Judges 12 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 WaYaTzaiq (And gathered together), Ayash (man) Aparayam (Ephraim) WaYaIbar (and passed) Tzapawanah (toward northward); WaYaAmaraw (and said) LaYapathach (to Jephthah), “Madawai (for what reason?) Ibarath (you pass over) LaHaLacham (to [causing] fight) BaBanay (against children) Imawan (Ammon), WaLanaw (and for us) Laa (NOT) Qaraath (you call) LaYalakath (to go)? Imak (with you) Bayathak (your house) NaSharap (we burn) Ilayak (my _ over yours) BaAsh (with fire)!”

2 WaYaAmar (And said), Yapathach (Jephthah) “Alayam (to them) Ayash (man) Rayab (𐤓𐤉𐤁) Hayahayathay (came to pass) Anay (I / Me) WaImay (and my people) WaBanay (and strife children) Imawan (Ammon) Maad (exceedingly / very); WaAZaiq (And I called), Athakam (the entirety of you) WaLaa (And not) HaYawashaitham (you [causing] save) Awathay (the entirety of me) MaYadam (from their hand).

3 WaARaah (And I saw) Kay-Ayanak (surely NO ONE) MaYawashayai (save), WaAShawayamah (And I put - emphatic) Napashay (my life) BaKapay (in my hand), WaAIbarah (And I passed over - emphatic) Al-Banay (to son) Imawan (Ammon), WaYaNathanam (and delivered them) Yahawah () BaYaday (into my hand). WaLaMah (and what / why / how) Ilahayatham (you why come up) Alay (to me) HaYawam (this day), HaZah (this / that / these) LaHaLacham (to [causing] fight against) Bay (within him me)?”

4 WaYaQabatz (And gathered together) Yapathach (Jephthah) Ath-Kal (the entirety of every) Ayanashay (men) Galaid (Gilead), WaYaLacham (and fought) Ath (entirety) Aparayam (Ephraim); WaYaNakahaw (and struck him) Ayanashay (men) Galaid (Gilead) Ath (the entirety of) Aparayam (Ephraim), KayaAmaraw (surely they said), “Palayatay (fugitives) Aparayam (Ephraim), Athaham (you) Galaid (Gileadites), BaThawak (in midst) Aparayam (Ephraim), BaThawak (in midst) Manashah (Manasseh).”

5 The Galaid (Gileadites) WaYaLakad (and took) Maibarawath (the fords) of HaYaradan (the Jordan) against the LaAparayam (Ephraimites). It was so, Palayatay (that when the fugitives) of Aparayam (Ephraim) YaAmaraw (said), “AIbarah (Let me go over),” AIbarah (the men) of Galaid (Gilead) WaYaAmaraw (and said) to him, “Are you an HaAparathay (the Ephraimite)?” WaYaAmar (And if he said), “No;”

6 WaYaAmaraw (And said), “Law (for him) Amar (said) Naa (Now) ‘Shabalath (shibboleth);’” WaYaAmar (and he said) “Sabalath (sibboleth)”; WaLaa (And not) YaKawayan (it right) LaDabar (couldn't manage to pronounce): Kan (siezed), WaYaAchazaw (and 𐤀𐤇𐤆) Awathaw (the entirety of him) WaYaShachatawaw (and killed him) Al-Maibarawath (to fords) HaYaradan (the Jordan). WaYaNapal (and fell) BaIth (at time), HaHawayaa (which/who/that is) MaAparayam (of Ephraim) Arabaiyam (forty)- WaShanayam (and two) Alap (thousand).

7 WaYaShapat (And judged) Yapathach (Jephthah) Ath (the entirety of) Yashar-Al (Israel) Shash (six) Shanahayam (years). WaYaMawath (and died), Yapathach (Jephthah) HaGalaiday (the Gileadite) WaYaQabar (and buried) BaIyaray (in cities) Galaid (Gilead).

8 WaYaShapat (And judged) Acharayaw (After him) Ath (the entirety of) Yashar-Al (Israel) Abatzan (Ibzan) Bayath-Lacham (Bethlehem).

9 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) Law (for him) Shalawashayam (thirty) Banayam (sons); WaShalawashayam (and thirty) Banathawath (daughters) YaShalach (he sent) HaChawatzah (the toward abroad), WaShalawashayam (and thirty) Banathawath (daughters) YaHaBawayaa (he [causing] brought) LaBanayaw (for his sons) Man-HaChawatz (from the abroad). WaYaShapat (and he judged) Ath (the entirety of) Yashar-Al (Israel) Shabai (seven) Shanahayam (years).

10 WaYaMawath (And died), Abatzan (Ibzan) WaYaQabar (and buried) Bayath-Lacham (Bethlehem).

11 WaYaShapat (And judged) Acharayaw (After him) Ath (the entirety of) Yashar-Al (Israel) Ayalawan (Elon) HaZabawalanay (the Zebulunite); WaYaShapat (and he judged) Ath (the entirety of) Yashar-Al (Israel) Ishar (ten) Shanahayam (years).

12 WaYaMawath (And died), Ayalawan (Aijalon) HaZabawalanay (the Zebulunite) WaYaQabar (and buried) BaAyalawan (in Elon) BaAratz (in land) Zabawalawan (Zebulun).

13 WaYaShapat (And judged) Acharayaw (After him) Ath (the entirety of) Yashar-Al (Israel) Ibadawan (Abdon) Ban (son) Halal (Hillel) HaParaithawanay (the pirathonite).

14 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) Law (for him) Arabaiyam (forty) Banayam (sons) WaShalawashayam (and thirty) Banay (son), Banayam (son - plural) Rakabayam (rode - plural) Il-Shabaiyam (over seventy) Iyaram (nakedness): WaYaShapat (and he judged) Ath (the entirety of) Yashar-Al (Israel) Shamanah (eight) Shanahayam (years).

15 WaYaMawath (And died), Ibadawan (Abdon) Ban (son) Halal (Hillel) HaParaithawanay (the pirathonite) WaYaQabar (and buried) BaParaithawan (in Pirathon) BaAratz (in land) Aparayam (Ephraim), BaHar (in hill) HaImalaqay (country the amalekites).