1ve·'ish yis·ra·'el, nish·ba bam·mitz·pah le·mor; ish mim·men·nu, lo-yit·ten bit·tov le·vin·ya·min le·'i·shah. 2vai·ya·vo ha·'am beit-el, vai·ye·she·vu sham ad-ha·'e·rev, lif·nei ha·'e·lo·him; vai·yis·'u ko·v·lam, vai·yiv·ku be·chi ga·do·vl. 3vai·yo·me·ru, la·mah ha·shem e·lo·hei yis·ra·'el, ha·ye·tah zot be·yis·ra·'el; le·hip·pa·ked hai·yo·vm mi·yis·ra·'el she·vet e·chad. 4vay·hi mim·ma·cho·rat, vai·yash·ki·mu ha·'am, vai·yiv·nu-sham miz·be·ach; vai·ya·'a·lu o·lo·vt u·she·la·mim. f

5vai·yo·me·ru be·nei yis·ra·'el, mi a·sher lo-a·lah vak·ka·hal mik·kol-shiv·tei yis·ra·'el el-ha·shem; ki ha·she·vu·'ah hag·ge·do·v·lah ha·ye·tah la·'a·sher lo-a·lah el-ha·shem ham·mitz·pah le·mor mo·vt yu·mat. 6vai·yin·na·cha·mu be·nei yis·ra·'el, el-bin·ya·min a·chiv; vai·yo·me·ru, nig·da hai·yo·vm she·vet e·chad mi·yis·ra·'el. 7mah-na·'a·seh la·hem lan·no·v·ta·rim le·na·shim; va·'a·nach·nu nish·ba'·nu va·shem, le·vil·ti tet-la·hem mib·be·no·v·tei·nu le·na·shim.

8vai·yo·me·ru, mi e·chad mi·shiv·tei yis·ra·'el, a·sher lo-a·lah el-ha·shem ham·mitz·pah; ve·hin·neh lo va-ish el-ham·ma·cha·neh mi·ya·veish gil·'ad el-hak·ka·hal. 9vai·yit·pa·ked ha·'am; ve·hin·neh ein-sham ish, mi·yo·vsh·vei ya·vesh gil·'ad. 10vai·yish·le·chu-sham ha·'e·dah she·neim-a·sar e·lef ish mib·be·nei he·cha·yil; vay·tzav·vu o·v·tam le·mor le·chu ve·hik·ki·tem et-yo·vsh·vei ya·vesh gil·'ad le·fi-che·rev, ve·han·na·shim ve·hat·taf. 11ve·zeh had·da·var a·sher ta·'a·su; kol-za·char ve·chol-i·shah yo·da·'at mish·kav-za·char ta·cha·ri·mu. 12vai·yim·tze·'u mi·yo·vsh·vei ya·veish gil·'ad ar·ba me·'o·vt na·'a·rah ve·tu·lah, a·sher lo-ya·de·'ah ish le·mish·kav za·char; vai·ya·vi·'u o·v·tam el-ham·ma·cha·neh shi·loh, a·sher be·'e·retz ke·na·'an. s

13vai·yish·le·chu kol-ha·'e·dah, vay·dab·be·ru el-be·nei vin·ya·min, a·sher be·se·la rim·mo·vn; vai·yik·re·'u la·hem sha·lo·vm. 14vai·ya·shav bin·ya·min ba·'et ha·hi, vai·yit·te·nu la·hem han·na·shim, a·sher chi·yu, min·ne·shei ya·vesh gil·'ad; ve·lo-ma·tze·'u la·hem ken. 15ve·ha·'am ni·cham le·vin·ya·min; ki-a·sah ha·shem pe·retz be·shiv·tei yis·ra·'el.

16vai·yo·me·ru zik·nei ha·'e·dah, mah-na·'a·seh lan·no·v·ta·rim le·na·shim; ki-nish·me·dah mib·bin·ya·min i·shah. 17vai·yo·me·ru, ye·ru·shat pe·lei·tah le·vin·ya·min; ve·lo-yim·ma·cheh she·vet mi·yis·ra·'el. 18va·'a·nach·nu lo nu·chal la·tet-la·hem na·shim mib·be·no·v·tei·nu; ki-nish·be·'u ve·nei-yis·ra·'el le·mor, a·rur no·ten i·shah le·vin·ya·min. s

19vai·yo·me·ru hin·neh chag-ha·shem be·shi·lov mi·ya·mim ya·mi·mah a·sher mi·tze·fo·v·nah le·veit-el miz·re·chah ha·she·mesh, lim·sil·lah, ha·'o·lah mib·beit-el she·che·mah; u·min·ne·gev lil·vo·v·nah. 20vay·tzav ch vay·tzav·vu k et-be·nei vin·ya·min le·mor; le·chu va·'a·rav·tem bak·ke·ra·mim. 21u·re·'i·tem ve·hin·neh im-ye·tze·'u ve·no·vt-shi·lov la·chul bam·me·cho·lo·vt vi·tza·tem min-hak·ke·ra·mim, va·cha·taf·tem la·chem ish ish·tov mib·be·no·vt shi·lov; va·ha·lach·tem e·retz bin·ya·min. 22ve·ha·yah ki-ya·vo·'u a·vo·v·tam ov a·chei·hem la·ro·vv ch la·riv k e·lei·nu ve·'a·mar·nu a·lei·hem chan·nu·nu o·v·tam, ki lo la·kach·nu ish ish·tov bam·mil·cha·mah; ki lo at·tem ne·tat·tem la·hem ka·'et te·sha·mu. s 23vai·ya·'a·su-chen be·nei vin·ya·min, vai·yis·'u na·shim le·mis·pa·ram, min-ham·me·cho·le·lo·vt a·sher ga·za·lu; vai·ye·le·chu vai·ya·shu·vu el-na·cha·la·tam, vai·yiv·nu et-he·'a·rim, vai·ye·she·vu ba·hem. 24vai·yit·hal·le·chu mi·sham be·nei-yis·ra·'el ba·'et ha·hi, ish le·shiv·tov u·le·mish·pach·tov; vai·ye·tze·'u mi·sham, ish le·na·cha·la·tov.

25bai·ya·mim ha·hem, ein me·lech be·yis·ra·'el; ish hai·ya·shar be·'ei·nav ya·'a·seh.