New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 9:34-40

34So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werewith him aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915and layH693in waitוַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּvai.ye.'er.VuH693againstעַל־'al-H5921Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927in fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702companiesרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

35Now Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5651wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֕דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179;and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werewith him aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from the ambushהַמַּאְרָֽב׃ha.ma'.RavH3993.

36When Gaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083, “Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971are comingH3381downיוֹרֵ֔דyo.RedH3381from the topsמֵרָאשֵׁ֖יme.ra.SheiH7218of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022.”But Zebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “You are seeingרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200the shadowצֵ֧לtzelH6738of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֛יםhe.ha.RimH2022as if they weremenH376.”

37Gaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603spokeלְדַבֵּר֒le.da.BerH1696againוַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֣וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH5750 H3254and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,peopleעָם֙'amH5971are comingH3381downיֽוֹרְדִ֔יםyor.DimH3381from thehighestH2872partH2872of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259companyוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218comesבָּ֔אBa'H935by the wayמִדֶּ֖רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870ofthe diviners’מְעוֹנְנִֽים׃me.'o.NimH6049oakאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436.”

38Then Zebulזְבֻ֗לze.VulH2083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whereאַיֵּ֨ה'ai.YehH346is yourboastingפִ֙יךָ֙fi.khaH6310nowאֵפ֥וֹא'e.Fo'H645with whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you saidתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559, ‘Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40that we should serveנַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?’ Is thisזֶ֤הzehH2088not the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you despisedמָאַ֣סְתָּהma.'As.tahH3988?Goצֵא־tze'-H3318out nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258and fightוְהִלָּ֥חֶםve.hi.La.chemH3898with them!”

39So Gaalגַ֔עַלGa.'alH1603wentוַיֵּ֣צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318out beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with Abimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

40Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chasedוַיִּרְדְּפֵ֣הוּvai.yir.de.Fe.huH7291him, and he fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127beforeמִפָּנָ֑יוmi.pa.NavH4480 H6440him; and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227fellוַֽיִּפְּל֛וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491up to the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

Read all of Judges 9

Commentaries on Judges 9