| 25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 19:25:1 ⧉וְלֹֽא־אָב֤וּveloavuand not they were willing Judges 19:25:2 ⧉הָאֲנָשִׁים֙haanashimthe men Judges 19:25:3 ⧉לִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlishmemoato listen Judges 19:25:4 ⧉ל֔וֹloto him Judges 19:25:5 ⧉וַיַּחֲזֵ֤קvayakhazekand he seized Judges 19:25:6 ⧉הָאִישׁ֙haishthe man Judges 19:25:7 ⧉בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹbefilagshoby his concubine Judges 19:25:8 ⧉וַיֹּצֵ֥אvayotseand he brought out Judges 19:25:9 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶ֖םalehemto them Judges 19:25:10 ⧉הַח֑וּץhakhutsoutside Judges 19:25:11 ⧉וַיֵּדְע֣וּvayedeuand they knew Judges 19:25:12 ⧉א֠וֹתָהּotahher Judges 19:25:13 ⧉וַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־בָ֤הּvayitaleluvahand they abused against her Judges 19:25:14 ⧉כָּל־הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙kalhalailaall the night Judges 19:25:15 ⧉עַד־הַבֹּ֔קֶרadhabokeruntil the morning Judges 19:25:16 ⧉וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָvayeshalekhuhaand they sent her away Judges 19:25:17 ⧉בעלותbealotat the rising of Judges 19:25:18 ⧉כַּעֲל֥וֹתkaalotas the rising of Judges 19:25:19 ⧉הַשָּֽׁחַר׃hashakharthe dawn |
| 25. Formal Translation But the men were not willing to listen to him, so the man seized his concubine and sent her outside to them. They knew her, and they abused her all night until morning, and they sent her away as the dawn was rising. |
| 25. Dynamic Translation But the men refused to pay attention to him, so the man grabbed his concubine and pushed her outside to them. They raped her and mistreated her throughout the night until morning, and at daybreak, they let her go. |