Judges 11:3
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Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.
In other translations
Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.
Hebrew words
וַיִּבְרַחvaiyivrachand he fledH1272יִפְתָּחyiftachJephthahH3316מִפְּנֵיmipenei[away] from beforeH6440אֶחָיו'echavbrothers hisH251וַיֵּשֶׁבvaiyeshevand he dweltH3427בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776טוֹבtovTobH2897וַיִּתְלַקְּטוּvaiyitlaketuand they joined themselvesH3950אֶל־'el-toH413יִפְתָּחyiftachJephthahH3316אֲנָשִׁים'anashimmenH582רֵיקִיםreikimunprincipledH7386וַיֵּצְאוּvaiyetze'uand they went outH3318עִמּוֹ׃ פimowith himH5973
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People and places
People: Jephthah
Places: Tob