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Judges 20:5-10

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.

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