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Judges 9:42-49

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.

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