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Judges 19:22-30

22Nowas they were making their heartsלִבָּם֒li.BamH3820merryמֵיטִיבִ֣יםmei.ti.VimH3190,behold, the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,certainאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Belialבְלִיַּ֗עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100,besetH5437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004round aboutH5437, andbeatמִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖יםmit.da.pe.KimH1849at the doorהַדָּ֑לֶתha.Da.letH1817,and spakeוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the masterבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,the oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Bring forthהוֹצֵ֗אho.Tze'H3318the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376that cameבָּ֥אba'H935into thine houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004,that we may knowוְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ve.ne.da.'E.nuH3045him.

23And the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,the masterבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318unto them, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, NayH408,my brethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251, nay, I pray you, do not sowickedlyתָּרֵ֣עוּta.Re.'uH7489;seeingאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310that this manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376is comeבָּ֞אba'H935into mine houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213not this follyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.

24Behold, here ismy daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323a maidenהַבְּתוּלָ֜הha.be.tu.LahH1330,and his concubineוּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּu.fi.lag.She.huH6370;them I will bring outאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318now, and humbleוְעַנּ֣וּve.'a.NuH6031ye them, and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213with them what seemethבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896unto you: but unto this manוְלָאִ֤ישׁve.la.'IshH376doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213not soהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063vileהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039a thingדְּבַ֖רde.VarH1697.

25But the menהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582wouldאָב֤וּ'a.VuH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085to him: so the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376tookוַיַּחֲזֵ֤קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388his concubineבְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.Fi.lag.ShoH6370,and broughtוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318her forthהַח֑וּץha.ChutzH2351unto them; and they knewוַיֵּדְע֣וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045her, and abusedוַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־vai.yit.'a.le.lu-H5953her all the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915until the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242:and when the dayהַשָּֽׁחַר׃ha.Sha.charH7837began to springכַּעֲל֥וֹתka.'a.lotH5927,they let her goוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָvay.sha.le.Chu.haH7971.

26Then cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802in the dawningלִפְנ֣וֹתlif.NotH6437of the dayהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,and fell downוַתִּפֹּ֞לva.ti.PolH5307at the doorפֶּ֧תַחPe.tachH6607of the man’sהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376houseבֵּית־beit-H1004where her lordאֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113was,till it was lightהָאֽוֹר׃ha.'OrH216.

27And her lordאֲדֹנֶ֜יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113rose upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and openedוַיִּפְתַּח֙vai.yif.TachH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and went outוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to goH3212his wayלְדַרְכּ֑וֹle.dar.KoH1870:and, behold, the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802his concubineפִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹfi.lag.ShoH6370was fallen downנֹפֶ֙לֶת֙no.Fe.letH5307atthe doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and her handsוְיָדֶ֖יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027wereupon the thresholdהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592.

28And he saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Upק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,and let us be goingH3212.But none answeredעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030.Then the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙vai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her upupon an assהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and the manH376rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and gatH3212him unto his placeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

29And when he was comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into his houseבֵּית֗וֹbei.ToH1004,he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a knifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979,and laid holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֣קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on his concubineבְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.fi.lag.ShoH6370,and dividedוַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙vay.na.te.Che.haH5408her, togetherwith her bonesלַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָla.'a.tza.Mei.haH6106,into twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רlish.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147piecesנְתָחִ֑יםne.ta.ChimH5409,and sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971her into all the coastsגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30And it was soH1961,that all that sawהָרֹאֶ֗הha.ro.'EhH7200it saidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559,There was no such deedכָּזֹ֔אתka.ZotH2063done nor seenנִרְאֲתָה֙nir.'a.TahH7200from the dayלְמִיּ֞וֹםle.mi.YomH3117that the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478came upעֲל֤וֹתa.LotH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:considerשִֽׂימוּ־si.mu-H7760of it, take adviceעֻ֥צוּ'U.tzuH5779,and speakוְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ פve.da.Be.ruH1696your minds.

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