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Judges 21:6-15

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.

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