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Judges 19:22-25
22While theyהֵמָּה֮he.MahH1992were enjoyingמֵיטִיבִ֣יםmei.ti.VimH3190אֶת־'et-H853themselvesלִבָּם֒li.BamH3820,suddenlyוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009the wickedבְלִיַּ֗עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121surroundedנָסַ֙בּוּ֙na.Sa.buH5437אֶת־'et-H853the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.Poundingמִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖יםmit.da.pe.KimH1849onעַל־'al-H5921the doorהַדָּ֑לֶתha.Da.letH1817,they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376who ownedבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Bring outהוֹצֵ֗אho.Tze'H3318אֶת־'et-H853the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413your houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004,so we can have relations with himוְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ve.ne.da.'E.nuH3045!”
23The ownerהָאִישׁ֙ בַּ֣עַלha.'Ish Ba.'alH376H1167of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318H413and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themH413, “NoH408,my brothersאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,do notH408do this wicked thingתָּרֵ֣עוּ נָ֑אta.Re.'u Na'H7489H4994!After allאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088H408manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376is a guestבָּ֞אba'H935in my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004.Do notH408commitתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063outrageהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.
24Lookהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,let me bring outאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318my virginהַבְּתוּלָ֜הha.be.tu.LahH1330daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323and the man’s concubineוּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּu.fi.lag.She.huH6370נָּ֤אna'H4994אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853,and you can useוְעַנּ֣וּve.'a.NuH6031themאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213with themas you wishהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.But do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213suchהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063a vileהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039thingדְּבַ֖רde.VarH1697to thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manוְלָאִ֤ישׁve.la.'IshH376.”
25But the menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wouldאָב֤וּ הָאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.Vu ha.'a.na.ShimH14H582notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808listen to himלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085. So the Levitetookוַיַּחֲזֵ֤קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388his concubineבְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.Fi.lag.ShoH6370and sent herוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318outsideהַח֑וּץha.ChutzH2351to themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,and they rapedוַיֵּדְע֣וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045herא֠וֹתָהּ'o.tahH853and abusedוַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־vai.yit.'a.le.lu-H5953herthroughoutכָּל־kol-H3605the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915עַד־'ad-H5704הַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,and at dawnכַּעֲל֥וֹת הַשָּֽׁחַר׃ka.'a.lot ha.Sha.charH5927H7837they let her goוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָvay.sha.le.Chu.haH7971.
Commentaries on Judges 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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