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Judges 19:1-14

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.

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