New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 9:52-57

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.

55When the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376departedוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to hishomeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

56ThusGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430repaidוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the wickednessH7463of Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he had doneעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213to his fatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1in killingלַהֲרֹ֖גla.ha.RogH2026his seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

57Also Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430returnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605the wickednessH7463of the menH376of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927on their headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֑םbe.ro.ShamH7218,and the curseקִֽלֲלַ֖תki.la.LatH7045of Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פye.ru.Ba.'alH3378cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935upon them.

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