Darby Bible

Judges 9

1AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wenttoShechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927tohismother'sbrethren,andspokeH1696tothem,andtoallthefamilyH4940ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofhismother'sfatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696,Iprayyou,intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallthecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶם֮she.KhemH7927,Whichisbetterטּ֣וֹבTovH2896foryou,thatseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,allsonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֔עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,ruleהַמְשֹׁ֨לham.SholH4910overyou,orthatoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manH376ruleמְשֹׁ֥לme.SholH4910overyou?Andrememberוּזְכַרְתֶּ֕םu.ze.khar.TemH2142thatIamyourboneעַצְמֵכֶם'atz.me.KhemH6106andyourfleshוּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םu.ve.sar.KhemH1320.

3Andhismother'sbrethrenspokeH1696ofhimintheearsבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallthecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.Andtheirheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820inclinedH5186afterAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;fortheysaidH559,HeisourbrotherH251.

4AndtheygaveH5414himseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657piecesofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701outofthehouseמִבֵּ֖יתּmi.BeitH1004ofBaal-BerithH1170,andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hiredH7936withthemvainandwantonmenH376,andtheyfollowedhim.

5AndhecameH935tohisfather'shouseבֵית־veit-H1004,toOphrahעָפְרָ֔תָה'a.fe.Ra.tahH6084,andslewH2026hisbrethrenthesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,seventyשִׁבְּעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376upononeאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68;butthereremainedH3498Jothamיוֹתָ֧םyo.TamH3147theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378;forhehadhidנֶחְבָּֽא׃ סnech.Ba'H2244himself.

6Andallthecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֤יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927gatheredוַיֵּאָ֨סְפ֜וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622together,andallthehouseH1004ofMilloH4407,andwentandmadeAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingלְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,bythememorial-oakthatisinShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

7AndtheytoldH5046ittoJothamלְיוֹתָ֗םle.yo.TamH3147,andhewentandstoodH5975onthetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofmountGerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630,andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקוֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,andcried,andsaidH559tothem, Hearkentome, yecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,thatGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430mayhearkentoyou.

8ThetreesH6086oncewentH1980forthtoanointלִמְשֹׁ֥חַlim.Sho.achH4886akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overthem;andtheysaidH559totheolive-tree,Reignמָלְכָ֥הme.lo.khahH4427overus.

9Andtheolive-treesaidH559tothem,ShouldIleavemyfatnessדִּשְׁנִ֔יdish.NiH1880, wherewithbymetheyhonourGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanH376,andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towaveoverthetreesH6086?

10AndthetreesH6086saidH559tothefig-tree, Come thou,reignמָלְכִ֥יma.le.KhiH4427overus.

11Butthefig-treesaidH559tothem,ShouldIleavemysweetness,andmygoodהַטּוֹבָ֑הha.to.VahH2896fruitתְּנוּבָתִ֖יte.nu.va.TiH8570,andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towaveoverthetreesH6086?

12ThensaidH559thetreesH6086tothevineלַגָּ֑פֶןla.Ga.fenH1612, Come thou,reignמָלְכִ֥יma.lo.khiH4427overus.

13Andthevineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612saidH559tothem,ShouldIleavemynewתִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔יti.ro.ShiH8492wineH8492,whichcheersGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanH376,andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towaveoverthetreesH6086?

14ThensaidH559allthetreesH6086tothethorn-bush, Come thou,reignמְלָךְ־me.lokh-H4427overus.

15Andthethorn-bushsaidH559tothetreesH6086,Ifintruthבֶּאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.MetH571yeanointH4886mekingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overyou,comeבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935,putconfidenceinmyshadowH6738;butifnot,fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784shallcomeH935outofthethorn-bushanddevourH398thecedarsאַרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.

16Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,ifyehavedealttrulyandsincerelyinthatyehavemadeH6213Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingוַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427,andifyehavedealtwellH2895withJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378andhishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,andifyehavedonetohimaccordingtothedeservingofhishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027;

17—formyfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1foughtH3898foryou,andendangeredhislifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315,anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080;

18butyearerisenH6965upagainstmyfather'shouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,andhaveslainH2026hissonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121,seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,upononeאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,andhavemadeAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofhishandmaid,kingוַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427overthecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,becauseheisyourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251;

19—ifyethenhavedealttrulyandsincerelywithJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378andwithhishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,rejoiceשִׂמְחוּ֙sim.ChuH8055yeinAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andlethimalsoגַּם־gam-H1571rejoiceוְיִשְׂמַ֥חve.yis.MachH8055inyou;

20butifnot, letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeH3318outfromAbimelechמֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְme.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,anddevourH398thecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927andthehouseH1004ofMilloH4407;andletfireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784comeH3318outfromthecitizensמִבַּעֲלֵ֤יmi.ba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927andfromthehouseH1004ofMilloH4407,anddevourH398Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

21AndJothamיוֹתָ֔םyo.TamH3147ranawayוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272,andfledH5127,andwenttoBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876,anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there,becauseofAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃ פ'a.ChivH251.

22AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40ruledoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

23AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307betweenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40andthecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927;andthecitizensבַעֲלֵי־va.'a.lei-H1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927dealtוַיִּבְגְּד֥וּvai.yiv.ge.DuH898treacherouslyH898withAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,

24thattheviolenceחֲמַ֖סcha.MasH2555[done]totheseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבָּ֑עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378mightcomeלָב֕וֹאla.Vo'H935,andtheirbloodוְדָמָ֗םve.da.MamH1818belaiduponAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40theirbrotherH251,whoslewH2026them,anduponthecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,whohadstrengthenedחִזְּק֥וּchi.ze.KuH2388hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027toslayH2026hisbrethren.

25Andthecitizensבַעֲלֵ֨יva.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֜םshe.KhemH7927setוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760liersinwaitH693forhimonthetopsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218ofthemountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,andtheyrobbedH1497allthatcamealongthatwayH1870bythem.AnditwastoldH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ פla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

26AndGaalגַּ֤עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5651cameH935withhisbrethren,andwentH935overtoShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֑םbish.KhemH7927;andthecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927putconfidenceinhim.

27AndtheywentH3318outintothefieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704,andgatheredH1219theirvineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶם֙kar.mei.HemH3754,andtrode [thegrapes],andmadeH6213rejoicings,andwentH3318intothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004oftheirgodאֱֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'elo.hei.HemH430,andateH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,andcursedH7043Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

28AndGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֗בֶד'E.vedH5651saidH559,WhoisAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andwhoisShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927,thatweshouldserveנַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?ishenotthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֖עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378?andZebulוּזְבֻ֣לu.ze.VulH2083hisoverseerH6496?Serveעִבְד֗וּ'iv.DuH5647themenH376ofHamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927!andwhyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069shouldweserveנַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?

29Oh!wouldthatthispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wereundermyhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027!thenwouldIremoveוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.AndhesaidH559toAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,IncreaseH7235thinearmyצְבָאֲךָ֖tze.va.'a.KhaH6635,andcomeוָצֵֽאָה׃va.Tze.'ahH3318out.

30AndZebulזְבֻל֙ze.VulH2083therulerofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892heardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5651,andhisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639waskindled;

31andhesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40craftily,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,Gaalגַ֨עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5651andhisbrethrenarecomeH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927,andbehold,theyshutupthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892againstthee;

32andnowH6258,riseH6965upbynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, thouandthepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971thatarewiththee,andlieוֶאֱרֹ֖בve.'e.RoH693inambushH693inthefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

33Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961inthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242whenthesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isup, thou shaltriseתַּשְׁכִּ֖יםtash.KimH7925earlyH7925,andfalluponthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;andbehold,heandthepeopleוְהָעָ֤םve.ha.'AmH5971thatiswithhimshallcomeoutagainstthee,andthou shaltdowithhimasthou shaltfindתִּמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672occasion.

34AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965up,andallthepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,andtheylayH693inambushH693againstShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927infourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702companiesרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

35AndGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5651wentH3318out,andstoodH5975intheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.ThenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965up,andthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,outoftheambushהַמַּאְרָֽב׃ha.ma'.RavH3993.

36AndGaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603sawH7200thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,andsaidH559toZebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083,Behold,peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971arecomingH3381downיוֹרֵ֔דyo.RedH3381fromthetopsמֵרָאשֵׁ֖יme.ra.SheiH7218ofthemountainsהֶהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022.AndZebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083saidH559tohim, Thou seesttheshadowצֵ֧לtzelH6738ofthemountainsהֶהָרִ֛יםhe.ha.RimH2022asmenH376.

37AndGaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603spokeלְדַבֵּר֒le.da.BerH1696againע֣וֹדodH5750,andsaidH559,Behold,peopleעָם֙'amH5971arecomingH935downיֽוֹרְדִ֔יםyor.DimH3381fromthehighpartofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259companyH7218iscomingH935alongbythewayH1870oftheMagician'soak.

38Thenאֵפ֥וֹא'e.Fo'H645saidH559Zebulזְבֻ֗לze.VulH2083tohim,WhereH834isnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258thymouthפִ֙יךָ֙fi.khaH6310, thouthatsaidst,WhoisAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,thatweshouldserveנַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?isnotthisthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatthou hast despised?goצֵא־tze'-H3318outnowH6258,Ipray,andfightוְהִלָּ֥חֶםve.hi.La.chemH3898againstthem.

