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Judges 21

1NowthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֖הba.mitz.PahH4709,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thereshallnotanyofusgiveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414hisdaughterבִּתּ֛וֹbi.ToH1323totheBenjaminitesaswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

2Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH935toBethel,andabodetheretillevenbeforeGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andliftedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheirvoicesקוֹלָ֔םko.LamH6963andweptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּvai.yiv.KuH1058bitterly,

3andsaidH559,Jehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whyלָמָ֗הla.MahH4100isitcometopassinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatthereshouldbeH1961thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626lackinginIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

4Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thatthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925,andbuiltH1129thereanaltarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196,andofferedוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927upburnt-offeringsandpeace-offerings.

5AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,WhoisthereamongallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcamenotupwiththecongregationtoJehovah?Fortheyhad[made]agreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֨הha.she.vu.'AhH7621concerningH413himthatcamenotuptoJehovahtoMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֛הha.mitz.PahH4709,sayingH559,HeshallcertainlybeH1961putH4191todeathH4191.

6AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478repentedH5162themforBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144theirbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,andsaidH559, To-dayisoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626extirpatedfromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7WhatshallwedoforwivesH802forthemthatremainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498? sincewehaveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650byJehovahthatwewillnotgiveתֵּת־tet-H5414themofourdaughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323forwivesH802.

8AndtheysaidH559,Whatoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259isthereofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameבָא־va'-H935notuptoMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709toJehovah?Andbehold,therecameH935nonetothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264fromJabesh-Gilead,tothecongregation;

9forthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971werenumbered,andbehold,therewerenoneoftheinhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֖יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJabesh-Gileadthere.

10AndtheassemblyH5712sentH7971thithertwelvethousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofthemostvaliantandcommandedוַיְצַוּ֨וּvay.tza.VuH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,GoH7971andsmitetheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJabesh-Gileadwiththeedgeoftheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,andthewomenH802andthechildren.

11Andthisisthethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697whichyeshalldo: yeshallutterlydestroyתַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃ta.cha.Ri.muH2763everymaleH2145,andeverywomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802thathath lainwithman.

12AndtheyfoundH4672amongtheinhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀mi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJabesh-Gileadfourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291womenH1330thatwerevirginsבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330,whohadknownH3045nomanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376bylyingwithanymaleזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145,andtheybroughtH935themtothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264,toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,whichisinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ סke.Na.'anH3667.

13AndthewholeassemblyH5712sentH7971tospeakH1696tothechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144thatwereatthecliffH5553ofRimmonרִמּ֑וֹןri.MonH7417,andtoproclaimוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965tothem.

14AndBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144cameH4672againatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256;andtheygaveH5414themthewivesH802whomtheyhadsavedaliveחִיּ֔וּchi.YuH2421ofthewomenH802ofJabesh-Gilead;butevensotheyfoundH4672notenoughforthem.

15Andthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971repentedH5162themforBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,becauseJehovahhadmadeH6213abreachפֶּ֖רֶץPe.retzH6556inthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205oftheassemblyH5712saidH559,WhatshallwedoforwivesH802forthemthatremainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498?forthewomenH802havebeendestroyedנִשְׁמְדָ֥הnish.me.DahH8045outofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144.

17AndtheysaidH559, Theremustbeapossessionיְרֻשַּׁ֥תye.ru.ShatH3425forthoseofBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144thathaveescapedH6413,thatatribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626benotblottedoutofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18ButwecannotgiveH5414themwivesH802ofourdaughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323,forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478haveswornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,CursedH779behethatgivethawifeH802totheBenjaminites!

19AndtheysaidH559,Behold,thereisafeastH2282ofJehovahfromyeartoyearinShilohבְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,whichisonthenorthמִצְּפ֤וֹנָהmi.tze.Fo.nahH6828sideofBethel,towardthesun-risingofthehighwayלִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.LahH4546thatgoesH5927upfromBetheltoShechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927,andonthesouthוּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevH5045ofLebonah.

20Andtheycommandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tzavH6680thesonsH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Goandlieוַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.rav.TemH693inwaitH693inthevineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.MimH3754;

21andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,andbehold,ifthedaughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323ofShilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887comeH1980outtodanceinthedances,thencomeH1980outofthevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,andcatchyoueverymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802ofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofShilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980tothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

22Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961,whentheirfathersאֲבוֹתָם֩'a.vo.TamH1ortheirbrethrencomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935tocomplaintous,thatwewillsayוְאָמַ֤רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559tothem, Gratifyuswiththem,becausewedidnottakeH3947eachmanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802inthewarH4421;foryedidnotgiveH5414themtothem,thatyeshouldnowbeH1961guiltyתֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ סte'.Sha.muH816.

23AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144didsoH3651,andtookH5375wivesH802,accordingtotheirnumberלְמִסְפָּרָ֔םle.mis.pa.RamH4557,ofthemthatdanced,whomtheycaught;andtheywentH7725andreturnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725totheirinheritanceנַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.TamH5159,andbuiltH1129thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inthem.

24AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478departedthenceatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376tohistribeלְשִׁבְט֖וֹle.shiv.ToH7626andtohisfamilyH4940,andtheywentH1980outfromthenceeverymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376tohisinheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

25Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117therewasnokingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;everymanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376didwhatwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477inhisowneyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.

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