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Judges 21

1Now themenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650inMizpehבַּמִּצְפָּ֖הba.mitz.PahH4709,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, There shall notanyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of usgiveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414hisdaughterבִּתּ֛וֹbi.ToH1323toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֖ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

2And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thehouseH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430 H1008, andabodeוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there tilleveningהָעֶ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6153beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440GodH430, and liftedupוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375theirvoicesקוֹלָ֔םko.LamH6963, andweptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּ בְּכִ֥יvai.yiv.Ku be.KhiH1058 H1065bitterlyגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419;

3Andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, why is this come to pass inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that there should be todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626lackingלְהִפָּקֵ֥דle.hi.pa.KedH6485inIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

4And it came to pass on the nextmorningמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, that thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925, andbuiltוַיִּבְנוּ־vai.yiv.nu-H1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196, andofferedוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntofferingsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930and peaceofferingsוּשְׁלָמִֽים׃ פu.she.la.MimH8002.

5And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Who is there among all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatH834cameעָלָ֧ה'a.LahH5927not up with thecongregationבַקָּהָ֛לva.ka.HalH6951to theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? For they had made agreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֨הha.she.vu.'AhH7621concerning him that came notupעָלָ֨ה'a.LahH5927to theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068toMizpehהַמִּצְפָּ֛הha.mitz.PahH4709,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, He shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

6And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478repentedוַיִּנָּֽחֲמוּ֙vai.yi.na.cha.MuH5162forBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144theirbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, There isoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626cutoffנִגְדַּ֥עnig.Da'H1438fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7How shall wedoנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213forwivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for them thatremainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498, seeing we haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650by theLORDבַֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068that we will notgiveתֵּת־tet-H5414them of ourdaughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323forwivesלְנָשִֽׁים׃le.na.ShimH802?

8And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Whatoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259is there of thetribesמִשִּׁבְטֵ֣יmi.shiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that came notupעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927toMizpehהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068? And, behold, therecameבָא־va'-H935noneאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.NehH4264fromJabeshgileadמִיָּבֵ֥ישׁ גִּלְעָ֖דmi.ya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568to theassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

9For thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971werenumberedוַיִּתְפָּקֵ֖דvai.yit.pa.KedH6485, and, behold, there werenoneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of theinhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֖יmi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJabeshgileadיָבֵ֥שׁ גִּלְעָֽד׃ya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003 H1568there.

10And thecongregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־vai.yish.le.chu-H7971theretwelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of the mostvaliantמִבְּנֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִלmi.be.Nei he.Cha.yilH1121 H2428, andcommandedוַיְצַוּ֨וּvay.tza.VuH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,GoH3212andsmiteוְהִכִּיתֶ֞םve.hi.ki.TemH5221theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJabeshgileadיָבֵ֤שׁ גִּלְעָד֙ya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003 H1568with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, with thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and thechildrenוְהַטָּֽף׃ve.ha.TafH2945.

11And this is thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shalldoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213, Ye shall utterlydestroyתַּחֲרִֽימוּ׃ta.cha.Ri.muH2763everymaleH2145, and everywomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802that hathlainמִשְׁכַּב־mish.kav-H4904bymanיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045.

12And theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֞וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672among theinhabitantsמִיּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י׀mi.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJabeshgileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֗דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967youngנַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.RahH5291virginsבְתוּלָ֔הve.tu.LahH1330, that hadknownיָדְעָ֛הya.de.'AhH3045nomanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376bylyingלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904with anymaleזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145: and theybroughtוַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935them to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887, which is in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ סke.Na.'anH3667.

13And the wholecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971some tospeakוַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙vay.da.be.RuH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144that were in therockבְּסֶ֣לַעbe.Se.la'H5553Rimmonרִמּ֑וֹןri.MonH7417, and tocallוַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121peaceablyשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965to them.

14AndBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144cameagainוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256; and theygaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414themwivesהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802which they had savedaliveחִיּ֔וּchi.YuH2421of thewomenמִנְּשֵׁ֖יmi.ne.SheiH802ofJabeshgileadיָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003 H1568: and yet so theysufficedמָצְא֥וּma.tze.'UH4672them not.

