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Judges 9:7-8

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.’

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