New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 9:1-3

1AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Shechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927to his mother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517relativesאֲחֵ֖י'a.CheiH251,and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them and to the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605clanמִשְׁפַּ֛חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the householdבֵּית־beit-H1004of his mother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696,nowנָ֞אna'H4994,in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of allכָל־khol-H3605the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶם֮she.KhemH7927, ‘Whichמַה־mah-H4100is betterטּ֣וֹבTovH2896for you, thatseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֔עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,ruleהַמְשֹׁ֨לham.SholH4910over you, orאִם־'im-H518that oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ruleמְשֹׁ֥לme.SholH4910over you?’ Also, rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּ֕םu.ze.khar.TemH2142that I amyour boneעַצְמֵכֶם'atz.me.KhemH6106and your fleshוּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םu.ve.sar.KhemH1320.”

3And his mother’sאִמּ֜וֹ'i.MoH517relativesאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251spokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697on his behalfעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241of allכָּל־kol-H3605the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927; andthey were inclinedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186to followאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,for they saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “He is ourrelativeאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251.”

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