New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 9:42-45

42Now it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,that the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,and it was toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃la.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

43So he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947his peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and dividedוַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙vai.ye.che.TzemH2673them into threeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הlish.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֔יםra.ShimH7218,and layH693in waitוַיֶּאֱרֹ֖בvai.ye.'e.RoH693in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;when he lookedH7200andsawH7200the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971comingיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out from the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,he aroseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965againstעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them andslewוַיַּכֵּֽם׃vai.ya.KemH5221them.

44Then Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and thecompanyוְהָרָאשִׁים֙ve.ha.ra.ShimH7218whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was with him dashedפָּשְׁט֕וּpa.she.TuH6584forward and stoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975in the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179;the other twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147companiesהָֽרָאשִׁ֗יםha.ra.ShimH7218then dashedפָּֽשְׁט֛וּpa.she.TuH6584againstעַֽל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704andslewוַיַּכּֽוּם׃vai.ya.KumH5221them.

45Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40foughtנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898against the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892allכֹּ֚לkolH3605that dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,and he capturedוַיִּלְכֹּד֙vai.yil.KodH3920the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and killedהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it; then herazedוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and sowedוַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ra.'E.haH2232it with saltמֶֽלַח׃ פMe.lachH4417.

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