New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 9:1-5

1NowAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Shechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927,to his mother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517relativesאֲחֵ֖י'a.CheiH251,and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them and to the entireכָּל־kol-H3605familyמִשְׁפַּ֛חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the householdבֵּית־beit-H1004of his mother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696,nowנָ֞אna'H4994,in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of allכָל־khol-H3605theleadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶם֮she.KhemH7927, ‘Whichמַה־mah-H4100is betterטּ֣וֹבTovH2896for you: forseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֔עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,to ruleהַמְשֹׁ֨לham.SholH4910over you, orאִם־'im-H518for oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to ruleמְשֹׁ֥לme.SholH4910over you?’ Also, rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּ֕םu.ze.khar.TemH2142that I amyour boneעַצְמֵכֶם'atz.me.KhemH6106and your fleshוּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םu.ve.sar.KhemH1320.”

3So his mother’sאִמּ֜וֹ'i.MoH517relativesאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251spokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697onH5921his behalfH5921in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241of allכָּל־kol-H3605theleadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927; andthey were inclinedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186to followאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,for they saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, “He isour relativeאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251.”

4And they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657piecesof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701from the houseמִבֵּ֖יתּmi.BeitH1004ofBaal-berithH1170,with whichH1992Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.KorH7936worthlessרֵיקִים֙rei.KimH7386and recklessוּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔יםu.Fo.cha.ZimH6348menH376,and they followedוַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אַחֲרָֽיו׃vai.ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.RavH1980 H310him.

5Then he wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to his father’sאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004in Ophrahעָפְרָ֔תָה'a.fe.Ra.tahH6084andkilledוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026his brothersאֶחָ֧יו'e.ChavH251the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,seventyשִׁבְּעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,on oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68.But Jothamיוֹתָ֧םyo.TamH3147the youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378was leftוַיִּוָּתֵ֞רvai.yi.va.TerH3498,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he hidנֶחְבָּֽא׃ סnech.Ba'H2244himself.

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