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Judges 9:50-53

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.

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