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Judges 9:42-49

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.

46And when all the menבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that,they enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into an holdצְרִ֔יחַtze.Ri.achH6877of the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the godאֵ֥ל'elH410Berithבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1286.

47And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,that all the menבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927were gathered togetherהִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908.

48And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40gat him upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to mountהַר־har-H2022Zalmonצַלְמ֗וֹןtzal.MonH6756,he and all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that werewith him; and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947an axeהַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹתha.kar.du.MotH7134in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and cut downוַיִּכְרֹת֙vai.yikh.RotH3772a boughשׂוֹכַ֣תso.KhatH7754from the treesעֵצִ֔ים'e.TzimH6086,and tookוַיִּ֨שָּׂאֶ֔הָvai.Yi.sa.'E.haH5375it, and laidוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760iton his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926,and saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that werewith him, What ye have seenרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200me doעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,make hasteמַהֲר֖וּma.ha.RuH4116, anddoעֲשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213as Iכָמֽוֹנִי׃kha.Mo.niH3644have done.

49And all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971likewise cut downוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his boughשׂוֹכֹ֗הso.KhohH7754,and followedאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,and putוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themto the holdהַצְּרִ֔יחַha.tze.Ri.achH6877,and setוַיַּצִּ֧יתוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341the holdהַצְּרִ֖יחַha.tze.Ri.achH6877on fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784upon them; so that all the menאַנְשֵׁ֧י'an.SheiH582of the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927diedוַיָּמֻ֜תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191also, about a thousandכְּאֶ֖לֶףke.'E.lefH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and womenוְאִשָּֽׁה׃ פve.'i.ShahH802.

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