Revised Literal Translation

Judges 19:1-4

1And it came to pass in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, when there wasno kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that there was a certainאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376Leviteלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3881sojourningגָּ֚רgarH1481on the sideבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of mountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,who tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947to him a concubineאִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ'i.Shah fi.Le.geshH6370 H802out of Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063 H1035.

2And his concubineפִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.ShoH6370played the whoreוַתִּזְנֶ֤הva.tiz.NehH2181against him, and went awayH3212from him unto her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004to Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063 H1035,and was there fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702whole monthsיָמִ֖ים חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ya.Mim cho.da.ShimH3117 H2320.

3And her husbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212afterאַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her, to speakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696friendlyלִבָּהּ֙li.BahH3820unto her, andto bring her againלַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּla.ha.shi.vohH7725,having his servantוְנַעֲר֥וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288with him, and a coupleוְצֶ֣מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of donkeysחֲמֹרִ֑יםcha.mo.RimH2543:and she broughtוַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him into her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and when the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291sawוַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yir.'E.huH7200him, he rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֖חvai.yis.MachH8055to meetH7125him.

4And his father in lawחֹֽתְנוֹ֙cho.te.NoH2859,the damsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,retainedוַיֶּחֱזַק־vai.ye.che.zak-H2388him; and he abodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117:so they did eatוַיֹּאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,and lodgedוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885there.

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