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Judges 9:22-45

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.

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