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Judges 11:13-22

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.meshH4217 H8121of 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.

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