Revised Literal Translation

Judges 21:5-12

5And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Who is thereamong all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatH834cameעָלָ֧ה'a.LahH5927not up with the congregationבַקָּהָ֛לva.ka.HalH6951unto Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?For they had made a greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֨הha.she.vu.'AhH7621concerning him that came not upעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927to Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068to Mizpehהַמִּצְפָּ֛הha.mitz.PahH4709,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,He shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

6And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478repentedוַיִּנָּֽחֲמוּ֙vai.yi.na.cha.MuH5162them for Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144their brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,There is oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626cut offנִגְדַּ֥עnig.Da'H1438from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478this dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7How shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213for wivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for them that remainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498,seeing we have swornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650by Yhwhבַֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068that we will not giveתֵּת־tet-H5414them of our daughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323to wivesלְנָשִֽׁים׃le.na.ShimH802?

8And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,What oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259is thereof the tribesמִשִּׁבְטֵ֣יmi.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that came not upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927to Mizpehהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709to Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068?And, behold, there cameבָא־va'-H935noneאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264from Jabesh–gileadמִיָּבֵ֥ישׁ גִּלְעָ֖דmi.ya.Veish gil.'AdH1568 H3003to the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

9For the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971were numberedוַיִּתְפָּקֵ֖דvai.yit.pa.KedH6485, and, behold, there werenoneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of the inhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֖יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֥שׁ גִּלְעָֽד׃ya.Vesh gil.'AdH1568 H3003there.

10And the congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־vai.yish.le.chu-H7971thither twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of the valiantestמִבְּנֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִלmi.be.Nei he.Cha.yilH2428 H1121,and commandedוַיְצַוּ֨וּvay.tza.VuH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,GoH3212and smiteוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֤שׁ גִּלְעָד֙ya.Vesh gil.'AdH1568 H3003with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,with the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and the childrenוְהַטָּֽף׃ve.ha.TafH2945.

11And this isthe thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213,Ye shall utterly destroyתַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃ta.cha.Ri.muH2763every maleH2145,and every womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802that hath lainמִשְׁכַּב־mish.kav-H4904by manיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045.

12And they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672among the inhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀mi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֗דya.Veish gil.'AdH1568 H3003fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginsבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330,that had knownיָדְעָ֛הya.de.'AhH3045no manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376by lyingלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904with any maleזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145:and they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935them unto the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264to Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887, which isin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ סke.Na.'anH3667.

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