New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 19:13-16

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.

15They turnedH5493asideוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033in order to enterלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935andlodgeH3885in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390. Whenthey enteredוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935,they satH3427downH3427in the openבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339squareH7339of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,for noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376tookמְאַסֵּֽף־me.'a.sef-H622them into hishouseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004to spendלָל֣וּןla.LunH3885the nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.

16Then beholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009,an oldזָקֵ֗ןza.KenH2205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376was comingבָּ֣אba'H935out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704from his workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639at eveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153.Now the manוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376was fromthe hillמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and he wasstayingגָ֖רgarH1481in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390,but the menH376of the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725were BenjamitesH1145.

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