New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 20:5-10

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.

10And we will takeוְלָקַ֣חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH394710H6235menH376out of 100לַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967throughoutלְכֹ֣ל׀le.KholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and 100וּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967out of 1,000H505,and 1,000H505out of 10,000H6235 H505tosupplyלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947foodצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,that when they comeלְבוֹאָם֙le.vo.'AmH935toGibeahH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144, they maypunishלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213themfor allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the disgracefulהַ֨נְּבָלָ֔הha.ne.va.LahH5039actsH5039that they have committedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

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