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Judges 9:16-20

16Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258ifאִם־'im-H518you have actedעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213faithfullyבֶּאֱמֶ֤תbe.'e.MetH571and honestlyוּבְתָמִים֙u.ve.ta.MimH8549in making Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingוַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427אֶת־'et-H853,ifוְאִם־ טוֹבָ֤הve.'im- to.VahH518 H2896you have done wellעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213byעִם־'im-H5973Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַל וְעִם־ye.ru.Ba.'al ve.'im-H3378 H5973and his familyבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you have doneעֲשִׂ֥יתֶם'a.Si.temH6213to himas heיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027deservesכִּגְמ֥וּלkig.MulH1576—

17forאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1foughtנִלְחַ֥םnil.ChamH3898for youעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921and riskedוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993אֶת־'et-H853מִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048his lifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315to deliverוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080,

18but youוְאַתֶּ֞םve.'a.TemH859have risen upקַמְתֶּ֨םkam.TemH6965againstעַל־'al-H5921my father’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117and killedוַתַּהַרְג֧וּva.ta.har.GuH2026אֶת־'et-H853his seventyשִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁshiv.'Im 'ishH7657 H376sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121onעַל־'al-H5921a singleאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,and you have made Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of his maidservantאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519,kingוַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427אֶת־'et-H853overעַל־'al-H5921the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is your brotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251—

19ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you have actedעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.TemH6213faithfullyבֶּאֱמֶ֨תbe.'e.MetH571and honestlyוּבְתָמִ֧יםu.ve.ta.MimH8549towardעִם־'im-H5973Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַל וְעִם־ye.ru.Ba.'al ve.'im-H3378 H5973and his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, thenmay you rejoiceשִׂמְחוּ֙sim.ChuH8055in Abimelechבַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andגַּם־gam-H1571heה֖וּאhu'H1931in youוְיִשְׂמַ֥חve.yis.MachH8055.

20But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notאַ֕יִן'A.yinH369,may fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeתֵּ֤צֵאTe.tze'H3318from Abimelechמֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְme.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and consumeוְתֹאכַ֛לve.to.KhalH398אֶת־'et-H853the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853 H1037Beth-milloH1037,and may fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784comeוְתֵצֵ֨אve.te.Tze'H3318from the leadersמִבַּעֲלֵ֤יmi.ba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927and Beth-milloH1037and consumeוְתֹאכַ֖לve.to.KhalH398אֶת־'et-H853Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.”

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