Judges 21

The Israelites, regretting their oath at Mizpah not to give daughters as wives to Binyamin and having nearly annihilated the tribe, weep before YHWH, massacre Yavesh Gil'ad to procure 400 virgin brides, and instruct surviving Binyaminites to seize additional wives from dancing daughters of Shiloh.[1][2] The chapter ends with Binyamin rebuilding their cities and the refrain that in those days there was no king in Yisra'el; every man did what was right in his own eyes, highlighting moral anarchy.[1][3]

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Verse 5
and they said and they said sons of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael who who? that that-which not not came up he ascended in the assembly in the assembly from all from the entirety of tribes of rods-of / tribal-branches-of Israel El-Contends Yiserael to toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh for for/because the oath the sworn oath great the great one there was she became concerning him who to that-which not not came up he ascended to toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh at the Mizpah the Watchtower the Mitsepah saying to say death to die he shall be put to death he will be put to death
וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מִ֠י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn עָלָ֧ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah came up he ascended HVqp3ms בַ/קָּהָ֛ל 𐤁/𐤒𐤄𐤋 vaqahal in the assembly in the assembly HRd/Ncmsa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc שִׁבְטֵ֥י 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 shivetey tribes of rods-of / tribal-branches-of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הַ/שְּׁבוּעָ֨ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤏𐤄 hashevuah the oath the sworn oath HTd/Ncfsa הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah great the great one HTd/Aafsa הָיְתָ֗ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah there was she became HVqp3fs לַ֠/אֲשֶׁר 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤓 laasher concerning him who to that-which HR/Tr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn עָלָ֨ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah-2 came up he ascended HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הַ/מִּצְפָּ֛ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 hamitsepah at the Mizpah the Watchtower the Mitsepah HTd/Np לֵ/אמֹ֖ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc מ֥וֹת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mot death to die HVqa יוּמָֽת 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤕 yumat he shall be put to death he will be put to death HVHi3ms
Verse 8
And they said and they said Who who? one one of the tribes from the tribal-rods of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael that that-which not not came up he ascended to toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh Mizpah the Watchtower the Mitsepah And behold and look! not not came he came man man to toward the camp the encampment from Jabesh from Yabesh from Yavesh Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead to toward the assembly the assembly
וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru And they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp מִ֗י 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? HTi אֶחָד֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa מִ/שִּׁבְטֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 mishivetey of the tribes from the tribal-rods of HR/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn עָלָ֥ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah came up he ascended HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הַ/מִּצְפָּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 hamitsepah Mizpah the Watchtower the Mitsepah HTd/Np וְ֠/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh And behold and look! HC/Tm לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn בָא 𐤁𐤀 va came he came HVqp3ms אִ֧ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֛ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the camp the encampment HTd/Ncbsa מִ/יָּבֵ֥ישׁ 𐤌/𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤔 miyaveysh from Jabesh from Yabesh from Yavesh HR/Np גִּלְעָ֖ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 to toward HR הַ/קָּהָֽל 𐤄/𐤒𐤄𐤋 haqahal the assembly the assembly HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 10
and they sent and they dispatched there in that place the assembly the appointed assembly twelve two twelve -teen or -teenth thousand thousand-unit men man of the sons of from sons of the valiant the strength and they commanded and they commanded them them saying to say go Go and strike them and you (mp) will strike [direct object marker] object-marker inhabitants of dwellers of Jabesh Yabesh Yavesh Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead with the mouth of according to the mouth of the sword blade of destruction and the women and the women and the little ones the toddling little ones
וַ/יִּשְׁלְחוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅 vayishelechu and they sent and they dispatched HC/Vqw3mp שָׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD הָ/עֵדָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤄 haedah the assembly the appointed assembly HTd/Ncfsa שְׁנֵים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 sheneym twelve two HAcmda עָשָׂ֥ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar twelve -teen or -teenth HAcmsa אֶ֛לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man HNcmsa מִ/בְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) of the sons of from sons of HR/Ncmpc הֶ/חָ֑יִל 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤋 hechayil the valiant the strength HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יְצַוּ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤅 vayetsauu and they commanded and they commanded HC/Vpw3mp אוֹתָ֜/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc לְ֠כוּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu go Go HVqv2mp וְ/הִכִּיתֶ֞ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕𐤌 vehikitem and strike them and you (mp) will strike HC/Vhp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants of dwellers of HVqrmpc יָבֵ֤שׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤔 yavesh Jabesh Yabesh Yavesh HNp גִּלְעָד֙ 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp לְ/פִי 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi with the mouth of according to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc חֶ֔רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev the sword blade of destruction HNcfsa וְ/הַ/נָּשִׁ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 vehanashim and the women and the women HC/Td/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/טָּֽף 𐤅/𐤄/𐤈𐤐 vehataf and the little ones the toddling little ones HC/Td/Ncmsa
