Facing Human Sacrifice: Jephthah's Daughter, Judges 11:29-40
11:29
‫הי‬
ִ֤ ‫וַ ְּת‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ו‬particle conjunction ‫ היה‬verb qal waw consec imperfect 3rd person feminine singular
apocopated
BDB 2381
ִ֤‫[ ָהיָ ה‬2382] (Hebrew) (page 224) (Strong 1961)
‫ ָהיָ ה‬:3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be
11:30
ִ֤‫וַ י ַ ִ֤דר‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ו‬particle conjunction ‫ נדר‬verb qal waw consec imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
BDB 5916
ִ֤‫[ נָ ַדר‬5917] (Hebrew) (page 623) (Strong 5087)
† ‫ נָ ַדר‬vb. vow
‫תן‬
ִ֤ ‫תֹוןִ֤ת‬
ִ֤ ָ‫ נ‬: ‫ נתן‬verb qal infinitive abs. + imperfect 2nd person masculine singular
BDB 6394
ִ֤‫[ נָ ַתן‬6395] (Hebrew) (page 678) (Strong 5414)
‫נָ ַתן‬:2007 vb. give, put, set
11:31
‫תי‬
ִ֤ ‫ מ ַד ְּל‬: ‫ מן‬particle preposition ‫ ֶּד ֶּלת‬noun common feminine dual construct
BDB 2141
ִ֤‫[ ֶּ ִ֤ד ֶּלת‬2142] (Hebrew) (page 195) (Strong 1817)
† ‫ד ֶּלת‬
ִ֤ ֶּ n.f. (? m. Ne 13:19) door
‫אתי‬
ִ֤ ‫ ל ְּק ָר‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ל‬particle preposition ‫ קרא‬verb qal infinitive construct suffix 1st person common singular
homonym 2
BDB 8696
ִ֤‫[ ָק ָרא‬8697] (Hebrew) (page 896) (Strong 7122)
II. [‫] ָק ָרא‬:137 vb. encounter, befall (|| form of ‫ ָק ָרה‬, q.v.; SI:4 ‫ לקרת‬to meet, opposite;
‫ׁשּובי‬
ִ֤ ‫ ְּב‬: ְִּ֤‫ ב‬particle preposition ‫ ׁשוב‬verb qal infinitive construct suffix 1st person common singular
BDB 9738
ִ֤‫[ ׁשּוב‬9739] (Hebrew) (page 996) (Strong 7725)
‫ׁשּוב‬:1056 vb. turn back, return
‫יתהּו‬
ִ֤ ‫ וְּ ַה ֲעל‬: ‫ עלה‬verb hiphil waw consec perfect 1st person common singular suffix 3rd person
masculine singular
BDB 7083
ִ֤‫;ע ָלה‬
ָ 8. cause to ascend (in flame; Thes al. to go up on altar), offer sacrifice, usu. ‫ע ָֹלה‬,
either alone or foll. by other sacrif.: ִ֤‫העלהִ֤עלות‬
11:32
‫ ְּלה ִָ֤ל ֶּחם‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ל‬particle preposition ‫ לחם‬verb niphal infinitive construct homonym 1
BDB 4869
ִ֤‫[ ָל ַחם‬4870] (Hebrew) (page 535) (Strong 3898)
I. [‫חם‬
ִַ֤ ‫] ָל‬:171 vb.fight, do battle
‫ וַ י ְּת ִ֤נם‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ו‬particle conjunction ‫ נתן‬verb qal waw consec imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix
3rd person masculine plural
BDB 6394
ִ֤‫[ נָ ַתן‬6395] (Hebrew) (page 678) (Strong 5414)
‫נָ ַתן‬:2007 vb. give, put, set
11:33
‫ וַ יַ ִ֤כם‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ו‬particle conjunction ‫ נכה‬verb hiphil waw consec imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix
3rd person masculine plural
BDB 6121
ִ֤‫[ נָ ָכה‬6122] (Hebrew) (page 645) (Strong 5221)
[‫]נָ ָכה‬:501 vb. smite
ִ֤‫בֹואך‬
ֲ : ‫ ְִּ֤ו‬particle conjunction ‫ ַעד‬particle preposition homonym 3 ‫ בוא‬verb qal infinitive construct suffix
2nd person masculine singular
Ed:WTS reads one or more accents in L differently from BHS (1997).
