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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.

בָּעֶ֔רֶב (בָּ) ba. “in the”בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”

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?'

בִּרְחֹ֣ב (בִּ) bi “in”

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

בָּרְח֖וֹב (בָּ) ba. “in the”

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.'

בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”

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;

בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “on”בָ֤הּ (בָ֤) va “<in> <the>”

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,

בַּבֹּ֗קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

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.

בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “on”בְּכֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “in”

And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, station themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen drawing sword.

בִּקְהַ֖ל (בִּ) bi “in”

and I lay hold on my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and send her into all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have done wickedness and folly in Israel;

בְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי֙ (בְּ) be. “on”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

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

בְּגוֹרָֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “by”

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.'

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the tribes of Israel send men among all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, `What `is' this evil which hath been among you?

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בָּכֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “among <the>”

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;

בַּגִּבְעָה֙ (בַּ) ba. “[are] in <the>”בְּק֖וֹל (בְּ) be. “to”

And the sons of Benjamin number themselves on that day; out of the cities `are' twenty and six thousand men drawing sword, apart from the inhabitants of Gibeah, `who' numbered themselves, seven hundred chosen men;

בַּיּ֤וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

among all this people `are' seven hundred chosen men, bound of their right hand, each of these slinging with a stone at the hair, and he doth not err.

בָּאֶ֛בֶן (בָּ) ba. “with the”

And they rise and go up to Beth-El, and ask of God, and the sons of Israel say, `Who doth go up for us at the commencement to battle with the sons of Benjamin?' and Jehovah saith, `Judah -- at the commencement.'

בֵאלֹהִים֒ (בֵ) ve. “by”בַתְּחִלָּ֔ה (בַ) va. “at the”בַתְּחִלָּֽה׃ (בַ) va. “[will be] at the”

And the sons of Israel rise in the morning, and encamp against Gibeah,

בַּבֹּ֑קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”

and the sons of Benjamin come out from Gibeah, and destroy in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men -- to the earth.

בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (בְ) ve. “among”בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

And the people, the men of Israel, strengthen themselves, and add to set the battle in array in the place where they arranged themselves on the first day.

בַּמָּק֕וֹם (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

And the sons of Israel go up and weep before Jehovah till the evening, and ask of Jehovah, saying, `Do I add to draw nigh to battle with the sons of Benjamin, my brother?' And Jehovah saith, `Go up against him.'

בַֽיהוָה֙ (בַֽ) ba. “by”

And the sons of Israel draw near unto the sons of Benjamin on the second day,

בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

and Benjamin cometh out to meet them from Gibeah on the second day, and destroy among the sons of Israel again eighteen thousand men -- to the earth; all these are drawing sword.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בִבְנֵ֨י (בִ) vi “among”

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.

בַיּוֹם־ (בַ) va “on the”

And the sons of Israel ask of Jehovah, -- and there `is' the ark of the covenant of God in those days,

בַּֽיהוָ֑ה (בַּֽ) ba. “by”בַּיָּמִ֖ים (בַּ) ba “in the”

and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, is standing before it in those days -- saying, `Do I add again to go out to battle with the sons of Benjamin, my brother, or do I cease?' And Jehovah saith, `Go up, for to-morrow I give him into thy hand.'

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בְיָדֶֽךָ׃ (בְ) ve. “in”