King James Version

Judges 19:1-14

1And it came to pass in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, when there wasno kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that there was a certainאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376Leviteלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3881sojourningגָּ֚רgarH1481on the sideבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of mountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,who tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947to him a concubineאִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ'i.Shah fi.Le.geshH6370 H802out of Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063 H1035.

2And his concubineפִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.ShoH6370played the whoreוַתִּזְנֶ֤הva.tiz.NehH2181against him, and went awayH3212from him unto her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004to Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063 H1035,and was there fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702whole monthsיָמִ֖ים חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ya.Mim cho.da.ShimH3117 H2320.

3And her husbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212afterאַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her, to speakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696friendlyלִבָּהּ֙li.BahH3820unto her, andto bring her againלַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּla.ha.shi.vohH7725,having his servantוְנַעֲר֥וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288with him, and a coupleוְצֶ֣מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of assesחֲמֹרִ֑יםcha.mo.RimH2543:and she broughtוַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him into her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and when the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291sawוַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yir.'E.huH7200him, he rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֖חvai.yis.MachH8055to meetH7125him.

4And his father in lawחֹֽתְנוֹ֙cho.te.NoH2859,the damsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,retainedוַיֶּחֱזַק־vai.ye.che.zak-H2388him; and he abodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:so they did eatוַיֹּאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,and lodgedוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885there.

5And it came to pass on the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,when they arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,that he rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to departH3212:and the damsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֜הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֨י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto his son in lawחֲתָנ֗וֹcha.ta.NoH2860,Comfortסְעָ֧דse.'AdH5582thine heartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820with a morselפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,and afterwardוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310go your wayH3212.

6And they sat downוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427,and did eatוַיֹּאכְל֧וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֑וּvai.yish.TuH8354bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147of them togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162:for the damsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1had saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,Be contentהֽוֹאֶל־ho.'el-H2974,I pray thee, and tarry all nightוְלִ֖יןve.LinH3885,and let thine heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820be merryוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190.

7And when the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376rose upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to departH3212,his father in lawחֹתְנ֔וֹcho.te.NoH2859urgedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484him: therefore he lodgedוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885there againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

8And he arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242on the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֮ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117to departH3212:and the damsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Comfortסְעָד־se.'od-H5582thine heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824,I pray thee. And they tarriedוְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּve.hit.mah.me.HuH4102until afternoonנְט֣וֹת הַיּ֑וֹםne.Tot hai.YomH5186 H3117,and they did eatוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.

9And when the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376rose upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to departH3212,he, and his concubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370,and his servantוְנַעֲר֑וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288,his father in lawחֹתְנ֣וֹcho.te.NoH2859,the damsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֡הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Behold, now the dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117drawethרָפָ֨הra.FahH7503toward eveningלַעֲרֹ֗בla.'a.RoH6150,I pray you tarry all nightלִֽינוּ־li.nu-H3885:behold, the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117groweth to an endחֲנ֤וֹתcha.NotH2583,lodgeלִ֥יןlinH3885here, that thine heartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824may be merryוְיִיטַ֣בve.yi.TavH3190;and to morrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279get you earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤םve.hish.kam.TemH7925on your wayלְדַרְכְּכֶ֔םle.dar.ke.KhemH1870,that thou mayest goH1980homeלְאֹהָלֶֽךָ׃le.'o.ha.Le.khaH168.

10But the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14not tarry that nightלָל֔וּןla.LunH3885,but he rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and departedH3212,and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935over againstנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227Jebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982, which isJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and there werewith him twoצֶ֤מֶדTze.medH6776assesחֲמוֹרִים֙cha.mo.RimH2543saddledחֲבוּשִׁ֔יםcha.vu.ShimH2280,his concubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370also was with him.

11And when they wereby Jebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982,the dayוְהַיּ֖וֹםve.hai.YomH3117was farמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966spentH7286;and the servantהַנַּ֜עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his masterאֲדֹנָ֗יו'a.do.NavH113,ComeH3212,I pray thee, and let us turn inוְנָס֛וּרָהve.na.Su.rahH5493into this cityעִֽיר־'ir-H5892of the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֥יhay.vu.SiH2983,and lodgeוְנָלִ֥יןve.na.LinH3885in it.

12And his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, We will not turn asideנָסוּר֙na.SurH5493hither into the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of a strangerנָכְרִ֔יna.khe.RiH5237, that isnot of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;we will pass overוְעָבַ֖רְנוּve.'a.Var.nuH5674to Gibeahגִּבְעָֽה׃giv.'AhH1390.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his servantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,ComeH3212,and let us draw nearוְנִקְרְבָ֖הve.nik.re.VahH7126to oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of these placesהַמְּקֹמ֑וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725to lodge all nightוְלַ֥נּוּve.La.nuH3885,in Gibeahבַגִּבְעָ֖הva.giv.'AhH1390,or in Ramahבָרָמָֽה׃va.ra.MahH7414.

14And they passed onוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674and went their wayH3212;and the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121went downוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935upon them when they werebyאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390, which belongethto Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃le.vin.ya.MinH1144.

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