13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 11:13:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמֶר֩vayomerand he said Judges 11:13:2 ⧉מֶ֨לֶךְmelekhthe king of Judges 11:13:3 ⧉בְּנֵי־עַמּ֜וֹןbeneiamonthe sons of Ammon Judges 11:13:4 ⧉אֶל־מַלְאֲכֵ֣יelmalakheito the messengers of Judges 11:13:5 ⧉יִפְתָּ֗חyiftakhJephthah Judges 11:13:6 ⧉כִּֽי־לָקַ֨חkilakakhbecause he took Judges 11:13:7 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לyisraelIsrael Judges 11:13:8 ⧉אֶת־אַרְצִי֙etartsimy land Judges 11:13:9 ⧉בַּעֲלוֹת֣וֹbaalotowhen he went up Judges 11:13:10 ⧉מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmimmitsrayimfrom Egypt Judges 11:13:11 ⧉מֵאַרְנ֥וֹןmearnonfrom Arnon Judges 11:13:12 ⧉וְעַד־הַיַּבֹּ֖קveadhayabokand as far as the Jabbok Judges 11:13:13 ⧉וְעַד־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןveadhayardenand as far as the Jordan Judges 11:13:14 ⧉וְעַתָּ֕הveataand now Judges 11:13:15 ⧉הָשִׁ֥יבָהhashivarestore Judges 11:13:16 ⧉אֶתְהֶ֖ןethenthem Judges 11:13:17 ⧉בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃beshalomin peace |
13. Formal Translation And the king of the sons of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, "Israel took my land when they came up from Egypt, from Arnon as far as the Jabbok and as far as the Jordan. Now return these places {artzi: my land, territorial claim} in peace." |
13. Dynamic Translation The king of Ammon told Jephthah's messengers, "Israel seized my land as they came up from Egypt, from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River and to the Jordan. Now give it back peacefully." |