H0935G–בּוֹא–bo

And the man goeth out of the city, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah, to sojourn where he doth find, and cometh to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, to work his way.

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

And Micah saith to him, `Whence comest thou?' and he saith unto him, `A Levite `am' I, of Beth-Lehem-Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I do find.'

תָּב֑וֹא ta.Vo' “do you come”

And the sons of Dan send, out of their family, five men of them, men, sons of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to traverse the land, and to search it, and they say unto them, `Go, search the land;' and they come into the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodge there.

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

And the five men go, and come in to Laish, and see the people which `is' in its midst, dwelling confidently, according to the custom of Zidonians, quiet and confident; and there is none putting to shame in the land in `any' thing, possessing restraint, and they `are' far off from the Zidonians, and have no word with `any' man.

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

And they come in unto their brethren, at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren say to them, `What -- ye?'

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

And they say, `Rise, and we go up against them, for we have seen the land, and lo, very good; and ye are keeping silent! be not slothful to go -- to enter to possess the land.

לָבֹ֖א (בֹ֖א) Vo' “go”

When ye go, ye come in unto a people confident, and the land `is' large on both hands, for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no lack of anything which `is' in the land.'

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

And they pass over thence `to' the hill-country of Ephraim, and come in unto the house of Micah.

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

And they turn aside thither, and come in unto the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, and ask of him of welfare, --

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

yea, the five men, those going to traverse the land, go up -- they have come in thither -- they have taken the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image -- and the priest is standing at the opening of the gate, and the six hundred men who are girded with weapons of war --

בָּ֣אוּ Ba.'u “they went”

yea, these have entered the house of Micah, and take the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest saith unto them, `What are ye doing?'

בָּ֚אוּ Ba.'u “they went”

And the heart of the priest is glad, and he taketh the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and goeth into the midst of the people,

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

And they have taken that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and come in against Laish, against a people quiet and confident, and smite them by the mouth of the sword, and the city have burnt with fire,

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

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.

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

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

וַתָּבֹ֤א (תָּבֹ֤א) ta.Vo' “it went”

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

And lo, a man, an aged one, hath come from his work from the field in the evening, and the man `is' of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he `is' a sojourner in Gibeah, and the men of the place `are' Benjamites.

בָּ֣א ba' “[was] coming”

And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the man, the traveller, in a broad place of the city, and the aged man saith, `Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?'

תָּבֽוֹא׃ ta.Vo' “are you coming”

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.'

בָּ֥א ba' “he came”

And the man, the master of the house, goeth out unto them, and saith unto them, `Nay, my brethren, do not evil, I pray you, after that this man hath come in unto my house, do not this folly;

בָּ֞א ba' “he has come”

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.

וַתָּבֹ֥א (תָּבֹ֥א) ta.Vo' “she came”

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.

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

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;

בָּ֛אתִי Ba.ti “I came”

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.'

לְבוֹאָם֙ (בוֹאָ) vo.'A “coming”

And all the sons of Israel go up, even all the people, and come in to Beth-El, and weep, and sit there before Jehovah, and fast on that day till the evening, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.

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