New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 21:5-8

5Then the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֠יmiH4310is there amongH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834did not comeעָלָ֧ה'a.LahH5927up in the assemblyבַקָּהָ֛לva.ka.HalH6951to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?” Forthey had takenהָיְתָ֗הha.ye.TahH1961a greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֨הha.she.vu.'AhH7621concerning himwhoלַ֠אֲשֶׁרLa.'a.SherH834did not comeעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927up to the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֛הha.mitz.PahH4709,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “He shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.”

6And the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were sorryוַיִּנָּֽחֲמוּ֙vai.yi.na.cha.MuH5162for their brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626is cutנִגְדַּ֥עnig.Da'H1438offH1438from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7Whatמַה־mah-H4100shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213for wivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for thoseH1992who are leftלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498, since we haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650by the Lordבַֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068not to giveתֵּת־tet-H5414them anyH4480of our daughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323in marriageלְנָשִֽׁים׃le.na.ShimH802?”

8And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמִ֗יMiH4310oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259is there of the tribesמִשִּׁבְטֵ֣יmi.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834did not comeעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927up to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709?”And beholdוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009,noH3808oneאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376had comeבָא־va'-H935to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264from Jabesh-gileadמִיָּבֵ֥ישׁ גִּלְעָ֖דmi.ya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568to the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

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