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Judges 9:1-20

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.

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