H9005–/ל–l

And when they got up to go away, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, Now evening is coming on, so do not go tonight; see, the day is almost gone; take your rest here and let your heart be glad, and tomorrow early, go on your way back to yo

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 be kept there that night, and he got up and went away and came opposite to Jebus (which is Jerusalem); and he had with him the two asses, ready for travelling, and his woman.

לָל֔וּן (לָ) la. “to”

And he said to his servant, Come, let us go on to one of these places, stopping for the night in Gibeah or Ramah.

לְנַעֲר֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

So they went on their way; and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.

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

And they went off the road there with the purpose of stopping for the night in Gibeah: and he went in, seating himself in the street of the town, for no one took them into his house for the night.

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

But we have dry grass and food for our asses, as well as bread and wine for me, and for the woman, and for the young man with us: we have no need 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 with you; let all your needs be my care; only do not take your rest in the street.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “[be] to <the>”

So he took them into his house and gave the asses food; and after washing their feet they took food and drink.

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

While they were taking their pleasure at the meal, the good-for-nothing men of the town came round the house, giving blows on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, Send out that man who came to your house, so that we may take o

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

See, here is my daughter, a virgin, and his servant-wife: I will send them out for you to take them and do with them whatever you will. But do no such thing of shame to this man.

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

But the men would not give ear to him: so the man took his woman and sent her out to them; and they took her by force, using her for their pleasure all night till the morning; and when dawn came they let her go.

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

Then at the dawn of day the woman came, and, falling down at the door of the man's house where her master was, was stretched there till it was light.

לִפְנ֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”

In the morning her master got up, and opening the door of the house went out to go on his way; and he saw his servant-wife stretched on the earth at the door of the house with her hands on the step.

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

And he said to her, Get up and let us be going; but there was no answer; so he took her up and put her on the ass, and went on his way and came to his house.

לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

And when he had come to his house, he got his knife, and took the woman, cutting her up bone by bone into twelve parts, which he sent through all Israel.

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

And he gave orders to the men whom he sent, saying, This is what you are to say to all the men of Israel, Has ever an act like this been done from the day when the children of Israel came out of Egypt to this day? Give thought to it, turning it over in y

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

Then all the children of Israel took up arms, and the people came together like one man, from Dan to Beer-sheba, and the land of Gilead, before the Lord at Mizpah.

לְמִדָּן֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Then the Levite, the husband of the dead woman, said in answer, I came to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin, I and my servant-wife, for the purpose of stopping there for the night.

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

And the townsmen of Gibeah came together against me, going round the house on all sides by night; it was their purpose to put me to death, and my servant-wife was violently used by them and is dead.

לַהֲרֹ֔ג (לַ) la. “to”

Here you all are, you children of Israel; give now your suggestions about what is to be done.

לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

Then all the people got up as one man and said, Not one of us will go to his tent or go back to his house:

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

But this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by the decision of the Lord;

לַגִּבְעָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to <the>”

And we will take ten men out of every hundred, through all the tribes of Israel, a hundred out of every thousand, a thousand out of every ten thousand, to get food for the people, so that they may give to Gibeah of Benjamin the right punishment for the a

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 is this evil which has been done among you?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Now give up those good-for-nothing persons in Gibeah so that we may put them to death, clearing away the evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not give ear to the voice of their brothers, the children of Israel.

לִשְׁמֹ֕עַ (לִ) li “to”