Judges 19

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וַיְהִי֙and it was בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the days הָהֵ֔םthe those וּמֶ֖לֶךְand was a king אֵ֣יןthere not בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לin Israel וַיְהִ֣י׀and he was אִ֣ישׁa man לֵוִ֗יa Levite גָּ֚רsojourning בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣יin the remotest parts of הַר־the hill country of אֶפְרַ֔יִםEphraim וַיִּֽקַּֽח־and he tookלוֹ֙for the himselfאִשָּׁ֣הa woman פִילֶ֔גֶשׁa concubine מִבֵּ֥יתfrom Beth-לֶ֖חֶם-lehem יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah

וַתִּזְנֶ֤הand she was angry עָלָיו֙towards him פִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹconcubine his וַתֵּ֤לֶךְand she went מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙from with the him אֶל־to בֵּ֣יתthe house of אָבִ֔יהָfather her אֶל־to בֵּ֥יתBeth-לֶ֖חֶם-lehem יְהוּדָ֑הJudah וַתְּהִי־and she was שָׁ֕םthere יָמִ֖יםdays אַרְבָּעָ֥הfour חֳדָשִֽׁים׃months

וַיֶּחֱזַק־and he took holdבּ֤וֹon the himחֹֽתְנוֹ֙father-in-law his אֲבִ֣יthe father of הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הthe young woman וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבand he remained אִתּ֖וֹwith him שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתthree יָמִ֑יםdays וַיֹּאכְלוּ֙and they ate וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּand they drank וַיָּלִ֖ינוּand they spent the night שָֽׁם׃there

וַֽיְהִי֙and it was בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day הָרְבִיעִ֔יthe fourth וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּand they rose early בַבֹּ֖קֶרin the morning וַיָּ֣קָםand he arose לָלֶ֑כֶתto go וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he said אֲבִ֨יthe father of הַֽנַּעֲרָ֜הthe young woman אֶל־to חֲתָנ֗וֹson-in-law his סְעָ֧דsustain לִבְּךָ֛heart your פַּת־a morsel of לֶ֖חֶםbread וְאַחַ֥רand after תֵּלֵֽכוּ׃you will go

וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּand they sat down וַיֹּאכְל֧וּand they ate שְׁנֵיהֶ֛םthe two of them יַחְדָּ֖וtogether וַיִּשְׁתּ֑וּand they drank וַיֹּ֜אמֶרand he said אֲבִ֤יthe father of הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙the young woman אֶל־to הָאִ֔ישׁthe man הֽוֹאֶל־be willing נָ֥אplease וְלִ֖יןand spend the night וְיִטַ֥בso it may be good לִבֶּֽךָ׃heart your

וַיָּ֥קָםand he arose הָאִ֖ישׁthe man לָלֶ֑כֶתto go וַיִּפְצַר־and he urgedבּוֹ֙in the himחֹתְנ֔וֹfather-in-law his וַיָּ֖שָׁבand he turned back וַיָּ֥לֶןand he spent the night שָֽׁם׃there

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םand he rose early בַּבֹּ֜קֶרin the morning בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day הַחֲמִישִׁי֮the fifth לָלֶכֶת֒to go וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀and he said אֲבִ֣יthe father of הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הthe young woman סְעָד־sustain נָא֙please לְבָ֣בְךָ֔heart your וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּand delay עַד־until נְט֣וֹתdeclines הַיּ֑וֹםthe day וַיֹּאכְל֖וּand they ate שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃the two of them

וְלֹֽא־and not אָבָ֤הhe was willing הָאִישׁ֙the man לָל֔וּןto spend the night וַיָּ֣קָםand he arose וַיֵּ֗לֶךְand he went וַיָּבֹא֙and he came עַד־to נֹ֣כַחopposite יְב֔וּסJebus הִ֖יאthat יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םis Jerusalem וְעִמּ֗וֹand were with him צֶ֤מֶדa pair of חֲמוֹרִים֙donkeys חֲבוּשִׁ֔יםsaddled וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹand concubine his עִמּֽוֹ׃was with him

הֵ֣םthey עִם־were near יְב֔וּסJebus וְהַיּ֖וֹםand the day רַ֣דit had gone down מְאֹ֑דexceedingly וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said הַנַּ֜עַרthe servant אֶל־to אֲדֹנָ֗יוmasters his לְכָה־come !נָּ֛אplease וְנָס֛וּרָהso let us turn aside אֶל־to עִֽיר־the city of הַיְבוּסִ֥יthe Jebusites הַזֹּ֖אתthe this וְנָלִ֥יןso we may spend the nightבָּֽהּ׃in the it

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said אֵלָיו֙to him אֲדֹנָ֔יוmasters his לֹ֤אnot נָסוּר֙we will turn aside אֶל־to עִ֣ירa city נָכְרִ֔יforeign אֲשֶׁ֛רwho לֹֽא־not מִבְּנֵ֥יare of the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael הֵ֑נָּהthey וְעָבַ֖רְנוּand we will pass on עַד־to גִּבְעָֽה׃Gibeah

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said לְנַעֲר֔וֹto servant his לְכָ֥הcome !וְנִקְרְבָ֖הso let us drew near בְּאַחַ֣דat one of הַמְּקֹמ֑וֹתthe places וְלַ֥נּוּand we will spend the night בַגִּבְעָ֖הin the Gibeah א֥וֹor בָרָמָֽה׃in the Ramah

וַיַּעַבְר֖וּand they passed on וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּand they went וַתָּבֹ֤אand it wentלָהֶם֙for the themהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁthe sun אֵ֥צֶלbeside הַגִּבְעָ֖הthe Gibeah אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich לְבִנְיָמִֽן׃belongs to Benjamin

וַיָּסֻ֣רוּand they turned aside שָׁ֔םthere לָב֖וֹאto go לָל֣וּןto spend the night בַּגִּבְעָ֑הin the Gibeah וַיָּבֹ֗אand he went וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙and he sat בִּרְח֣וֹבin the open square of הָעִ֔ירthe city וְאֵ֥יןand not אִ֛ישׁanyone מְאַסֵּֽף־was receiving אוֹתָ֥םobj. them הַבַּ֖יְתָהthe house towards לָלֽוּן׃to spend the night

וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀and there!אִ֣ישׁa man זָקֵ֗ןold בָּ֣אwas coming מִֽן־from מַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּwork his מִן־from הַשָּׂדֶה֙the field בָּעֶ֔רֶבin the evening וְהָאִישׁ֙and the man מֵהַ֣רwas from the hill country of אֶפְרַ֔יִםEphraim וְהוּא־and he גָ֖רwas sojourning בַּגִּבְעָ֑הin the Gibeah וְאַנְשֵׁ֥יand the men of הַמָּק֖וֹםthe place בְּנֵ֥יwere Ben-יְמִינִֽי׃jaminites

וַיִּשָּׂ֣אand he lifted up עֵינָ֗יוeyes his וַיַּ֛רְאand he saw אֶת־obj.הָאִ֥ישׁthe man הָאֹרֵ֖חַwho was traveling בִּרְחֹ֣בin the open square of הָעִ֑ירthe city וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said הָאִ֧ישׁthe man הַזָּקֵ֛ןthe old אָ֥נָהwhere?תֵלֵ֖ךְare you going וּמֵאַ֥יִןand from where?תָּבֽוֹא׃are you coming

וְגַם־and are both תֶּ֤בֶןstraw גַּם־as well as מִסְפּוֹא֙fodder יֵ֣שׁthere לַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּfor donkeys our וְ֠גַםand are also לֶ֣חֶםfood וָיַ֤יִןand wine יֶשׁ־thereלִי֙for meוְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָand for maidservant your וְלַנַּ֖עַרand for the servant עִם־with עֲבָדֶ֑יךָservants your אֵ֥יןthere not מַחְס֖וֹרis lack of כָּל־any דָּבָֽר׃thing

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said הָאִ֤ישׁthe man הַזָּקֵן֙the old שָׁל֣וֹםpeaceלָ֔ךְbe to the youרַ֥קcertainly כָּל־all מַחְסוֹרְךָ֖lack your עָלָ֑יis on me רַ֥קonly בָּרְח֖וֹבin the open square אַל־may not תָּלַֽן׃you spend the night

וַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּand he brought him לְבֵית֔וֹto house his וַיָּ֖בָלand he fed לַחֲמוֹרִ֑יםto the donkeys וַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙and they washed רַגְלֵיהֶ֔םfeet their וַיֹּאכְל֖וּand they ate וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃and they drank

הִנֵּה֩here!בִתִּ֨יdaughter my הַבְּתוּלָ֜הthe virgin וּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּand concubine his אוֹצִֽיאָה־let me bring out נָּ֤אplease אוֹתָם֙obj. them וְעַנּ֣וּand afflict אוֹתָ֔םobj. them וַעֲשׂ֣וּand doלָהֶ֔םto the themהַטּ֖וֹבthe good בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םin view your וְלָאִ֤ישׁand to the man הַזֶּה֙the this לֹ֣אnot תַעֲשׂ֔וּyou must do דְּבַ֖רthe thing of הַנְּבָלָ֥הthe disgraceful folly הַזֹּֽאת׃the this

וַתָּבֹ֥אand she came הָאִשָּׁ֖הthe woman לִפְנ֣וֹתto the turning of הַבֹּ֑קֶרthe morning וַתִּפֹּ֞לand she fell פֶּ֧תַחthe entrance of בֵּית־the house of הָאִ֛ישׁthe man אֲשֶׁר־where אֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָmasters her שָּׁ֖םwas there עַד־until הָאֽוֹר׃the light

וַיָּ֨קָםand he arose אֲדֹנֶ֜יהָmasters her בַּבֹּ֗קֶרin the morning וַיִּפְתַּח֙and he opened דַּלְת֣וֹתthe doors of הַבַּ֔יִתthe house וַיֵּצֵ֖אand he went out לָלֶ֣כֶתto go לְדַרְכּ֑וֹto way his וְהִנֵּ֧הand there!הָאִשָּׁ֣הthe woman פִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹconcubine his נֹפֶ֙לֶת֙was falling פֶּ֣תַחthe entrance of הַבַּ֔יִתthe house וְיָדֶ֖יהָand hands her עַל־were on הַסַּֽף׃the threshold

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he said אֵלֶ֛יהָto her ק֥וּמִיget up וְנֵלֵ֖כָהso let us go וְאֵ֣יןand there not עֹנֶ֑הwas one who answered וַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙and he took her עַֽל־on הַחֲמ֔וֹרthe donkey וַיָּ֣קָםand he arose הָאִ֔ישׁthe man וַיֵּ֖לֶךְand he went לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃to place his

וַיָּבֹ֣אand he came אֶל־to בֵּית֗וֹhouse his וַיִּקַּ֤חand he took אֶת־obj.הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙the knife וַיַּחֲזֵ֣קand he took hold בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹon concubine his וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙and he cut in pieces her לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָto bones her לִשְׁנֵ֥יםinto two plus עָשָׂ֖רten נְתָחִ֑יםpieces וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָand he sent out her בְּכֹ֖לin all גְּב֥וּלthe territory of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

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