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Judges 21:6-15

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.

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