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Judges 9:22-25

22After Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40had reignedוַיָּ֧שַׂרvai.Ya.sarH7786overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478for threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141,

23Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971a spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of animosityרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40andוּבֵ֖יןu.VeinH996the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927and caused themבַעֲלֵי־ שְׁכֶ֖םva.'a.lei- she.KhemH1167 H7927to treat Abimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40deceitfullyוַיִּבְגְּד֥וּvai.yiv.ge.DuH898,

24in order that the crimeחֲמַ֖סcha.MasH2555against the seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבָּ֑עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378might come to justiceלָב֕וֹאla.Vo'H935and their bloodוְדָמָ֗םve.da.MamH1818be avengedלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760onעַל־'al-H5921their brotherאֲחִיהֶם֙'a.chi.HemH251Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834הָרַ֣גha.RagH2026אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853and onוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had helpedחִזְּק֥וּchi.ze.KuH2388אֶת־'et-H853himיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027murderלַהֲרֹ֥גla.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853his brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

25The leadersבַעֲלֵ֨יva.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֜םshe.KhemH7927set upוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760an ambushמְאָרְבִ֗יםme.'a.re.VimH693against Abimelechonעַ֚ל'alH5921the hilltopsרָאשֵׁ֣י הֶהָרִ֔יםra.Shei he.ha.RimH7218 H2022,and they robbedוַיִּגְזְל֗וּvai.yig.ze.LuH1497אֵ֛ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834passedיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674by themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921on the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870.So this was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046to Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ פla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

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