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Judges 21:5-11

5And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Who is there amongallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameH1961notלֹא־lo'-H3808upעָלָ֧ה'a.LahH5927in theassemblyבַקָּהָ֛לva.ka.HalH6951unto theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? For they hadmadeH1961agreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֨הha.she.vu.'AhH7621concerning him thatcameH1961notלֹא־lo'-H3808upעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927unto theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֛הha.mitz.PahH4709,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, He shallsurelyכִּי֩kiH3588beputמ֥וֹתMotH4191todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

6And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478repentedוַיִּנָּֽחֲמוּ֙vai.yi.na.cha.MuH5162them forBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144theirbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, There is onetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626cutנִגְדַּ֥עnig.Da'H1438offH1438fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7Howמַה־mah-H4100shallweH587doנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213forwivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for them thatremainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498, seeingweH587haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650by theLORDבַֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068thatweH587willnotלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115giveתֵּת־tet-H5414them of ourdaughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323towivesלְנָשִֽׁים׃le.na.ShimH802?

8And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Whatאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834one is there of thetribesמִשִּׁבְטֵ֣יmi.shiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameבָא־va'-H935notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709? And,beholdוְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehH2009, therecameH935noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264from Jabesh-gilead to theassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

9For when thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971werenumberedוַיִּתְפָּקֵ֖דvai.yit.pa.KedH6485,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, there werenoneאֵֽין־'ein-H369of theinhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֖יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh-gilead there.

10And thecongregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712sentH7971thithertwelveעָשָׂ֥ר'a.SarH6240thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of the valiantest, andcommandedוַיְצַוּ֨וּvay.tza.VuH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,GoH7971andsmiteוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh-gilead with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, with thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and thelittleוְהַטָּֽף׃ve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945.

11And this is thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shalldoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213; ye shall utterlydestroyתַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃ta.cha.Ri.muH2763everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802that hath lain bymanזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145.

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