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Judges 19:22-30

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.'alH376 H1167of 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'H7489 H4994!After allאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088 H408manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'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.ShimH14 H582notוְלֹֽא־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.charH5927 H7837they let her goוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָvay.sha.le.Chu.haH7971.

26Early that morningלִפְנ֣וֹת הַבֹּ֑קֶרlif.Not ha.Bo.kerH6437 H1242,the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802went backוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004הָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834her master was stayingאֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113,collapsedוַתִּפֹּ֞לva.ti.PolH5307at the doorwayפֶּ֧תַחPe.tachH6607,and lay there untilעַד־'ad-H5704it was lightשָּׁ֖ם הָאֽוֹר׃sham ha.'OrH216 H8033.

27In the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,when her masterאֲדֹנֶ֜יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113got upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and openedוַיִּפְתַּח֙vai.yif.TachH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to go outוַיֵּצֵ֖א לָלֶ֣כֶתvai.ye.Tze' la.Le.khetH3318 H1980on his journeyלְדַרְכּ֑וֹle.dar.KoH1870,there wasוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009his concubineהָאִשָּׁ֣ה פִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹha.'i.Shah fi.lag.ShoH802 H6370,collapsedנֹפֶ֙לֶת֙no.Fe.letH5307in the doorwayפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,with her handsוְיָדֶ֖יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027onעַל־'al-H5921the thresholdהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592.

28“Get upק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,”he told herוַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלֶ֛יהָvai.Yo.mer 'e.Lei.haH559 H413. “Let us goוְנֵלֵ֖כָהve.ne.Le.khahH1980.”But there was noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369responseעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030.So the manהָאִ֔ישׁ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְha.'Ish vai.Ye.lekhH376 H1980put herוַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙vai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947onעַֽל־'al-H5921his donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543and set outוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965for homeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

29When he reachedוַיָּבֹ֣א אֶל־vai.ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413his houseבֵּית֗וֹbei.ToH1004,he picked upוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853a knifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979,took holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֣קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his concubineבְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.fi.lag.ShoH6370,cut herוַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙vay.na.te.Che.haH5408limb by limbלַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָla.'a.tza.Mei.haH6106into twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רlish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240piecesנְתָחִ֑יםne.ta.ChimH5409,and sent herוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971throughoutבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the territoryגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30Andוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961everyoneכָל־khol-H3605who sawהָרֹאֶ֗הha.ro.'EhH7200it saidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, “Nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808like thisכָּזֹ֔אתka.ZotH2063has been seenנִרְאֲתָה֙nir.'a.TahH7200or doneנִהְיְתָ֤הnih.ye.TahH1961וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808from the dayלְמִיּ֞וֹםle.mi.YomH3117the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478came outעֲל֤וֹתa.LotH5927of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Think it overשִֽׂימוּ־ עָלֶ֖יהָsi.mu- 'a.Lei.haH7760 H5921,take counselעֻ֥צוּ'U.tzuH5779,and speak upוְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ פve.da.Be.ruH1696!”

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