Judges 19

A Levite retrieves his concubine from her father's house in Bethlehem after she plays the harlot; en route home, they stay in **Gibeah** where a mob of perverted men demands the Levite for carnal knowledge, leading the host to offer his virgin daughter and the concubine, whom the Levite thrusts out to the mob; she is raped all night, dies at the doorstep, and the Levite dismembers her body into twelve pieces, sending them throughout Israel to outrage the tribes[1][2].

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וַ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 bayamim in the days in the days HRd/Ncmpa הָ/הֵ֔ם 𐤄/𐤄𐤌 hahem those they HTd/Pp3mp וּ/מֶ֖לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊 umelekhe and-a-king and king of HC/Ncmsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-was-not there is not HTn בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi-2 And there was and he became HC/Vqw3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a certain man man HNcmsa לֵוִ֗י 𐤋𐤅𐤉 levi Levite Joined-One Leviyi HNgmsa גָּ֚ר 𐤂𐤓 gar staying he sojourned HVqrmsa בְּ/יַרְכְּתֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤊𐤕𐤉 beyareketey in the remote part of in the extremities of HR/Ncfdc הַר 𐤄𐤓 har the hill country mountain of HNcmsc אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וַ/יִּֽקַּֽח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach who took and he took HC/Vqw3ms ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself HR/Sp3ms אִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman HNcfsa פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ 𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤂𐤔 filegesh concubine secondary wife HNcfsa מִ/בֵּ֥ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from Bethlehem from (the) built-house of from Beyt Lechem HR/Np לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem Bethlehem bread Beyt Lechem HNp יְהוּדָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp
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וַ/יָּ֨קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam and he arose and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms אִישָׁ֜/הּ 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 ishah her husband woman HNcmsc/Sp3fs וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אַחֲרֶ֗י/הָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄 achareyha after her behind her HR/Sp3fs לְ/דַבֵּ֤ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber to speak to declare HR/Vpc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon HR לִבָּ/הּ֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤄 libah her heart her inner core HNcmsc/Sp3fs ל/השיב/ו 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤅 lhshyvv to bring him back to cause him to return HR/Vhc/Sp3ms לַ/הֲשִׁיבָ֔/הּ 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤄 lahashivah to bring her back to cause her to return HR/Vhc/Sp3fs וְ/נַעֲר֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤓/𐤅 venaaro and his young man and his young man HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms עִמּ֖/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/צֶ֣מֶד 𐤅/𐤑𐤌𐤃 vetsemed and a couple and a yoked-pair of HC/Ncmsc חֲמֹרִ֑ים 𐤇𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 chamorim of donkeys male donkeys HNcbpa וַ/תְּבִיאֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vateviehu and she brought him and she brought him in HC/Vhw3fs/Sp3ms בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt to the house house-of HNcmsc אָבִ֔י/הָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha of her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs וַ/יִּרְאֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vayireehu and saw him and he saw him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms אֲבִ֣י 𐤀𐤁𐤉 avi the father my father HNcmsc הַֽ/נַּעֲרָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄 hanaarah of the young woman the young woman HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֖ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 vayisemach and rejoiced and he rejoiced HC/Vqw3ms לִ/קְרָאתֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅 liqerato to meet him to meet him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms
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וַ/יָּ֤קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam and he arose and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms הָ/אִישׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa לָ/לֶ֔כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to go to go HR/Vqc ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms וּ/פִילַגְשׁ֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤂𐤔/𐤅 ufilagesho and his concubine and his secondary-wife HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וְ/נַעֲר֑/וֹ 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤓/𐤅 venaaro and his servant and his young man HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms חֹתְנ֣/וֹ 𐤇𐤕𐤍/𐤅 choteno his father-in-law his in-law by marriage HVqrmsc/Sp3ms אֲבִ֣י 𐤀𐤁𐤉 avi father my father HNcmsc הַֽ/נַּעֲרָ֡ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄 hanaarah of the girl the young woman HTd/Ncfsa הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm נָא֩ 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe