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Judges 20:1-18

1AndallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318forthH3318,andtheassemblyH5712gatheredtogetherasoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,fromDanלְמִדָּן֙le.mi.DanH1835toBeer-sheba,andthelandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568, untoJehovahatMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

2Andtheheadsofallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,ofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,presentedוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselvesinthecongregationofthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505footmenthatdrewH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

3AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144heardH8085thatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadgoneH5927uptoMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709.AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Tell[us],howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349wasH1961thiswickednessH7451?

4ThentheLeviteהַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.ViH3881,thehusbandH376ofthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802thatwasmurderedהַנִּרְצָחָ֖הha.nir.tza.ChahH7523,answeredandsaidH559,IcameH935toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390that[belongs]toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,Iandmyconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370,tolodge.

5Andthecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseH6965againstme,andsurroundedוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004becauseofme,bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;theythoughttoslayH2026me,andmyconcubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370havetheyhumbledsothatshediedH4191.

6ThenItookH270myconcubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370,andcutוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408herinpieces,andsentH7971herthroughoutthecountryH7704oftheinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;fortheyhavecommittedlewdnessandvillanyinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Behold,allye,childrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, deliberateandgiveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009[your]counselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098.

8Andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971roseH6965upasoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,WewillnotanyoneH259gotohistentלְאָהֳל֔וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168,neitherwillweanyoneH259turnH5493intohishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

9Butnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thisisthethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichwewilldotoGibeahלַגִּבְעָ֑הla.giv.'AhH1390: [wego]bylotבְּגוֹרָֽל׃be.go.RalH1486againstit;

10andwewilltakeH3947tenעֲשָׂרָה֩'a.sa.RahH6235menH376ofahundredלַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967throughoutallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andahundredוּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967ofathousandלָאֶ֙לֶף֙la.'E.lefH505,andathousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505oftenH6235thousandH505,tofetch victualsforthepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,thattheymaydo,whenH834theycomeH935toGibeahofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,accordingtoallthevillanythattheyhavewroughtinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Andallthemenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredוַיֵּֽאָסֵ֞ףvai.ye.'a.SefH622againstthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, knittogetherasoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

12AndthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971menH376toallthefamiliesofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,WhatwickednessH7451isthisthathasbeenH1961doneamongyou?

13AndnowH6258giveתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414upthemenH376,thesonsH1121ofBelial,whoareinGibeahבַּגִּבְעָה֙ba.giv.'AhH1390,thatwemayputH5414themtodeathוּנְמִיתֵ֔םu.ne.mi.TemH4191,andputH5414awayevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.But[thechildrenof]Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144wouldאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH14nothearkentothevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963oftheirbrethrenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogetheroutofthecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,togoלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144werenumberedatthattimeoutofthecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892,twenty-sixthousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,besidestheinhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390,whowerenumberedsevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967chosenmenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

16Amongallthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thereweresevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967chosenmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376left-handedH3225;alltheseslangstonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68atahairהַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖הha.sa.'a.RahH8185[breadth],andmissednot.

17Andthemenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,besidesBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,werenumberedfourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719:alltheseweremenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

18AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965andwentH5927uptoBethel,andinquiredofGodבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH430,andsaidH559,WhichofusshallgoH5927upfirstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.LahH8462tothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144?AndJehovahsaidH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063firstבַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.LahH8462.

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