New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 21:16-21

16Then the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the congregationהָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “WhatH4310are we to doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213for wivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for those who are leftלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the womenאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802have been eliminatedנִשְׁמְדָ֥הnish.me.DahH8045from Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144?”

17And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “There must bean inheritanceיְרֻשַּׁ֥תye.ru.ShatH3425for the survivorsפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413of Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,so that a tribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626will not be wipedH4229outH4229from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18But we cannotלֹ֥א נוּכַ֛לlo' nu.KhalH3201 H3808giveלָתֵת־la.tet-H5414them wivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802from our daughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323.”For the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had swornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779is he who givesנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סle.vin.ya.MinH1144!”

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 roadלִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.LahH4546that goesH5927upH5927from 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.TemH693inH693waitH693in the vineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.MimH3754,

21and watchוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200;and beholdוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009,ifאִם־'im-H518the daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323of Shilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887comeH3318outH3318totakeH2342partH2342in the dancesבַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ba.me.cho.lOtH4246,then you shall comeH3318outH3318of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,and eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of you shall seizeוַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥םva.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.

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