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Judges 21:16-21

16Then theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of thecongregationהָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,HowH4100shallweH3588doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213forwivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for them thatremainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498,seeingH3588thewomenאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802aredestroyedנִשְׁמְדָ֥הnish.me.DahH8045outH4100ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144?

17And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, TheremustH3808be aninheritanceיְרֻשַּׁ֥תye.ru.ShatH3425for them that areescapedפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413ofBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, that atribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626benotH3808blottedoutיִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.ChehH4229fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18Howbeitweוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587maynotלֹ֥אlo'H3808giveH5414themwivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802of ourdaughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323: for thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779be he that giveth awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

19And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009, there is afeastחַג־chag-H2282of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068fromyearמִיָּמִ֣ים׀mi.ya.MimH3117toyearיָמִ֗ימָהya.Mi.mahH3117inShilohבְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,whichאֲשֶׁ֞ר'a.SherH834is on thenorthמִצְּפ֤וֹנָהmi.tze.Fo.nahH6828of Beth-el, on theeastמִזְרְחָ֣הmiz.re.ChahH4217sideH6828of thehighwayלִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.LahH4546that goethupהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5927from Beth-el toShechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927, and on thesouthוּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevH5045ofLebonahלִלְבוֹנָֽה׃lil.vo.NahH3829.

20And theycommandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tzavH6680thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Go andlieוַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.rav.TemH693inwaitH693in thevineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.MimH3754;

21andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200, and,beholdוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009,ifH518thedaughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323ofShilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887comeH1980outיֵ֨צְא֥וּye.tze.'UH3318todanceH4246in thedancesH4246, thencomeH1980yeoutוִֽיצָאתֶם֙vi.tza.TemH3318of thevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754, andcatchוַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥םva.cha.taf.TemH2414youH518everyH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofShilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887, andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

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