Judges 12

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said יִפְתָּח֙Jephthah אֲלֵיהֶ֔םto them אִ֣ישׁa man of רִ֗יבstrife הָיִ֛יתִיI was אֲנִ֛יI וְעַמִּ֥יand people my וּבְנֵֽי־and the people of עַמּ֖וֹןAmmon מְאֹ֑דexceedingly וָאֶזְעַ֣קand I summoned אֶתְכֶ֔םobj. you וְלֹֽא־and not הוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥םyou delivered אוֹתִ֖יobj. me מִיָּדָֽם׃from hand their

וַיִּלְכֹּ֥דand it captured גִּלְעָ֛דGilead אֶֽת־obj.מַעְבְּר֥וֹתthe fords of הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןthe Jordan לְאֶפְרָ֑יִםto Ephraim וְֽ֠הָיָהand it was כִּ֣יthat יֹאמְר֞וּthey said פְּלִיטֵ֤יthe fugitives of אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙Ephraim אֶעֱבֹ֔רָהlet me pass over וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּand they saidל֧וֹto the himאַנְשֵֽׁי־the men of גִלְעָ֛דGilead הַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥י¿ an Ephrathite אַ֖תָּהare you וַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר׀and he said לֹֽא׃no

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טand he judged יִפְתָּ֛חJephthah אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael שֵׁ֣שׁsix שָׁנִ֑יםyears וַיָּ֗מָתand he died יִפְתָּח֙Jephthah הַגִּלְעָדִ֔יthe Gileadite וַיִּקָּבֵ֖רand he was buried בְּעָרֵ֥יin the cities of גִלְעָֽד׃ פGilead

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טand he judged אַֽחֲרָיו֙after him אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael אִבְצָ֖ןIbzan מִבֵּ֥יתfrom Beth-לָֽחֶם׃-lehem

וַיְהִי־and it belongedל֞וֹto the himשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirty בָּנִ֗יםsons וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםand thirty בָּנוֹת֙daughters שִׁלַּ֣חhe sent away הַח֔וּצָהthe outside towards וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםand thirty בָּנ֔וֹתdaughters הֵבִ֥יאhe brought לְבָנָ֖יוfor sons his מִן־from הַח֑וּץthe outside וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טand he judged אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael שֶׁ֥בַעseven שָׁנִֽים׃years

וַיָּ֣מָתand he died אִבְצָ֔ןIbzan וַיִּקָּבֵ֖רand he was buried בְּבֵ֥יתin Beth-לָֽחֶם׃ פ-lehem

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טand he judged אַֽחֲרָיו֙after him אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael אֵיל֖וֹןElon הַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑יthe Zebulunite וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טand he judged אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael עֶ֥שֶׂרten שָׁנִֽים׃years

וַיָּ֖מָתand he died אֵל֣וֹןElon הַזְּבֽוּלֹנִ֑יthe Zebulunite וַיִּקָּבֵ֥רand he was buried בְּאַיָּל֖וֹןin Aijalon בְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land of זְבוּלֻֽן׃ פZebulun

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טand he judged אַחֲרָ֖יוafter him אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael עַבְדּ֥וֹןAbdon בֶּן־the son of הִלֵּ֖לHillel הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי׃the Pirathonite

וַיְהִי־and it belongedל֞וֹto the himאַרְבָּעִ֣יםforty בָּנִ֗יםsons וּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙and thirty בְּנֵ֣יsons of בָנִ֔יםsons רֹכְבִ֖יםwho rode עַל־on שִׁבְעִ֣יםseventy עֲיָרִ֑םdonkeys וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥טand he judged אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael שְׁמֹנֶ֥הeight שָׁנִֽים׃years

וַיָּ֛מָתand he died עַבְדּ֥וֹןAbdon בֶּן־the son of הִלֵּ֖לHillel הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑יthe Pirathonite וַיִּקָּבֵ֤רand he was buried בְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙at Pirathon בְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land of אֶפְרַ֔יִםEphraim בְּהַ֖רin the hill country of הָעֲמָלֵקִֽי׃ פthe Amalekites

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