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Judges 9:26-30

26Meanwhile, Gaalגַּ֤עַלGa.'alH1603sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5651cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935with his brothersוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251and crossedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674into Shechemבִּשְׁכֶ֑םbish.KhemH7927,and the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927put their confidenceוַיִּבְטְחוּ־vai.yiv.te.chu-H982in him.

27And after they had gone outוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318into the fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704,gatheredוַֽיִּבְצְר֤וּvai.yiv.tze.RuH1219grapesאֶת־'et-H853from their vineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶם֙kar.mei.HemH3754,and troddenוַֽיִּדְרְכ֔וּvai.yid.re.KhuH1869them,they heldוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213a festivalהִלּוּלִ֑יםhi.lu.LimH1974and wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of their godאֱֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'elo.hei.HemH430;and as they ateוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,they cursedוַֽיְקַלְל֖וּvay.ka.LuH7043אֶת־'et-H853Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

28Then Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֗בֶד'E.vedH5651saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310is Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,and whoוּמִֽי־u.mi-H4310is Shechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927,thatכִּ֣יkiH3588we should serve himנַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647?Is he notהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֖עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,and is not Zebulוּזְבֻ֣לu.ze.VulH2083his officerפְּקִיד֑וֹpe.ki.DoH6496?You are to serveעִבְד֗וּ'iv.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544,the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927.Whyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069should weאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587serve Abimelechנַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647?

29If onlyוּמִ֨י יִתֵּ֜ןu.Mi yi.TenH4310 H5414אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971were under my authorityבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,I would removeוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493אֶת־'et-H853Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;I would sayוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toלַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40him, ‘Musterרַבֶּ֥הra.BehH7235your armyצְבָאֲךָ֖tze.va.'a.KhaH6635and come outוָצֵֽאָה׃va.Tze.'ahH3318!’”

30When Zebulזְבֻל֙ze.VulH2083the governorשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892אֶת־'et-H853heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5651,he burnedוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734with angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

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