New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 9:50-54

50Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Thebezתֵּבֵ֑ץte.VetzH8405,and he campedוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583against Thebezבְּתֵבֵ֖ץbe.te.VetzH8405and capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it.

51But there was a strongעֹז֮'ozH5797towerוּמִגְדַּל־u.mig.dal-H4026in the centerבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376and womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֗יםve.ha.na.ShimH802with allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127thereשָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahH8033and shutוַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּvai.yis.ge.RuH5462themselves in; and they wentוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up on the roofגַּ֥גgagH1406of the towerהַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ha.mig.DalH4026.

52So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֔לha.mig.DalH4026and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it, and approachedוַיִּגַּ֛שׁvai.yi.GashH5066the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֖לha.mig.DalH4026to burnלְשָׂרְפ֥וֹle.sa.re.FoH8313it with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

53Buta certainאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802threwוַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְva.tash.LekhH7993an upperרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393millstoneH7393on Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,crushingוַתָּ֖רִץva.Ta.ritzH7533his skullגֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃gul.gal.ToH1538.

54Thenhe calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121quicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120to the youngהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288,his armorכֵלָ֗יוkhe.LavH3627bearerנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Drawשְׁלֹ֤ףshe.LofH8025your swordחַרְבְּךָ֙char.be.KhaH2719and killוּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.Te.niH4191me, soפֶּן־pen-H6435that it will not be saidיֹ֥אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559of me, ‘A womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802slewהֲרָגָ֑תְהוּha.ra.Ga.te.huH2026him.’” Sothe youngH5288manH5288piercedH1856him throughH1856,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

Read all of Judges 9

Commentaries on Judges 9