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Judges 20:4-7

4So the Leviteהָאִ֣ישׁ הַלֵּוִ֗יha.'Ish ha.le.ViH3881 H376,the husbandאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of the murderedהַנִּרְצָחָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑רha.nir.tza.Chah vai.yo.MarH7523 H559womanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030: “Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589and my concubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370cameבָּ֛אתִיBa.tiH935to Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144to spend the nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.

5And during the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390rose upוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965against meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921and surroundedוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ עָלַ֛יvai.ya.So.bu 'a.LaiH5437 H5921אֶת־'et-H853the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004אוֹתִי֙'o.TiH853.They intendedדִּמּ֣וּdi.MuH1819to kill meלַהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,but they abusedעִנּ֖וּ'i.NuH6031my concubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370,and she diedוַתָּמֹֽת׃va.ta.MotH4191.

6Then I tookוָֽאֹחֵ֤זva.'o.ChezH270my concubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370,cut her into piecesוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408,and sent herוָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.sha.le.Che.haH7971throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had committedעָשׂ֛וּ'a.SuH6213a lewdזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154and disgraceful actוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,allכֻלְּכֶ֖םkhu.le.KhemH3605you Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051youradviceדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697and verdictוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098here and nowהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988.”

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