Revised Webster's Bible
Judges 12
1And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669gathered themselvestogetherוַיִּצָּעֵק֙vai.yi.tza.'EkH6817, andwentוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674northwardצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toJephthahלְיִפְתָּ֜חle.yif.TachH3316, Why didst thou passoverעָבַ֣רְתָּ׀'a.Var.taH5674tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against thechildrenבִּבְנֵי־biv.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983, and didst notcallקָרָ֙אתָ֙ka.Ra.taH7121us togoH3212with thee? we willburnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313thyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֕bei.te.KhaH1004upon thee withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
2AndJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, I and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971wereהָיִ֛יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961atgreatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966strifeאִ֣ישׁ רִ֗יב'ish RivH376H7379with thechildrenוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983; and when Icalledוָאֶזְעַ֣קva.'ez.'AkH2199you, yedeliveredהוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥םho.sha'.TemH3467me not out of theirhandsמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.
3And when Isawוָֽאֶרְאֶ֞הva.'er.'EhH7200that yedeliveredמוֹשִׁ֗יעmo.Shi.a'H3467me not, Iputוָאָשִׂ֨ימָהva.'a.Si.mahH7760mylifeנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315in myhandsבְכַפִּי֙ve.kha.PiH3709, and passedoverוָֽאֶעְבְּרָה֙va.'e'.be.RahH5674against thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into myhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027: why then have ye comeupעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927to me thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117, tofightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against me?
4ThenJephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316gatheredtogetherוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofGileadגִלְעָ֔דgil.'AdH1568, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898withEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: and themenאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582ofGileadגִלְעָ֜דgil.'AdH1568smoteוַיַּכּוּ֩vai.ya.KuH5221Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, because theysaidאָמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, YeGileaditesגִּלְעָ֕דgil.'AdH1568arefugitivesפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432theEphraimitesאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, andamongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432theManassitesמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.
5And theGileaditesגִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֥דvai.yil.KodH3920thefordsמַעְבְּר֥וֹתma'.be.RotH4569ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383before theEphraimitesלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669: and it was so, that when thoseEphraimitesאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669who hadescapedפְּלִיטֵ֤יpe.li.TeiH6412saidיֹאמְר֞וּyo.me.RuH559, Let me gooverאֶעֱבֹ֔רָה'e.'e.Vo.rahH5674; that themenאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582ofGileadגִלְעָ֛דgil.'AdH1568saidוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Art thou anEphraimiteהַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥יha.'ef.ra.TiH673? If hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Nay;
6Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559they to him,Sayאֱמָר־'e.mor-H559nowShibbolethשִׁבֹּ֜לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Sibbolethסִבֹּ֗לֶתsi.Bo.letH5451: for he could notframeH3559topronounceלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696itrightH3559. Then theytookוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270him, andslewוַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּvai.yish.cha.Tu.huH7819him at thefordsמַעְבְּר֣וֹתma'.be.RotH4569ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383: and therefellוַיִּפֹּ֞לvai.yi.PolH5307at thattimeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256of theEphraimitesמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andtwoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.
7AndJephthahיִפְתָּ֛חyif.TachH3316judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141. Thendiedוַיָּ֗מָתvai.Ya.motH4191Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙yif.TachH3316theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֔יha.gil.'a.DiH1569, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in one of thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofGileadגִלְעָֽד׃ פgil.'AdH1568.
9And he hadthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sonsבָּנִ֗יםba.NimH1121, andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970daughtersבָּנוֹת֙ba.nOtH1323, whom hesentשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971abroadהַח֔וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351, andtookהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935inthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970daughtersבָּנ֔וֹתba.NotH1323fromabroadהַח֑וּץha.ChutzH2351for hissonsלְבָנָ֖יוle.va.NavH1121. And hejudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
11Andafterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310himElonאֵיל֖וֹן'ei.LonH356, aZebuloniteהַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑יha.ze.vu.lo.NiH2075,judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and hejudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
14And he hadfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705sonsH1121andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙u.she.lo.ShimH7970grandsonsH1121, thatrodeרֹכְבִ֖יםro.khe.VimH7392onseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657youngdonkeysעֲיָרִ֑ם'a.ya.RimH5895: and hejudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
15AndAbdonעַבְדּ֥וֹןav.DonH5658thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHillelהִלֵּ֖לhi.LelH1985thePirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑יha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֤רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912inPirathonבְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙be.fir.'a.tOnH6552in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, in themountבְּהַ֖רbe.HarH2022of theAmalekitesהָעֲמָלֵקִֽי׃ פha.'a.mal.KiH6003.
Commentaries on Judges 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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