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Judges 9:1-5

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.

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