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What are we to do about wives for those who are still living? For we have taken an oath by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters for wives.

לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים (לַ) la. “for <the>”לְנָשִׁ֑ים (לְ) le. “for”לְבִלְתִּ֛י (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְנָשִֽׁים׃ (לְ) le. “to”

So they (the meeting) sent twelve thousand of the best fighting-men, and gave them orders, saying, Go and put the people of Jabesh-gilead to the sword without mercy, with their women and their little ones.

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְפִי־ (לְ) le. “to”

Now there were among the people of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had never had sex relations with a man; these they took to their tents in Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב (לְ) le. “to”

And all the meeting sent to the men of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, offering them peace.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Then Benjamin came back; and they gave them the women whom they had kept from death among the women of Jabesh-gilead: but still there were not enough for them.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And the people were moved with pity for Benjamin, because the Lord had let his wrath loose on the tribes of Israel.

לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן (לְ) le. “to”

Then the responsible men of the meeting said, What are we to do about wives for the rest of them, seeing that the women of Benjamin are dead?

לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים (לַ) la. “for <the>”לְנָשִׁ֑ים (לְ) le. “for”

And they said, How is the rest of Benjamin to be given offspring so that one tribe of Israel may not be put out of existence,

לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”

Seeing that we may not give them our daughters as wives? For the children of Israel had taken an oath, saying, Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.

לָתֵת־ (לָ) la. “to”לָהֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְבִנְיָמִֽן׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And they said, See, every year there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is to the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway which goes up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

לְבֵֽית־ (לְ) le. “of”לִמְסִלָּ֔ה (לִ) li “of”לִלְבוֹנָֽה׃ (לִ) li “to”

And they said to the men of Benjamin, Go into the vine-gardens, waiting there secretly,

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And watching; and if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then come from the vine-gardens and take a wife for every one of you from among the daughters of Shiloh, and go back to the land of Benjamin.

לָח֣וּל (לָ) la. “to”לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible

לָרִ֣יב (לָ) la. “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

So the men of Benjamin did this, and got wives for themselves for every one of their number, taking them away by force from the dance; then they went back to their heritage, building up their towns and living in them.

לְמִסְפָּרָ֔ם (לְ) le. “to”

Then the children of Israel went away from there, every man to his tribe and his family, every man went back to his heritage.

לְשִׁבְט֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Now there came a time, in the days of the judges, when there was no food in the land. And a certain man went from Beth-lehem-judah, he and his wife and his two sons, to make a living-place in the country of Moab.

לָגוּר֙ (לָ) la. “to”

And they took two women of Moab as their wives: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they went on living there for about ten years.

לָהֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”

So she and her daughters-in-law got ready to go back from the country of Moab, for news had come to her in the country of Moab that the Lord, in mercy for his people, had given them food.

לָתֵ֥ת (לָ) la. “by”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And she went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah.

לָשׁ֖וּב (לָ) la. “to”

And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go back to your mothers' houses: may the Lord be good to you as you have been good to the dead and to me:

לִשְׁתֵּ֣י (לִ) li “to”לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”

May the Lord give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly.

לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָהֶ֔ן (לָ) la. “<to> <the>”

And they said to her, No, but we will go back with you to your people.

לָּ֑הּ (לָּ֑) La “to <the>”לְעַמֵּֽךְ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

But Naomi said, Go back, my daughters; why will you come with me? Have I more sons in my body, to become your husbands?

לָ֥מָּה (לָ֥) La. “<to>”לִ֤י (לִ֤) l “[belong] to <the>”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “of”לַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃ (לַ) la. “<into>”

Go back, my daughters, and go on your way; I am so old now that I may not have another husband. If I said, I have hopes, if I had a husband tonight, and might have sons,

לְאִ֑ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “for <the>”לְאִ֔ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”

Would you keep yourselves till they were old enough? would you keep from having husbands for them? No, my daughters; but I am very sad for you that the hand of the Lord is against me.

לְבִלְתִּ֖י (לְ) le. “to”לְאִ֑ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”לִ֤י (לִ֤) l “to <the>”