Revised Webster's Bible

Judges 11:1-7

1NowJephthahוְיִפְתָּ֣חve.yif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֗יha.gil.'a.DiH1569was a mightymanגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368ofvalourחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428, and he was thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of anharlotאִשָּׁ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה'i.Shah zo.NahH802 H2181: 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?

Read all of Judges 11

Commentaries on Judges 11

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain