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Judges 9

1AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wenttoShechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927untohismother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brethren,andspakewiththem,andwithallthefamilyH4940ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofhismother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696,Iprayyou,intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallthemenH376ofShechemשְׁכֶם֮she.KhemH7927,Whetherisbetterטּ֣וֹבTovH2896foryou,thatallthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֔עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,whoarethreescoreandtenpersonsH376,ruleהַמְשֹׁ֨לham.SholH4910overyou,orthatoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259ruleמְשֹׁ֥לme.SholH4910overyou?rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּ֕םu.ze.khar.TemH2142alsothatIamyourboneעַצְמֵכֶם'atz.me.KhemH6106andyourfleshוּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םu.ve.sar.KhemH1320.

3Andhismother’sאִמּ֜וֹ'i.MoH517brethrenspakeofhimintheearsבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallthemenofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697:andtheirheartsלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820inclinedH5186tofollowAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;fortheysaidH559,HeisourbrotherH251.

4AndtheygaveH5414himthreescoreandten piecesofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701outofthehouseמִבֵּ֖יתּmi.BeitH1004ofBaal-berithH1170, wherewithAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hiredH7936vainandlightfellows,whofollowedhim.

5AndhewentH935untohisfather’sאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004atOphrahעָפְרָ֔תָה'a.fe.Ra.tahH6084,andslewH2026hisbrethrenthesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,beingthreescoreandtenpersonsH376,upononeאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68:butJothamיוֹתָ֧םyo.TamH3147theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wasleftH3498;forhehidH2244himself.

6AndallthemenofShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927assembledthemselvestogether,andallthehouseH1004ofMilloH4407,andwentandmadeAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingלְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,bytheoakofthepillarthatwasinShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

7AndwhentheytoldH5046ittoJothamלְיוֹתָ֗םle.yo.TamH3147,hewentandstoodH5975onthetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofmountGerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630,andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקוֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,andcried,andsaidH559untothem, Hearken untome, yemenofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,thatGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430mayhearken untoyou.

8ThetreesH6086wentH1980forthonatimetoanointלִמְשֹׁ֥חַlim.Sho.achH4886akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overthem;andtheysaidH559untotheolive-tree,Reignמָלְכָ֥הme.lo.khahH4427thouoverus.

9Buttheolive-treesaidH559untothem,ShouldIleavemyfatnessדִּשְׁנִ֔יdish.NiH1880, wherewithbymetheyhonorיְכַבְּד֥וּye.kha.be.DuH3513Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanH376,andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towavetoandfrooverthetreesH6086?

10AndthetreesH6086saidH559tothefig-tree, Come thou,andreignמָלְכִ֥יma.le.KhiH4427overus.

11Butthefig-treesaidH559untothem,ShouldIleavemysweetness,andmygoodהַטּוֹבָ֑הha.to.VahH2896fruitתְּנוּבָתִ֖יte.nu.va.TiH8570,andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towavetoandfrooverthetreesH6086?

12AndthetreesH6086saidH559untothevineלַגָּ֑פֶןla.Ga.fenH1612, Come thou,andreignמָלְכִ֥יma.lo.khiH4427overus.

13Andthevineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612saidH559untothem,ShouldIleavemynewתִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔יti.ro.ShiH8492wineH8492,whichcheerethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanH376,andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towavetoandfrooverthetreesH6086?

14ThensaidH559allthetreesH6086untothebramble, Come thou,andreignמְלָךְ־me.lokh-H4427overus.

15AndthebramblesaidH559untothetreesH6086,Ifintruthבֶּאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.MetH571yeanointH4886mekingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overyou,thencomeבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935andtakeחֲס֣וּcha.SuH2620refugeH2620inmyshadeבְצִלִּ֑יve.tzi.LiH6738;andifnot, letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeH935outofthebramble,anddevourH398thecedarsאַרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.

16Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,ifyehavedealttrulyanduprightly,inthatyehavemadeH6213Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingוַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427,andifyehavedealtwellH2895withJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378andhishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,andhavedoneuntohimaccordingtothedeservingofhishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027

17(formyfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1foughtH3898foryou,andadventuredhislifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315,anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080:

18andyearerisenH6965upagainstmyfather’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,andhaveslainH2026hissonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121, threescoreandtenpersonsH376,upononeאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,andhavemadeAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofhismaid-servant,kingוַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427overthemenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,becauseheisyourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251);

19ifyethenhavedealttrulyanduprightlywithJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378andwithhishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,thenrejoiceשִׂמְחוּ֙sim.ChuH8055yeinAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andlethimalsoגַּם־gam-H1571rejoiceוְיִשְׂמַ֥חve.yis.MachH8055inyou:

20butifnot, letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeH3318outfromAbimelechמֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְme.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,anddevourH398themenofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927,andthehouseH1004ofMilloH4407;andletfireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784comeH3318outfromthemenofShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927,andfromthehouseH1004ofMilloH4407,anddevourH398Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

21AndJothamיוֹתָ֔םyo.TamH3147ranawayוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272,andfledH5127,andwenttoBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876,anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there,forfearofAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃ פ'a.ChivH251.

22AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wasprinceoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

23AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307betweenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40andthemenofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927;andthemenofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927dealtוַיִּבְגְּד֥וּvai.yiv.ge.DuH898treacherouslyH898withAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40:

24thattheviolenceחֲמַ֖סcha.MasH2555donetothethreescoreandtensonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבָּ֑עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378mightcomeלָב֕וֹאla.Vo'H935,andthattheirbloodוְדָמָ֗םve.da.MamH1818mightbelaiduponAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40theirbrotherH251,whoslewH2026them,anduponthemenofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,whostrengthenedחִזְּק֥וּchi.ze.KuH2388hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027toslayH2026hisbrethren.

25AndthemenofShechemשְׁכֶ֜םshe.KhemH7927setוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760liers-in-waitforhimonthetopsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218ofthemountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,andtheyrobbedH1497allthatcamealongthatwayH1870bythem:anditwastoldH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ פla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

26AndGaalגַּ֤עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5651cameH935withhisbrethren,andwentH935overtoShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֑םbish.KhemH7927;andthemenofShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927puttheirtrustוַיִּבְטְחוּ־vai.yiv.te.chu-H982inhim.

27AndtheywentH3318outintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704,andgatheredH1219theirvineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶם֙kar.mei.HemH3754,andtrodוַֽיִּדְרְכ֔וּvai.yid.re.KhuH1869thegrapes,andheldfestival,andwentH3318intothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004oftheirgodאֱֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'elo.hei.HemH430,anddideatH398anddrinkH8354,andcursedH7043Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

28AndGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֗בֶד'E.vedH5651saidH559,WhoisAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andwhoisShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927,thatweshouldserveנַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?isnothethesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֖עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378?andZebulוּזְבֻ֣לu.ze.VulH2083hisofficerH6496?serveעִבְד֗וּ'iv.DuH5647yethemenH376ofHamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927:butwhyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069shouldweserveנַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?

29Andwouldthatthispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wereundermyhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027!thenwouldIremoveוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.AndhesaidH559toAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,IncreaseH7235thinearmyצְבָאֲךָ֖tze.va.'a.KhaH6635,andcomeוָצֵֽאָה׃va.Tze.'ahH3318out.

30AndwhenZebulזְבֻל֙ze.VulH2083therulerofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892heardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5651,hisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639waskindled.

31AndhesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40craftily,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,Gaalגַ֨עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5651andhisbrethrenarecomeH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927;and,behold,theyconstrainthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892totakepartagainstthee.

32NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,upbynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, thouandthepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971thatarewiththee,andlieוֶאֱרֹ֖בve.'e.RoH693inwaitH693inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:

33anditshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961,thatinthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,assoonasthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isup, thou shaltriseתַּשְׁכִּ֖יםtash.KimH7925earlyH7925,andrushuponthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;and,behold,whenheandthepeopleוְהָעָ֤םve.ha.'AmH5971thatarewithhimcomeoutagainstthee,thenmayest thoudotothemasthou shaltfindתִּמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672occasion.

34AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965up,andallthepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,andtheylaidwaitוַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּvai.ye.'er.VuH693againstShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927infourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702companiesרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

35AndGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5651wentH3318out,andstoodH5975intheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965up,andthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,fromtheambushment.

36AndwhenGaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603sawH7200thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,hesaidH559toZebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083,Behold,therecomeH3381peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971downיוֹרֵ֔דyo.RedH3381fromthetopsמֵרָאשֵׁ֖יme.ra.SheiH7218ofthemountainsהֶהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022.AndZebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083saidH559untohim, Thou seesttheshadowצֵ֧לtzelH6738ofthemountainsהֶהָרִ֛יםhe.ha.RimH2022asiftheyweremenH376.

37AndGaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603spakeagainע֣וֹדodH5750andsaidH559,See,therecomeH935peopleעָם֙'amH5971downיֽוֹרְדִ֔יםyor.DimH3381bythemiddleofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259companyH7218comethbythewayH1870oftheoakofMeonenim.

38Thenאֵפ֥וֹא'e.Fo'H645saidH559Zebulזְבֻ֗לze.VulH2083untohim,WhereH834isnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258thymouthפִ֙יךָ֙fi.khaH6310,thatthou saidst,WhoisAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,thatweshouldserveנַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?isnotthisthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatthou hast despised?goצֵא־tze'-H3318outnowH6258,Ipray,andfightוְהִלָּ֥חֶםve.hi.La.chemH3898withthem.

