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Judges 9:52-57

52And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֔לha.mig.DalH4026,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it, and went hardוַיִּגַּ֛שׁvai.yi.GashH5066unto the doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֖לha.mig.DalH4026to burnלְשָׂרְפ֥וֹle.sa.re.FoH8313it with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

53And a certainאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802castוַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְva.tash.LekhH7993a pieceפֶּ֥לַחPe.lachH6400of a millstoneרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393upon Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,and all to brakeוַתָּ֖רִץva.Ta.ritzH7533his skullגֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃gul.gal.ToH1538.

54Then he calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hastilyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120unto the young manהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יוno.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Drawשְׁלֹ֤ףshe.LofH8025thy swordחַרְבְּךָ֙char.be.KhaH2719,and slayוּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.Te.niH4191me, that men sayיֹ֥אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559not of me, A womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802slewהֲרָגָ֑תְהוּha.ra.Ga.te.huH2026him. And his young manנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288thrust him throughוַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּvai.yid.ke.Re.huH1856,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

55And when the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,they departedH3212every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376unto his placeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

56Thus Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430renderedוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the wickednessרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451of Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,which he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213unto his fatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1,in slayingלַהֲרֹ֖גla.ha.RogH2026his seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251:

57And all the evilרָעַת֙ra.'AtH7451of the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927did Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430renderהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725upon their headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֑םbe.ro.ShamH7218:and upon them cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935the curseקִֽלֲלַ֖תki.la.LatH7045of Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פye.ru.Ba.'alH3378.

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