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Judges 9:6-37

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.

21AndJothamיוֹתָ֔םyo.TamH3147ranawayוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272,andfledH5127,andwenttoBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876,anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there,forfearofAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃ פ'a.ChivH251.

22AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wasprinceoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

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.

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