New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 20:1-9

1Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478from Danלְמִדָּן֙le.mi.DanH1835to BeershebaH884,including the landוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,cameוַיֵּצְאוּ֮vai.ye.tze.'UH3318out, and the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712assembledוַתִּקָּהֵ֨לva.ti.ka.HelH6950as oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068atMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

2Thechiefsפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, evenof allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tookH3320their standH3320in the assemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,400,000אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף'ar.Ba' me.'ot 'E.lefH702 H3967 H505footרַגְלִ֖יrag.LiH7273soldiersאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who drewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

3(Now the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085that the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478had goneעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927up to Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709.)And the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Tellדַּבְּר֕וּda.be.RuH1696us,howH351did thisH2088wickednessH7463takeH1961placeH1961?”

4So the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.ViH3881,the husbandH376of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802who was murderedהַנִּרְצָחָ֖הha.nir.tza.ChahH7523,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “I cameבָּ֛אתִיBa.tiH935with my concubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370to spendלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885the nightH3885at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

5But themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965up againstעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921me and surroundedוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004at nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915becauseעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921of me. They intendedדִּמּ֣וּdi.MuH1819to killלַהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026me; instead, theyravishedעִנּ֖וּ'i.NuH6031my concubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370so that she diedוַתָּמֹֽת׃va.ta.MotH4191.

6And ItookH270holdוָֽאֹחֵ֤זva.'o.ChezH270of my concubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370and cutוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408her in piecesH5408and sentוָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.sha.le.Che.haH7971her throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159; forthey have committedעָשׂ֛וּ'a.SuH6213a lewdזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154and disgracefulוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039actH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,allכֻלְּכֶ֖םkhu.le.KhemH3605you sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051your adviceדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697and counselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098hereהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988.”

8Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965as oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Not oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of us will goנֵלֵךְ֙ne.leKhH1980to his tentלְאָהֳל֔וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168,norH3808will anyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of us returnנָס֖וּרna.SurH5493to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

9But nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we will doנַעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213to Gibeahלַגִּבְעָ֑הla.giv.'AhH1390; we will go upagainstעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it by lotבְּגוֹרָֽל׃be.go.RalH1486.

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