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Judges 20:12-17

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.

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