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Judges 19:3-9

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.”

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