39AndGaalגַ֔עַלGa.'alH1603wentH3318outbeforethemenofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927,andfoughtH3898withAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

40AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chasedhim,andhefledH5127beforehim,andtherefellH5307manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491,evenuntotheentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

41AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atArumah:andZebulזְבֻ֛לze.VulH2083droveH1644outGaalגַּ֥עַלGa.'alH1603andhisbrethren,thatthey should notdwellמִשֶּׁ֥בֶתmi.She.vetH3427inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

42Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thatthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;andtheytoldH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃la.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

43AndhetookH3947thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,anddividedH2673themintothreeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הlish.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֔יםra.ShimH7218,andlaidwaitוַיֶּאֱרֹ֖בvai.ye.'e.RoH693inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;andhelookedH7200,and,behold,thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH3318forthH3318outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;andheroseH6965upagainstthem,andsmotethem.

44AndAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andthecompaniesוְהָרָאשִׁים֙ve.ha.ra.ShimH7218thatwerewithhim,rushedforward,andstoodH5975intheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:andthetwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147companiesהָֽרָאשִׁ֗יםha.ra.ShimH7218rusheduponallthatwereinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704,andsmotethem.

45AndAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40foughtנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898againstthecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892allthatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;andhetookH3920thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andslewH2026thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971thatweretherein:andhebeatdownthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andsowedוַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ra.'E.haH2232itwithsaltמֶֽלַח׃ פMe.lachH4417.

46Andwhenallthemenofthetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927heardH8085thereof,theyenteredintothestrongholdofthehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofElberith.

47AnditwastoldH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thatallthemenofthetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927weregatheredH6908togetherהִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908.

48AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40gathimuptomountZalmonצַלְמ֗וֹןtzal.MonH6756,heandallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim;andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookH3947anaxeהַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹתha.kar.du.MotH7134inhishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,andcutוַיִּכְרֹת֙vai.yikh.RotH3772downaboughfromthetreesH6086,andtookH3947itup,andlaiditonhisshoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926:andhesaidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,WhatyehaveseenH7200medo,makeH7760hasteH4116,anddoasIhavedone.

49Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971likewisecutוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772downeverymanH376hisbough,andfollowedAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andputH4191themtothestronghold,andsetH7760thestrongholdonfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784uponthem;sothatallthemenH376ofthetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927diedH4191alsoH1571,aboutathousandכְּאֶ֖לֶףke.'E.lefH505menH376andwomenוְאִשָּֽׁה׃ פve.'i.ShahH802.

50ThenwentAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40toThebezתֵּבֵ֑ץte.VetzH8405,andencampedוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstThebezבְּתֵבֵ֖ץbe.te.VetzH8405,andtookH3920it.

51ButtherewasH1961astrongtowerוּמִגְדַּל־u.mig.dal-H4026withinthecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892,andthitherfledH5127allthemenH376andwomenH802,andalltheyofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andshutוַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּvai.yis.ge.RuH5462themselvesin,andgatthemuptotheroofגַּ֥גgagH1406ofthetowerהַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ha.mig.DalH4026.

52AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40cameH935untothetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֔לha.mig.DalH4026,andfoughtH3898againstit,anddrewH5066nearuntothedoorH6607ofthetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֖לha.mig.DalH4026toburnלְשָׂרְפ֥וֹle.sa.re.FoH8313itwithfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

53Andacertainwomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802castH7993anupperרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393millstoneH7393uponAbimelech’sheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,andbrakehisskullגֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃gul.gal.ToH1538.

54Thenhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hastily untotheyoungהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288hisarmorbearer,andsaidH559untohim,Drawשְׁלֹ֤ףshe.LofH8025thyswordחַרְבְּךָ֙char.be.KhaH2719,andkillהֲרָגָ֑תְהוּha.ra.Ga.te.huH2026me,thatmenH5288sayH559notofme,Awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802slewH2026him.AndhisyoungH5288manH5288thrusthimthrough,andhediedH4191.

55AndwhenthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191,theydepartedeverymanH376untohisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

56ThusGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430requitedthewickednessH7451ofAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,whichhediduntohisfatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1,inslayinghisseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657brethren;

57andallthewickednessH7451ofthemenH376ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927didGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430requiteupontheirheadsבְּרֹאשָׁ֑םbe.ro.ShamH7218:anduponthemcameH935thecurseקִֽלֲלַ֖תki.la.LatH7045ofJothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פye.ru.Ba.'alH3378.

Commentaries on Judges 9

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