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Judges 20:1-18

1ThenallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318out,andthecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712wasassembledH6950asoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,fromDanלְמִדָּן֙le.mi.DanH1835eventoBeer-sheba,withthelandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568, untoJehovahatMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

2Andthechiefsofallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, evenofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,presentedוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselvesintheassemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951ofthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505footmenthatdrewH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

3(NowthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144heardH8085thatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961goneH5927uptoMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709.)AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Tellus,howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349wasH1961thiswickednessH7451broughtH5927topass?

4AndtheLeviteהַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.ViH3881,thehusbandH376ofthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802thatwasmurderedהַנִּרְצָחָ֖הha.nir.tza.ChahH7523,answeredandsaidH559,IcameH935intoGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390thatbelongethtoBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,Iandmyconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370,tolodge.

5AndthemenofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseH6965againstme,andbesetthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundH5437aboutmebynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;metheythoughttohaveslainH2026,andmyconcubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370theyforced,andsheisdeadH4191.

6AndItookH270myconcubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370,andcutוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408herinpieces,andsentH7971herthroughoutallthecountryH7704oftheinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;fortheyhavecommittedlewdnessandfollyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Behold, yechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allofyou,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009youradviceH6098andcounselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098.

8Andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971aroseH6965asoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Wewillnotanyofusgotohistentלְאָהֳל֔וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168,neitherwillweanyofusturnH5493untohishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

9Butnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thisisthethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichwewilldotoGibeahלַגִּבְעָ֑הla.giv.'AhH1390:wewillgoupagainstitbylotבְּגוֹרָֽל׃be.go.RalH1486;

10andwewilltakeH3947tenעֲשָׂרָה֩'a.sa.RahH6235menH376ofahundredלַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967throughoutallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andahundredוּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967ofathousandלָאֶ֙לֶף֙la.'E.lefH505,andathousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505outoftenH6235thousandH505,tofetch victualsforthepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,thattheymaydo,whenH834theycomeH935toGibeahofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,accordingtoallthefollyהַ֨נְּבָלָ֔הha.ne.va.LahH5039thattheyhavewroughtinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Soallthemenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredוַיֵּֽאָסֵ֞ףvai.ye.'a.SefH622againstthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, knittogetherasoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

12AndthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971menH376throughallthetribeH7626ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,WhatwickednessH7451isthisthatiscometopassamongyou?

13NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258deliverupthemenH376,thebasefellows,thatareinGibeahבַּגִּבְעָה֙ba.giv.'AhH1390,thatwemayputH5414themtodeathוּנְמִיתֵ֔םu.ne.mi.TemH4191,andputH5414awayevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.ButBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144wouldאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH14nothearkentothevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963oftheirbrethrenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogetheroutofthecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892untoGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,togoלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144werenumberedonthatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117outofthecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,besidestheinhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390,whowerenumberedsevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967chosenmenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

16Amongallthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thereweresevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967chosenmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lefthanded;everyoneH376couldslingstonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68atahair-breadth,andnotmiss.

17Andthemenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,besidesBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,werenumberedfourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719:alltheseweremenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

18AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,andwentH5927uptoBeth-el,andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592counselofGodבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH430;andtheysaidH559,WhoshallgoH5927upforusfirstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.LahH8462tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144?AndJehovahsaidH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063shallgoH5927upfirstבַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.LahH8462.

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