Revised Literal Translation

Judges 19:16-21

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.

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