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Judges 20:12-17

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.

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