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Judges 19:10-15

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.

15They stoppedוַיָּסֻ֣רוּ שָׁ֔םvai.ya.Su.ru ShamH5493 H8033to go inלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935and lodgeלָל֣וּןla.LunH3885in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390.The Levite went inוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935and sat downוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892squareבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339,but noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376would takeמְאַסֵּֽף־me.'a.sef-H622themאוֹתָ֥ם'o.TamH853into his homeהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004for the nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.

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