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Judges 19:16-22

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.

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