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Judges 21:16-25

16Then the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the congregationהָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,How shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213for wivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for them that remainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498,seeing the womenאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802are destroyedנִשְׁמְדָ֥הnish.me.DahH8045out of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144?

17And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, There must bean inheritanceיְרֻשַּׁ֥תye.ru.ShatH3425for them that be escapedפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413of Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,that a tribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626be not destroyedיִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.ChehH4229out of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18Howbeit we mayנוּכַ֛לnu.KhalH3201not giveלָתֵת־la.tet-H5414them wivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802of our daughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323:for the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478have swornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779behe that givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

19Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Behold, there isa feastחַג־chag-H2282of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068in Shilohבְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.LoH7887yearlyH3117in a place which ison the north sideמִצְּפ֤וֹנָהmi.tze.Fo.nahH6828of Beth–elH1008,on the east sideמִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁmiz.re.Chah ha.She.meshH8121 H4217of the highwayלִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.LahH4546that goeth upהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5927from Beth–elH1008to Shechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927,and on the southוּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevH5045of Lebonahלִלְבוֹנָֽה׃lil.vo.NahH3829.

20Therefore they commandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tzavH6680the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH3212and lie in waitוַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.rav.TemH693in the vineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.MimH3754;

21And seeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,and, behold, if the daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323of Shilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887come outיֵ֨צְא֥וּye.tze.'UH3318to danceלָח֣וּלla.ChulH2342in dancesבַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ba.me.cho.lOtH4246,then come ye outוִֽיצָאתֶם֙vi.tza.TemH3318of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,and catchוַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥םva.cha.taf.TemH2414you every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802of the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Shilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

22And it shall be, when their fathersאֲבוֹתָם֩'a.vo.TamH1or their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֜ם'a.chei.HemH251comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto us to complainלָרִ֣יבla.rovH7378,that we will sayוְאָמַ֤רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559unto them, Be favourableחָנּ֣וּנוּcha.Nu.nuH2603unto them for our sakes: because we reservedלָקַ֛חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947not to each manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802in the warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421:for ye did not giveנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414unto them at this timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256, thatye should be guiltyתֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ סte'.Sha.muH816.

23And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144did soוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213,and tookוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375themwivesנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,according to their numberלְמִסְפָּרָ֔םle.mis.pa.RamH4557,of them that dancedהַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹתha.me.cho.le.LotH2342,whom they caughtגָּזָ֑לוּga.Za.luH1497:and they wentH3212and returnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725unto their inheritanceנַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.TamH5159,and repairedוַיִּבְנוּ֙vai.yiv.NuH1129the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892,and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in them.

24And the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478departedוַיִּתְהַלְּכ֨וּvai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980thence at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his tribeלְשִׁבְט֖וֹle.shiv.ToH7626and to his familyוּלְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹu.le.mish.pach.ToH4940,and they went outוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318from thence every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to his inheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

25In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117there wasno kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:every manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376didיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.

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