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Judges 20:8-17

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.”

11So allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיֵּֽאָסֵ֞ףvai.ye.'a.SefH622as oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376,unitedחֲבֵרִֽים׃ פcha.ve.RimH2270againstאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892.

12And the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֞וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the tribeשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100is thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063wickednessהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834has occurredנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961among you?

13וְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258Hand overתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853הָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582the wickedבְלִיַּ֜עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menH1121אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834of Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָה֙ba.giv.'AhH1390so we can put them to deathוּנְמִיתֵ֔םu.ne.mi.TemH4191and purgeוּנְבַעֲרָ֥הu.ne.va.'a.RahH1197Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478of this evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451.”But the Benjamitesבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144refusedוְלֹ֤א אָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣יve.Lo' 'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH14 H3808to heedלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of their fellowאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם'a.chei.HemH251Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

14And fromמִן־min-H4480their citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892theyבְנֵֽי־ בִנְיָמִ֛ןve.nei- vin.ya.MinH1121 H1144came togetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390to go outלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318and fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

15On thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117the Benjamitesבְנֵ֨י בִנְיָמִ֜ןve.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121 H1144mobilizedוַיִּתְפָּֽקְדוּ֩vai.yit.pa.ke.DuH648526,000עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֥ה אֶ֛לֶף'es.Rim ve.shi.Shah 'E.lefH6242 H8337 H505swordsmenאִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חָ֑רֶב'ish Sho.lef Cha.revH8025 H2719 H376from their citiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892,in addition toלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905the 700שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹתshe.Va' me.'otH7651 H3967selectבָּחֽוּר׃ba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376הִתְפָּ֣קְד֔וּhit.Pa.ke.DuH6485מִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390.

16Among allמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605theseהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088soldiersהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971there were 700שְׁבַ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙she.Va' me.'OtH7651 H3967selectבָּח֔וּרba.ChurH977left-handersאִ֣ישׁ אִטֵּ֖ר יַד־ יְמִינ֑וֹ'ish 'i.Ter yad- ye.mi.NoH334 H3027 H3225 H376,each of whomכָּל־ זֶ֗הkol- ZehH3605 H2088could slingקֹלֵ֧עַko.Le.a'H7049a stoneבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68atאֶל־'el-H413a hairהַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖הha.sa.'a.RahH8185withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808missingיַחֲטִֽא׃ פya.cha.Ti'H2398.

17The Israelitesוְאִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.'Ish Yis.ra.'ElH376 H3478,apart fromלְבַד֙le.VadH905Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,mobilizedהִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּhit.pa.ke.DuH6485400,000אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף'ar.Ba' me.'ot 'E.lefH702 H3967 H505swordsmenאִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חָ֑רֶב'ish Sho.lef Cha.revH8025 H2719 H376,each oneכָּל־ זֶ֖הkol- zehH3605 H2088an experienced warriorאִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמָֽה׃'ish mil.cha.MahH376 H4421.

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