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Judges 9:23-41

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.

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