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Judges 20:8-17

8And all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965as oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,We will not anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of usgoH3212to his tentלְאָהֳל֔וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168,neither will we anyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of usturnנָס֖וּרna.SurH5493into his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

9But now this shall bethe thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which we will doנַעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213to Gibeahלַגִּבְעָ֑הla.giv.'AhH1390; we will go upby lotבְּגוֹרָֽל׃be.go.RalH1486against it;

10And we will takeוְלָקַ֣חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH3947tenעֲשָׂרָה֩'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582of an hundredלַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967throughout all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and an hundredוּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967of a thousandלָאֶ֙לֶף֙la.'E.lefH505,and a thousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505out of ten thousandלָרְבָבָ֔הla.re.va.VahH7233,to fetchלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947victualצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,that they may doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,when they comeלְבוֹאָם֙le.vo.'AmH935to Gibeahלְגֶ֣בַעle.Ge.va'H1387of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,according to all the follyהַ֨נְּבָלָ֔הha.ne.va.LahH5039that they have wroughtעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11So all the menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were gatheredוַיֵּֽאָסֵ֞ףvai.ye.'a.SefH622against the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,knit togetherחֲבֵרִֽים׃ פcha.ve.RimH2270as oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

12And the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֞וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582through all the tribeשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,What wickednessהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451isthis that is doneנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961among you?

13Now therefore deliverתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414usthe menהָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Belialבְלִיַּ֜עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100, which arein Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָה֙ba.giv.'AhH1390,that we may put them to deathוּנְמִיתֵ֔םu.ne.mi.TemH4191,and put awayוּנְבַעֲרָ֥הu.ne.va.'a.RahH1197evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.But the childrenאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH1121of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144wouldאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם'a.chei.HemH251the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

14But the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gathered themselves togetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622out of the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892unto Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,to go outלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And the childrenבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144were numberedוַיִּתְפָּֽקְדוּ֩vai.yit.pa.ke.DuH6485at that timeבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117out of the citiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376that drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,beside the inhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390,which were numberedהִתְפָּ֣קְד֔וּhit.Pa.ke.DuH6485sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967chosenבָּחֽוּר׃ba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

16Among all this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971there weresevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chosenבָּח֔וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lefthandedאִטֵּ֖ר יַד־ יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter yad- ye.mi.NoH3225 H3027 H334;every one could slingקֹלֵ֧עַko.Le.a'H7049stonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68at an hairהַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖הha.sa.'a.RahH8185breadth,and not missיַחֲטִֽא׃ פya.cha.Ti'H2398.

17And the menוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beside Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,were numberedהִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּhit.pa.ke.DuH6485fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376that drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719: all these weremenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

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