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Judges 19:14-28

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.

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