34. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 11:34:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֨אvayavoand he came Judges 11:34:2 ⧉יִפְתָּ֣חyiftakhJephthah Judges 11:34:3 ⧉הַמִּצְפָּה֮hamitspato Mizpah Judges 11:34:4 ⧉אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ֒elbetoto his house Judges 11:34:5 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֤הvehineand look Judges 11:34:6 ⧉בִתּוֹ֙bittohis daughter Judges 11:34:7 ⧉יֹצֵ֣אתyotsetcoming out Judges 11:34:8 ⧉לִקְרָאת֔וֹlikratoto meet him Judges 11:34:9 ⧉בְתֻפִּ֖יםvetupimwith tambourines Judges 11:34:10 ⧉וּבִמְחֹל֑וֹתuvimkholotand with dances Judges 11:34:11 ⧉וְרַק֙verakand only Judges 11:34:12 ⧉הִ֣יאhishe Judges 11:34:13 ⧉יְחִידָ֔הyekhidaonly one Judges 11:34:14 ⧉אֵֽין־ל֥וֹenlothere was not to him Judges 11:34:15 ⧉מִמֶּ֛נּוּmimmenufrom him Judges 11:34:16 ⧉בֵּ֖ןbena son Judges 11:34:17 ⧉אוֹ־בַֽת׃ovator a daughter |
34. Formal Translation And Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and dances. She was his only child; he had neither son nor daughter. |
34. Dynamic Translation Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, and just then, his daughter came out to greet him with tambourines and dancing. She was his only child—he had no other son or daughter. |