New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 9:16-20

16“Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, ifH518you have dealtעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֤תbe.'e.MetH571and integrityוּבְתָמִים֙u.ve.ta.MimH8549in makingH4427Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingוַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427,and ifH518you have dealtעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213wellH2899withJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, andhave dealtעֲשִׂ֥יתֶם'a.Si.temH6213with himas he deservedכִּגְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖יוkig.Mul ya.DavH1576 H3027--

17for my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1foughtנִלְחַ֥םnil.ChamH3898for you andriskedוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ מִנֶּ֔גֶדvai.yash.Lekh mi.Ne.gedH7993 H5048his lifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315and deliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337you from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080;

18but you have risenקַמְתֶּ֨םkam.TemH6965againstH5921my father’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117and have killedוַתַּהַרְג֧וּva.ta.har.GuH2026his sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121,seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,on oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,and have madeH4427Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of his maidservantאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519,kingוַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427overH5921the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he is yourrelativeאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251--

19ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518then you have dealtעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.TemH6213intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֨תbe.'e.MetH571and integrityוּבְתָמִ֧יםu.ve.ta.MimH8549with Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,rejoiceשִׂמְחוּ֙sim.ChuH8055in Abimelechבַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,and let him alsoגַּם־gam-H1571rejoiceוְיִשְׂמַ֥חve.yis.MachH8055in you.

20But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, let fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeתֵּ֤צֵאTe.tze'H3318out from Abimelechמֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְme.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and consumeוְתֹאכַ֛לve.to.KhalH398the menבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927andBeth-milloH1037;and let fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784comeוְתֵצֵ֨אve.te.Tze'H3318out from the menמִבַּעֲלֵ֤יmi.ba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927and fromBeth-milloH1037,and consumeוְתֹאכַ֖לve.to.KhalH398Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.”

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