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  21:1 ¶
Now the men°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
had sworn°°
in
Mixpà
מִצפָּה,°
saying,°°
There shall not°
any°
of°
us give°°
his daughter°
unto
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין°
to wife.° |
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21:1 ¶
Now the men of Yisrael had sworn in Mitzpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Binyamin to wife. |
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21:2
And the people°
came°°
to the house°
of
´Ël
אֵל,°°°
and abode°°
there°
till°
even°
before°
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים,°
and lifted up°°
their voices,°
and wept°°°
sore;°° |
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21:2
And the people came to the house of El, and abode there till even before Elohim, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; |
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21:3
And said,°°
O
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל,°
why°
is this°
come to pass°
in
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל,°
that there should be to day°
one°
tribe°
lacking°°
in
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל?°° |
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21:3
And said, O Yahweh Elohim of Yisrael, why is this come to pass in Yisrael, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Yisrael? |
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21:4
And it came to pass°
on the morrow,°°
that the people°
rose early,°°
and built°°
there°
an altar,°
and offered°°
burnt offerings°
and peace offerings.° |
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21:4
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. |
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21:5
And the children°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
said,°°
Who°
[is there] among all°°
the tribes°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
that°
came°°
not up°°
with the congregation°
unto°
Yähwè
יָהוֶה?°
For°
they had made°
a great°
oath°
concerning°
him that came not up°°°
to°
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
to
Mixpà
מִצפָּה,°
saying,°°
He shall surely°°
be put to death.°° |
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21:5
And the children of Yisrael said, Who [is there] among all the tribes of Yisrael that came not up with the congregation unto Yahweh? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to Yahweh to Mitzpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death. |
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21:6
And the children°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
repented°°
them for°
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין°
their brother,°
and said,°°
There is one°
tribe°
cut off°°
from
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°°
this day.° |
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21:6
And the children of Yisrael repented them for Binyamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Yisrael this day. |
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21:7
How°
shall we do°°
for wives°
for them that remain,°°
seeing we°
have sworn°°
by
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
that we will not°
give°°
them of our daughters°°
to wives?° |
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21:7
How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives? |
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21:8 ¶
And they said,°°
What°
one°
[is there] of the tribes°°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
that°
came not up°°°
to
Mixpà
מִצפָּה°
to°
Yähwè
יָהוֶה?°
And, behold,°
there came°°
none°°
to°
the camp°
from
Yävêš Gil`äđ
יָבֵישׁ־גִּלעָד°°°
to°
the assembly.° |
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21:8 ¶
And they said, What one [is there] of the tribes of Yisrael that came not up to Mitzpah to Yahweh? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Yavesh-Gilad to the assembly. |
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21:9
For the people°
were numbered,°°
and, behold,°
[there were] none°°
of the inhabitants°°°
of
Yävêš Gil`äđ
יָבֵישׁ־גִּלעָד°°
there.° |
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21:9
For the people were numbered, and, behold, [there were] none of the inhabitants of Yavesh-Gilad there. |
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21:10
And the congregation°
sent°°
thither°
twelve°°
thousand°
men°
of the valiantest,°°°
and commanded°°
them, saying,°°
Go°°°
and smite°°°
the inhabitants°°
of
Yävêš Gil`äđ
יָבֵישׁ־גִּלעָד°°
with the edge°
of the sword,°
with the women°
and the children.° |
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21:10
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Yavesh-Gilad with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children. |
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21:11
And this°
[is] the thing°
that°
ye shall do,°°
Ye shall utterly destroy°°
every°
male,°
and every°
woman°
that hath lain°°
by man.°°° |
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21:11
And this [is] the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. |
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21:12
And they found°°
among the inhabitants°°°
of
Yävêš Gil`äđ
יָבֵישׁ־גִּלעָד°°
four°
hundred°
young°
virgins,°
that°
had known°°
no°
man°
by lying°
with any male:°
and they brought°°
them unto°
the camp°
to
Šîlò
שִׁילֹה,°
which°
[is] in the land°
of
Cænä`an
כְּנָעַן.° |
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21:12
And they found among the inhabitants of Yavesh-Gilad four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which [is] in the land of Kenaan. |
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21:13
And the whole°
congregation°
sent°°
[some] to speak°°
to°
the children°
of
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין°
that°
