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Judges 21:10-12

10So the congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־vai.yish.le.chu-H797112,000שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֛לֶףshe.neim- 'a.Sar 'E.lefH8147 H6240 H505ofמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121their most valiantהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376שָׁ֣םshamH8033and commanded themוַיְצַוּ֨וּvay.tza.VuH6680אוֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: “Goלְ֠כוּLe.khuH1980and putוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221אֶת־'et-H853to the swordלְפִי־ חֶ֔רֶבle.fi- Che.revH6310 H2719those livingיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427in Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֤שׁ גִּלְעָד֙ya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003 H1568,including womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and childrenוְהַטָּֽף׃ve.ha.TafH2945.

11Thisוְזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖רve.Zeh ha.da.VarH2088 H1697is whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:Devote to destructionתַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃ta.cha.Ri.muH2763everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145,as well as everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605femaleאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802who has had relations withיֹדַ֥עַת מִשְׁכַּב־yo.Da.'at mish.kav-H3045 H4904a manזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145.”

12So they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672among the inhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀mi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֗דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291womenבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808had relations withיָדְעָ֛ה אִ֖ישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּ֣בya.de.'Ah 'ish le.mish.KavH3045 H376 H4904a manזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145,and they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935themאוֹתָ֤ם'o.TamH853toאֶל־'el-H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264at Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ סke.Na.'anH3667.

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