New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 19:3-5

3Then her husbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376setH6965outH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980afterאַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her tospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696gentlyלִבָּהּ֙li.BahH3820to her in order to bringלַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּla.ha.shi.vohH7725her backH7725,taking with him his servantוְנַעֲר֥וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288and a pairוְצֶ֣מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of donkeysחֲמֹרִ֑יםcha.mo.RimH2543.And she broughtוַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him into her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and when the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1sawוַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yir.'E.huH7200him, he wasH8055gladוַיִּשְׂמַ֖חvai.yis.MachH8055to meetלִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃lik.ra.ToH7122him.

4His father-in-lawH2860,the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַק־vai.ye.che.zak-H2388upon him, and he remainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him for threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117.So they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354and stayedוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

5Now on the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, and hepreparedוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to goלָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetH1980;but the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֜הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֨י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to his son-in-lawחֲתָנ֗וֹcha.ta.NoH2860, “Strengthenסְעָ֧דse.'AdH5582yourselfלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820with a pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,and afterwardוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310you may goתֵּלֵֽכוּ׃te.Le.khuH1980.”

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