פָּצִ֤יתִי־ have given my word pā·ṣî·ṯî- פִי֙ . . . p̄î אֶל־ to ’el- יְהוָ֔ה YHWH Yah·weh וְלֹ֥א and cannot wə·lō אוּכַ֖ל . . . ’ū·ḵal לָשֽׁוּב׃ take it back . ” lā·šūḇ Judges 11:36 אָבִי֙ “ My father , ” ’ā·ḇî וַתֹּ֣אמֶר she replied wat·tō·mer אֵלָ֗יו , ’ê·lāw פָּצִ֤יתָה “ you have given your word pā·ṣî·ṯāh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- פִּ֙יךָ֙ - pî·ḵā אֶל־ to ’el- יְהוָ֔ה YHWH . Yah·weh עֲשֵׂ֣ה Do ‘ă·śêh לִ֔י to me lî כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר as ka·’ă·šer יָצָ֣א you have said yā·ṣā מִפִּ֑יךָ . . . , mip·pî·ḵā אַחֲרֵ֡י for ’a·ḥă·rê אֲשֶׁ֣ר - ’ă·šer יְהוָ֧ה YHWH Yah·weh עָשָׂה֩ has ‘ā·śāh נְקָמ֛וֹת avenged nə·qā·mō·wṯ לְךָ֙ you lə·ḵā מֵאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ of your enemies , mê·’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā מִבְּנֵ֥י the Ammonites mib·bə·nê עַמּֽוֹן׃ . . . . ” ‘am·mō·wn Judges 11:37 וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ She also said wat·tō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- אָבִ֔יהָ her father , ’ā·ḇî·hā יֵעָ֥שֶׂה “ Let me do yê·‘ā·śeh לִּ֖י . . . lî הַזֶּ֑ה this haz·zeh הַרְפֵּ֨ה . . . har·pêh מִמֶּ֜נִּי . . . mim·men·nî הַדָּבָ֣ר one thing : had·dā·ḇār וְאֵֽלְכָה֙ Let me wander wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh וְיָרַדְתִּ֣י . . . wə·yā·raḏ·tî שְׁנַ֣יִם for two šə·na·yim חֳדָשִׁ֗ים months ḥo·ḏā·šîm עַל־ through ‘al- הֶֽהָרִ֔ים the mountains he·hā·rîm אָנֹכִ֖י . . . ’ā·nō·ḵî וְרֵעְיֹתָי׃ with my friends wə·rē·ʿə·yō·ṯå̄y וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ and mourn wə·’eḇ·keh עַל־ . . . ‘al- בְּתוּלַ֔י my virginity . ” bə·ṯū·lay Judges 11:38 לֵ֔כִי “ Go , ” lê·ḵî וַיֹּ֣אמֶר he said . way·yō·mer וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח And he sent her away way·yiš·laḥ אוֹתָ֖הּ - ’ō·w·ṯāh שְׁנֵ֣י for two šə·nê חֳדָשִׁ֑ים months . ḥo·ḏā·šîm הִיא֙ So she hî וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ left wat·tê·leḵ וְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָ with her friends wə·rê·‘ō·w·ṯe·hā וַתֵּ֥בְךְּ and mourned wat·tê·ḇək עַל־ ‘al- בְּתוּלֶ֖יהָ her virginity bə·ṯū·le·hā עַל־ upon ‘al- הֶהָרִֽים׃ the mountains . he·hā·rîm Judges 11:39 וַיְהִ֞י - way·hî מִקֵּ֣ץ׀ After miq·qêṣ שְׁנַ֣יִם two šə·na·yim חֳדָשִׁ֗ים months , ḥo·ḏā·šîm וַתָּ֙שָׁב֙ she returned wat·tā·šāḇ אֶל־ to ’el- אָבִ֔יהָ her father , ’ā·ḇî·hā וַיַּ֣עַשׂ and he did way·ya·‘aś לָ֔הּ to her lāh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- נִדְר֖וֹ vvv niḏ·rōw אֲשֶׁ֣ר vvv ’ă·šer נָדָ֑ר as he had vowed . nā·ḏār וְהִיא֙ And she wə·hî לֹא־ had never lō- יָדְעָ֣ה had relations yā·ḏə·‘āh אִ֔ישׁ with a man . ’îš וַתְּהִי־ So it has become wat·tə·hî- חֹ֖ק a custom ḥōq בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ in Israel bə·yiś·rā·’êl Judges 11:40 מִיָּמִ֣ים׀ that each mî·yā·mîm יָמִ֗ימָה . . . yā·mî·māh

