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. Commentaries on Judges 21
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