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Literal Version

11:34 The maiden child of Hipta

34 ◙ 35 ◙

36 ◙ 37 ◙ 38 ◙ 39 ◙

… 40 ◙

34 and_came Yifəttāḩh the_Mizpah to home_his and_see/lo/see daughter_his [was]_coming _out to_meet_him in/on/at/with_tambourines and_in/on/at/with_dancing and_except she [was]_an _only _[child] there _[belonged]_not to_him/it from_him/it a _son or a _daughter.
35 And_he/it _was when_saw_he DOM_her and_tore DOM clothes_his and_he/it _said alas daughter_my exceedingly _(bring _low) devastated_me and_you you _are[fn] in/on/at/with_trouble_me and_I I _have _opened mouth_my to Yahweh and_not I _am _able to_take _back.
36 And_she/it _said to_him/it father_my you _have _opened DOM mouth_your to Yahweh do to_me just_as it _has _come _out of_mouth_you after that he _did to/for_yourself(m) Yahweh vengeance(s) against_enemies_your from_(the)_sons of _Ammon.
37 And_she/it _said to father_her let _it _be _done to/for_me the_thing the_this refrain from_me two months and_go and_wander on the_mountains and_weep on virginity_my I and_companions_my[fn].
38 And_he/it _said go and_sent _away DOM_her two months and_went she and_companions_her and_wept on virginity_her on the_mountains.
39 And_he/it _was from _the_end/extremity of _two months and_returned to father_her and_he/it _made to/for_her/it DOM vow_he which he _had _vowed and_she not she _had _known a _man and_it _became a _custom in/on/at/with_Yisərā^ʼēl/(Israel).
40 From_days to_days they _go the _daughters of _Yisərā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_commemorate for_daughter of _Yifəttāḩh the_Giləˊādite four days in/on/at/with_year.

11:35 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

11:37 Variant note: ו/רעית/י: (x-qere) ’וְ/רֵעוֹתָֽ/י’: lemma_c/7464 n_0 morph_HC/Ncfpc/Sp1cs id_07gHx וְ/רֵעוֹתָֽ/י

OET by section JDG 11:34

The maiden child of Hipta

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