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Judges 19:22-25

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.

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