H9005–/ל–l

And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thy heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

לָלֶ֔כֶת (לָ) la. “to”ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לַעֲרֹ֗ב (לַ) la. “to”לְדַרְכְּכֶ֔ם (לְ) le. “for”לְאֹהָלֶֽךָ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לָל֔וּן (לָ) la. “to”

And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

לְנַעֲר֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “for <the>”לְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”

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 (לָ) la. “to”לָל֣וּן (לָ) la. “to”לָלֽוּן׃ (לָ) la. “to”

Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants: there is no want of anything.

לַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּ (לַ) la. “for”לִי֙ (לִ) l “for”וְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ (לַֽ) la. “for”וְלַנַּ֖עַר (לַ) la. “for the”

And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “[be] to <the>”

So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

לְבֵית֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לַחֲמוֹרִ֑ים (לַ) la. “<to> the”

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.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not any such folly.

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”וְלָאִ֤ישׁ (לָ) la. “to the”

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

לִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽ (לִ) li “to”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

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.

לִפְנ֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands upon the threshold.

לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “to”לְדַרְכּ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.

לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

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.

לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ (לַ) la. “to”לִשְׁנֵ֥ים (לִ) li “into”

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.

לְמִיּ֞וֹם (לְ) le. “<to>”לָכֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

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.

לְמִדָּן֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

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.

לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”לָלֽוּן׃ (לָ) la. “to”

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead.

לַהֲרֹ֔ג (לַ) la. “to”

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

לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn unto his house.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְאָהֳל֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [supplied: we will go up] against it by lot;

לַגִּבְעָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to <the>”

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.

לַמֵּאָ֜ה (לַ) la. “to the”לְכֹ֣ל׀ (לְ) le. “of”לָאֶ֙לֶף֙ (לָ) la. “to the”לָרְבָבָ֔ה (לָ) la. “to the”לָקַ֥חַת (לָ) la. “to”לָעָ֑ם (לָ) la. “for the”לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לְבוֹאָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְגֶ֣בַע (לְ) le. “to”

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?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

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.

לִשְׁמֹ֕עַ (לִ) li “to”