New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 19:10-15

10But the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376was unwillingוְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֤הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808 H14to spendלָל֔וּןla.LunH3885theH3885nightH3885,so he gotH6965upH6965and leftוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980,and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to a placeoppositeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227Jebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982(that is, Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389).And with him was a pairצֶ֤מֶדTze.medH6776of saddledחֲבוּשִׁ֔יםcha.vu.ShimH2280donkeysחֲמוֹרִים֙cha.mo.RimH2543;his concubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370also was with him.

11When they werenearעִם־'im-H5973Jebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982,the dayוְהַיּ֖וֹםve.hai.YomH3117was almostמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goneרַ֣דradH3381; andthe servantהַנַּ֜עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his masterאֲדֹנָ֗יו'a.do.NavH113, “Pleaseנָּ֛אna'H4994comeלְכָה־le.khah-H1980,and let’s turnוְנָס֛וּרָהve.na.Su.rahH5493asideH5493into thisH2088cityעִֽיר־'ir-H5892of the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֥יhay.vu.SiH2983and spendוְנָלִ֥יןve.na.LinH3885theH3885nightH3885in it.”

12However, his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “We will not turnנָסוּר֙na.SurH5493asideH5493into a cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of foreignersנָכְרִ֔יna.khe.RiH5237whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834are not of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;instead, we will goH5674onH5674as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Gibeahגִּבְעָֽה׃giv.'AhH1390.”

13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Comeלְכָ֥הle.KhahH1980,and let’s approachוְנִקְרְבָ֖הve.nik.re.VahH7126oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of these placesהַמְּקֹמ֑וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725;and we will spendוְלַ֥נּוּve.La.nuH3885theH3885nightH3885in Gibeahבַגִּבְעָ֖הva.giv.'AhH1390orא֥וֹ'oH176Ramahבָרָמָֽה׃va.ra.MahH7414.”

14So they passedH5674alongH5674and wentוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980their way, and the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121setוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935on them nearאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongs to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃le.vin.ya.MinH1144.

15They turnedH5493asideוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033to enterלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935andspendלָל֣וּןla.LunH3885theH3885nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390. Whenthey enteredוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935,they satH3427downH3427in the publicH7339squareבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,for noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376tookמְאַסֵּֽף־me.'a.sef-H622them into hishouseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004to spendH3885theH3885nightH3885.

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