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Judges 9:7-16

7When this was reportedוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to Jothamלְיוֹתָ֗םle.yo.TamH3147,he climbedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.Ye.lekh vai.ya.'a.ModH1980 H5975to the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Mountהַר־har-H2022Gerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630,raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his voiceקוֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,and cried outוַיִּקְרָ֑א וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.yik.Ra' vai.Yo.merH7121 H559: “Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,O leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,and may Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430listenוְיִשְׁמַ֥עve.yish.Ma'H8085to youאֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH413.

8One day the treesהָעֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086set outH1980to anointלִמְשֹׁ֥חַlim.Sho.achH4886a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428for themselvesעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921.They saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the olive treeלַזַּ֖יִתla.Za.yitH2132, ‘Reignמָלְכָ֥הme.lo.khahH4427over usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.’

9But the olive treeהַזַּ֔יִתha.Za.yitH2132repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Should I stop givingהֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙he.cho.Dal.tiH2308אֶת־'et-H853my oilדִּשְׁנִ֔יdish.NiH1880thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834honorsיְכַבְּד֥וּye.kha.be.DuH3513both Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and manוַאֲנָשִׁ֑יםva.'a.na.ShimH582,to holdוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980swayלָנ֖וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128overעַל־'al-H5921the treesהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086?’

10Then the treesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the fig treeלַתְּאֵנָ֑הla.te.'e.NahH8384, ‘Comeלְכִי־ אַ֖תְּle.khi- 'atH1980 H859and reignמָלְכִ֥יma.le.KhiH4427over usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.’

11But the fig treeהַתְּאֵנָ֔הha.te.'e.NahH8384repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, ‘Should I stop givingהֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙he.cho.Dal.tiH2308אֶת־'et-H853my sweetnessמָתְקִ֔יma.te.KiH4987וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and my goodהַטּוֹבָ֑הha.to.VahH2896fruitתְּנוּבָתִ֖יte.nu.va.TiH8570,to holdוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980swayלָנ֖וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128overעַל־'al-H5921the treesהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086?’

12Then the treesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the grapevineלַגָּ֑פֶןla.Ga.fenH1612, ‘Comeלְכִי־ אַ֖תְּle.khi- 'atH1980 H859and reignמָלְכִ֥יma.lo.khiH4427over usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.’

13But the grapevineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, ‘Should I stop givingהֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙he.cho.Dal.tiH2308אֶת־'et-H853my wineתִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔יti.ro.ShiH8492that cheersהַֽמְשַׂמֵּ֥חַham.sa.Me.achH8055bothGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and manוַאֲנָשִׁ֑יםva.'a.na.ShimH582,to holdוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980swayלָנ֖וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128overעַל־'al-H5921the treesהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086?’

14Finally allכָל־khol-H3605the treesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the thornbushהָאָטָ֑דha.'a.TadH329, ‘Comeלֵ֥ךְ אַתָּ֖הlekh 'a.TahH1980 H859and reignמְלָךְ־me.lokh-H4427over usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.’

15But the thornbushהָאָטָד֮ha.'a.TadH329repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413הָעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086, ‘Ifאִ֡ם'imH518youאַתֶּם֩'a.TemH859reallyבֶּאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.MetH571are anointing meמֹשְׁחִ֨יםmo.she.ChimH4886אֹתִ֤י'o.TiH853as kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428over youעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,comeבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935and find refugeחֲס֣וּcha.SuH2620in my shadeבְצִלִּ֑יve.tzi.LiH6738.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notאַ֕יִן'A.yinH369,may fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784come outתֵּ֤צֵאTe.tze'H3318ofמִן־min-H4480the thornbushהָ֣אָטָ֔דha.'a.TadH329and consumeוְתֹאכַ֖לve.to.KhalH398אֶת־'et-H853the cedarsאַרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.’

16Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258ifאִם־'im-H518you have actedעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213faithfullyבֶּאֱמֶ֤תbe.'e.MetH571and honestlyוּבְתָמִים֙u.ve.ta.MimH8549in making Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingוַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427אֶת־'et-H853,ifוְאִם־ טוֹבָ֤הve.'im- to.VahH518 H2896you have done wellעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213byעִם־'im-H5973Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַל וְעִם־ye.ru.Ba.'al ve.'im-H3378 H5973and his familyבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you have doneעֲשִׂ֥יתֶם'a.Si.temH6213to himas heיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027deservesכִּגְמ֥וּלkig.MulH1576—

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