לְהִפָּקֵ֥ד is missing ! ” lə·hip·pā·qêḏ Judges 21:4 וַֽיְהִי֙ - way·hî מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת The next day mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ הָעָ֔ם the people hā·‘ām וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ got up early , way·yaš·kî·mū וַיִּבְנוּ־ built way·yiḇ·nū- מִזְבֵּ֑חַ an altar miz·bê·aḥ שָׁ֖ם there , šām וַיַּעֲל֥וּ and presented way·ya·‘ă·lū עֹל֖וֹת burnt offerings ‘ō·lō·wṯ וּשְׁלָמִֽים׃פ and peace offerings . ū·šə·lā·mîm Judges 21:5 בְּנֵ֣י The Israelites bə·nê יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל . . . yiś·rā·’êl וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ asked , way·yō·mə·rū מִ֠י “ Who mî אֲשֶׁ֨ר - ’ă·šer מִכָּל־ among all mik·kāl שִׁבְטֵ֥י the tribes šiḇ·ṭê יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl לֹא־ did not lō- עָלָ֧ה come ‘ā·lāh בַקָּהָ֛ל to the assembly ḇaq·qā·hāl אֶל־ before ’el- יְהוָ֑ה YHWH ? ” Yah·weh כִּי֩ For kî הָיְתָ֗ה they had taken hā·yə·ṯāh הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה a solemn hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh הַשְּׁבוּעָ֨ה oath haš·šə·ḇū·‘āh לַ֠אֲשֶׁר that anyone la·’ă·šer לֹא־ who failed lō- עָלָ֨ה to come up ‘ā·lāh אֶל־ before ’el- יְהוָ֧ה YHWH Yah·weh הַמִּצְפָּ֛ה at Mizpah ham·miṣ·pāh לֵאמֹ֖ר . . . lê·mōr מ֥וֹת would surely be put to death mō·wṯ יוּמָֽת׃ . . . . yū·māṯ Judges 21:6 בְּנֵ֣י And the Israelites bə·nê יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל . . . yiś·rā·’êl וַיִּנָּֽחֲמוּ֙ grieved way·yin·nā·ḥă·mū אֶל־ for ’el- אָחִ֑יו their brothers , ’ā·ḥîw בִּנְיָמִ֖ן the Benjamites , bin·yā·min וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ and said , way·yō·mə·rū הַיּ֛וֹם “ Today hay·yō·wm אֶחָ֖ד a ’e·ḥāḏ שֵׁ֥בֶט tribe šê·ḇeṭ נִגְדַּ֥ע is cut off niḡ·da‘ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ from Israel . mî·yiś·rā·’êl Judges 21:7 מַה־ What mah- נַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה should we do na·‘ă·śeh לָהֶ֛ם - lā·hem לְנָשִׁ֑ים about wives lə·nā·šîm לַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים for the survivors , lan·nō·w·ṯā·rîm וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ since we wa·’ă·naḥ·nū נִשְׁבַּ֣עְנוּ have sworn niš·ba‘·nū בַֽיהוָ֔ה by YHWH Yah·weh לְבִלְתִּ֛י not lə·ḇil·tî תֵּת־ to give têṯ- לָהֶ֥ם them lā·hem מִבְּנוֹתֵ֖ינוּ our daughters mib·bə·nō·w·ṯê·nū לְנָשִֽׁים׃ in marriage ? ” lə·nā·šîm Judges 21:8 וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ So they asked , way·yō·mə·rū מִ֗י “ Which mî אֶחָד֙ one ’e·ḥāḏ מִשִּׁבְטֵ֣י of the tribes miš·šiḇ·ṭê יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl אֲשֶׁ֛ר - ’ă·šer לֹֽא־ failed lō- עָלָ֥ה to come up ‘ā·lāh אֶל־ before ’el- יְהוָ֖ה YHWH Yah·weh הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה at Mizpah ? ” ham·miṣ·pāh וְ֠הִנֵּה And, in fact , wə·hin·nêh לֹ֣א no one lō אִ֧ישׁ . . . ’îš מִיָּבֵ֥ישׁ from Jabesh-gilead mî·yā·ḇêš גִּלְעָ֖ד . . . gil·‘āḏ אֶל־ ’el- בָא־ had come ḇā- אֶל־ to ’el- הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛ה the camp ham·ma·ḥă·neh הַקָּהָֽל׃ for the assembly . haq·qā·hāl

