Judges 12

The Efrayim attack Yefthach for not including them in battle; he counters they refused to help, slays 42,000 who cannot pronounce 'shibbolet' correctly, then judges Yisra'el six years before dying.[1][3]

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Verse 1
and were gathered and he cried out man man of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim and crossed over and he crossed over to Zaphon toward the hidden-north and said and they said to Jephthah to He-Will-Open to Yifetach why why? have you crossed over you crossed over to fight to engage in battle against sons of sons of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon and to us — not not did you call you called out to go to go with you with you your house your house we will burn we burn over you upon you with fire in the fire
וַ/יִּצָּעֵק֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤏𐤒 vayitsaeq and were gathered and he cried out HC/VNw3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsc אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וַֽ/יַּעֲבֹ֖ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaavor and crossed over and he crossed over HC/Vqw3ms צָפ֑וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah to Zaphon toward the hidden-north HNcfsa/Sd וַ/יֹּאמְר֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and said and they said HC/Vqw3mp לְ/יִפְתָּ֜ח 𐤋/𐤉𐤐𐤕𐤇 leyifetach to Jephthah to He-Will-Open to Yifetach HR/Np מַדּ֣וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua why why? HTi עָבַ֣רְתָּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕 avareta have you crossed over you crossed over HVqp2ms לְ/הִלָּחֵ֣ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 lehilachem to fight to engage in battle HR/VNc בִּ/בְנֵי 𐤁/𐤁𐤍𐤉 biveney Bene (Bemba) against sons of sons of HR/Ncmpc עַמּ֗וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וְ/לָ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤍𐤅 velanu and to us HC/R/Sp1cp לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn קָרָ֨אתָ֙ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 qarata did you call you called out HVqp2ms לָ/לֶ֣כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to go to go HR/Vqc עִמָּ֔/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you HR/Sp2fs בֵּיתְ/ךָ֕ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 beytekha your house your house HNcmsc/Sp2ms נִשְׂרֹ֥ף 𐤍𐤔𐤓𐤐 niserof we will burn we burn HVqi1cp עָלֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha over you upon you HR/Sp2ms בָּ/אֵֽשׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh with fire in the fire HRd/Ncbsa
Verse 2
And he said and he said Jephthah he will open Yifetach to them toward them a man man of strife dispute I was I was I I and my people my gathered-people with the sons of and sons of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon greatly with great force and I cried out and I cried out you you marked as object but not and not you delivered you brought to safety me me (object‑marked) from their hand from their hand
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יִפְתָּח֙ 𐤉𐤐𐤕𐤇 yifetach Jephthah he will open Yifetach HNp אֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsc רִ֗יב 𐤓𐤉𐤁 riv of strife dispute HNcbsa הָיִ֛יתִי 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 hayiti I was I was HVqp1cs אֲנִ֛י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs וְ/עַמִּ֥/י 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤉 veami and my people my gathered-people HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וּ/בְנֵֽי 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) with the sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc עַמּ֖וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp מְאֹ֑ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod greatly with great force HD וָ/אֶזְעַ֣ק 𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤏𐤒 vaezeaq and I cried out and I cried out HC/Vqw1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn הוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥ם 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏𐤕𐤌 hoshaetem you delivered you brought to safety HVhp2mp אוֹתִ֖/י 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) HTo/Sp1cs מִ/יָּדָֽ/ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤌 miyadam from their hand from their hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp
Verse 3
and-I-saw and I saw that for/because you-are-not you are not saving delivering one and-I-put-it and I set my-life my living being in-my-hand in my palm and-I-crossed-it and I crossed over to toward sons-of sons of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon and-he-gave-them and he gave them the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in-my-hand in my hand and-why and for what? have-you-come-up you ascended to-me toward me the-day the day this this one to-fight to engage in battle against-me —