רָפָ֨ה 𐤓𐤐𐤄 rafah has declined he became slack HVqp3ms הַ/יּ֜וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day HTd/Ncmsa לַ/עֲרֹ֗ב 𐤋/𐤏𐤓𐤁 laarov toward evening to grow dusk HR/Vqc לִֽינוּ 𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 linu spend the night Lodge overnight HVqv2mp נָ֞א 𐤍𐤀 na-2 please please HTe הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh-2 behold Look! HTm חֲנ֤וֹת 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤕 chanot the declining to set up camp HVqc הַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom-2 of the day the day HTd/Ncmsa לִ֥ין 𐤋𐤉𐤍 lin lodge Spend the night HVqv2ms פֹּה֙ 𐤐𐤄 poh here here HD וְ/יִיטַ֣ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤁 veyitav and let it be good and he will be good HC/Vqi3ms לְבָבֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha to your heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/הִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤌𐤕𐤌 vehishekametem and you shall rise early and you caused yourselves to rise early HC/Vhq2mp מָחָר֙ 𐤌𐤇𐤓 machar tomorrow the after-day HNcmsa לְ/דַרְכְּ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤊𐤌 ledarekekhem for your journey to your way HR/Ncbsc/Sp2mp וְ/הָלַכְתָּ֖ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕 vehalakheta and go and you walked HC/Vqq2ms לְ/אֹהָלֶֽ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤊 leohalekha to your tent to your tent HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms עֹבְרִ֨ים 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 overim passing through the crossing-ones HVqrmpa אֲנַ֜חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp מִ/בֵּֽית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from Bethlehem from (the) built-house of from Beyt Lechem HR/Np לֶ֣חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem of bread bread Beyt Lechem HNp יְהוּדָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR יַרְכְּתֵ֣י 𐤉𐤓𐤊𐤕𐤉 yareketey the remote parts extremities of HNcfdc הַר 𐤄𐤓 har of the hill country mountain of HNcmsc אֶפְרַיִם֒ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp מִ/שָּׁ֣ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there from there HR/D אָנֹ֔כִי 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs וָ/אֵלֵ֕ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤊 vaelekhe and I went and I went HC/Vqw1cs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 to up to HR בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Bethlehem house of Beyt Lechem HNp לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem-2 of bread bread Beyt Lechem HNp יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 the house house-of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs הֹלֵ֔ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe am going the one walking HVqrmsa וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn but there is no and there is not HC/Tn אִ֔ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa מְאַסֵּ֥ף 𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤐 measef who receives the assembling one HVprmsa אוֹתִ֖/י 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) HTo/Sp1cs הַ/בָּֽיְתָ/ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄 habayetah into the house to the built-house HTd/Ncmsa/Sd
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הֵמָּה֮ 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they HPp3mp מֵיטִיבִ֣ים 𐤌𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤌 meytivim were making merry those who make good HVhrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo לִבָּ/ם֒ 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam their heart their inner core HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/הִנֵּה֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm אַנְשֵׁ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men of men of HNcmpc הָ/עִ֜יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey-2 men men of HNcmpc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc בְלִיַּ֗עַל 𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤋 veliyaal Belial worthless one HNcmsa נָסַ֨בּוּ֙ 𐤍𐤎𐤁𐤅 nasabu surrounded they were encircled HVNp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker HTo הַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa מִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖ים 𐤌𐤕𐤃𐤐𐤒𐤉𐤌 mitedapeqim pounding the ones pounding persistently HVtrmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon HR הַ/דָּ֑לֶת 𐤄/𐤃𐤋𐤕 hadalet the door the hanging door HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ֠/אִישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa בַּ֣עַל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 baal master of master HNcmsc הַ/בַּ֤יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit-2 the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זָּקֵן֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤒𐤍 hazaqen the old man the aged man HTd/Aamsa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc הוֹצֵ֗א 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤀 hotse bring out Cause to go out HVhv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 direct object marker object-marker HTo הָ/אִ֛ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish-2 the man the man HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr בָּ֥א 𐤁𐤀 ba came he came HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 into toward HR בֵּיתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 beytekha your house your house HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/נֵדָעֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤃𐤏/𐤍𐤅 venedaenu and we will know him and we will know him HC/Vqi1cp/Sp3ms
