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Judges 21:16-25

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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