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Judges 9:1-3

1Now Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413his mother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brothersאֲחֵ֖י'a.CheiH251at Shechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927and saidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413themוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the clanמִשְׁפַּ֛חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of his motherבֵּית־ אֲבִ֥י אִמּ֖וֹbeit- 'a.Vi 'i.MoH517 H1 H1004לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994askדַּבְּרוּ־ בְּאָזְנֵ֨יda.be.ru- be.'a.ze.NeiH1696 H241allכָל־khol-H3605the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶם֮ מַה־she.Khem mah-H7927 H4100, ‘Is it betterטּ֣וֹבTovH2896for youthat seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֔עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,ruleהַמְשֹׁ֨לham.SholH4910over you,orאִם־'im-H518just oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376מְשֹׁ֥לme.SholH4910?’Rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּ֕םu.ze.khar.TemH2142thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאָנִֽי׃'a.NiH589am your own fleshוּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םu.ve.sar.KhemH1320and bloodעַצְמֵכֶם'atz.me.KhemH6106.”

3And when his mother’sאִמּ֜וֹ'i.MoH517brothersאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251spokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697about himעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921in the presenceבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241of allכָּל־kol-H3605the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927אֵ֥ת'etH853,their heartsלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820were inclinedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186to followאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,forכִּ֥יkiH3588they saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is our brotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251.”

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