מוֹאָ֑ב of Moab ? mō·w·’āḇ הֲר֥וֹב Did he ever contend hă·rō·wḇ רָב֙ . . . rāḇ עִם־ with ‘im- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl אִם־ or ’im- נִלְחֹ֥ם fight nil·ḥōm נִלְחַ֖ם . . . nil·ḥam בָּֽם׃ against them ? bām Judges 11:26 שְׁלֹ֥שׁ For three šə·lōš מֵא֖וֹת hundred mê·’ō·wṯ שָׁנָ֑ה years šā·nāh יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל Israel yiś·rā·’êl בְּשֶׁ֣בֶת has lived bə·še·ḇeṯ בְּחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן in Heshbon , bə·ḥeš·bō·wn וּבִבְנוֹתֶ֜יהָ - ū·ḇiḇ·nō·w·ṯe·hā וּבְעַרְע֣וֹר Aroer , ū·ḇə·‘ar·‘ō·wr וּבִבְנוֹתֶ֗יהָ and their villages , ū·ḇiḇ·nō·w·ṯe·hā וּבְכָל־ as well as all ū·ḇə·ḵāl הֶֽעָרִים֙ the cities he·‘ā·rîm אֲשֶׁר֙ - ’ă·šer עַל־ along ‘al- יְדֵ֣י the banks yə·ḏê אַרְנ֔וֹן of the Arnon . ’ar·nō·wn וּמַדּ֥וּעַ Why ū·mad·dū·a‘ לֹֽא־ did you not lō- הִצַּלְתֶּ֖ם take them back hiṣ·ṣal·tem הַהִֽיא׃ during that ha·hî בָּעֵ֥ת time ? bā·‘êṯ Judges 11:27 וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ I wə·’ā·nō·ḵî לֹֽא־ have not lō- חָטָ֣אתִי sinned ḥā·ṭā·ṯî לָ֔ךְ against you , lāḵ וְאַתָּ֞ה but you wə·’at·tāh עֹשֶׂ֥ה have done ‘ō·śeh אִתִּ֛י me ’it·tî רָעָ֖ה wrong rā·‘āh לְהִלָּ֣חֶם by waging war lə·hil·lā·ḥem בִּ֑י against me . bî יְהוָ֤ה May YHWH , Yah·weh יִשְׁפֹּ֨ט the Judge , yiš·pōṭ הַשֹּׁפֵט֙ decide haš·šō·p̄êṭ הַיּ֔וֹם today hay·yō·wm בֵּ֚ין between bên בְּנֵ֣י the Israelites bə·nê יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל . . . yiś·rā·’êl וּבֵ֖ין . . . ū·ḇên בְּנֵ֥י and the Ammonites bə·nê עַמּֽוֹן׃ . . . . ” ‘am·mō·wn Judges 11:28 מֶ֖לֶךְ But the king me·leḵ בְּנֵ֣י of the Ammonites bə·nê עַמּ֑וֹן . . . ‘am·mō·wn וְלֹ֣א paid no wə·lō שָׁמַ֔ע heed šā·ma‘ אֶל־ to ’el- דִּבְרֵ֣י the message diḇ·rê יִפְתָּ֔ח Jephthah yip̄·tāḥ אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer שָׁלַ֖ח sent šā·laḥ אֵלָֽיו׃פ him . ’ê·lāw Judges 11:29 ר֣וּחַ Then the Spirit rū·aḥ יְהוָ֔ה of YHWH Yah·weh וַתְּהִ֤י came wat·tə·hî עַל־ upon ‘al- יִפְתָּח֙ Jephthah , yip̄·tāḥ וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר and he passed through way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הַגִּלְעָ֖ד Gilead hag·gil·‘āḏ וְאֶת־ and wə·’eṯ- מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה Manasseh , mə·naš·šeh וַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙ then through way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr אֶת־ - ’eṯ- מִצְפֵּ֣ה Mizpah miṣ·pêh גִלְעָ֔ד of Gilead . ḡil·‘āḏ וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה And from [there] ū·mim·miṣ·pêh גִלְעָ֔ד . . . ḡil·‘āḏ עָבַ֖ר he advanced ‘ā·ḇar בְּנֵ֥י against the Ammonites bə·nê עַמּֽוֹן׃ . . . . ‘am·mō·wn Judges 11:30 יִפְתָּ֥ח Jephthah yip̄·tāḥ וַיִּדַּ֨ר made way·yid·dar נֶ֛דֶר this vow ne·ḏer לַיהוָ֖ה to YHWH : Yah·weh וַיֹּאמַ֑ר . . . way·yō·mar אִם־ “ If ’im-

