Revised Literal Translation

Judges 19:14-28

14And they passed onוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674and went their wayH3212;and the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121went downוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935upon them when they werebyאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖הha.giv.'AhH1390, which belongethto Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃le.vin.ya.MinH1144.

15And they turned asideוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither, to go inלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935andto lodgeלָל֣וּןla.LunH3885in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390:and when he went inוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935,he sat him downוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in a streetבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892: for there wasno manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376that tookמְאַסֵּֽף־me.'a.sef-H622them into his houseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004to lodgingלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.

16And, behold, there cameבָּ֣אba'H935an oldזָקֵ֗ןza.KenH2205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from his workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704at evenבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153, which wasalsoוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376of mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;and he sojournedגָ֖רgarH1481in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390:but the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.SheiH582of the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wereBenjamitesH1145.

17And when he had lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,he sawוַיַּ֛רְאvai.Yar'H7200a wayfaringהָאֹרֵ֖חַha.'o.Re.achH732manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376in the streetבִּרְחֹ֣בbir.ChoH7339of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:and the oldהַזָּקֵ֛ןha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֧ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whither goestH3212thou? and whenceוּמֵאַ֥יִןu.me.'A.yinH370comestתָּבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935thou?

18And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, We arepassingעֹבְרִ֨ים'oe.RimH5674from Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063 H1035toward the sideיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of mountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַיִם֒'ef.ra.YimH669; from thence amI: and I wentH3212to Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063 H1035, but I am nowgoingH1980to the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068; and there isno manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that receivethמְאַסֵּ֥ףme.'a.SefH622me to houseהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.

19Yet there isH3426both strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401and provenderמִסְפּוֹא֙mis.pO'H4554for our donkeysלַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּla.cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543;and there is breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֤יִןva.Ya.yinH3196also for me, and for thy handmaidוְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָve.la.'a.ma.Te.khaH519,and for the young manוְלַנַּ֖עַרve.la.Na.'arH5288which iswith thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650: there isno wantמַחְס֖וֹרmach.SorH4270of any thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

20And the oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965bewith thee; howsoeverH7535letall thy wantsמַחְסוֹרְךָ֖mach.sor.KhaH4270lieupon me; only lodgeתָּלַֽן׃ta.LanH3885not in the streetבָּרְח֖וֹבba.re.ChovH7339.

21So he broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him into his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,and gave provenderוַיָּ֖בָלvai.yi.bolH1101unto the donkeysלַחֲמוֹרִ֑יםla.cha.mo.RimH2543:and they washedוַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙vai.yir.cha.TzuH7364their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272,and did eatוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

22Nowas they were making their heartsלִבָּם֒li.BamH3820merryמֵיטִיבִ֣יםmei.ti.VimH3190,behold, the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,certainאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Belialבְלִיַּ֗עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100,besetH5437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004round aboutH5437, andbeatמִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖יםmit.da.pe.KimH1849at the doorהַדָּ֑לֶתha.Da.letH1817,and spakeוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the masterבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,the oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Bring forthהוֹצֵ֗אho.Tze'H3318the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376that cameבָּ֥אba'H935into thine houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004,that we may knowוְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ve.ne.da.'E.nuH3045him.

23And the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,the masterבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318unto them, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, NayH408,my brethrenאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251, nay, I pray you, do not sowickedlyתָּרֵ֣עוּta.Re.'uH7489;seeingאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310that this manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376is comeבָּ֞אba'H935into mine houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213not this follyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.

24Behold, here ismy daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323a maidenהַבְּתוּלָ֜הha.be.tu.LahH1330,and his concubineוּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּu.fi.lag.She.huH6370;them I will bring outאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318now, and humbleוְעַנּ֣וּve.'a.NuH6031ye them, and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213with them what seemethבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896unto you: but unto this manוְלָאִ֤ישׁve.la.'IshH376doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213not soהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063vileהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039a thingדְּבַ֖רde.VarH1697.

25But the menהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582wouldאָב֤וּ'a.VuH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085to him: so the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376tookוַיַּחֲזֵ֤קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388his concubineבְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.Fi.lag.ShoH6370,and broughtוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318her forthהַח֑וּץha.ChutzH2351unto them; and they knewוַיֵּדְע֣וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045her, and abusedוַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־vai.yit.'a.le.lu-H5953her all the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915until the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242:and when the dayהַשָּֽׁחַר׃ha.Sha.charH7837began to springכַּעֲל֥וֹתka.'a.lotH5927,they let her goוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָvay.sha.le.Chu.haH7971.

26Then cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802in the dawningלִפְנ֣וֹתlif.NotH6437of the dayהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,and fell downוַתִּפֹּ֞לva.ti.PolH5307at the doorפֶּ֧תַחPe.tachH6607of the man’sהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376houseבֵּית־beit-H1004where her lordאֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113was,till it was lightהָאֽוֹר׃ha.'OrH216.

27And her lordאֲדֹנֶ֜יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113rose upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and openedוַיִּפְתַּח֙vai.yif.TachH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and went outוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to goH3212his wayלְדַרְכּ֑וֹle.dar.KoH1870:and, behold, the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802his concubineפִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹfi.lag.ShoH6370was fallen downנֹפֶ֙לֶת֙no.Fe.letH5307atthe doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and her handsוְיָדֶ֖יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027wereupon the thresholdהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592.

28And he saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Upק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,and let us be goingH3212.But none answeredעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030.Then the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙vai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her upupon a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and the manH376rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and gatH3212him unto his placeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

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