BDB 1053
ִ֤‫[ בֹוא‬1054] (Hebrew) (page 97) (Strong 935)
‫בֹוא‬:2569 vb. come in, come, go in, go
ִ֤‫ וַ י ָ ָּֽכנְּ עּו‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ו‬particle conjunction ‫ כנע‬verb niphal waw consec imperfect 3rd person masculine plural
BDB 4543
ִ֤‫[ ָכנַ ע‬4544] (Hebrew) (page 488) (Strong 3665)
† [‫ ] ָכנַ ע‬vb. be humble, subdued
11:34
‫פים‬
ִ֤ ‫ ְּב ֻת‬: ְִּ֤‫ ב‬particle preposition ‫ תֹף‬noun common masculine plural absolute
BDB 10623
ִ֤‫[ תֹף‬10624] (Hebrew) (page 1074) (Strong 8596)
† ‫ תֹף‬n.m. timbrel, tambouring
‫ ּוב ְּמחֹלִֹ֤ות‬: ִ֤‫ ְּו‬particle conjunction ְִּ֤‫ ב‬particle preposition ‫ ְּמח ָֹלה‬noun common feminine plural absolute
BDB 2900
ִ֤‫חֹולה‬
ָ ‫[ ְּמ‬2901] (Hebrew) (page 298) (Strong 4246)
† [‫חֹולה‬
ָ ‫ ] ְּמ‬n.f. id.;—cstr. ‫ ְּמח ַֹלת‬Ct 7:1; pl. ‫ ְּמחֹֹלת‬Ex 32:19; ‫ ְּמחֹלֹות‬Ex 15:20 + 5 t.; dancing, token of
joyousness after victory
11:35
‫אֹותֹו‬
ִ֤ ‫ כ ְּר‬: ‫ ְִּ֤כ‬particle preposition ‫ ראה‬verb qal infinitive construct suffix 3rd person masculine singular
BDB 8803
ִ֤‫[ ָר ָאה‬8804] (Hebrew) (page 906) (Strong 7200,7207,7203,3070,7207)
‫ ָר ָאה‬:1315 vb.see
‫הּה‬
ִ֤ ָ ‫ ֲא‬: this is an onomatopoeic interjection: the sound is self-explanatory
‫תני‬
ִ֤ ‫ ַה ְּכ ִ֤ר ַעִ֤ה ְּכ ַר ְּע‬: ‫ כרע‬verb hiphil inf. abs. + perfect 2nd person feminine singular suffix 1st person
common singular
BDB 4667
‫כ ַרע‬:
ָ 1. cause to bow in grief Ju 11:35, 11:35. 2. cause to bow down in death Psalm 17:13,
78:31, c. ‫ ַת ַחת‬2 S 22:40 = Psalm 18:40.
