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Judges 9:34-40

34So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his troopsהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834עִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973set outוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915and lay in waitוַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּvai.ye.'er.VuH693againstעַל־'al-H5921Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927in fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702companiesרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

35Now Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5651went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֕דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179just as Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and his menוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854came outוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromמִן־min-H4480their hiding placesהַמַּאְרָֽב׃ha.ma'.RavH3993.

36When Gaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Zebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083, “Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971are coming downיוֹרֵ֔דyo.RedH3381from the mountainsמֵרָאשֵׁ֖י הֶהָרִ֑יםme.ra.Shei he.ha.RimH7218 H2022!”But Zebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083אֵ֣ת'etH853repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “The shadowsצֵ֧לtzelH6738of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֛יםhe.ha.RimH2022lookרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200like menכָּאֲנָשִֽׁים׃ סka.'a.na.ShimH582to youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859.”

37Then Gaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603spoke upלְדַבֵּר֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶרle.da.Ber vai.Yo.merH1696 H559againוַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֣וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH3254 H5750, “Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,peopleעָם֙'amH5971are coming downיֽוֹרְדִ֔יםyor.DimH3381fromמֵעִ֖םme.'ImH5973the centerטַבּ֣וּרta.BurH2872of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259companyוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218is comingבָּ֔אBa'H935by way ofמִדֶּ֖רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870the Divinersמְעוֹנְנִֽים׃me.'o.NimH6049’Oakאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436.”

38“Whereאַיֵּ֨ה'ai.YehH346is your gloatingפִ֙יךָ֙fi.khaH6310אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834nowאֵפ֥וֹא'e.Fo'H645?”Zebulזְבֻ֗לze.VulH2083repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413. “You saidתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559, ‘Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thatכִּ֣יkiH3588we should serve himנַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647?’Are these notהֲלֹ֨א זֶ֤הha.Lo' zehH3808 H2088the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you ridiculedמָאַ֣סְתָּהma.'As.tahH3988?Go outצֵא־tze'-H3318nowנָ֥א עַתָּ֖הna' 'a.TahH6258 H4994and fightוְהִלָּ֥חֶםve.hi.La.chemH3898them!”

39So Gaalגַ֔עַלGa.'alH1603went outוַיֵּ֣צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Abimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,

40but Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40pursued himוַיִּרְדְּפֵ֣הוּvai.yir.de.Fe.huH7291,and Gaal fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127before himמִפָּנָ֑יוmi.pa.NavH6440.And manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227Shechemitesfellוַֽיִּפְּל֛וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491all the wayעַד־'ad-H5704to the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

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