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Judges 9:34-45

34And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40rose upוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and all the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that werewith him, by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,and they laid waitוַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּvai.ye.'er.VuH693against Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927in fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702companiesרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

35And Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5651went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318,and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֕דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the enteringפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40rose upוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971that werewith him, from lying in waitהַמַּאְרָֽב׃ha.ma'.RavH3993.

36And when Gaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083,Behold, there comeH3381peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971downיוֹרֵ֔דyo.RedH3381from the topמֵרָאשֵׁ֖יme.ra.SheiH7218of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022.And Zebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou seestרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200the shadowצֵ֧לtzelH6738of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֛יםhe.ha.RimH2022as if they weremenכָּאֲנָשִֽׁים׃ סka.'a.na.ShimH582.

37And Gaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603spakeלְדַבֵּר֒le.da.BerH1696againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,See there comeH3381peopleעָם֙'amH5971downיֽוֹרְדִ֔יםyor.DimH3381by the middleטַבּ֣וּרta.BurH2872of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and anotherאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259companyוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218comeבָּ֔אBa'H935along by the plainאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436ofמִדֶּ֖רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870Meonenimמְעוֹנְנִֽים׃me.'o.NimH6049.

38Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Zebulזְבֻ֗לze.VulH2083unto him, Where isnowאֵפ֥וֹא'e.Fo'H645thy mouthפִ֙יךָ֙fi.khaH6310,wherewith thou saidstתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559, Who isAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,that we should serveנַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? isnot this the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that thou hast despisedמָאַ֣סְתָּהma.'As.tahH3988?go outצֵא־tze'-H3318,I pray nowנָ֥אna'H4994,and fightוְהִלָּ֥חֶםve.hi.La.chemH3898with them.

39And Gaalגַ֔עַלGa.'alH1603went outוַיֵּ֣צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with Abimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

40And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chasedוַיִּרְדְּפֵ֣הוּvai.yir.de.Fe.huH7291him, and he fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127beforeמִפָּנָ֑יוmi.pa.NavH6440him, and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227were overthrownוַֽיִּפְּל֛וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307andwoundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491, evenunto the enteringפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

41And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at Arumahבָּארוּמָ֑הba.ru.MahH725:and Zebulזְבֻ֛לze.VulH2083thrust outוַיְגָ֧רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644Gaalגַּ֥עַלGa.'alH1603and his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251,that they should not dwellמִשֶּׁ֥בֶתmi.She.vetH3427in Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

42And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,that the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;and they toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃la.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

43And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and dividedוַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙vai.ye.che.TzemH2673them into threeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הlish.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֔יםra.ShimH7218,and laid waitוַיֶּאֱרֹ֖בvai.ye.'e.RoH693in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,and lookedוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and, behold, the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971werecome forthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;and he rose upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965against them, and smoteוַיַּכֵּֽם׃vai.ya.KemH5221them.

44And Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,and the companyוְהָרָאשִׁים֙ve.ha.ra.ShimH7218that waswith him, rushed forwardפָּשְׁט֕וּpa.she.TuH6584,and stoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975in the enteringפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:and the twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147othercompaniesהָֽרָאשִׁ֗יםha.ra.ShimH7218ran uponפָּֽשְׁט֛וּpa.she.TuH6584all the people that werein the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704,and slewוַיַּכּֽוּם׃vai.ya.KumH5221them.

45And Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40foughtנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898against the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892all that dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;and he tookוַיִּלְכֹּד֙vai.yil.KodH3920the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and slewהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that wastherein, and beat downוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and sowedוַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ra.'E.haH2232it with saltמֶֽלַח׃ פMe.lachH4417.

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