‫ ְּב ָּֽעֹ ְּכ ָרִ֤י‬: ְִּ֤‫ ב‬particle preposition ‫ עכר‬verb qal participle masculine plural construct suffix 1st person
common singular
BDB 7073
ִ֤‫[ ָע ַכר‬7074] (Hebrew) (page 747) (Strong 5916)
† ‫ ָע ַכר‬vb. stir up, disturb
‫ ָפ ִ֤ציתי‬: ‫ פצה‬verb qal perfect 1st person common singular ‫ ֶּפה‬noun common masculine singular
construct suffix 1st person common singular
BDB 7785
ִ֤‫[ ָפ ָצה‬7786] (Hebrew) (page 822) (Strong 6475)
† [‫ ] ָפ ָצה‬vb. part, open
11:36
‫מֹות‬
ִ֤ ‫ נְּ ָק‬: ‫ נְּ ָק ָמה‬noun common feminine plural absolute
BDB 6319
ִ֤‫[ נְּ ָק ָמה‬6320] (Hebrew) (page 668) (Strong 5360)
† ‫ נְּ ָק ָמה‬n.f. vengeance
‫ֹיְּביך‬
ִ֤ ֶּ ‫ מא‬: ‫ מן‬particle preposition ‫ אֹיב‬noun common masculine plural construct suffix 2nd person
masculine singular
BDB 415
ִ֤‫[ ָאיַב‬416] (Hebrew) (page 33) (Strong 340,341); from your enemies
11:37
‫ע ֶּשה‬
ִ֤ ָ ‫ י‬: ‫ עשה‬verb niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive in meaning, but no unique
form for jussive homonym 1
BDB 7468
ִ֤‫שה‬
ִָ֤ ‫[ ָע‬7469] (Hebrew) (page 793) (Strong 6213)
I. ‫ ָע ָשה‬:2622 vb. do, make; Niph: let there be done
‫פה‬
ִ֤ ‫ ַה ְּר‬: ‫ רפה‬verb hiphil imperative masculine singular
BDB 9237
ִ֤‫[ ָרפה‬9238] (Hebrew) (page 951) (Strong 7503)
† ‫ ָרפה‬vb. sink, relax; Hiph: let fall, let alone, let go, forsake
‫ וְּ ָּֽא ְּל ָכה‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ו‬particle conjunction ‫ הלך‬verb qal imperfect 1st person common singular cohortative in both
form and meaning
BDB 2400
ִ֤‫[ ָה ַלְך‬2401] (Hebrew) (page 229) (Strong 1980,3212)
‫ ָה ַלְך‬:1545 vb. go, come, walk
‫ ְִּ֤ו ֶּא ְּב ֶּכה‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ו‬particle conjunction ‫ בכה‬verb qal imperfect 1st person common singular cohortative in
meaning, but no unique form for cohortative
BDB 1213
ִ֤‫[ ָב ָכה‬1214] (Hebrew) (page 113) (Strong 1058)
† ‫ ָב ָכה‬:114 vb. weep, bewail
11:38
‫ ִ֤לכי‬: ‫ הלך‬verb qal imperative feminine singular
BDB 2400
ִ֤‫[ ָה ַלְך‬2401] (Hebrew) (page 229) (Strong 1980,3212)
‫ ָה ַלְך‬:1545 vb. go, come, walk
‫ת ְּב ְִּ֤ך‬
ִ֤ ַ‫ ו‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ו‬particle conjunction ‫ בכה‬verb qal waw consec imperfect 3rd person feminine singular
apocopated
BDB 1213
ִ֤‫[ ָב ָכה‬1214] (Hebrew) (page 113) (Strong 1058)
† ‫ ָב ָכה‬:114 vb. weep, bewail
11:39
‫ וִַ֤ ָת ָׁשב‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ו‬particle conjunction ‫ ׁשוב‬verb qal waw consec imperfect 3rd person feminine singular
BDB 9738
ִ֤‫[ ׁשּוב‬9739] (Hebrew) (page 996) (Strong 7725)
‫ׁשּוב‬:1056 vb. turn back, return
11:40
‫ ת ִַ֤ל ְּכנָ ה‬: ‫ הלך‬verb qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural
BDB 2400
ִ֤‫[ ָה ַלְך‬2401] (Hebrew) (page 229) (Strong 1980,3212)
‫ ָה ַלְך‬:1545 vb. go, come, walk
‫ ְּל ַתנִֹ֤ות‬: ‫ ְִּ֤ל‬particle preposition ‫ תנה‬verb piel infinitive construct
BDB 10581
ִ֤‫[ ָתנָ ה‬10582] (Hebrew) (page 1072) (Strong 3496)
† II. [‫ ] ָתנָ ה‬vb. recount, rehearse (?) (Targum
‫ ַתני‬, Syr. taniy, is recount, Ar. tÑanay II, IV. is celebrate, but
Heb. ‫ = ת‬Aram. ‫ = ת‬Ar. tÑ is very dub.);—Pi. Impf. 3 mpl. ‫יְּתנּו‬
ַ Ju 5:11 let them recount (Vrss) the victories
of ‫י׳‬:; Inf. cstr. ‫ ַתנֹות‬11:40 to celebrate (mod.), or mourn (Vrss), c. ִ֤‫ל‬pers.