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וַ/יֵּצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp הָ/אִישׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa בַּ֣עַל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 baal master master HNcmsc הַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit of the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al No upon / over HTn אַחַ֖/י 𐤀𐤇/𐤉 achay my brothers my brothers HNcmpc/Sp1cs אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not upon / over HTn תָּרֵ֣עוּ 𐤕𐤓𐤏𐤅 tareu do evil you will cause harm HVhj2mp נָ֑א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe אַ֠חֲרֵי 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr בָּ֞א 𐤁𐤀 ba has come he came HVqp3ms הָ/אִ֤ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish-2 the man the man HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-3 to upon / over HTn בֵּיתִ֔/י 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beyti my house my house HNcmsc/Sp1cs אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al-4 not upon / over HTn תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤅 taasu do you shall do HVqj2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הַ/נְּבָלָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤄 hanevalah outrage the disgraceful act HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּֽאת 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs
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וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn אָב֤וּ 𐤀𐤁𐤅 avu they were willing they were willing HVqp3cp הָ/אֲנָשִׁים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men HTd/Ncmpa לִ/שְׁמֹ֣עַֽ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏 lishemoa to listen to hear HR/Vqc ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יַּחֲזֵ֤ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒 vayachazeq and he seized and he made strong HC/Vhw3ms הָ/אִישׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/פִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤂𐤔/𐤅 befilagesho his concubine with his concubine HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּצֵ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayotse and brought and he caused to go out HC/Vhw3ms אֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp הַ/ח֑וּץ 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤑 hachuts outside the separated exterior HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֵּדְע֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 vayedeu and they knew and they knew HC/Vqw3mp א֠וֹתָ/הּ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤄 otah her her HTo/Sp3fs וַ/יִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤅 vayitealelu and abused they dealt abusively HC/Vtw3mp בָ֤/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah her HR/Sp3fs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/לַּ֨יְלָה֙ 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah the night the night HTd/Ncmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR הַ/בֹּ֔קֶר 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 haboqer the morning the morning HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יְשַׁלְּח֖וּ/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅/𐤄 vayeshalechuha and they let her go and they dispatched her HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3fs ב/עלות 𐤁/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 vlvt at the approaching in ascending HR/Vqc כַּ/עֲל֥וֹת 𐤊/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 kaalot as the ascending as ascending HR/Vqc הַ/שָּֽׁחַר 𐤄/𐤔𐤇𐤓 hashachar of the dawn the dawn HTd/Ncmsa
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וְ/הָיָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הָ/רֹאֶ֗ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤄 haroeh who sees the seeing one HTd/Vqrmsa וְ/אָמַר֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 veamar and he will say and he said HC/Vqq3ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn נִהְיְתָ֤ה 𐤍𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 niheyetah has happened she has come to be HVNp3fs וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn נִרְאֲתָה֙ 𐤍𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤄 nireatah has been seen she was seen HVNp3fs כָּ/זֹ֔את 𐤊/𐤆𐤀𐤕 kazot like this this (feminine) HR/Pdxfs לְ/מִ/יּ֞וֹם 𐤋/𐤌/𐤉𐤅𐤌 lemiom from day from day HR/R/Ncmsc עֲל֤וֹת 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 alot going up to ascend HVqc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms שִֽׂימוּ 𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 simu set Place! HVqv2mp לָ/כֶ֥ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for yourselves HR/Sp2mp עָלֶ֖י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha concerning it upon her HR/Sp3fs עֻ֥צוּ 𐤏𐤑𐤅 utsu take counsel Consult together HVqv2mp וְ/דַבֵּֽרוּ 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 vedaberu and speak speak forth (you all) HC/Vpv2mp