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Judges 9:52-57

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.

54He quicklyמְהֵרָ֜ה אֶל־ הַנַּ֣עַר׀me.he.Rah 'el- ha.Na.'arH4120 H413 H5288calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יוno.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627,sayingוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Drawשְׁלֹ֤ףshe.LofH8025your swordחַרְבְּךָ֙char.be.KhaH2719and kill meוּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.Te.niH4191,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435they sayיֹ֥אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559of me, ‘A womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802killed himהֲרָגָ֑תְהוּha.ra.Ga.te.huH2026.’”So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through himוַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּ נַעֲר֖וֹvai.yid.ke.Re.hu na.'a.RoH1856 H5288,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

55And when the Israelitesאִֽישׁ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל'ish- Yis.ra.'ElH376 H3478sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,they allאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980homeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

56In this way Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430אֵ֖ת'etH853repaidוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the wickednessרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40had doneעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213to his fatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1in murderingלַהֲרֹ֖גla.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853his seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

57Andוְאֵ֗תve.'EtH853Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430also broughtהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605the wickednessרָעַת֙ra.'AtH7451of the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927back upon their own headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֑םbe.ro.ShamH7218.So the curseקִֽלֲלַ֖תki.la.LatH7045of Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פye.ru.Ba.'alH3378cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935upon themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413.

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