וָֽ/אֶרְאֶ֞ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 vaereeh and-I-saw and I saw HC/Vqw1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC אֵינְ/ךָ֣ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤊 eynekha you-are-not you are not HTn/Sp2ms מוֹשִׁ֗יע 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 moshi saving delivering one HVhrmsa וָ/אָשִׂ֨ימָ/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌/𐤄 vaasimah and-I-put-it and I set HC/Vqw1cs/Sh נַפְשִׁ֤/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my-life my living being HNcbsc/Sp1cs בְ/כַפִּ/י֙ 𐤁/𐤊𐤐/𐤉 vekhapi in-my-hand in my palm HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs וָֽ/אֶעְבְּרָ/ה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤁𐤓/𐤄 vaeeberah and-I-crossed-it and I crossed over HC/Vqw1cs/Sh אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֔וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וַ/יִּתְּנֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤌 vayitenem and-he-gave-them and he gave them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יָדִ֑/י 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤉 beyadi in-my-hand in my hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs וְ/לָ/מָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤄 velamah and-why and for what? HC/R/Ti עֲלִיתֶ֥ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤌 alitem have-you-come-up you ascended HVqp2mp אֵלַ֛/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to-me toward me HR/Sp1cs הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the-day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms לְ/הִלָּ֥חֶם 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 lehilachem to-fight to engage in battle HR/VNc בִּֽ/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi against-me HR/Sp1cs
Verse 4
and gathered and he gathered together Jephthah he will open Yifetach together object-marker all entirety of the men men of of Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead and fought and he engaged in battle with object-marker Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim and smote and they struck the men men of of Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead [direct object] object-marker Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim because for/because they said they said fugitives escapees of of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim you are you (masculine plural) Gileadites Heap-of-Witness Gilead in the midst in the midst of of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim in the midst in the midst of of Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh
וַ/יִּקְבֹּ֤ץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑 vayiqebots and gathered and he gathered together HC/Vqw3ms יִפְתָּח֙ 𐤉𐤐𐤕𐤇 yifetach Jephthah he will open Yifetach HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et together object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men men of HNcmpc גִלְעָ֔ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead of Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp וַ/יִּלָּ֖חֶם 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌 vayilachem and fought and he engaged in battle HC/VNw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 with object-marker HR אֶפְרָ֑יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וַ/יַּכּוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and smote and they struck HC/Vhw3mp אַנְשֵׁ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey-2 the men men of HNcmpc גִלְעָ֜ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead-2 of Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object] object-marker HTo אֶפְרַ֗יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-2 Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC אָמְרוּ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru they said they said HVqp3cp פְּלִיטֵ֤י 𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤉 pelitey fugitives escapees of HNcmpc אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-3 of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp אַתֶּ֔ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you are you (masculine plural) HPp2mp גִּלְעָ֕ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead-3 Gileadites Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst in the midst of HR/Ncmsc אֶפְרַ֖יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-4 of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe-2 in the midst in the midst of HR/Ncmsc מְנַשֶּֽׁה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh of Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp
Verse 5
and-captured and he captured Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead the object-marker fords crossing-places of of-the-Jordan the Descender the Yareden to-Ephraim to Double-Fruitfulness to Eferayim and-it-was and he/it became when for/because they-said they will say fugitives-of escapees of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim Let-me-cross let me cross over and-they-said and they said to-him — men-of men of Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead Ephrathite? Ephrathite man the Eferati you you and-he-said and he said No not
וַ/יִּלְכֹּ֥ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 vayilekod and-captured and he captured HC/Vqw3ms גִּלְעָ֛ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo מַעְבְּר֥וֹת 𐤌𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 maeberot fords crossing-places of HNcfpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֖ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden of-the-Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np לְ/אֶפְרָ֑יִם 𐤋/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 leeferayim to-Ephraim to Double-Fruitfulness to Eferayim HR/Np וְֽ֠/הָיָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and-it-was and he/it became HC/Vqp3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because HC יֹאמְר֞וּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru they-said they will say HVqi3mp פְּלִיטֵ֤י 𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤉 pelitey