H9005–/ל–l

And when the man arose to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said to him, Behold now the day draweth towards evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day is coming 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 arose and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.

לָל֔וּן (לָ) la. “to”

And he said to his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

לְנַעֲר֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

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

And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat down in a 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 which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing:

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 thee; however, 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 provender to the asses: and they washed their feet and ate and drank.

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

Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house on all sides, and beat at the door, and spoke 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 maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good to you: but to this man do not so vile a thing.

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

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth to 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 in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshhold.

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

And he said to her, Rise, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her upon an ass, and the man rose, and went to 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, with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel.

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

And it was so, that all that saw it, said, There hath been no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came from the land of Egypt to this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

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, to the LORD in Mizpeh.

לְמִדָּן֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, 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 surrounded the house upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.

לַהֲרֹ֔ג (לַ) la. “to”

Behold, ye are all children of Israel; 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 into his house:

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

But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up by lot against it;

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 provisions 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 done among you?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and banish evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren, the children of Israel:

לִשְׁמֹ֕עַ (לִ) li “to”