New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 19:22-30

22While they werecelebratingמֵיטִיבִ֣ים לִבָּם֒mei.ti.Vim li.BamH3190 H3820,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,the menהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,certainH376worthlessבְלִיַּ֗עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100fellowsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,surroundedנָסַ֙בּוּ֙na.Sa.buH5437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,poundingמִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖יםmit.da.pe.KimH1849the doorהַדָּ֑לֶתha.Da.letH1817;and they spokeוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the ownerבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,the oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Bringהוֹצֵ֗אho.Tze'H3318out the manH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אba'H935into your houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004that we may haveH3045relationsH3045with him.”

23Then the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,the ownerבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to them and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “NoH408,my fellowsאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,pleaseנָ֑אNa'H4994do not actH7489so wickedlyH7489;sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־'A.cha.rei 'a.Sher-H310 H834thisH2088manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376has comeבָּ֞אba'H935into my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,do not commitתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213thisH2088actH5039of follyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.

24Hereהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009is my virginהַבְּתוּלָ֜הha.be.tu.LahH1330daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323and his concubineוּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּu.fi.lag.She.huH6370.Pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994let me bringאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318them out that you may ravishוְעַנּ֣וּve.'a.NuH6031them and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213to themwhatever you wishהַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םha.Tov be.'ei.nei.KhemH2896 H5869.But do not commitתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213suchH2088an actדְּבַ֖רde.VarH1697of follyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039against thisH2088manוְלָאִ֤ישׁve.la.'IshH376.”

25But the menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wouldאָב֤וּ'a.VuH14not listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085to him. So the manH376seizedוַיַּחֲזֵ֤קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388his concubineבְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.Fi.lag.ShoH6370and broughtוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318herout to them; and they rapedוַיֵּדְע֣וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045her and abusedוַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־vai.yit.'a.le.lu-H5953her allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,then letH7971her goוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָvay.sha.le.Chu.haH7971at the approachכַּעֲל֥וֹתka.'a.lotH5927of dawnהַשָּֽׁחַר׃ha.Sha.charH7837.

26As the dayH1242began to dawnלִפְנ֣וֹתlif.NotH6437 H1242,the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935and fellH5307downH5307at the doorwayפֶּ֧תַחPe.tachH6607of the man’sהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376houseבֵּית־beit-H1004whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָּׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033her masterאֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113was, untilעַד־'ad-H5704fulldaylightהָאֽוֹר׃ha.'OrH216.

27When her masterאֲדֹנֶ֜יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and openedוַיִּפְתַּח֙vai.yif.TachH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and wentוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980on his wayלְדַרְכּ֑וֹle.dar.KoH1870,then beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,his concubineפִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹfi.lag.ShoH6370was lyingנֹפֶ֙לֶת֙no.Fe.letH5307at the doorwayפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with her handsוְיָדֶ֖יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027on the thresholdהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592.

28He saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Getק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965up and let us goוְנֵלֵ֖כָהve.ne.Le.khahH1980,”but thereH369was noH369answerעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030.Then he placedוַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙vai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her on the donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543;and the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to hishomeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

29When he enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935his houseבֵּית֗וֹbei.ToH1004,he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a knifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979and laidH2388holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֣קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his concubineבְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.fi.lag.ShoH6370andcutוַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙vay.na.te.Che.haH5408her in twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רlish.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240piecesנְתָחִ֑יםne.ta.ChimH5409,limb by limbלַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָla.'a.tza.Mei.haH6106,and sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971her throughoutבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the territoryגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30Allכָל־khol-H3605who sawהָרֹאֶ֗הha.ro.'EhH7200itsaidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, “NothingH3808like thisH2088has everhappenedH1961or been seenנִרְאֲתָה֙nir.'a.TahH7200from the dayלְמִיּ֞וֹםle.mi.YomH3117when the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameעֲל֤וֹתa.LotH5927up from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to thisH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Considerשִֽׂימוּ־si.mu-H7760it,takeH5779counselH5779and speakוְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ פve.da.Be.ruH1696up!”

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