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Judges 19:16-22

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.

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