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20:3

וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן כִּֽי־עָלוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמִּצְפָּה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דַּבְּרוּ אֵיכָה נִהְיְתָה הָרָעָה הַזֹּֽאת׃

The sons of Binyomin heard that the Bnei Yisroel had ascended to Mitzpah. The Bnei Yisroel said, "Speak up, how did this evil occur?"

The sons of Binyomin heard that the Bnei Yisroel had ascended to Mitzpah. The Bnei Yisroel said, "Speak up, how did this evil occur?"

20:4

וַיַּעַן הָאִישׁ הַלֵּוִי אִישׁ הָאִשָּׁה הַנִּרְצָחָה וַיֹּאמַר הַגִּבְעָתָה אֲשֶׁר לְבִנְיָמִן בָּאתִי אֲנִי וּפִילַגְשִׁי לָלֽוּן׃

The Levite man answered—the husband of the murdered woman, saying, "I arrived at Givoh of Binyomin I and my concubine, to spend the night."

The Levite man answered—the husband of the murdered woman, saying, "I arrived at Givoh of Binyomin I and my concubine, to spend the night."

20:5

וַיָּקֻמוּ עָלַי בַּעֲלֵי הַגִּבְעָה וַיָּסֹבּוּ עָלַי אֶת־הַבַּיִת לָיְלָה אוֹתִי דִּמּוּ לַהֲרֹג וְאֶת־פִּילַגְשִׁי עִנּוּ וַתָּמֹֽת׃

The householders of Givoh rose against me, and encircled the house against me at night. They thought they would murder me, and they tortured my concubine to death.

The householders of Givoh rose against me, and encircled the house against me at night. They thought they would murder me, and they tortured my concubine to death.

Rashi

דמו להרוג. כוונו להרוג, אנישמינט"ו בלע"ז:

They thought they would murder me. They intended to murder me. "Apesment" in old French.

20:6

וָאֹחֵז בְּפִֽילַגְשִׁי וָֽאֲנַתְּחֶהָ וָֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶהָ בְּכׇל־שְׂדֵה נַחֲלַת יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי עָשׂוּ זִמָּה וּנְבָלָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

I took hold of my concubine, dismembered her, and sent her to every estate in the inheritance of Yisroel, for they behaved promiscuously and loathsomely in Yisroel.

I took hold of my concubine, dismembered her, and sent her to every estate in the inheritance of Yisroel, for they behaved promiscuously and loathsomely in Yisroel.

20:7

הִנֵּה כֻלְּכֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הָבוּ לָכֶם דָּבָר וְעֵצָה הֲלֹֽם׃

Here you are, all of you, Bnei Yisroel, Come up with a proclamation, with a plan, here!"

Here you are, all of you, Bnei Yisroel, Come up with a proclamation, with a plan, here!"

20:8

וַיָּקׇם כׇּל־הָעָם כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד לֵאמֹר לֹא נֵלֵךְ אִישׁ לְאׇהֳלוֹ וְלֹא נָסוּר אִישׁ לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃

All the people rose as a single man, exclaiming, "Not a man among us shall proceed to his tent, nor a man among us return to his home!

All the people rose as a single man, exclaiming, "Not a man among us shall proceed to his tent, nor a man among us return to his home!

20:9

וְעַתָּה זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשֶׂה לַגִּבְעָה עָלֶיהָ בְּגוֹרָֽל׃

This is the action we shall now take with Givoh; we shall draw lots against them.

This is the action we shall now take with Givoh; we shall draw lots against them.

20:10

וְלָקַחְנוּ עֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים לַמֵּאָה לְכֹל ׀ שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמֵאָה לָאֶלֶף וְאֶלֶף לָֽרְבָבָה לָקַחַת צֵדָה לָעָם לַעֲשׂוֹת לְבוֹאָם לְגֶבַע בִּנְיָמִן כְּכׇל־הַנְּבָלָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

We shall select ten men from a hundred, of all the tribes of Yisroel; a hundred from a thousand, and a thousand from ten thousand, to supply the people with provisions when taking action in their engagement with Geva of Binyomin, as befits their entirely loathsome conduct in Yisroel."

We shall select ten men from a hundred, of all the tribes of Yisroel; a hundred from a thousand, and a thousand from ten thousand, to supply the people with provisions when taking action in their engagement with Geva of Binyomin, as befits their entirely loathsome conduct in Yisroel."

Rashi

לעשות לבואם. לביאתם זו לגבעת בנימין 'ככל הנבלה' וגו':

When taking action in their engagement in this engagement with Givas Binyomin, as befits their entirely loathsome, etc.

20:11

וַיֵּאָסֵף כׇּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הָעִיר כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד חֲבֵרִֽים׃ {פ}

All the men in Yisroel mobilized at the city, as one man, as comrades.

All the men in Yisroel mobilized at the city, as one man, as comrades.

Rashi

חברים. שוים בעצה אחת:

Comrades. In unified counsel.

Texts

  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J · License: CC-BY
  • Hebrew: On Your Way · License: PD

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