Revised Literal Translation

Judges 20:1-9

1Then all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478went outוַיֵּצְאוּ֮vai.ye.tze.'UH3318,and the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712was gathered togetherוַתִּקָּהֵ֨לva.ti.ka.HelH6950as oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,from Danלְמִדָּן֙le.mi.DanH1835even to Beer–shebaH884,with the landוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568,unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in Mizpehהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

2And the chiefפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, evenof all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,presentedוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselves in the assemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505footmenאִ֥ישׁ רַגְלִ֖י'ish rag.LiH7273 H376that drewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

3(Now the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085that the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were gone upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to Mizpehהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709.)Then saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Tellדַּבְּר֕וּda.be.RuH1696us,how wasנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961this wickednessהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451?

4And the Leviteהָאִ֣ישׁ הַלֵּוִ֗יha.'Ish ha.le.ViH376 H3881,the husbandאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802that was slainהַנִּרְצָחָ֖הha.nir.tza.ChahH7523,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,I cameבָּ֛אתִיBa.tiH935into Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390that belongethto Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,I and my concubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370,to lodgeלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.

5And the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965against me, and besetH5437the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004round aboutH5437upon me by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, andthoughtדִּמּ֣וּdi.MuH1819to have slainלַהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026me: and my concubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370have they forcedעִנּ֖וּ'i.NuH6031,that she is deadוַתָּמֹֽת׃va.ta.MotH4191.

6And I tookוָֽאֹחֵ֤זva.'o.ChezH270my concubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370,and cut her in piecesוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408,and sentוָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.sha.le.Che.haH7971her throughout all the countryשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for they have committedעָשׂ֛וּ'a.SuH6213lewdnessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154and follyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Behold, ye areall childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051hereהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988your adviceדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697and counselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098.

8And all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965as oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,We will not anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of usgoH3212to his tentלְאָהֳל֔וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168,neither will we anyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of usturnנָס֖וּרna.SurH5493into his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

9But now this shall bethe thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which we will doנַעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213to Gibeahלַגִּבְעָ֑הla.giv.'AhH1390; we will go upby lotבְּגוֹרָֽל׃be.go.RalH1486against it;

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