New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 19:16-21

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.

17And he liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּ֛רְאvai.Yar'H7200the travelerהָאִ֥ישׁ הָאֹרֵ֖חַha.'Ish ha.'o.Re.achH376 H732in the openבִּרְחֹ֣בbir.ChoH7339squareH7339of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;and the oldהַזָּקֵ֛ןha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֧ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֖ךְte.LekhH1980,and whereוּמֵאַ֥יִןu.me.'A.yinH370do you comeתָּבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935from?”

18He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “We are passingעֹבְרִ֨ים'oe.RimH5674from BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063to the remoteH3411partיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the hillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִם֒'ef.ra.YimH669, forI am from thereמִשָּׁ֣םmi.ShamH8033,and I wentוָאֵלֵ֕ךְva.'e.LekhH1980to BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. But I am nowgoingהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980tomy houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,and noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376will takeמְאַסֵּ֥ףme.'a.SefH622me into his houseהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.

19Yet thereH3426is bothH1571strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401and fodderמִסְפּוֹא֙mis.pO'H4554for our donkeysלַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּla.cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543,and alsoH1571breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֤יִןva.Ya.yinH3196for me,your maidservantוְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָve.la.'a.ma.Te.khaH519, andthe youngH5288manH5288who is with your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;thereH369is noH369lackמַחְס֖וֹרmach.SorH4270of anythingכָּל־ דָּבָֽר׃kol- da.VarH3605 H1697.”

20The oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965to you. OnlyH7534let me take care ofallכָּל־kol-H3605your needsמַחְסוֹרְךָ֖mach.sor.KhaH4270;howeverH7534,do not spendתָּלַֽן׃ta.LanH3885the nightH3885in the openבָּרְח֖וֹבba.re.ChovH7339squareH7339.”

21So he tookוַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him into his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004and gaveH1101the donkeysלַחֲמוֹרִ֑יםla.cha.mo.RimH2543fodderH1101,and they washedוַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙vai.yir.cha.TzuH7364their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272and ateוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

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