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Judges 9:30-33

30And when Zebulזְבֻל֙ze.VulH2083the rulerשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5651,his angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

31And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40privilyבְּתָרְמָ֣הbe.ta.re.MahH8649,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, Gaalגַ֨עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5651and his brethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251be comeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to Shechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927;and, behold, they fortifyצָרִ֥יםtza.RimH6696the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892against thee.

32Now therefore upק֣וּםkumH6965by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,thou and the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971that iswith thee, and lie in waitוֶאֱרֹ֖בve.'e.RoH693in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:

33And it shall be, thatin the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,as soon as the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121is upכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224,thou shalt rise earlyתַּשְׁכִּ֖יםtash.KimH7925,and setוּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣u.fa.sha.TaH6584upon the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and, behold, whenhe and the peopleוְהָעָ֤םve.ha.'AmH5971that iswith him come outיֹצְאִ֣יםyo.tze.'ImH3318against thee, then mayest thou doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to them as thouיָדֶֽךָ׃ סya.De.khaH3027shalt find occasionתִּמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672.

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