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Judges 19:16-22

16And,beholdH2009, therecameבָּ֣אba'H935anoldזָקֵ֗ןza.KenH2205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from hisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639outH4480of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704at even;nowH2009themanוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376was of thehillמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and he sojourned inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390: but themenH376of theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wereBenjamitesH1145.

17And heliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, andsawוַיַּ֛רְאvai.Yar'H7200the wayfaringmanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376in thestreetבִּרְחֹ֣בbir.ChoH7339of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892; and theoldהַזָּקֵ֛ןha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֧ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Weאֲנַ֜חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587arepassingH1980from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of thehillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַיִם֒'ef.ra.YimH669; from thence am I, and IwentH1980to Beth-lehem-judah: and I amnowH369goingH1980to thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068; and there isnoH369manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that takethmeH413intoH413hishouseהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.

19Yet there isbothH1571strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401and provender for our asses; and there isbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andwineוָיַ֤יִןva.Ya.yinH3196also formeעִם־'im-H5973, and for thyhandmaidוְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָve.la.'a.ma.Te.khaH519, and for theyoungH5288manH5288whichH3196is with thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650: there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369wantמַחְס֖וֹרmach.SorH4270ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

20And theoldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965be unto thee; howsoeverletH408allכָּל־kol-H3605thy wants lieuponH5921meH5921;onlyH7535lodgenotH408in thestreetבָּרְח֖וֹבba.re.ChovH7339.

21SoH935hebroughtH935himintoH935hishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004, andgaveH935the asses fodder: and theywashedוַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙vai.yir.cha.TzuH7364theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272, and dideatוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrinkוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

22As they were making theirheartsלִבָּם֒li.BamH3820merryמֵיטִיבִ֣יםmei.ti.VimH3190,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009, themenהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376of thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,certainH376sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Belial, beset thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundנָסַ֙בּוּ֙na.Sa.buH5437aboutעַל־'al-H5921, beating at thedoorהַדָּ֑לֶתha.Da.letH1817; and they spake to themasterוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559of thehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, theoldH1121manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,BringH935forthהוֹצֵ֗אho.Tze'H3318themanH376thatcameH935intoH413thinehouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004, thatweאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834mayknowוְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ve.ne.da.'E.nuH3045him.

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