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Judges 19:1-14

1Nowוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,when there was noאֵ֣ין'einH369kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י׀ אִ֣ישׁbe.Yis.ra.'El vay.Hi 'ishH3478 H1961 H376,a Leviteלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3881who livedגָּ֚רgarH1481in the remoteבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411hill countryהַר־har-H2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947for himselfa concubineאִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ'i.Shah fi.Le.geshH802 H6370from BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2But sheפִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.ShoH6370was unfaithfulוַתִּזְנֶ֤הva.tiz.NehH2181to himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921and leftוַתֵּ֤לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980himמֵֽאִתּוֹ֙me.'i.ToH854to return toאֶל־'el-H413her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004inאֶל־'el-H413BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.After she had beenוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961thereשָׁ֕םshamH8033יָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320,

3her husbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376got upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980after herאַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310to speakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696kindlyלִבָּהּ֙li.BahH3820to herעַל־'al-H5921and bring her backלַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּla.ha.shi.vohH7725,taking his servantוְנַעֲר֥וֹ עִמּ֖וֹve.na.'a.Ro i.MoH5288 H5973and a pairוְצֶ֣מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of donkeysחֲמֹרִ֑יםcha.mo.RimH2543.So the girl brought himוַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935into her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and whenהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291herfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1saw himוַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yir.'E.huH7200,he gladlyוַיִּשְׂמַ֖חvai.yis.MachH8055welcomed himלִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃lik.ra.ToH7122.

4His father-in-lawחֹֽתְנוֹ֙cho.te.NoH2859,the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,persuaded him to stayוַיֶּחֱזַק־vai.ye.che.zak-H2388,so he remainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,eatingוַיֹּאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398,drinkingוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,and lodgingוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

5וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961On the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,they got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242and preparedוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to departלָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetH1980,but the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֜הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֨י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413his son-in-lawחֲתָנ֗וֹcha.ta.NoH2860, “Refreshסְעָ֧דse.'AdH5582your heartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820with a morselפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,and thenוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310you can goתֵּלֵֽכוּ׃te.Le.khuH1980.”

6So they sat downוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427and the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147of them ateוַיֹּאכְל֧וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֑וּvai.yish.TuH8354togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162.Then the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994agreeהֽוֹאֶל־ho.'el-H2974to stay overnightוְלִ֖יןve.LinH3885and let your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820be merryוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190.”

7The manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376got upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to departלָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetH1980,but his father-in-lawחֹתְנ֔וֹ וַיָּ֖שָׁבcho.te.No vai.Ya.shovH2859 H7725persuadedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484him,so he stayedוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885there that nightשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

8On the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֮ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,he got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to departלָלֶכֶת֒la.le.KhetH1980,but the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994refreshסְעָד־se.'od-H5582your heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824.”So they waitedוְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּve.hit.mah.me.HuH4102untilעַד־'ad-H5704late afternoonנְט֣וֹת הַיּ֑וֹםne.Tot hai.YomH5186 H3117and the twoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them ateוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398.

9When the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376got upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to departלָלֶ֔כֶת ה֥וּאla.Le.khet hu'H1980 H1931with his concubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370and his servantוְנַעֲר֑וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288,his father-in-lawחֹתְנ֣וֹcho.te.NoH2859,the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֡הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117is drawingרָפָ֨הra.FahH7503to a closeלַעֲרֹ֗בla.'a.RoH6150.Pleaseנָא֩na'H4994spend the nightלִֽינוּ־ נָ֞אli.nu- na'H3885 H4994.Seeהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117is almost overחֲנ֤וֹתcha.NotH2583.Spend the nightלִ֥יןlinH3885hereפֹּה֙pohH6311,that your heartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824may be merryוְיִיטַ֣בve.yi.TavH3190.Then you can get up earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤םve.hish.kam.TemH7925tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279for your journeyלְדַרְכְּכֶ֔ם וְהָלַכְתָּ֖le.dar.ke.Khem ve.ha.lakh.TaH1870 H1980homeלְאֹהָלֶֽךָ׃le.'o.ha.Le.khaH168.”

10But the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376was unwillingוְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֤הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808 H14to spend the nightלָל֔וּןla.LunH3885.He got upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and departedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980,and arrivedוַיָּבֹא֙ עַד־vai.ya.Vo' 'ad-H935 H5704oppositeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227Jebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982(that isהִ֖יאhi'H1931,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389),withוְעִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH5973his twoצֶ֤מֶדTze.medH6776saddledחֲבוּשִׁ֔יםcha.vu.ShimH2280donkeysחֲמוֹרִים֙cha.mo.RimH2543and his concubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370עִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.

11When theyהֵ֣םhemH1992were nearעִם־'im-H5973Jebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982and the dayוְהַיּ֖וֹםve.hai.YomH3117was almostמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goneרַ֣דradH3381,the servantהַנַּ֜עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his masterאֲדֹנָ֗יו לְכָה־'a.do.Nav le.khah-H113 H1980, “Pleaseנָּ֛אna'H4994,let us stopוְנָס֛וּרָהve.na.Su.rahH5493atאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִ֥יhay.vu.SiH2983cityעִֽיר־'ir-H5892and spend the nightוְנָלִ֥יןve.na.LinH3885here.”

12But his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “We will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808turn asideנָסוּר֙na.SurH5493toאֶל־'el-H413the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of foreignersנָכְרִ֔יna.khe.RiH5237,whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834there are noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808Israelitesמִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵ֑נָּהmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'El He.nahH1121 H3478 H2007.We will go onוְעָבַ֖רְנוּve.'a.Var.nuH5674toעַד־'ad-H5704Gibeahגִּבְעָֽה׃giv.'AhH1390.”

13He continuedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559לְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Comeלְכָ֥הle.KhahH1980,let us try to reachוְנִקְרְבָ֖הve.nik.re.VahH7126oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of these townsהַמְּקֹמ֑וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725to spend the nightוְלַ֥נּוּve.La.nuH3885in Gibeahבַגִּבְעָ֖הva.giv.'AhH1390orא֥וֹ'oH176Ramahבָרָמָֽה׃va.ra.MahH7414.”

14So they continuedוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980on their journeyוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674,and the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121setוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935as they nearedאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃le.vin.ya.MinH1144.

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