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Judges 19

1Anditcametopassinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,whentherewasnokingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thattherewasacertainLeviteלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3881sojourningonthefarthersideofthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,whotookH3947tohimaconcubineפִילֶ֔גֶשׁfi.Le.geshH6370outofBeth-lehem-judah.

2Andhisconcubineפִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.ShoH6370playedH2181theharlotagainsthim,andwentawayfromhimuntoherfather’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004toBeth-lehem-judah,andwasH1961therethespaceoffourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

3Andherhusbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andwentH935afterher,tospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696kindlyuntoher,tobringH935heragain, havinghisservantוְנַעֲר֥וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288withhim,andacoupleofasses:andshebroughtH935himintoherfather’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andwhenthefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofthedamselsawH7200him,herejoicedH8055tomeethim.

4Andhisfather-in-law,thedamsel’sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,retainedhim;andheabodewithhimthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:sotheydideatH398anddrinkH8354,andlodgedthere.

5Anditcametopassonthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thattheyaroseH6965earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andheroseH6965uptodepart:andthedamsel’sfatherאֲבִ֨י'a.ViH1saidH559untohisson-in-law,Strengthenthyheartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820withamorselפַּת־pat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,andafterwardyeshallgoyourway.

6SotheysatH3427downוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427,anddideatH398anddrinkH8354,bothofthemtogetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162:andthedamsel’sfatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1saidH559untothemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,Bepleased,Ipraythee,totarryallnight,andletthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820bemerry.

7Andthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376roseH6965uptodepart;buthisfather-in-lawurgedhim,andhelodgedthereagain.

8Andhearoseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242onthefifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֮ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117todepart;andthedamsel’sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1saidH559, Strengthen thyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824,Ipraythee,andtarry yeuntilthedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117declineth;andtheydideatH398,bothofthem.

9Andwhenthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376roseH6965uptodepart,he,andhisconcubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370,andhisservantוְנַעֲר֑וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288,hisfather-in-law,thedamsel’sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,saidH559untohim,Behold,nowthedayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117drawethtowardeveningלַעֲרֹ֗בla.'a.RoH6150,Iprayyoutarryallnight:behold,thedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117growethtoanend, lodgehereפֹּה֙pohH6311,thatthyheartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824maybemerry;andto-morrowgetyouearlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤םve.hish.kam.TemH7925onyourwayH1870,thatthou mayestgoH1980home.

10Butthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14nottarrythatnight,butheroseH6965upanddeparted,andcameH935overagainstJebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982(thesameisJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389):andtherewerewithhimacoupleofassessaddledH2280;hisconcubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370alsowaswithhim.

11WhentheywerebyJebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982,thedayוְהַיּ֖וֹםve.hai.YomH3117wasfarspentוְנָלִ֥יןve.na.LinH3885;andtheservantהַנַּ֜עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidH559untohismasterאֲדֹנָ֗יו'a.do.NavH113,Come,Ipraythee,andletusturnוְנָס֛וּרָהve.na.Su.rahH5493asideH5493intothiscityעִֽיר־'ir-H5892oftheJebusites,andlodgeinit.

12Andhismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113saidH559untohim,Wewillnotturnנָסוּר֙na.SurH5493asideH5493intothecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofaforeignerH5237,thatisnotofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;butwewillpassוְעָבַ֖רְנוּve.'a.Var.nuH5674overtoGibeahגִּבְעָֽה׃giv.'AhH1390.

13AndhesaidH559untohisservantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,ComeandletusdrawH7126neartooneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259oftheseplacesH4725;andwewilllodgeinGibeahבַגִּבְעָ֖הva.giv.'AhH1390,orinRamahבָרָמָֽה׃va.ra.MahH7414.

14SotheypassedH5674onandwentH935theirway;andthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121wentH935downuponthemneartoGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390,whichbelongethtoBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃le.vin.ya.MinH1144.

15AndtheyturnedH5493asideוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither,togoH935intolodgeinGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390:andhewentH935in,andsatH3427himdownH3427inthestreetofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;fortherewasnomanH376thattookthemintohishouseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004tolodge.

16And,behold,therecameH935anoldזָקֵ֗ןza.KenH2205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fromhisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639outofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704ateven:nowthemanוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376wasofthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andhesojournedinGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390;butthemenH376oftheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wereBenjamites.

17Andheliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andsawH7200thewayfaringmanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376inthestreetofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;andtheoldהַזָּקֵ֛ןha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֧ישׁha.'IshH376saidH559, Whither goest thou?andwhence comest thou?

18AndhesaidH559untohim,WearepassingfromBeth-lehem-judah untothefarther sideofthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַיִם֒'ef.ra.YimH669;fromthenceamI,andIwentH1980toBeth-lehem-judah:andIamnowgoingH1980tothehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJehovah;andthereisnomanH376thattakethmeintohishouseהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.

19Yetthereisbothstrawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401andprovenderforourasses;andthereisbreadH3899andwineוָיַ֤יִןva.Ya.yinH3196alsoH1571forme,andforthyhandmaid,andfortheyoungH5288manH5288thatiswiththyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650:thereisnowantofanything.

20Andtheoldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376saidH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965beunto thee; howsoeverletallthy wants lieuponme;onlyH7535lodgenotinthestreet.

21SohebroughtH935himintohishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,andgavetheasses fodder;andtheywashedוַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙vai.yir.cha.TzuH7364theirfeetH7272,anddideatH398anddrinkH8354.

22Astheyweremakingtheirheartsלִבָּם֒li.BamH3820merry,behold,themenהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376ofthecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,certainbasefellows, besetthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundH5437about, beatingatthedoorהַדָּ֑לֶתha.Da.letH1817;andtheyspaketothemasterofthehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,theoldmanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376,sayingH559,BringH935forthH3318themanH376thatcameH935intothyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004,thatwemayknowוְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ve.ne.da.'E.nuH3045him.

23Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,themasterofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,wentH3318outuntothem,andsaidH559untothem, Nay,mybrethren,Iprayyou,donotsowickedly; seeingthatthismanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376iscomeבָּ֞אba'H935intomyhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,donotthisfollyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.

24Behold,hereהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009ismydaughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323avirginהַבְּתוּלָ֜הha.be.tu.LahH1330,andhisconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּu.fi.lag.She.huH6370;themIwillbringאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318outnow,andhumble yethem,anddowiththemwhatseemethgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896untoyou:butuntothismanוְלָאִ֤ישׁve.la.'IshH376donotanysuchfollyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.

25Butthemenהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wouldאָב֤וּ'a.VuH14nothearkentohim:sothemanH376laidholdוַיַּחֲזֵ֤קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388onhisconcubineבְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.Fi.lag.ShoH6370,andbroughtH3318herforthH3318untothem;andtheyknewH3045her,andabusedherallthenightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915untilthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242:andwhenthedaybegantospring,theylethergoH3318.

26ThencameH935thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802inthedawningoftheday,andfellH5307downH5307atthedoorH6607oftheman’sהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376houseבֵּית־beit-H1004whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834herlordH113was,tillitwaslightהָאֽוֹר׃ha.'OrH216.

27AndherlordH113roseH6965upinthemorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andopenedוַיִּפְתַּח֙vai.yif.TachH6605thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andwentH3318outtogoH3318hiswayלְדַרְכּ֑וֹle.dar.KoH1870;and,behold,thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802hisconcubineפִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹfi.lag.ShoH6370wasfallenנֹפֶ֙לֶת֙no.Fe.letH5307downH5307atthedoorH1817ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,withherhandsוְיָדֶ֖יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027uponthethreshold.

28AndhesaidH559untoher,Up,andletusbegoing;butnoneanswered:thenhetookH3947herupupontheass;andthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376roseH6965up,andgathimuntohisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

29AndwhenhewascomeH935intohishouseבֵּית֗וֹbei.ToH1004,hetookH3947aknifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979,andlaidholdוַיַּחֲזֵ֣קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388onhisconcubineבְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.fi.lag.ShoH6370,anddividedher,limbbylimb,intotwelvepiecesH5409,andsentH7971herthroughoutallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30AnditwasH1961so,thatallthatsawH7200itsaidH559,TherewasH1961nosuchdeeddonenorseenH7200fromthedayלְמִיּ֞וֹםle.mi.YomH3117thatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:considerH7200it,takecounsel,andspeakוְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ פve.da.Be.ruH1696.

Commentaries on Judges 19

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