5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 11:5:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֕יvayehiand it happened Judges 11:5:2 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁר־נִלְחֲמ֥וּkaashernilkhamuwhen they fought Judges 11:5:3 ⧉בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֖וֹןveneamonthe sons of Ammon Judges 11:5:4 ⧉עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לimyisraelwith Israel Judges 11:5:5 ⧉וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vayelekhuthen they went Judges 11:5:6 ⧉זִקְנֵ֣יziknethe elders of Judges 11:5:7 ⧉גִלְעָ֔דgiladGilead Judges 11:5:8 ⧉לָקַ֥חַתlakhakhatto take Judges 11:5:9 ⧉אֶת־יִפְתָּ֖חetyiftakh{direct object marker} Jephthah Judges 11:5:10 ⧉מֵאֶ֥רֶץmeeretsfrom {the} land of Judges 11:5:11 ⧉טֽוֹב׃tovTob |
5. Formal Translation And it happened, when the sons of Ammon fought with Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to take Jephthah from the land of Tob. |
5. Dynamic Translation When the Ammonites fought against Israel, the Gileadite leaders went to bring back Jephthah from the land of Tob. |