H9005–/ל–l

And the man riseth to go, he and his concubine, and his young man, and his father-in-law, father of the young woman, saith to him, `Lo, I pray thee, the day hath fallen toward evening, lodge all night, I pray thee; lo, the declining of the day! lodge here, and let thine heart be glad -- and ye have risen early to-morrow for your journey, and thou hast gone to thy tent.'

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

And the man hath not been willing to lodge all night, and he riseth, and goeth, and cometh in till over-against Jebus (It `is' Jerusalem), and with him `are' a couple of asses saddled; and his concubine `is' with him.

לָל֔וּן (לָ) la. “to”

And he saith to his young man, `Come, and we draw near to one of the places, and have lodged in Gibeah, or in Ramah.'

לְנַעֲר֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And they pass over, and go on, and the sun goeth in upon them near Gibeah, which is to Benjamin;

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

and they turn aside there to go in to lodge in Gibeah, and he goeth in and sitteth in a broad place of the city, and there is no man gathering them into the house to lodge.

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

and both straw and provender are for our asses, and also bread and wine there are for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man with thy servants; there is no lack of anything.'

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

And the old man saith, `Peace to thee; only, all thy lack `is' on me, only in the broad place lodge not.'

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “[be] to <the>”

And he bringeth him in to his house, and mixeth `food' for the asses, and they wash their feet, and eat and drink.

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

They are making their heart glad, and lo, men of the city, men -- sons of worthlessness -- have gone round about the house, beating on the door, and they speak unto the old man, the master of the house, saying, `Bring out the man who hath come unto thine house, and we know him.'

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

lo, my daughter, the virgin, and his concubine, let me bring them out, I pray you, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is good in your eyes, and to this man do not this foolish thing.'

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

And the men have not been willing to hearken to him, and the man taketh hold on his concubine, and bringeth `her' out unto them without, and they know her, and roll themselves upon her all the night, till the morning, and send her away in the ascending of the dawn;

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

and the woman cometh in at the turning of the morning, and falleth at the opening of the man's house, where her lord `is', till the light.

לִפְנ֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And her lord riseth in the morning, and openeth the doors of the house, and goeth out to go on his way, and lo, the woman, his concubine, is fallen at the opening of the house, and her hands `are' on the threshold,

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

and he saith unto her, `Rise, and we go;' and there is none answering, and he taketh her on the ass, and the man riseth and goeth to his place,

לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

and cometh in unto his house, and taketh the knife, and layeth hold on his concubine, and cutteth her in pieces to her bones -- into twelve pieces, and sendeth her into all the border of Israel.

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

And it hath come to pass, every one who seeth hath said, `There hath not been -- yea, there hath not been seen like this, from the day of the coming up of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt till this day; set your `heart' upon it, take counsel, and speak.'

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

And all the sons of Israel go out, and the company is assembled as one man, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, and the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah, at Mizpeh.

לְמִדָּן֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the man, the Levite, husband of the woman who hath been murdered, answereth and saith, `Into Gibeah (which `is' to Benjamin) I have come, I and my concubine, to lodge;

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

and rise against me do the masters of Gibeah -- and they go round the house against me by night -- me they thought to slay, and my concubine they have humbled, and she dieth;

לַהֲרֹ֔ג (לַ) la. “to”

lo, ye `are' all sons of Israel; give for you a word and counsel here.'

לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And all the people rise as one man, saying, `None of us doth go to his tent, and none of us doth turn aside to his house;

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

and now, this `is' the thing which we do to Gibeah -- against it by lot!

לַגִּבְעָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to <the>”

and we have taken ten men of a hundred, of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of a myriad, to receive provision for the people, to do, at their coming to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly which it hath done 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 send men among all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, `What `is' this evil which hath been among you?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And now, give up the men -- sons of worthlessness -- which `are' in Gibeah, and we put them to death, and we put away evil from Israel.' And `the sons of' Benjamin have not been willing to hearken to the voice of their brethren, the sons of Israel;

לִשְׁמֹ֕עַ (לִ) li “to”