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Judges 20:1-18

1Thenallכָּל־kol-H3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outH3318, and thecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712wasassembledוַתִּקָּהֵ֨לva.ti.ka.HelH6950as onemanכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376, fromDanלְמִדָּן֙le.mi.DanH1835evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to Beer-sheba, with thelandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568, unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068atMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

2And thechiefsפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, even ofallכֹּ֚לkolH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,presentedוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselvesH3320in theassemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֖יrag.LiH7273thatdrewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

3(NowH1961thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085that thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478weregoneH5927upH5927toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709.) And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,TellH559usכִּֽי־ki-H3588,howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349was thiswickednessהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451broughtH5927topassH1961?

4And theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֗יha.le.ViH3881, thehusbandH376of thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802that wasmurderedהַנִּרְצָחָ֖הha.nir.tza.ChahH7523,answeredH559andsaidH559, IcameH935intoH935Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390that belongeth toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, I and myconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370, to lodge.

5And themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseH6965againstH5921meH5921, and beset thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437aboutH5921uponH5921meH5921bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;meH5921theythoughtדִּמּ֣וּdi.MuH1819to haveslainלַהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026, and myconcubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370they forced, andsheH6965isdeadוַתָּמֹֽת׃va.ta.MotH4191.

6And Itookוָֽאֹחֵ֤זva.'o.ChezH270myconcubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370, andcutוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408herH3605inpiecesH5408, andsentוָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.sha.le.Che.haH7971herH3605throughoutH3605allH3605thecountryשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for they havecommittedעָשׂ֛וּ'a.SuH6213lewdnessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154andfollyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7BeholdH2009, yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allH3605ofyouH3605,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009youradviceH6098andcounselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098.

8AndallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971aroseH6965as onemanH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,WeH3605willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808anyH3605ofusH559goH6965to histentלְאָהֳל֔וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808willweH3605anyH3605ofusH559turnנָס֖וּרna.SurH5493unto hishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

9Butnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258this is thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichH834weH834willdoנַעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213toGibeahלַגִּבְעָ֑הla.giv.'AhH1390;weH834will goupH5921againstH5921it bylotבְּגוֹרָֽל׃be.go.RalH1486;

10andweאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834willtakeH3947tenעֲשָׂרָה֩'a.sa.RahH6235menH376of anhundredלַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967throughoutH3605allH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and anhundredוּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967of athousandלָאֶ֙לֶף֙la.'E.lefH505, and athousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505outH3605oftenH6235thousandH505, to fetch victual for thepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971, that they maydoH6213, when theycomeלְבוֹאָם֙le.vo.'AmH935to Gibeah ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,accordingH376toallH3605thefollyהַ֨נְּבָלָ֔הha.ne.va.LahH5039that they have wrought inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Soאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259allכָּל־kol-H3605themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredוַיֵּֽאָסֵ֞ףvai.ye.'a.SefH622againstאֶל־'el-H413thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, knittogetherH622as onemanכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

12And thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֞וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971menH376throughH3605allH3605thetribeשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whatמָ֚הmahH4100wickednessהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451is this that iscomeH1961topassH1961amongyouאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834?

13Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258thereforedeliverH5414upH5414themenH376, thesonsH1121of Belial,whichH834are inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָה֙ba.giv.'AhH1390, thatweH834mayputH5414them todeathוּנְמִיתֵ֔םu.ne.mi.TemH4191, andputH5414awayH7451evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. ButBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144wouldnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808hearken to thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם'a.chei.HemH251thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvesH622togetherH622outH3318of thecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892untoGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390, togoלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318outH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And thechildrenבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144werenumberedוַיִּתְפָּֽקְדוּ֩vai.yit.pa.ke.DuH6485on thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117outH3427of thecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,besidesלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905theinhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390,whichהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931werenumberedהִתְפָּ֣קְד֔וּhit.Pa.ke.DuH6485sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967chosenmenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

16Amongallמִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971there weresevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chosenmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lefthanded;everyכָּל־kol-H3605onecouldH376slingstonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68at an hair-breadth, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808missיַחֲטִֽא׃ פya.cha.Ti'H2398.

17And themenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, besideBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144, werenumberedהִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּhit.pa.ke.DuH6485fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719:allכָּל־kol-H3605theseזֶ֖הzehH2088weremenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

18And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andwentH5927upH5927to Beth-el, andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592counsel ofGodבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH430; and theysaidH559, Who shallgoH5927upH5927forusH559firstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.LahH8462tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעִם־'im-H5973thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144? And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063shallgoH5927upH5927firstבַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.LahH8462.

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