H9005–/ל–l

When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the young lady's father, said to him, Behold, now the day draws toward evening, please stay all night: behold, the day grows to an end, lodge here, that your heart may be merry; and tomorrow get you early on your way, that you may 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 wouldn't stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there were with him a couple of donkeys saddled; his concubine also was with him.

לָל֔וּן (לָ) la. “to”

He said to his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

לְנַעֲר֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.

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

They turned aside there, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man who 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 donkeys; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your handmaid, and for the young man who is with your servants: there is no want of anything.

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

The old man said, Peace be to you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only don't lodge in the street.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “[be] to <the>”

So he brought him into his house, and gave the donkeys fodder; and they washed their feet, and ate and drink.

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

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man who came into your house, that we may know him.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble you them, and do with them what seems good to you: but to this man don't do any such folly.

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

But the men wouldn't listen to him: so the man laid hold on 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, until it was light.

לִפְנ֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”

Her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.

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

He said to her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up on the donkey; and the man rose up, and got him to his place.

לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

When he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.

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

It was so, that all who saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.

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 Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to Yahweh at Mizpah.

לְמִדָּן֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

The Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered, I came into Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

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

The men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead.

לַהֲרֹ֔ג (לַ) la. “to”

Behold, you children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.

לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

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 to his house.

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

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [ergänzt: we will go up] against it by lot;

לַגִּבְעָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to <the>”

and we will take ten men of one hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred of one thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to get food for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have worked 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”

The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is happen among you?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Now therefore deliver up the men, the base fellows, who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers the children of Israel.

לִשְׁמֹ֕עַ (לִ) li “to”