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
וַ/יִּצָּעֵק֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤏𐤒 vayitsaeq and were gathered and he cried out and he cried out HC/VNw3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsc אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וַֽ/יַּעֲבֹ֖ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaavor and crossed over and he crossed over and he crossed over HC/Vqw3ms צָפ֑וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah to Zaphon toward the hidden-north toward the hidden-north HNcfsa/Sd וַ/יֹּאמְר֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and said and they 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? why HTi עָבַ֣רְתָּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕 avareta have you crossed over you crossed over you crossed over HVqp2ms לְ/הִלָּחֵ֣ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 lehilachem to fight to engage in battle to fight HR/VNc בִּ/בְנֵי 𐤁/𐤁𐤍𐤉 biveney Bene (Bemba) against sons of sons of the sons of HR/Ncmpc עַמּ֗וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וְ/לָ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤍𐤅 velanu and to us and to us HC/R/Sp1cp לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn קָרָ֨אתָ֙ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 qarata did you call you called out you called out HVqp2ms לָ/לֶ֣כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to go to go to go HR/Vqc עִמָּ֔/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you with you HR/Sp2fs בֵּיתְ/ךָ֕ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 beytekha your house your house your house HNcmsc/Sp2ms נִשְׂרֹ֥ף 𐤍𐤔𐤓𐤐 niserof we will burn we burn we will burn HVqi1cp עָלֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha over you upon you upon you HR/Sp2ms בָּ/אֵֽשׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh with fire in the fire with fire HRd/Ncbsa
Verse 2
Verse 3
וָֽ/אֶרְאֶ֞ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 vaereeh and-I-saw and I saw and I saw HC/Vqw1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC אֵינְ/ךָ֣ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤊 eynekha you-are-not you are not you are not HTn/Sp2ms מוֹשִׁ֗יע 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 moshi saving delivering one deliverer HVhrmsa וָ/אָשִׂ֨ימָ/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌/𐤄 vaasimah and-I-put-it and I set and I set HC/Vqw1cs/Sh נַפְשִׁ֤/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my-life my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs בְ/כַפִּ/י֙ 𐤁/𐤊𐤐/𐤉 vekhapi in-my-hand in my palm in my palm HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs וָֽ/אֶעְבְּרָ/ה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤁𐤓/𐤄 vaeeberah and-I-crossed-it and I crossed over and I crossed over HC/Vqw1cs/Sh אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of 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 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 in my hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs וְ/לָ/מָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤄 velamah and-why and for what? and why HC/R/Ti עֲלִיתֶ֥ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤌 alitem Aleya (Bemba) have-you-come-up you ascended you (plural) went up HVqp2mp אֵלַ֛/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to-me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the-day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms לְ/הִלָּ֥חֶם 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 lehilachem to-fight to engage in battle to engage in battle HR/VNc בִּֽ/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi against-me against me HR/Sp1cs
Verse 4
וַ/יִּקְבֹּ֤ץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑 vayiqebots and gathered and he gathered together 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 kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men men of 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 and he fought HC/VNw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 with object-marker with HR אֶפְרָ֑יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וַ/יַּכּוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and smote and they struck and they struck HC/Vhw3mp אַנְשֵׁ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey-2 the men men of 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 for/because HC אָמְרוּ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru they said they said they said HVqp3cp פְּלִיטֵ֤י 𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤉 pelitey fugitives escapees of escapees of HNcmpc אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-3 of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp אַתֶּ֔ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you are you (masculine plural) 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 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 in the midst of HR/Ncmsc מְנַשֶּֽׁה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh of Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp
Verse 5
וַ/יִּלְכֹּ֥ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 vayilekod and-captured and he 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 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 and he/it was HC/Vqp3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because when HC יֹאמְר֞וּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru they-said they will say they said HVqi3mp פְּלִיטֵ֤י 𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤉 pelitey fugitives-of escapees of fugitives of HNcmpc אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp אֶעֱבֹ֔רָה 𐤀𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤄 eevorah Let-me-cross let me cross over let me cross HVqi1cs וַ/יֹּ֨אמְרוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and-they-said and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp ל֧/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to-him to him HR/Sp3ms אַנְשֵֽׁי 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men-of 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 you HPp2ms וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶֽר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-he-said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 No not not HTn
Verse 6
וַ/יֹּ֣אמְרוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp ל/וֹ֩ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms אֱמָר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 emar say Say! Say HVqv2ms נָ֨א 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe שִׁבֹּ֜לֶת 𐤔𐤁𐤋𐤕 shibolet Shibboleth projecting ear shibolet HNcfsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms סִבֹּ֗לֶת 𐤎𐤁𐤋𐤕 sibolet Sibboleth bearing-stalk sibolet HNcfsa וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יָכִין֙ 𐤉𐤊𐤉𐤍 yakhin he could he makes firm he was able HVhi3ms לְ/דַבֵּ֣ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber to pronounce to declare to speak HR/Vpc כֵּ֔ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) it right thus thus HTm וַ/יֹּאחֲז֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤅 vayochazu then they seized and 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 they slaughtered him HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el at toward toward HR מַעְבְּר֣וֹת 𐤌𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 maeberot the fords crossing-places of 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 and there fell HC/Vqw3ms בָּ/עֵ֤ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at that at the appointed time at the time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִיא֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi time she that HTd/Pp3fs מֵֽ/אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤌/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 meeferayim of Ephraim from Double-Fruitfulness from Eferayim HR/Np אַרְבָּעִ֥ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim forty forty forty HAcbpa וּ/שְׁנַ֖יִם 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 ushenayim and two and two and two HC/Acmda אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group thousand-group HAcbsa
Verse 9
וַ/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And he was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms ל֞/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty thirty HAcbpa בָּנִ֗ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) sons sons sons HNcmpa וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 usheloshim and thirty and thirty and thirty HC/Acbpa בָּנוֹת֙ 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 banot daughters daughters daughters HNcfpa שִׁלַּ֣ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shilach he sent out he dispatched he sent HVpp3ms הַ/ח֔וּצָ/ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤑/𐤄 hachutsah outside the exterior place the outside HTd/Ncmsa/Sd וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 usheloshim-2 and thirty and thirty and thirty HC/Acbpa בָּנ֔וֹת 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 banot-2 daughters daughters daughters HNcfpa הֵבִ֥יא 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 hevi he brought in he caused to come in he brought in HVhp3ms לְ/בָנָ֖י/ו 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 levanayv Bene (Bemba) for his sons to his sons for his sons HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הַ/ח֑וּץ 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤑 hachuts outside the separated exterior the outside HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤈 vayishepot and he judged 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 seven HAcfsa שָׁנִֽים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa
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