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Judges 9:30-57

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.

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