H0935G–בּוֹא–bo

And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find [supplied: a place], and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

וַיָּבֹ֧א (יָּבֹ֧א) i.ya.Vo' “he came”

And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [supplied: a place].

תָּב֑וֹא ta.Vo' “do you come”

And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (יָּבֹ֤אוּ) i.ya.Vo.'u “they went”

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put [supplied: them] to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (יָּבֹ֖אוּ) i.ya.Vo.'u “they came”

And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [supplied: say] ye?

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (יָּבֹ֙אוּ֙) i.ya.Vo.'u “they came”

And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.

לָבֹ֖א (בֹ֖א) Vo' “go”

When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth.

כְּבֹאֲכֶ֞ם (בֹאֲ) vo.'a. “go”תָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ ta.Vo.'u “you will come”

And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (יָּבֹ֖אוּ) i.ya.Vo.'u “they came”

And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.

וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ (יָּבֹ֛אוּ) i.ya.Vo.'u “they came”

And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war.

בָּ֣אוּ Ba.'u “they went”

And when these went into Micah's house, and fetched the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What do ye?

בָּ֚אוּ Ba.'u “they went”

And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

וַיָּבֹ֖א (יָּבֹ֖א) i.ya.Vo' “he went”

And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (יָּבֹ֣אוּ) i.ya.Vo.'u “they went”

But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there were with him a couple of asses saddled; his concubine also was with him.

וַיָּבֹא֙ (יָּבֹא֙) i.ya.Vo' “he came”

So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

וַתָּבֹ֤א (תָּבֹ֤א) ta.Vo' “it went”

And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.

לָב֖וֹא (ב֖וֹא) Vo' “go”וַיָּבֹ֗א (יָּבֹ֗א) i.ya.Vo' “he went”

And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

בָּ֣א ba' “[was] coming”

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

תָּבֽוֹא׃ ta.Vo' “are you coming”

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.

בָּ֥א ba' “he came”

And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.

בָּ֞א ba' “he has come”

Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.

וַתָּבֹ֥א (תָּבֹ֥א) ta.Vo' “she came”

And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.

וַיָּבֹ֣א (יָּבֹ֣א) i.ya.Vo' “he came”

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

בָּ֛אתִי Ba.ti “I came”

and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victuals for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

לְבוֹאָם֙ (בוֹאָ) vo.'A “coming”

Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto Beth-el, and wept, and sat there before Jehovah, and fasted that day until even; and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (יָּבֹ֣אוּ) i.ya.Vo.'u “they came”