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Judges 20:1-9

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;

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