New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 9:22-25

22Now Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40ruledH8323overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

23Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971an evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307betweenH996Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927;and the menבַעֲלֵי־va.'a.lei-H1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927dealtוַיִּבְגְּד֥וּvai.yiv.ge.DuH898treacherouslyH898with Abimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,

24so that the violenceחֲמַ֖סcha.MasH2555done to the seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבָּ֑עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378might comeלָב֕וֹאla.Vo'H935, andtheir bloodוְדָמָ֗םve.da.MamH1818might be laidלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760on Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40their brotherאֲחִיהֶם֙'a.chi.HemH251,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834killedהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026them, and on the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834strengthenedחִזְּק֥וּchi.ze.KuH2388his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027to killלַהֲרֹ֥גla.ha.RogH2026his brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

25The menבַעֲלֵ֨יva.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֜םshe.KhemH7927setוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760men in ambushמְאָרְבִ֗יםme.'a.re.VimH693against him on the topsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and they robbedוַיִּגְזְל֗וּvai.yig.ze.LuH1497allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834might passיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674by them along the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870;and it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046to Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ פla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

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