Revised Literal Translation

Judges 19:25-28

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.

Read all of Judges 19

Commentaries on Judges 19