15And thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971repentedנִחָ֖םni.ChamH5162forBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, because theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadmadeעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213abreachפֶּ֖רֶץPe.retzH6556in thetribesבְּשִׁבְטֵ֥יbe.shiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16Then theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of thecongregationהָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712saidוַיֹּֽאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, How shall wedoנַּעֲשֶׂ֥הna.'a.SehH6213forwivesלְנָשִׁ֑יםle.na.ShimH802for them thatremainלַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםla.no.ta.RimH3498, seeing thewomenאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802aredestroyedנִשְׁמְדָ֥הnish.me.DahH8045out ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֖ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144?

17And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, There must be aninheritanceיְרֻשַּׁ֥תye.ru.ShatH3425for them that haveescapedפְּלֵיטָ֖הpe.lei.TahH6413ofBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֑ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, that atribeשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626be notdestroyedיִמָּחֶ֥הyi.ma.ChehH4229out ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18But wemayנוּכַ֛לnu.KhalH3201notgiveלָתֵת־la.tet-H5414themwivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802of ourdaughtersמִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323: for thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478haveswornנִשְׁבְּע֤וּnish.be.'UH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779be he thatgivethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802toBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סle.vin.ya.MinH1144.

19Then theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֡וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Behold, there is afeastחַג־chag-H2282of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068inShilohבְּשִׁל֜וֹbe.shi.LoH7887yearlyH3117in a place which is on the northsideמִצְּפ֤וֹנָהmi.tze.Fo.nahH6828ofBethelH1008, on the eastsideמִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁmiz.re.Chah ha.She.meshH4217 H8121of thehighwayלִמְסִלָּ֔הlim.si.LahH4546that goethupהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5927fromBethelH1008toShechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927, and on thesouthוּמִנֶּ֖גֶבu.mi.Ne.gevH5045ofLebonahלִלְבוֹנָֽה׃lil.vo.NahH3829.

20Therefore theycommandedוַיְצַוּ֕וּvay.tzavH6680thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH3212and lie inwaitוַאֲרַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.rav.TemH693in thevineyardsבַּכְּרָמִֽים׃ba.ke.ra.MimH3754;

21Andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200, and, behold, if thedaughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323ofShilohשִׁילוֹ֮shi.LoH7887comeoutיֵ֨צְא֥וּye.tze.'UH3318todanceלָח֣וּלla.ChulH2342indancesבַּמְּחֹלוֹת֒ba.me.cho.lOtH4246, then come yeoutוִֽיצָאתֶם֙vi.tza.TemH3318of thevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754, andcatchוַחֲטַפְתֶּ֥םva.cha.taf.TemH2414you everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofShilohשִׁיל֑וֹshi.LoH7887, andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֖םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

22And it shall be, when theirfathersאֲבוֹתָם֩'a.vo.TamH1or theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֜ם'a.chei.HemH251comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to us tocomplainלָרִ֣יבla.rovH7378, that we willsayוְאָמַ֤רְנוּve.'a.Mar.nuH559to them, Befavourableחָנּ֣וּנוּcha.Nu.nuH2603to them for our sakes: because wereservedלָקַ֛חְנוּla.Kach.nuH3947not to eachmanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802in thewarבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421: for ye did notgiveנְתַתֶּ֥םne.ta.TemH5414to them at thistimeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256, that ye should beguiltyתֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ סte'.Sha.muH816.

23And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144didsoוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213, andtookוַיִּשְׂא֤וּvai.yis.'UH5375themwivesנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802, according to theirnumberלְמִסְפָּרָ֔םle.mis.pa.RamH4557, of them thatdancedהַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹתha.me.cho.le.LotH2342, whom theycaughtגָּזָ֑לוּga.Za.luH1497: and theywentH3212andreturnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to theirinheritanceנַ֣חֲלָתָ֔םna.cha.la.TamH5159, andrepairedוַיִּבְנוּ֙vai.yiv.NuH1129thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892, anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in them.

24And thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478departedוַיִּתְהַלְּכ֨וּvai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980from there at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to histribeלְשִׁבְט֖וֹle.shiv.ToH7626and to hisfamilyוּלְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹu.le.mish.pach.ToH4940, and theywentוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318from there everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376to hisinheritanceלְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

25In thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117there was nokingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: everymanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376didיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in his owneyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.

Commentaries on Judges 21

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