Berean Standard Bible

Judges 20:5-10

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.”

8Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965as oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Not oneלֹ֤א אִ֣ישׁlo' 'ishH3808 H376of us will returnנֵלֵךְ֙ne.leKhH1980to his tentלְאָהֳל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥אle.'o.ho.Lo ve.Lo'H168 H3808orנָס֖וּר אִ֥ישׁna.Sur 'ishH5493 H376to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

9Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thisזֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔רzeh ha.da.VarH2088 H1697is whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we will doנַעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213to Gibeahלַגִּבְעָ֑הla.giv.'AhH1390:We will go against itעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921as the lot dictatesבְּגוֹרָֽל׃be.go.RalH1486.

10We will takeוְלָקַ֣חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH3947tenעֲשָׂרָה֩'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582out of every hundredלַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967from allלְכֹ֣ל׀le.KholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and a hundredוּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967out of every thousandלָאֶ֙לֶף֙la.'E.lefH505,and a thousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505out of every ten thousandלָרְבָבָ֔הla.re.va.VahH7233,to supplyלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947provisionsצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the armyלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971when they goלְבוֹאָם֙le.vo.'AmH935to Gibeahלְגֶ֣בַעle.Ge.va'H1387in Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144to punish themלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for the atrocityכְּכָל־ הַ֨נְּבָלָ֔הke.khol- ha.ne.va.LahH3605 H5039אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they have committedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

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