And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 heard H8085 say, H559 Behold, H2009 the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 and the children H1121 of Gad H1410 and the half H2677 tribe H7626 of Manasseh H4519 have built H1129 an altar H4196 over H413 H4136 against H4136 the land H776 of Canaan, H3667 in the borders H1552 of Jordan, H3383 at H413 the passage H5676 of the children H1121 of Israel. H3478

And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 sent H7971 to the children H1121 of Reuben, H7205 and to the children H1121 of Gad, H1410 and to the half H2677 tribe H7626 of Manasseh, H4519 into H413 the land H776 of Gilead, H1568 Phinehas H6372 the son H1121 of Eleazar H499 the priest, H3548

And they came H935 to the children H1121 of Reuben, H7205 and to the children H1121 of Gad, H1410 and to the half H2677 tribe H7626 of Manasseh, H4519 to the land H776 of Gilead, H1568 and they spoke H1696 with them, saying, H559

Is the iniquity H5771 of Peor H6465 too little H4592 for us, from which H834 we are not cleansed H2891 until H5704 this H2088 day, H3117 although there was a plague H5063 in the congregation H5712 of the LORD, H3068

Notwithstanding, H389 if H518 the land H776 of your possession H272 be unclean, H2931 then pass H5674 you over H5674 to the land H776 of the possession H272 of the LORD, H3068 wherein H834 H8033 the LORD's H3068 tabernacle H4908 dwells, H7931 and take H270 possession H270 among H8432 us: but rebel H4775 not against the LORD, H3068 nor H408 rebel H4775 against us, in building H1129 you an altar H4196 beside H1107 the altar H4196 of the LORD H3068 our God. H430

Then the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 and the children H1121 of Gad H1410 and the half H2677 tribe H7626 of Manasseh H4519 answered, H6030 and said H1696 to the heads H7218 of the thousands H505 of Israel, H3478

That we have built H1129 us an altar H4196 to turn H7725 from following H310 the LORD, H3068 or if H518 to offer H5927 thereon H5921 burnt H5930 offering H4503 or meat offering, or if H518 to offer H6213 peace H8002 offerings H2077 thereon, H5921 let the LORD H3068 himself require H1245 it;

For the LORD H3068 has made H5414 Jordan H3383 a border H1366 between H996 us and you, you children H1121 of Reuben H7205 and children H1121 of Gad; H1410 you have no H369 part H2506 in the LORD: H3068 so shall your children H1121 make our children H1121 cease H7673 from fearing H3372 the LORD. H3068

But that it may be a witness H5707 between H996 us, and you, and our generations H1755 after H310 us, that we might do H5647 the service H5656 of the LORD H3068 before H6440 him with our burnt H5930 offerings, and with our sacrifices, H2077 and with our peace H8002 offerings; that your children H1121 may not say H559 to our children H1121 in time H4279 to come, H4279 You have no H369 part H2506 in the LORD. H3068

God forbid H2486 that we should rebel H4775 against the LORD, H3068 and turn H7725 this day H3117 from following H310 the LORD, H3068 to build H1129 an altar H4196 for burnt H5930 offerings, H4503 for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, H2077 beside H905 the altar H4196 of the LORD H3068 our God H430 that is before H6440 his tabernacle. H4908

And Phinehas H6372 the son H1121 of Eleazar H499 the priest H3548 said H559 to the children H1121 of Reuben, H7205 and to the children H1121 of Gad, H1410 and to the children H1121 of Manasseh, H4519 This day H3117 we perceive H3045 that the LORD H3068 is among H8432 us, because H834 you have not committed H4603 this H2088 trespass H4604 against the LORD: H3068 now H227 you have delivered H5337 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 out of the hand H3027 of the LORD. H3068

And the thing H1697 pleased H3190 H5869 the children H1121 of Israel; H3478 and the children H1121 of Israel H3478 blessed H1288 God, H430 and did not intend H559 to go H5927 up against H5921 them in battle, H6635 to destroy H7843 the land H776 wherein H834 the children H1121 of Reuben H7205 and Gad H1410 dwelled. H3427

Then all H3605 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 went H3318 out, and the congregation H5712 was gathered H6950 together as one H259 man, H376 from Dan H1835 even to Beersheba, H884 with the land H776 of Gilead, H1568 to the LORD H3068 in Mizpeh. H4709

And the chief H6438 of all H3605 the people, H5971 even of all H3605 the tribes H7626 of Israel, H3478 presented H3320 themselves in the assembly H6951 of the people H5971 of God, H430 four H702 hundred H3967 thousand H505 footmen H376 H7273 that drew H8025 sword. H2719

And the Levite, H3881 the husband H376 of the woman H802 that was slain, H7523 answered H6030 and said, H559 I came H935 into Gibeah H1390 that belongs to Benjamin, H1144 I and my concubine, H6370 to lodge. H3885

And I took H270 my concubine, H6370 and cut H5408 her in pieces, and sent H7971 her throughout all H3605 the country H7704 of the inheritance H5159 of Israel: H3478 for they have committed H6213 lewdness H2154 and folly H5039 in Israel. H3478

And all H3605 the people H5971 arose H6965 as one H259 man, H376 saying, H559 We will not any H376 of us go H3212 to his tent, H168 neither H3808 will we any H376 of us turn H5493 into his house. H1004

And we will take H3947 ten H6235 men H582 of an hundred H3967 throughout all H3605 the tribes H7626 of Israel, H3478 and an hundred H3967 of a thousand, H505 and a thousand H505 out of ten H7233 thousand, H7233 to fetch H3947 victual H6720 for the people, H5971 that they may do, H6213 when they come H935 to Gibeah H1390 of Benjamin, H1144 according to all H3605 the folly H5039 that they have worked H6213 in Israel. H3478

And the tribes H7626 of Israel H3478 sent H7971 men H582 through all H3605 the tribe H7626 of Benjamin, H1144 saying, H559 What H4100 wickedness H7451 is this H2063 that is done H1961 among you?

But the children H1121 of Benjamin H1144 gathered H622 themselves together out of the cities H5892 to Gibeah, H1390 to go H3318 out to battle H4421 against H5973 the children H1121 of Israel. H3478

Among all H3605 this H2088 people H5971 there were seven H7651 hundred H3967 chosen H970 men H376 left handed; H334 H3027 H3225 every one H3605 could sling H7049 stones H68 at H413 an hair H8185 breadth, and not H3808 miss. H2398