New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 9:30-33

30When Zebulזְבֻל֙ze.VulH2083the rulerשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5651,his angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639burnedוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

31He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40deceitfullyבְּתָרְמָ֣הbe.ta.re.MahH8649,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,Gaalגַ֨עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5651and hisrelativesוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251have comeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to Shechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927;and beholdוְהִנָּ֛םve.hi.NamH2009, they arestirringצָרִ֥יםtza.RimH6696up the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892againstעָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.khaH5921you.

32Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, ariseק֣וּםkumH6965by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,you and the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are with you, and lieוֶאֱרֹ֖בve.'e.RoH693in waitH693in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

33In the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,as soon as the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121is up, you shall riseתַּשְׁכִּ֖יםtash.KimH7925earlyH7925and rushוּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣u.fa.sha.TaH6584upon the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,when he and the peopleוְהָעָ֤םve.ha.'AmH5971whoH834are with him comeיֹצְאִ֣יםyo.tze.'ImH3318out againstאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413you, you shalldoוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to themwhateverH3512you can.”

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