[were] in the rock°
Rimmôn
רִמּוֹן,°
and to call°°
peaceably°
unto them. |
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21:13
And the whole congregation sent [some] to speak to the children of Binyamin that [were] in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them. |
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21:14
And
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין°
came again°°
at that°
time;°
and they gave°°
them wives°
which°
they had saved alive°°
of the women°°
of
Yävêš Gil`äđ
יָבֵישׁ־גִּלעָד:°°
and yet so°
they sufficed°°
them not.° |
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21:14
And Binyamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Yavesh-Gilad: and yet so they sufficed them not. |
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21:15
And the people°
repented°°
them°
for
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין,°
because°
that
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
had made°°
a breach°
in the tribes°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל.° |
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21:15
And the people repented them for Binyamin, because that Yahweh had made a breach in the tribes of Yisrael. |
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21:16 ¶
Then the elders°
of the congregation°
said,°°
How°
shall we do°°
for wives°
for them that remain,°°
seeing°
the women°
are destroyed°°
out of
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין?°° |
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21:16 ¶
Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Binyamin? |
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21:17
And they said,°°
[There must be] an inheritance°
for them that be escaped°
of
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין,°
that a tribe°
be not°
destroyed°°
out of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל.°° |
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21:17
And they said, [There must be] an inheritance for them that be escaped of Binyamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Yisrael. |
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21:18
Howbeit we°
may°°
not°
give°°
them wives°
of our daughters:°°
for°
the children°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
have sworn,°°
saying,°°
Cursed°°
[be] he that giveth°°
a wife°
to
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין.° |
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21:18
Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Yisrael have sworn, saying, Cursed [be] he that giveth a wife to Binyamin. |
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21:19
Then they said,°°
Behold,°
[there is] a feast°
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה°
in
Šîlò
שִׁילֹה°
yearly°°
[in a place] which°
[is] on the north side°°
of
Bêŧ ´Ël
בֵּית־אֵל,°°
on the east side°°
of the highway°
that goeth up°°
from
Bêŧ ´Ël
בֵּית־אֵל°°
to
Šæȼem
שְׁכֶם,°
and on the south°°
of
Lævônà
לְבוֹנָה.° |
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21:19
Then they said, Behold, [there is] a feast of Yahweh in Shiloh yearly [in a place] which [is] on the north side of Beth-El, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-El to Shekhem, and on the south of Levonah. |
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21:20
Therefore they commanded°°°
the children°
of
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין,°
saying,°°
Go°°°
and lie in wait°°
in the vineyards;° |
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21:20
Therefore they commanded the children of Binyamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; |
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21:21
And see,°°
and, behold,°
if°
the daughters°
of
Šîlò
שִׁילֹה°
come out°°
to dance°°
in dances,°
then come ye out°°
of°
the vineyards,°
and catch°°
you every man°
his wife°
of the daughters°°
of
Šîlò
שִׁילֹה,°
and go°°
to the land°
of
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין.° |
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21:21
And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Binyamin. |
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21:22
And it shall be,°
when°
their fathers°
or°
their brethren°
come°°
unto°
us to complain,°°
that we will say°°
unto°
them, Be favourable°°
unto them for our sakes: because°
we reserved°°
not°
to each man°
his wife°
in the war:°
for°
ye°
did not°
give°°
unto them at this time,°
[that] ye should be guilty.°° |
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21:22
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, [that] ye should be guilty. |
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21:23
And the children°
of
Binyämîn
בִּניָמִין°
did°
so,°°°
and took°°
[them] wives,°
according to their number,°
of°
them that danced,°°
whom°
they caught:°°
and they went°°°
and returned°°
unto°
their inheritance,°
and repaired°°°
the cities,°
and dwelt°°
in them. |
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21:23
And the children of Binyamin did so, and took [them] wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them. |
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21:24
And the children°
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל°
departed°°
thence°°
at that°
time,°
every man°
to his tribe°
and to his family,°
and they went out°°
from thence°°
every man°
to his inheritance.° |
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21:24
And the children of Yisrael departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance. |
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21:25
In those°
days°
[there was] no°
king°
in
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל:°
every man°
did°°
[that which was] right°
in his own eyes.° |
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21:25
In those days [there was] no king in Yisrael: every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes. |
