Judges 9
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Judges 9:46-49

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.ReiH310H3212Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'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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