Verse 12
and they found and they found among the inhabitants of from the dwellers of Jabesh Yabesh Yavesh Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead four four hundred hundreds young young woman virgins set-apart maiden who that-which not not had known she knew a man man by lying with for lying-place male male and they brought and they caused to enter them them to toward the camp the encampment at Shiloh Tranquility-Place Shiloh which that-which in the land of in land Canaan Kena'an Kenaan
וַֽ/יִּמְצְא֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayimetseu and they found and they found HC/Vqw3mp מִ/יּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 mioshevey among the inhabitants of from the dwellers of HR/Vqrmpc יָבֵ֣ישׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤔 yaveysh Jabesh Yabesh Yavesh HNp גִּלְעָ֗ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp אַרְבַּ֤ע 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 areba four four HAcfsa מֵאוֹת֙ 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa נַעֲרָ֣ה 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄 naarah young young woman HNcfsa בְתוּלָ֔ה 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤄 vetulah virgins set-apart maiden HNcfsa אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָדְעָ֛ה 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤄 yadeah had known she knew HVqp3fs אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsa לְ/מִשְׁכַּ֣ב 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁 lemishekav by lying with for lying-place HR/Ncmsc זָכָ֑ר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zakhar male male HAamsa וַ/יָּבִ֨יאוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 vayaviu and they brought and they caused to enter HC/Vhw3mp אוֹתָ֤/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the camp the encampment HTd/Ncbsa שִׁלֹ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤄 shiloh at Shiloh Tranquility-Place Shiloh HNp אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land of in land HR/Ncbsc כְּנָֽעַן 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 kenaan Canaan Kena'an Kenaan HNp
Verse 14
And Benjamin returned and he turned back Benjamin Right-hand son Bineyamin at the time at the appointed time that she and they gave and they gave to them — the women the women whom that-which they had saved alive they kept alive of the women of from women of Jabesh Yabesh Yavesh Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead and not and not they found they found for them — enough thus
וַ/יָּ֤שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav And Benjamin returned and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms בִּנְיָמִן֙ 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 bineyamin Benjamin Right-hand son Bineyamin HNp בָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at the time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֔יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she HTd/Pp3fs וַ/יִּתְּנ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 vayitenu and they gave and they gave HC/Vqw3mp לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp הַ/נָּשִׁ֔ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim the women the women HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr חִיּ֔וּ 𐤇𐤉𐤅 chiu they had saved alive they kept alive HVpp3cp מִ/נְּשֵׁ֖י 𐤌/𐤍𐤔𐤉 mineshey of the women of from women of HR/Ncfpc יָבֵ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤔 yavesh Jabesh Yabesh Yavesh HNp גִּלְעָ֑ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn מָצְא֥וּ 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 matseu they found they found HVqp3cp לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 for them HR/Sp3mp כֵּֽן 𐤊𐤍 ken enough thus HTm
Verse 19
and they said and they said behold Look! feast pilgrimage festival of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in Shiloh in Shiloh in Shiloh from days from days yearly day by day which that-which from north from the northward to Bethel to House of El to Beyt El Bethel toward Beyt El eastward toward the sunrise of the sun the sun to the highway raised causeway going up the ascending-offering from Bethel from House-of-El from Beyt El Bethel toward Beyt El to Shechem toward Shekem that Shekhem and from south and from the arid South to Lebonah to Lebonah to Levonah
וַ/יֹּאמְר֡וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp הִנֵּה֩ 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm חַג 𐤇𐤂 chag feast pilgrimage festival of HNcmsc יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/שִׁל֜וֹ 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤅 beshilo in Shiloh in Shiloh in Shiloh HR/Np מִ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 miyamim from days from days HR/Ncmpa יָמִ֗ימָ/ה 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌/𐤄 yamimah yearly day by day HNcmpa/Sd אֲשֶׁ֞ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr מִ/צְּפ֤וֹנָ/ה 𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 mitsefonah from north from the northward HR/Ncfsa/Sd לְ/בֵֽית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt to Bethel to House of El to Beyt El HR/Np אֵל֙ 𐤀𐤋 el Bethel toward Beyt El HNp מִזְרְחָ֣/ה 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄 mizerechah eastward toward the sunrise HNcmsc/Sd הַ/שֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh of the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa לִ/מְסִלָּ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤎𐤋𐤄 limesilah to the highway raised causeway HR/Ncfsa הָ/עֹלָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤋𐤄 haolah going up the ascending-offering HTd/Vqrfsa מִ/בֵּֽית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from Bethel from House-of-El from Beyt El HR/Np אֵ֖ל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 Bethel toward Beyt El HNp שְׁכֶ֑מָ/ה 𐤔𐤊𐤌/𐤄 shekhemah to Shechem toward Shekem that Shekhem HNp/Sd וּ/מִ/נֶּ֖גֶב 𐤅/𐤌/𐤍𐤂𐤁 uminegev and from south and from the arid South HC/R/Ncmsa לִ/לְבוֹנָֽה 𐤋/𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 lilevonah to Lebonah to Lebonah to Levonah HR/Np
Verse 21
