New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 20:4-7

4So the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.ViH3881,the husbandH376of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802who was murderedהַנִּרְצָחָ֖הha.nir.tza.ChahH7523,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “I cameבָּ֛אתִיBa.tiH935with my concubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370to spendלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885theH3885nightH3885at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

5But thecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseH6965upH6965againstעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921me and surroundedוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004at nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,threateningעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921me. They intendedדִּמּ֣וּdi.MuH1819to killלַהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026me; instead, theyrapedעִנּ֖וּ'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 inH5408piecesH5408,and sentוָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.sha.le.Che.haH7971her throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159; forthey have committedעָשׂ֛וּ'a.SuH6213an outrageousH2154sinH2154and vileH5039actH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,allכֻלְּכֶ֖םkhu.le.KhemH3605you sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051yourresponseדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697and adviceוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098hereהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988.”

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