Revised Literal Translation

Judges 19:22-25

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.

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