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Judges 11:29-40

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 thevineyardsH3754 H64, 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.tiH7464 H7474.

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.

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