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Judges 12:4-6

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.

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