Revised Literal Translation

Judges 20:26-28

26Then all the childrenבְּנֵי֩be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,went upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the houseH1004of GodH1008 H430,and weptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058,and satוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and fastedוַיָּצ֥וּמוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117until evenהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and offeredוַֽיַּעֲל֛וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֖יםu.she.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478enquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592of Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068, (for the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasthere in those daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,

28And Phinehasוּ֠פִינְחָסU.fin.chosH6372,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֨ר'el.'a.ZarH499,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175,stoodעֹמֵ֣ד׀'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440it in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,)sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Shall I yet againהַאוֹסִ֨ףha.'o.SifH3254go outלָצֵ֧אתla.TzetH3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֛הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֥ןvin.ya.MinH1144my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251,or shall I ceaseאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go upעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927;for to morrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279I will deliverאֶתְּנֶ֥נּוּ'et.te.Ne.nuH5414them into thine handבְיָדֶֽךָ׃ve.ya.De.khaH3027.

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