New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 21:17-19

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.”

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