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Judges 9:26-35

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.

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