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Judges 19

1Anditcametopassinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,whentherewasnokingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatacertainLeviteלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3881, sojourningonthefurthersideofmountEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,tookH3947himaconcubineפִילֶ֔גֶשׁfi.Le.geshH6370outofBethlehem-Judah.

2Andhisconcubineפִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.ShoH6370playedH2181thewhoreagainsthim,andwentawayfromhimtoherfather'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004toBethlehem-Judah,andwasH1961theresometime, —fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

3Andherhusbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376roseH6965upandwentH935afterher,tospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696kindlytoher,tobringH935heragain;andhisservantוְנַעֲר֥וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288waswithhim,andacoupleofasses.AndshebroughtH935himintoherfather'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andwhenthefatherH1ofthedamselsawH7200himherejoicedH8055tomeethim.

4Andhisfather-in-law,thedamsel'sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,retainedhim,andheabodewithhimthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;andtheyateH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,andlodgedthere.

5Anditcametopassonthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thattheyaroseH6965earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andheroseH6965uptodepart;andthedamsel'sfatherאֲבִ֨י'a.ViH1saidH559tohisson-in-law,Refreshthyheartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820withamorselפַּת־pat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,andafterwardsyemaygoyourway.

6AndtheysatH3427downוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427,andateH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֑וּvai.yish.TuH8354,bothofthemtogetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162.Andthedamsel'sfatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1saidH559tothemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,Becontent,Ipraythee,andpassthenight,andletthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820beglad.

7Andthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376roseH6965uptodepart,buthisfather-in-lawurgedhim,andhelodgedthereagain.

8Andhearoseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242onthefifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֮ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549dayH3117todepart;butthedamsel'sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1saidH559,Refreshthyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824,Ipraythee.Andtheylingereduntiltheafternoon,andtheydideatH398bothofthem.

9Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376roseH6965uptodepart,he,andhisconcubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370,andhisservantוְנַעֲר֑וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288;andhisfather-in-law,thedamsel'sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,saidH559tohim,Beholdnow,thedayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117drawstowardeveningלַעֲרֹ֗בla.'a.RoH6150—IprayyoustayH3885allnight;behold,thedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117isdeclining, lodgehereפֹּה֙pohH6311,andletthyheartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824bemerry;andto-morrowgetyouearlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤םve.hish.kam.TemH7925onyourwayH1870,thatthou mayestgoH1980tothytentלְאֹהָלֶֽךָ׃le.'o.ha.Le.khaH168.

10Butthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14nottarrythenight;andheroseH6965upanddeparted,andcameH935oppositeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227toJebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982,thatis,Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andtherewerewithhimtwoassessaddledH2280,andhisconcubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370waswithhim.

11TheywerenearJebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982,andthedayוְהַיּ֖וֹםve.hai.YomH3117wasfarspentוְנָלִ֥יןve.na.LinH3885;andtheservantהַנַּ֜עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidH559tohismasterאֲדֹנָ֗יו'a.do.NavH113,Come,Ipraythee,andletusturnוְנָס֛וּרָהve.na.Su.rahH5493asideH5493intothiscityעִֽיר־'ir-H5892oftheJebusites,andlodgeinit.

12Buthismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113saidH559tohim,Wewillnotturnנָסוּר֙na.SurH5493asideH5493intothecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofastranger,whichisnotofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,butwewillpassוְעָבַ֖רְנוּve.'a.Var.nuH5674ontoGibeahגִּבְעָֽה׃giv.'AhH1390.

13AndhesaidH559tohisservantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,ComeandletusdrawH7126neartooneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259oftheseplacesH4725,andlodgeinGibeahבַגִּבְעָ֖הva.giv.'AhH1390,orinRamahבָרָמָֽה׃va.ra.MahH7414.

14AndtheypassedH5674onandwentH935theirway;andthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121wentH935downuponthem[whenH834theywere]byGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390,whichbelongstoBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃le.vin.ya.MinH1144.

15AndtheyturnedH5493asideוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither,togoH935in,tolodgeinGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390.AndhewentH935in,andsatH3427downH3427intheopenבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339placeofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;andtherewasnooneH376thatreceivedhimintohishouseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004topassthenight.

16Andbehold,therecameH935anoldזָקֵ֗ןza.KenH2205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fromhisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639outofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704ateven;andthemanוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376wasofmountEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andhesojournedinGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390;butthemenH376oftheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wereBenjaminites.

17Andheliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andsawH7200thewayfaringmanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376intheopenבִּרְחֹ֣בbir.ChoH7339placeofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;andtheoldהַזָּקֵ֛ןha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֧ישׁha.'IshH376saidH559, Whither goest thou?andwhence comest thou?

18AndhesaidH559tohim,WearetravellingfromBethlehem-Judah towardsthefurthersideofmountEphraimאֶפְרַיִם֒'ef.ra.YimH669;fromthenceamI;andIwentH1980toBethlehem-Judah,andIhavetodowiththehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJehovah;andthereisnomanH376thatreceivesmeintohishouseהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.

19Andwehavebothstrawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401andprovenderforourasses;andIhavebreadH3899andwineוָיַ֤יִןva.Ya.yinH3196alsoH1571forme,andforthyhandmaid,andfortheyoungH5288manH5288withthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650:thereisnolackמַחְס֖וֹרmach.SorH4270ofanything.

20Thentheoldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376saidH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965bewiththee;onlyH7535letallthy wants lieonme;butlodgenotinthestreet.

21AndhebroughtH935himintohishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,andgavetheasses provender;andtheywashedוַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙vai.yir.cha.TzuH7364theirfeetH7272,andateH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

22Theyweremakingtheirheartsלִבָּם֒li.BamH3820merry,whenH834behold,themenהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376ofthecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBelial,surroundedנָסַ֙בּוּ֙na.Sa.buH5437thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, beatingatthedoorהַדָּ֑לֶתha.Da.letH1817;andtheyspoketothemasterofthehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,theoldmanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376,sayingH559,BringH935forthH3318themanH376thatcameH935intothyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004,thatwemayknowוְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ve.ne.da.'E.nuH3045him.

23Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,themasterofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,wentH3318outtothem,andsaidH559tothem,No,mybrethren,Iprayyou,donotwickedly; seeingthatthismanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376iscomeבָּ֞אba'H935intomyhouseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,donotthisvillany.

24Behold,mydaughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323,whoisavirginהַבְּתוּלָ֜הha.be.tu.LahH1330,andhisconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּu.fi.lag.She.huH6370;letmebringאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318themout,andhumble yethem,anddotothemasisgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896inyoursight;buttothismanוְלָאִ֤ישׁve.la.'IshH376donotsovileathingדְּבַ֖רde.VarH1697.

25Butthemenהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wouldאָב֤וּ'a.VuH14nothearkentohim;andthemanH376tookhisconcubineבְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.Fi.lag.ShoH6370,andbroughtH3318herforthH3318tothem;andtheyknewH3045her,andabusedherallthenightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915untilthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242;andlethergoH3318whenthemorning-dawnarose.

26Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameH935atthedawningoftheday,andfellH5307downH5307attheentranceפֶּ֧תַחPe.tachH6607oftheman'shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834herlordH113was,tillitwaslightהָאֽוֹר׃ha.'OrH216.

27AndherlordH113roseH6965upinthemorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andopenedוַיִּפְתַּח֙vai.yif.TachH6605thedoorדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andwentH3318outtogoH3318hiswayלְדַרְכּ֑וֹle.dar.KoH1870,andbehold,therelaythewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802hisconcubineפִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹfi.lag.ShoH6370attheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andherhandsוְיָדֶ֖יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027wereuponthethreshold.

28AndhesaidH559toher,Up,andletusgo;butnooneH376answered.AndhetookH3947herupontheass;andthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376roseH6965up,andwenttohisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

29AndwhenhewascomeH935intohishouseבֵּית֗וֹbei.ToH1004,hetookH3947theknifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979,andlaidholdוַיַּחֲזֵ֣קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388onhisconcubineבְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.fi.lag.ShoH6370,anddividedher,accordingtoherbonesH6106,intotwelvepiecesH5409,andsentH7971herintoallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30AnditcametopassthateveryoneH2088thatsawH7200itsaidH559,TherewasH1961nosuchdeeddonenorseenH7200fromthedayלְמִיּ֞וֹםle.mi.YomH3117thatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameoutofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714tothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Thinkitover, advise,andspeakוְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ פve.da.Be.ruH1696.

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