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Judges 21:8-14

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.

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