| 29. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 19:29:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֣אvayavoand he came Judges 19:29:2 ⧉אֶל־בֵּית֗וֹelbetoto his house Judges 19:29:3 ⧉וַיִּקַּ֤חvayikkakhand he took Judges 19:29:4 ⧉אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ethamaakheletthe knife Judges 19:29:5 ⧉וַיַּחֲזֵ֣קvayakhazekand he seized Judges 19:29:6 ⧉בְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹbefilaghshohis concubine Judges 19:29:7 ⧉וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙vayenattekhehaand he cut her up Judges 19:29:8 ⧉לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָlaatsamehato her bones Judges 19:29:9 ⧉לִשְׁנֵ֥יםlishenimto two Judges 19:29:10 ⧉עָשָׂ֖רasarten Judges 19:29:11 ⧉נְתָחִ֑יםnetakhimpieces Judges 19:29:12 ⧉וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָvayeshallekhehaand he sent her Judges 19:29:13 ⧉בְּכֹ֖לbekholin all Judges 19:29:14 ⧉גְּב֥וּלgevulterritory Judges 19:29:15 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yisraelIsrael |
| 29. Formal Translation He returned to his house, took the knife, seized his concubine, cut her up, bone by bone, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the entire territory of Israel. |
| 29. Dynamic Translation When he got home, he took a knife, seized his concubine, cut her into twelve portions, bone by bone, and sent the pieces throughout every part of Israel. |