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Judges 9:50-53

50Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Thebezתֵּבֵ֑ץte.VetzH8405,encampedוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583against itבְּתֵבֵ֖ץbe.te.VetzH8405,and captured itוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920.

51But there wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961a strongעֹז֮'ozH5797towerוּמִגְדַּל־u.mig.dal-H4026insideבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֗ים וְכֹל֙ve.ha.na.Shim ve.KholH802 H3605,and leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127thereשָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahH8033.They locked themselves inוַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ בַּעֲדָ֑םvai.yis.ge.Ru ba.'a.DamH5462 H1157and went upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927toעַל־'al-H5921the roofגַּ֥גgagH1406of the towerהַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ha.mig.DalH4026.

52When Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704attackוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֔לha.mig.DalH4026,he approachedוַיִּגַּ֛שׁ עַד־vai.yi.Gash 'ad-H5066 H5704itsהַמִּגְדָּ֖לha.mig.DalH4026entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607to set it on fireלְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ בָאֵֽשׁ׃le.sa.re.Fo va.'EshH8313 H784.

53But aאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802droppedוַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְva.tash.LekhH7993an upperפֶּ֥לַחPe.lachH6400millstoneרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393onעַל־'al-H5921Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,crushingוַתָּ֖רִץva.Ta.ritzH7533אֶת־'et-H853his skullגֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃gul.gal.ToH1538.

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