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Judges 20:1-18

1Then all thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentoutוַיֵּצְאוּ֮vai.ye.tze.'UH3318, and thecongregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712was gatheredtogetherוַתִּקָּהֵ֨לva.ti.ka.HelH6950asoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376, fromDanלְמִדָּן֙le.mi.DanH1835even toBeershebaH884, with thelandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776ofGileadהַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'AdH1568, to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inMizpehהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

2And thechiefפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, even of all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,presentedוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselves in theassemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951of thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505footmenאִ֥ישׁ רַגְלִ֖י'ish rag.LiH376 H7273thatdrewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃ פCha.revH2719.

3(Now thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085that thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were goneupעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927toMizpehהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709.) Thensaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Tellדַּבְּר֕וּda.be.RuH1696us, howwasנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961thiswickednessהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451?

4And theLeviteהָאִ֣ישׁ הַלֵּוִ֗יha.'Ish ha.le.ViH3881 H376, thehusbandאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802that wasslainהַנִּרְצָחָ֖הha.nir.tza.ChahH7523,answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Icameבָּ֛אתִיBa.tiH935intoGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ha.giv.'A.tahH1390that belongeth toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֔ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, I and myconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יu.fi.lag.ShiH6370, tolodgeלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.

5And themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390roseוַיָּקֻ֤מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965against me, andsurroundedוַיָּסֹ֧בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004upon me bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, andthoughtדִּמּ֣וּdi.MuH1819to haveslainלַהֲרֹ֔גla.ha.RogH2026me: and myconcubineפִּילַגְשִׁ֥יpi.lag.ShiH6370have theyforcedעִנּ֖וּ'i.NuH6031, that she isdeadוַתָּמֹֽת׃va.ta.MotH4191.

6And Itookוָֽאֹחֵ֤זva.'o.ChezH270myconcubineבְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙be.fi.lag.ShiH6370, and cut her inpiecesוָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.na.te.Che.haH5408, andsentוָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָva.'a.sha.le.Che.haH7971her throughout all thecountryשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for they havecommittedעָשׂ֛וּ'a.SuH6213lewdnessזִמָּ֥הzi.MahH2154andfollyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Behold, ye are allchildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051hereהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988youradviceדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697andcounselוְעֵצָ֖הve.'e.TzahH6098.

8And all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965asoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, We will notanyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of usgoH3212to histentלְאָהֳל֔וֹle.'o.ho.LoH168, neither will weanyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of usturnנָס֖וּרna.SurH5493into hishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

9But now this shall be thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which we willdoנַעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213toGibeahלַגִּבְעָ֑הla.giv.'AhH1390; we will go up bylotבְּגוֹרָֽל׃be.go.RalH1486against it;

10And we willtakeוְלָקַ֣חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH3947tenעֲשָׂרָה֩'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582of anhundredלַמֵּאָ֜הla.me.'AhH3967throughout all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and anhundredוּמֵאָ֤הu.me.'AhH3967of athousandלָאֶ֙לֶף֙la.'E.lefH505, and athousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505out of tenthousandלָרְבָבָ֔הla.re.va.VahH7233, tofetchלָקַ֥חַתla.Ka.chatH3947provisionsצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for thepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971, that they maydoלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, when theycomeלְבוֹאָם֙le.vo.'AmH935toGibeahלְגֶ֣בַעle.Ge.va'H1387ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144, according to all thefollyהַ֨נְּבָלָ֔הha.ne.va.LahH5039that they havewroughtעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11So all themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredוַיֵּֽאָסֵ֞ףvai.ye.'a.SefH622against thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, knittogetherחֲבֵרִֽים׃ פcha.ve.RimH2270asoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

12And thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֞וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582through all thetribeשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Whatwickednessהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451is this that isdoneנִהְיְתָ֖הnih.ye.TahH1961among you?

13Now thereforedeliverתְּנוּ֩te.NuH5414us themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, thepervertedבְלִיַּ֜עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121, who are inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָה֙ba.giv.'AhH1390, that we may put them todeathוּנְמִיתֵ֔םu.ne.mi.TemH4191, andremoveוּנְבַעֲרָ֥הu.ne.va.'a.RahH1197theevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. But thechildrenאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH1121ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144wouldאָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣י'a.Vu'a.Vu//be.neibe.neiH14nothearkenלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם'a.chei.HemH251thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

14But thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144gathered themselvestogetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֧וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622out of thecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390, to gooutלָצֵ֥אתla.TzetH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And thechildrenבְנֵ֨יve.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֜ןvin.ya.MinH1144werenumberedוַיִּתְפָּֽקְדוּ֩vai.yit.pa.ke.DuH6485at thattimeבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117out of thecitiesמֵהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםme.He.'a.RimH5892twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, besides theinhabitantsמִיֹּשְׁבֵ֤יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָה֙ha.giv.'AhH1390, who werenumberedהִתְפָּ֣קְד֔וּhit.Pa.ke.DuH6485sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967chosenבָּחֽוּר׃ba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

16Among all thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971there weresevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chosenבָּח֔וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lefthandedאִטֵּ֖ר יַד־ יְמִינ֑וֹ'i.Ter yad- ye.mi.NoH334 H3027 H3225; every one couldslingקֹלֵ֧עַko.Le.a'H7049stonesבָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venH68at anhairהַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖הha.sa.'a.RahH8185breadth, and notmissיַחֲטִֽא׃ פya.cha.Ti'H2398.

17And themenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, besidesBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144, werenumberedהִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּhit.pa.ke.DuH6485fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719: all these weremenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

18And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, and wentupוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to thehouseH1004ofGodבֵאלֹהִים֒ve.lo.HimH430 H1008, andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592counsel ofGodH430, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Whichמִ֚יmiH4310of us shall goupיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927firstבַתְּחִלָּ֔הva.te.chi.LahH8462to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144? And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063shall go upfirstבַתְּחִלָּֽה׃va.te.chi.LahH8462.

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