H3316H–יִפְתָּח–yiph.tach

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

וְיִפְתָּ֣ח (יִפְתָּ֣ח) yif.Tach “Jephthah”יִפְתָּֽח׃ yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And Gilead's wife bore him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said to him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

יִפְתָּ֗ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and they went out with him.

יִפְתָּח֙ yif.Tach “Jephthah”יִפְתָּח֙ yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

יִפְתָּ֖ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

לְיִפְתָּ֔ח (יִפְתָּ֔ח) yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Did ye not hate me, and expel me from my father's house; and why have ye come to me now when ye are in distress?

יִפְתָּח֙ yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

יִפְתָּ֗ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

יִפְתָּ֜ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The LORD be a witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

יִפְתָּ֑ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.

יִפְתָּח֙ yif.Tach “Jephthah”יִפְתָּ֧ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou hast come against me to fight in my land?

יִפְתָּח֙ yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And the king of the children of Ammon answered to the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came out of Egypt, from Arnon even to Jabbok, and to Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.

יִפְתָּ֗ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon:

יִפְתָּ֑ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And said to him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

יִפְתָּ֑ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

But, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

יִפְתָּ֔ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.

יִפְתָּח֙ yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,

יִפְתָּ֥ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.

יִפְתָּ֛ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

יִפְתָּ֣ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

יִפְתָּ֖ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And the men of Ephraim assembled, and went northward, and said to Jephthah, Why didst thou pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee; we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.

לְיִפְתָּ֜ח (יִפְתָּ֜ח) yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

יִפְתָּח֙ yif.Tach “Jephthah”

Then Jephthah collected all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

יִפְתָּח֙ yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And Jephthah judged Israel six years: then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

יִפְתָּ֛ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”יִפְתָּח֙ yif.Tach “Jephthah”

And the LORD sent Jerubbaal and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you from the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelt safe.

יִפְתָּ֖ח yif.Tach “Jephthah”