Judges

Judges 11:15–18

¹⁵to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites. ¹⁶But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea^a and came to Kadesh. ¹⁷Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.

¹⁸Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.

Footnotes

a 11:16 Or the Sea of Reeds

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Judges 11:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to tell	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
This is what	כֹּ֖ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
Jephthah	יִפְתָּ֑ח	yip̄·tāḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3316 Jephthah
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
take away	לָקַ֤ח	lā·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
of the Ammonites	עַמּֽוֹן׃	‘am·mō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5983 Ammon

Judges 11:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
when	בַּעֲלוֹתָ֣ם	ba·‘ă·lō·w·ṯām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of Egypt	מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם	mim·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
traveled	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
through the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּר֙	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Red	ס֔וּף	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
Sea	יַם־	yam-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea
and came	וַיָּבֹ֖א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Kadesh	קָדֵֽשָׁה׃	qā·ḏê·šāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6946 apartness, sacredness

Judges 11:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִ֣ים׀	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	מֶלֶךְ֩	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Edom	אֱד֨וֹם׀	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
saying	לֵאמֹ֜ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Please	נָּ֣א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let us pass	אֶעְבְּרָה־	’e‘·bə·rāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
through your land	בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ	ḇə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H776 earth, land
but the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Edom	אֱד֔וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
would not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁמַע֙	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
They also	וְגַ֨ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
sent	שָׁלַ֖ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	מֶ֧לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Moab	מוֹאָ֛ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
but he would not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
consent	אָבָ֑ה	’ā·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H14 be willing, consent
So Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
stayed	וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Kadesh	בְּקָדֵֽשׁ׃	bə·qā·ḏêš	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6946 apartness, sacredness

Judges 11:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
through the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
and bypassed	וַיָּ֜סָב	way·yā·sāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
the lands	אֶ֤רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Edom	אֱדוֹם֙	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
They came	וַיָּבֹ֤א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	מִמִּזְרַח־	mim·miz·raḥ-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4217 place of sunrise, east
the east side	שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙	še·meš	Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
of the land	לְאֶ֣רֶץ	lə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and camped	וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּן	way·ya·ḥă·nūn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
on the other side	בְּעֵ֣בֶר	bə·‘ê·ḇer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
of the Arnon	אַרְנ֑וֹן	’ar·nō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H769 Arnon
But they did not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
enter	בָ֙אוּ֙	ḇā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the territory	בִּגְב֣וּל	biḡ·ḇūl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
of Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
since	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the Arnon	אַרְנ֖וֹן	’ar·nō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H769 Arnon
was its border	גְּב֥וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory