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Judges 19:1-14

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.

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