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Judges 21:20-23

20So they commandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tzavH6680אֶת־'et-H853the Benjamitesבְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן לֵאמֹ֑רbe.Nei vin.ya.Min le.MorH1121 H1144 H559: “Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980,hideוַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.rav.TemH693in the vineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.MimH3754

21and watchוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200.Whenאִם־'im-H518you seeוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009the daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323of Shilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887come outיֵ֨צְא֥וּye.tze.'UH3318to performלָח֣וּלla.ChulH2342their dancesבַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ba.me.cho.lOtH4246,each of youאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376is to come outוִֽיצָאתֶם֙vi.tza.TemH3318of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,catchוַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥םva.cha.taf.TemH2414for himselfa wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802fromמִן־min-H4480the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Shilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

22וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588their fathersאֲבוֹתָם֩'a.vo.TamH1orא֨וֹ'oH176brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֜ם'a.chei.HemH251comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to usאֵלֵ֗ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413to complainלָרִ֣יבla.rovH7378,we will tell themוְאָמַ֤רְנוּ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.Mar.nu 'a.lei.HemH559 H413, ‘Do us a favorחָנּ֣וּנוּcha.Nu.nuH2603by helping themאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588we did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808getלָקַ֛חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947wivesאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802for each of themאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in the warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.Sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808actuallyכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256give themנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414your daughters,you have no guiltתֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ סte'.Sha.muH816.’”

23The Benjamitesבְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ןbe.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121 H1144didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213as instructedכֵן֙khenH3651and carried awayוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375the numberלְמִסְפָּרָ֔םle.mis.pa.RamH4557of womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802they needed fromמִן־min-H4480the dancersהַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹתha.me.cho.le.LotH2342אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they caughtגָּזָ֑לוּga.Za.luH1497.They wentוַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980backוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413their own inheritanceנַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.TamH5159,rebuiltוַיִּבְנוּ֙vai.yiv.NuH1129אֶת־'et-H853their citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and settledוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in them.

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