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Judges 9:42-45

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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