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Judges 20:1-9

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;

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