3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 11:3:1 ⧉וַיִּבְרַ֤חvayivrakhand he fled Judges 11:3:2 ⧉יִפְתָּח֙yiftakhJephthah Judges 11:3:3 ⧉מִפְּנֵ֣יmippeneifrom before Judges 11:3:4 ⧉אֶחָ֔יוekhavhis brothers Judges 11:3:5 ⧉וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvayeshevand he lived Judges 11:3:6 ⧉בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretsin the land of Judges 11:3:7 ⧉ט֑וֹבtovTob Judges 11:3:8 ⧉וַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּvayitlaketuand they gathered themselves Judges 11:3:9 ⧉אֶל־יִפְתָּח֙elyiftakhto Jephthah Judges 11:3:10 ⧉אֲנָשִׁ֣יםanashimmen Judges 11:3:11 ⧉רֵיקִ֔יםreikimempty, worthless Judges 11:3:12 ⧉וַיֵּצְא֖וּvayetsuand they went out Judges 11:3:13 ⧉עִמּֽוֹ׃פimmowith him |
3. Formal Translation So Jephthah fled from before his brothers and settled in the land of Tob. And worthless men gathered themselves to Jephthah, and they went out with him. |
3. Dynamic Translation Jephthah escaped from his brothers and made his home in the land of Tob. Soon, some reckless men joined up with him, and they went out with him. |