fugitives-of escapees of HNcmpc אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp אֶעֱבֹ֔רָה 𐤀𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤄 eevorah Let-me-cross let me cross over HVqi1cs וַ/יֹּ֨אמְרוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and-they-said and they said HC/Vqw3mp ל֧/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to-him HR/Sp3ms אַנְשֵֽׁי 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men-of men of HNcmpc גִלְעָ֛ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead-2 Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp הַֽ/אֶפְרָתִ֥י 𐤄/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤕𐤉 haeferati Ephrathite? Ephrathite man the Eferati HTd/Ngmsa אַ֖תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶֽר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-he-said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 No not HTn
Verse 6
and they said and they said to him — say Say! now please Shibboleth projecting ear and he said and he said Sibboleth bearing-stalk and not and not he could he makes firm to pronounce to declare it right thus then they seized and they seized him him and slew him they slaughtered him at toward the fords crossing-places of of the Jordan the Descender the Yareden and there fell and he fell at that at the appointed time time she of Ephraim from Double-Fruitfulness from Eferayim forty forty and two and two thousand thousand-group
וַ/יֹּ֣אמְרוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp ל/וֹ֩ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms אֱמָר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 emar say Say! HVqv2ms נָ֨א 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe שִׁבֹּ֜לֶת 𐤔𐤁𐤋𐤕 shibolet Shibboleth projecting ear HNcfsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms סִבֹּ֗לֶת 𐤎𐤁𐤋𐤕 sibolet Sibboleth bearing-stalk HNcfsa וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יָכִין֙ 𐤉𐤊𐤉𐤍 yakhin he could he makes firm HVhi3ms לְ/דַבֵּ֣ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber to pronounce to declare HR/Vpc כֵּ֔ן 𐤊𐤍 ken it right thus HTm וַ/יֹּאחֲז֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤅 vayochazu then they seized and they seized HC/Vqw3mp אוֹת֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms וַ/יִּשְׁחָט֖וּ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤈𐤅/𐤄𐤅 vayishechatuhu and slew him they slaughtered him HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el at toward HR מַעְבְּר֣וֹת 𐤌𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 maeberot the fords crossing-places of HNcfpc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֑ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden of the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np וַ/יִּפֹּ֞ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and there fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms בָּ/עֵ֤ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at that at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִיא֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi time she HTd/Pp3fs מֵֽ/אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤌/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 meeferayim of Ephraim from Double-Fruitfulness from Eferayim HR/Np אַרְבָּעִ֥ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim forty forty HAcbpa וּ/שְׁנַ֖יִם 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 ushenayim and two and two HC/Acmda אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group HAcbsa
Verse 9
And he was and he became to him — thirty thirty sons sons and thirty and thirty daughters daughters he sent out he dispatched outside the exterior place and thirty and thirty daughters daughters he brought in he caused to come in for his sons to his sons from from outside the separated exterior and he judged and he judged [direct object marker] object-marker Israel El-Contends Yiserael seven seven years cycles of years
וַ/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And he was and he became HC/Vqw3ms ל֞/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty HAcbpa בָּנִ֗ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) sons sons HNcmpa וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 usheloshim and thirty and thirty HC/Acbpa בָּנוֹת֙ 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 banot daughters daughters HNcfpa שִׁלַּ֣ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shilach he sent out he dispatched HVpp3ms הַ/ח֔וּצָ/ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤑/𐤄 hachutsah outside the exterior place HTd/Ncmsa/Sd וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 usheloshim-2 and thirty and thirty HC/Acbpa בָּנ֔וֹת 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 banot-2 daughters daughters HNcfpa הֵבִ֥יא 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 hevi he brought in he caused to come in HVhp3ms לְ/בָנָ֖י/ו 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 levanayv Bene (Bemba) for his sons to his sons HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/ח֑וּץ 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤑 hachuts outside the separated exterior HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤈 vayishepot and he judged and he judged HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp שֶׁ֥בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven seven HAcfsa שָׁנִֽים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years HNcfpa
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