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Judges 9:30-57

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.

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