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Judges 11:29 וַתְּהִ֤י עַל־יִפְתָּח֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר אֶת־הַגִּלְעָ֖ד וְאֶת־מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙ אֶת־מִצְפֵּ֣ה גִלְעָ֔ד וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה גִלְעָ֔ד עָבַ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ 1. Transliteration Vattehî ʿal-Yiftaḥ rûaḥ Adonai, vayyaʿăvōr ʾet-haggilʿād veʾet-Menashsheh, vayyaʿăvōr ʾet-Mitspeh Gilʿād, ûmimmitspeh Gilʿād ʿāvar benê ʿAmmon. 2. Literal Translation And the Spirit of YHWH came upon Yiftaḥ, and he crossed through Gilʿad and Menashsheh, and he crossed through Mitspeh of Gilʿad, and from Mitspeh of Gilʿad he crossed over to the sons of ʿAmmon. 3. Grammar Focus: Repeated עָבַר Forms Create Movement Across the Map The key root in this verse is ע־ב־ר, meaning “to cross,” “to pass over,” or “to move through.”… Learn Hebrew