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Judges 19:1-4

1And it came to pass in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, when there was nokingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that there was acertainאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376Leviteלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3881dwellingגָּ֚רgarH1481on thesideבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411ofmountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, whotookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947to him aconcubineאִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ'i.Shah fi.Le.geshH802 H6370out ofBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH1035 H3063.

2And hisconcubineפִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.ShoH6370played theharlotוַתִּזְנֶ֤הva.tiz.NehH2181against him, and wentawayH3212from him to herfather’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004toBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH1035 H3063, and was therefourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702wholemonthsיָמִ֖ים חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ya.Mim cho.da.ShimH2320 H3117.

3And herhusbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212afterאַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her, tospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696kindlyלִבָּהּ֙li.BahH3820to her, and to bring heragainלַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּla.ha.shi.vohH7725, having hisservantוְנַעֲר֥וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288with him, and acoupleוְצֶ֣מֶדve.Tze.medH6776ofdonkeysחֲמֹרִ֑יםcha.mo.RimH2543: and shebroughtוַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him into herfather’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: and when thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of thedamselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291sawוַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yir.'E.huH7200him, herejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֖חvai.yis.MachH8055tomeetH7125him.

4And his father inlawחֹֽתְנוֹ֙cho.te.NoH2859, thedamsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,detainedוַיֶּחֱזַק־vai.ye.che.zak-H2388him; and heabodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with himthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: so theyateוַיֹּאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, andlodgedוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885there.

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