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Judges 21:16-25

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.

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