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Judges 21

1NowthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֖הba.mitz.PahH4709,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thereshallnotanyofusgiveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414hisdaughterבִּתּ֛וֹbi.ToH1323untoBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֖ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

2Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH935toBeth-el,andsatH3427theretillevenbeforeGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andliftedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheirvoicesקוֹלָ֔םko.LamH6963,andweptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּvai.yiv.KuH1058sore.

3AndtheysaidH559,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whyלָמָ֗הla.MahH4100isthiscometopassinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatthereshouldbeH1961to-dayoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626lackinginIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

4Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thatthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925,andbuiltH1129thereanaltarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196,andofferedוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burnt-offeringsandpeace-offerings.

5AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,WhoisthereamongallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcamenotupintheassemblyבַקָּהָ֛לva.ka.HalH6951untoJehovah?Fortheyhadmadeagreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֨הha.she.vu.'AhH7621concerningH413himthatcamenotupuntoJehovahtoMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֛הha.mitz.PahH4709,sayingH559,HeshallsurelybeH1961putH4191todeathH4191.

6AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478repentedH5162themforBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144theirbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,andsaidH559, Thereisoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626cutנִגְדַּ֥עnig.Da'H1438offfromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7HowH4100shallwedoforwivesH802forthemthatremainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498, seeingwehaveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650byJehovahthatwewillnotgiveתֵּת־tet-H5414themofourdaughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323towivesH802?

8AndtheysaidH559,Whatoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259isthereofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameבָא־va'-H935notupuntoJehovahtoMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709?And,behold,therecameH935nonetothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264fromJabesh-gileadtotheassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

9Forwhenthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971werenumbered,behold,therewerenoneoftheinhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֖יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJabesh-gileadthere.

10Andthecongregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712sentH7971thithertwelvethousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofthevaliantest,andcommandedוַיְצַוּ֨וּvay.tza.VuH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,GoH7971andsmitetheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJabesh-gileadwiththeedgeoftheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,withthewomenH802andthelittleוְהַטָּֽף׃ve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945.

11Andthisisthethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatyeshalldo: yeshallutterlydestroyתַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃ta.cha.Ri.muH2763everymaleH2145,andeverywomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802thathath lainbyman.

12AndtheyfoundH4672amongtheinhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀mi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJabesh-gileadfourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginsבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330,thathadnotknownH3045manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376bylyingwithhim;andtheybroughtH935themuntothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,whichisinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ סke.Na.'anH3667.

13Andthewholecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712sentH7971andspaketothechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144thatwereintherockבְּסֶ֣לַעbe.Se.la'H5553ofRimmonרִמּ֑וֹןri.MonH7417,andproclaimedוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965untothem.

14AndBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256;andtheygaveH5414themthewomenH802whomtheyhadsavedaliveחִיּ֔וּchi.YuH2421ofthewomenH802ofJabesh-gilead:andyetsotheysufficedthemnot.

15Andthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971repentedH5162themforBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,becausethatJehovahhadmadeH6213abreachפֶּ֖רֶץPe.retzH6556inthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16Thentheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofthecongregationהָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712saidH559,HowH4100shallwedoforwivesH802forthemthatremainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498,seeingthewomenH802aredestroyedנִשְׁמְדָ֥הnish.me.DahH8045outofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144?

17AndtheysaidH559, TheremustbeaninheritanceforthemthatareescapedH6413ofBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,thatatribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626benotblottedoutfromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18HowbeitwemaynotgiveH5414themwivesH802ofourdaughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323,forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,CursedH779behethatgivethawifeH802toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

19AndtheysaidH559,Behold,thereisafeastH2282ofJehovahfromyeartoyearinShilohבְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,whichisonthenorthמִצְּפ֤וֹנָהmi.tze.Fo.nahH6828ofBeth-el,ontheeastH4217sideofthehighwayלִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.LahH4546thatgoethupfromBeth-eltoShechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927,andonthesouthוּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevH5045ofLebonah.

20Andtheycommandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tzavH6680thechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Goandlieוַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.rav.TemH693inwaitH693inthevineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.MimH3754,

21andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,and,behold,ifthedaughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323ofShilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887comeH1980outtodanceinthedances,thencomeH1980yeoutofthevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,andcatchyoueverymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802ofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofShilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980tothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

22Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961,whentheirfathersאֲבוֹתָם֩'a.vo.TamH1ortheirbrethrencomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935tocomplainuntous,thatwewillsayוְאָמַ֤רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559untothem,Grantthemgraciouslyuntous,becausewetookH3947notforeachmanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofthemhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802inbattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,neitherdidyegiveH5414themuntothem,elsewouldyenowbeH1961guiltyתֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ סte'.Sha.muH816.

23AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144didsoH3651,andtookH5375themwives,accordingtotheirnumberלְמִסְפָּרָ֔םle.mis.pa.RamH4557,ofthemthatdanced,whomtheycarriedH5375off:andtheywentH7725andreturnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725untotheirinheritanceנַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.TamH5159,andbuiltH1129thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inthem.

24AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478departedthenceatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376tohistribeלְשִׁבְט֖וֹle.shiv.ToH7626andtohisfamilyH4940,andtheywentH1980outfromthenceeverymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376tohisinheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

25Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117therewasnokingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:everymanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376didthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477inhisowneyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.

Commentaries on Judges 21

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