TzetH3318tomeetH7125him withtimbrelsבְתֻפִּ֖יםve.tu.PimH8596and withdancesוּבִמְחֹל֑וֹתu.vim.cho.LotH4246: and she was his onlychildיְחִידָ֔הye.chi.DahH3173; beside her he had neithersonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121norאוֹ־'ov-H176daughterבַֽת׃VatH1323.
35And it came to pass, when hesawכִרְאוֹת֨וֹkhir.'o.ToH7200her, that hetoreוַיִּקְרַ֣עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Alasאֲהָ֤הּ'a.HahH162, mydaughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323! thou hastbroughtH3766meveryH3766lowH3766, and thou art one of them thattroubleבְּעֹֽכְרָ֑יbe.'o.khe.RaiH5916me: for I haveopenedפָּצִ֤יתִי־pa.Tzi.ti-H6475mymouthפִי֙fiH6310to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and Icannotאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201gobackלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.
36And shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1, if thou hastopenedפָּצִ֤יתָהpa.Tzi.tahH6475thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,doעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213to me according to thatwhichH834hathproceededיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out of thymouthמִפִּ֑יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310;forasmuchאַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiH310as theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hathtakenעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213vengeanceנְקָמ֛וֹתne.ka.MotH5360for thee of thyenemiesמֵאֹיְבֶ֖יךָme.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, even of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
37And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to herfatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, Let thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697bedoneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213for me: let mealoneהַרְפֵּ֨הhar.PehH7503twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320, that I may goupH3212anddownוְיָרַדְתִּ֣יve.ya.rad.TiH3381upon themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, andbewailוְאֶבְכֶּה֙ve.'ev.KehH1058myvirginityבְּתוּלַ֔יbe.tu.LaiH1331, I and mycompanionsוְרֵעוֹתָֽי׃ve.ra.'i.tiH7464H7474.
38And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212. And he sent herawayוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971fortwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320: and shewentH3212with hercompanionsוְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָve.Re.'o.Tei.haH7464, andbewailedוַתֵּ֥בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058hervirginityבְּתוּלֶ֖יהָbe.tu.Lei.haH1331upon themountainsהֶהָרִֽים׃he.ha.RimH2022.
39And it came to pass at theendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093oftwoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֗יםcho.da.ShimH2320, that shereturnedוַתָּ֙שָׁב֙va.Ta.shovH7725to herfatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, whodidוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213with her according to hisvowנִדְר֖וֹnid.RoH5088which he hadvowedנָדָ֑רna.DarH5087: and sheknewיָדְעָ֣הya.de.'AhH3045nomanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376. And it was acustomחֹ֖קchokH2706inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,
40That thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3212yearlyH3117tolamentלְתַנּ֕וֹתle.ta.NotH8567thedaughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323ofJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֑יha.gil.'a.DiH1569fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702daysH3117in ayearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ סba.sha.NahH8141.

Commentaries on Judges 11

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