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Judges 9:46-49

46On hearing of thisוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085,allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167in the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־vai.ya.Vo.'u 'el-H935 H413the inner chamberצְרִ֔יחַtze.Ri.achH6877of the templeבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of El-berithאֵ֥ל בְּרִֽית׃'el be.RitH410 H1286.

47And when Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046thatכִּ֣יkiH3588allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167in the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927were gathered thereהִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908,

48heאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his menהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אִתּוֹ֒'i.ToH854went upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to Mountהַר־har-H2022Zalmonצַלְמ֗וֹן הוּא֮tzal.Mon hu'H6756 H1931.Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947his axeהַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹתha.kar.du.MotH7134in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and cutוַיִּכְרֹת֙vai.yikh.RotH3772a branchשׂוֹכַ֣תso.KhatH7754from the treesעֵצִ֔ים'e.TzimH6086,which he liftedוַיִּ֨שָּׂאֶ֔הָvai.Yi.sa.'E.haH5375וַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760toעַל־'al-H5921his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926,sayingוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his menהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834עִמּ֗וֹi.MoH5973, “Hurryמַהֲר֖וּma.ha.RuH4116and doעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whatמָ֤הmahH4100you have seen meרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200doעֲשׂ֥וּ כָמֽוֹנִי׃'a.Su kha.Mo.niH6213 H3644.”

49So eachכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376הָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971alsoגַם־gam-H1571cutוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772his own branchשׂוֹכֹ֗הso.KhohH7754and followedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֤יvai.Ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.Then they piledוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the branchesagainstעַֽל־'al-H5921the inner chamberהַצְּרִ֔יחַha.tze.Ri.achH6877and setוַיַּצִּ֧יתוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341אֶֽת־'et-H853itהַצְּרִ֖יחַha.tze.Ri.achH6877on fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784above themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921,killingוַיָּמֻ֜תוּ גַּ֣םvai.ya.Mu.tu gamH4191 H1571everyoneכָּל־ אַנְשֵׁ֧יkol- 'an.SheiH3605 H582in the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927,about a thousandכְּאֶ֖לֶףke.'E.lefH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and womenוְאִשָּֽׁה׃ פve.'i.ShahH802.

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