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Judges 9:1-20

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.

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