New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 21:19-22

19So they saidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,there is a feastחַג־chag-H2282of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068from yearמִיָּמִ֣ים׀mi.ya.MimH3117to yearיָמִ֗ימָהya.Mi.mahH3117inShilohבְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,whichאֲשֶׁ֞ר'a.SherH834is on the northH6828sideH6828of BethelH1008,on the eastH4217 H8121sideH4217 H8121of the highwayלִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.LahH4546that goesהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5927up from BethelH1008to Shechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927,and on the southוּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevH5045sideH5045of Lebonahלִלְבוֹנָֽה׃lil.vo.NahH3829.”

20And they commandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tzavH6680the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980and lieוַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.rav.TemH693in waitH693in the vineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.MimH3754,

21and watchוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200;and beholdוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009,ifאִם־'im-H518the daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323of Shilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887comeיֵ֨צְא֥וּye.tze.'UH3318out totakeH2342partH2342in the dancesבַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ba.me.cho.lOtH4246,then you shall comeוִֽיצָאתֶם֙vi.tza.TemH3318out of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754and eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of you shall catchוַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥םva.cha.taf.TemH2414his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802from the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Shilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

22It shall comeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961about, whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588their fathersאֲבוֹתָם֩'a.vo.TamH1orא֨וֹ'oH176their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֜ם'a.chei.HemH251comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to complainלָרִ֣יבla.rovH7378to us, that we shall sayוְאָמַ֤רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559to them, ‘GiveH2603them to us voluntarilyH2603,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588we did not takeלָקַ֛חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947for eachH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Benjamina wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,norכִּ֣יkiH3588 H3808did you giveנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414them to them, elseyou would nowכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256be guiltyתֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ סte'.Sha.muH816.’”

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