and see and you saw and behold and look! if if / whether come out they go out daughters daughters of of Shiloh Tranquility-town Shiloh to dance to writhe in the dances in the round dances and come out and you went out from from the vineyards the vineyards and seize you snatched for yourselves — each man man his wife his woman from daughters from daughters of Shiloh Tranquility-town Shiloh and go and you went land land of Benjamin Right-hand son Bineyamin
וּ/רְאִיתֶ֗ם 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤌 ureitem and see and you saw HC/Vqq2mp וְ֠/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC יֵ֨צְא֥וּ 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 yetseu come out they go out HVqi3mp בְנוֹת 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 venot daughters daughters of HNcfpc שִׁילוֹ֮ 𐤔𐤉𐤋𐤅 shilo of Shiloh Tranquility-town Shiloh HNp לָ/ח֣וּל 𐤋/𐤇𐤅𐤋 lachul to dance to writhe HR/Vqc בַּ/מְּחֹלוֹת֒ 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤕 bamecholot in the dances in the round dances HRd/Ncfpa וִֽ/יצָאתֶם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌 vitsatem and come out and you went out HC/Vqp2mp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/כְּרָמִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤌 hakeramim the vineyards the vineyards HTd/Ncbpa וַ/חֲטַפְתֶּ֥ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤈𐤐𐤕𐤌 vachatafetem and seize you snatched HC/Vqp2mp לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for yourselves HR/Sp2mp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man HNcmsa אִשְׁתּ֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms מִ/בְּנ֣וֹת 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 mibenot from daughters from daughters HR/Ncfpc שִׁיל֑וֹ 𐤔𐤉𐤋𐤅 shilo-2 of Shiloh Tranquility-town Shiloh HNp וַ/הֲלַכְתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤌 vahalakhetem and go and you went HC/Vqp2mp אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsc בִּנְיָמִֽן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 bineyamin of Benjamin Right-hand son Bineyamin HNp
Verse 22
and it will be and he/it became when for/because they come they come their fathers their fathers or or their brothers their brothers to contend to contend to quarrel to engage in dispute to us toward us we will say and we said to them toward them spare us show favor to us them them for for/because not not we took we took each man man his wife his woman in the battle in the warfare for for/because not not you you (masculine plural) gave you (masculine plural) gave to them — at that time at the appointed time be guilty you will incur guilt
וְ/הָיָ֡ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because HC יָבֹ֣אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou they come they come HVqi3mp אֲבוֹתָ/ם֩ 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 avotam their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp א֨וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC אֲחֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 acheyhem their brothers their brothers HNcmpc/Sp3mp ל/רוב 𐤋/𐤓𐤅𐤁 lrvv to contend to contend HR/Vqc לָ/רִ֣יב 𐤋/𐤓𐤉𐤁 lariv to quarrel to engage in dispute HR/Vqc אֵלֵ֗י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eleynu to us toward us HR/Sp1cp וְ/אָמַ֤רְנוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤍𐤅 veamarenu we will say and we said HC/Vqp1cp אֲלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp חָנּ֣וּ/נוּ 𐤇𐤍𐤅/𐤍𐤅 chanunu spare us show favor to us HVqv2mp/Sp1cp אוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn לָקַ֛חְנוּ 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤍𐤅 laqachenu we took we took HVqp1cp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man HNcmsa אִשְׁתּ֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms בַּ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 bamilechamah in the battle in the warfare HRd/Ncfsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 for for/because HC לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn אַתֶּ֛ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp נְתַתֶּ֥ם 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤌 netatem gave you (masculine plural) gave HVqp2mp לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp כָּ/עֵ֥ת 𐤊/𐤏𐤕 kaet at that time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa תֶּאְשָֽׁמוּ 𐤕𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤅 teeshamu be guilty you will incur guilt HVqi2mp
Verse 23
did so and they did so thus sons of sons of Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin took and they lifted up wives women according to their number to their count from from the dancers the whirling ones whom that-which they had carried off they seized by force went they went returned and they turned back to toward their inheritance their inherited allotment rebuilt and they built (direct object marker) object-marker the cities the cities dwelt and they settled in them —
וַ/יַּֽעֲשׂוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu did so and they did HC/Vqw3mp כֵן֙ 𐤊𐤍 khen so thus HD בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc בִנְיָמִ֔ן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 vineyamin Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin HNp וַ/יִּשְׂא֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 vayiseu took and they lifted up HC/Vqw3mp נָשִׁים֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 nashim wives women HNcfpa לְ/מִסְפָּרָ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤌 lemiseparam according to their number to their count HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/מְּחֹלְל֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤕 hamecholelot the dancers the whirling ones HTd/Vorfpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr גָּזָ֑לוּ 𐤂𐤆𐤋𐤅 gazalu they had carried off they seized by force HVqp3cp וַ/יֵּלְכ֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu went they went HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יָּשׁ֨וּבוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 vayashuvu returned and they turned back HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔/ם 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤌 nachalatam their inheritance their inherited allotment HNcfsc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּבְנוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤅 vayivenu rebuilt and they built HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הֶ֣/עָרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa וַ/יֵּשְׁב֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayeshevu dwelt and they settled HC/Vqw3mp בָּ/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem in them HR/Sp3mp
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