New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 19:1-14

1Now it cameH1961about in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, whenthereH369was noH369kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that there was a certainאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376Leviteלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3881stayingגָּ֚רgarH1481in the remoteH3411partבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the hillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,who tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947a concubineפִילֶ֔גֶשׁfi.Le.geshH6370for himself from BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2But his concubineפִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.ShoH6370playedH2181the harlotH2181againstעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him, and she wentוַתֵּ֤לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980away from him to her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and was thereשָׁ֕םshamH8033for a periodיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117of fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

3Then her husbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980afterאַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her tospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696tenderlyלִבָּהּ֙li.BahH3820to her in order to bringלַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּla.ha.shi.vohH7725her backH7725,taking with him his servantוְנַעֲר֥וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288and a pairוְצֶ֣מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of donkeysחֲמֹרִ֑יםcha.mo.RimH2543.So she broughtוַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him into her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and when the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1sawוַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yir.'E.huH7200him, he was gladוַיִּשְׂמַ֖חvai.yis.MachH8055to meetלִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃lik.ra.ToH7122him.

4His father-in-lawH2860,the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,detainedוַיֶּחֱזַק־vai.ye.che.zak-H2388him; and he remainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117.So they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354and lodgedוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

5Now on the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they gotH7925up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, and hepreparedוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to goלָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetH1980;and the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֜הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֨י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to his son-in-lawחֲתָנ֗וֹcha.ta.NoH2860, “Sustainסְעָ֧דse.'AdH5582yourselfלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820with a pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,and afterwardוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310you may goתֵּלֵֽכוּ׃te.Le.khuH1980.”

6So bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147of them satH3427downוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427and ateוַיֹּאכְל֧וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֑וּvai.yish.TuH8354togetherH3164;and the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994be willingהֽוֹאֶל־ho.'el-H2974to spendוְלִ֖יןve.LinH3885the nightH3885, andlet your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820be merryוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190.”

7Then the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376aroseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to goלָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetH1980,but his father-in-lawH2860urgedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484him so that he spentH3885the nightוַיָּ֥לֶןvai.Ya.lenH3885thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

8On the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֮ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117he aroseH7925to goלָלֶכֶת֒la.le.KhetH1980earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994sustainסְעָד־se.'od-H5582yourselfלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824,and waitוְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּve.hit.mah.me.HuH4102untilעַד־'ad-H5704afternoonנְט֣וֹת הַיּ֑וֹםne.Tot hai.YomH5186 H3117”;so bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them ateוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398.

9When the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to goלָלֶ֔כֶתla.Le.khetH1980along with his concubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370and servantוְנַעֲר֑וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288,his father-in-lawH2860,the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֡הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009nowנָא֩na'H4994,the dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117has drawnרָפָ֨הra.FahH7503to a closeלַעֲרֹ֗בla.'a.RoH6150;pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994spendלִֽינוּ־li.nu-H3885the nightלִ֥יןlinH3885.Loהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117iscomingH2583to an endH2583;spendH3885the nightH3885hereפֹּה֙pohH6311that your heartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824may be merryוְיִיטַ֣בve.yi.TavH3190.Then tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279you may ariseH7925earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤םve.hish.kam.TemH7925for your journeyלְדַרְכְּכֶ֔םle.dar.ke.KhemH1870so that you may goוְהָלַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980homeלְאֹהָלֶֽךָ׃le.'o.ha.Le.khaH168.”

10But the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376was not willingאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14to spendלָל֔וּןla.LunH3885the nightH3885,so he aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and departedוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to a placeoppositeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227Jebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982(that is, Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389).And there were with him a pairצֶ֤מֶדTze.medH6776of saddledחֲבוּשִׁ֔יםcha.vu.ShimH2280donkeysחֲמוֹרִים֙cha.mo.RimH2543;his concubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370also was with him.

11When they werenearעִם־'im-H5973Jebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982,the dayוְהַיּ֖וֹםve.hai.YomH3117was almostמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goneH7286; andthe servantהַנַּ֜עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his masterאֲדֹנָ֗יו'a.do.NavH113, “Pleaseנָּ֛אna'H4994comeלְכָה־le.khah-H1980,and let us turnוְנָס֛וּרָהve.na.Su.rahH5493asideH5493into thisH2088cityעִֽיר־'ir-H5892of the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֥יhay.vu.SiH2983and spendוְנָלִ֥יןve.na.LinH3885the nightH3885in it.”

12However, his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “We will not turnנָסוּר֙na.SurH5493asideH5493into the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of foreignersנָכְרִ֔יna.khe.RiH5237whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834are not of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;but we will goוְעָבַ֖רְנוּve.'a.Var.nuH5674on as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Gibeahגִּבְעָֽה׃giv.'AhH1390.”

13He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Comeלְכָ֥הle.KhahH1980and let us approachוְנִקְרְבָ֖הve.nik.re.VahH7126oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of these placesהַמְּקֹמ֑וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725;and we will spendוְלַ֥נּוּve.La.nuH3885the nightH3885in Gibeahבַגִּבְעָ֖הva.giv.'AhH1390orא֥וֹ'oH176Ramahבָרָמָֽה׃va.ra.MahH7414.”

14So they passedH5674alongH5674and wentוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980their way, and the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121setוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935on them nearאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongs to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃le.vin.ya.MinH1144.

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