H3478–יִשְׂרָאֵל–yis.ra.el

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (יִשְׂרָאֵֽל) Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל) Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל) Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

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.

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah at Mizpah.

יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah.) And the children of Israel said, Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (יִשְׂרָאֵֽל) Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

Behold, ye children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

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.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (יִשְׂרָאֵֽל) Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is come to pass among you?

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

Now therefore deliver up the men, the base fellows, that are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.

מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (יִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל) Yis.ra.'El “Israel”יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah [supplied: shall go up] first.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men.

בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל) Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the children of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until even; and they asked of Jehovah, saying, Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”

And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.

יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל Yis.ra.'El “Israel”