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Judges 21:19-21

19Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Behold, there isa feastחַג־chag-H2282of Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068in Shilohבְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.LoH7887yearlyH3117in a place which ison the north sideמִצְּפ֤וֹנָהmi.tze.Fo.nahH6828of Beth–elH1008,on the east sideמִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁmiz.re.Chah ha.She.meshH8121 H4217of the highwayלִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.LahH4546that goeth upהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5927from Beth–elH1008to Shechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927,and on the southוּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevH5045of Lebonahלִלְבוֹנָֽה׃lil.vo.NahH3829.

20Therefore they commandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tzavH6680the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH3212and lie in waitוַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.rav.TemH693in the vineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.MimH3754;

21And seeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,and, behold, if the daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323of Shilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887come outיֵ֨צְא֥וּye.tze.'UH3318to danceלָח֣וּלla.ChulH2342in dancesבַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ba.me.cho.lOtH4246,then come ye outוִֽיצָאתֶם֙vi.tza.TemH3318of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754,and catchוַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥םva.cha.taf.TemH2414you every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802of the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Shilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

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