39AndGaalגַ֔עַלGa.'alH1603wentH3318outbeforethecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927,andfoughtH3898againstAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

40AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40pursuedH7291him,andhefledH5127beforehim,andtherefellH5307manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491,asfarastheentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

41AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atArumah.AndZebulזְבֻ֛לze.VulH2083droveH1644outGaalגַּ֥עַלGa.'alH1603andhisbrethren,thatthey might notdwellמִשֶּׁ֥בֶתmi.She.vetH3427inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

42Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thatthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;andtheytoldH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃la.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

43AndhetookH3947thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,anddividedH2673themintothreeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הlish.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֔יםra.ShimH7218,andlayH693inambushH693inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704.AndhelookedH7200,andbehold,thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH3318forthH3318outofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;andheroseH6965upagainstthemandsmotethem.

44AndAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andthecompaniesוְהָרָאשִׁים֙ve.ha.ra.ShimH7218thatwerewithhim,rushedforward,andstoodH5975intheentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147ofthecompaniesהָֽרָאשִׁ֗יםha.ra.ShimH7218ranuponallthatwereinthefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704,andslewthem.

45AndAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40foughtנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898againstthecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892allthatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;andhetookH3920thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andslewH2026thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971thatwereinit,andbrokeH5422downthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andsowedוַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ra.'E.haH2232itwithsaltמֶֽלַח׃ פMe.lachH4417.

46Andallthemenofthetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927heardH8085[that],andtheyenteredintothestrongholdofthehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofthegodH410Berith.

47AnditwastoldH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thatallthemenofthetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927hadgatheredH6908togetherהִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908.

48ThenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wentH5927uptomountZalmonצַלְמ֗וֹןtzal.MonH6756,heandallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim;andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookH3947anaxeהַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹתha.kar.du.MotH7134inhishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,andcutוַיִּכְרֹת֙vai.yikh.RotH3772downaboughfromthetreesH6086,andtookH3947itupandlaiditonhisshoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926,andsaidH559tothepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwaswithhim,WhatyehaveseenH7200medo,makeH7760hasteH4116,doasIhavedone.

49Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971likewisecutוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772downeverymanH376hisbough,andtheyfollowedAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andputH4191[them]tothehold,andburnedH3341theholdwithfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784uponthem.AndallthemenH376ofthetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927diedH4191alsoH1571,aboutathousandכְּאֶ֖לֶףke.'E.lefH505menH376andwomenוְאִשָּֽׁה׃ פve.'i.ShahH802.

50AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wenttoThebezתֵּבֵ֑ץte.VetzH8405,andencampedוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstThebezבְּתֵבֵ֖ץbe.te.VetzH8405,andtookH3920it.

51ButtherewasH1961astrongtowerוּמִגְדַּל־u.mig.dal-H4026inthemidstH8432ofthecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892,andthitherfledH5127allthemenH376andwomenH802,allthecitizensבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;andtheyshutוַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּvai.yis.ge.RuH5462itbehindthem,andwentH5927uptotheroofגַּ֥גgagH1406ofthetowerהַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ha.mig.DalH4026.

52AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40cameH935tothetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֔לha.mig.DalH4026,andfoughtH3898againstit,andhedrewH5066neartotheentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607ofthetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֖לha.mig.DalH4026toburnלְשָׂרְפ֥וֹle.sa.re.FoH8313itwithfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784;

53andawomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802castH7993theupperרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393stoneofahandmillonAbimelech'sheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,andcrushedוַתָּ֖רִץva.Ta.ritzH7533hisskullגֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃gul.gal.ToH1538.

54Thenhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hastilytotheyoungהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288thatcarriedH5375hisarmour,andsaidH559tohim,Drawשְׁלֹ֤ףshe.LofH8025thyswordחַרְבְּךָ֙char.be.KhaH2719,andslayH2026me,thattheysayH559notofme,Awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802killedהֲרָגָ֑תְהוּha.ra.Ga.te.huH2026him.AndhisyoungH5288manH5288thrusthimthrough,andhediedH4191.

55AndwhenthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191,theywenteverymanH376tohisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

56AndGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430renderedbackH7725thewickednessH7451ofAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,whichhedidtohisfatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1inslayinghisseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657brethren.

57Andalltheevilרָעַת֙ra.'AtH7451ofthemenH376ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927didGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430renderbackH7725upontheirheadsבְּרֹאשָׁ֑םbe.ro.ShamH7218;anduponthemcameH935thecurseקִֽלֲלַ֖תki.la.LatH7045ofJothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פye.ru.Ba.'alH3378.

Commentaries on Judges 9

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