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Judges 11:7-19

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.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.

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