New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 9:14-20

14Then allכָל־khol-H3605the treesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the brambleהָאָטָ֑דha.'a.TadH329, ‘You, comeלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,reignמְלָךְ־me.lokh-H4427overעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921us!’

15And the brambleהָאָטָד֮ha.'a.TadH329saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the treesהָעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086, ‘Ifאִ֡ם'imH518youreallyבֶּאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.MetH571are anointingמֹשְׁחִ֨יםmo.she.ChimH4886me as kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you, comeבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935and takeחֲס֣וּcha.SuH2620refugeH2620in my shadeבְצִלִּ֑יve.tzi.LiH6738;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, may fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeH3318outH3318of the brambleהָ֣אָטָ֔דha.'a.TadH329and consumeוְתֹאכַ֖לve.to.KhalH398the cedarsאַרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.’

16“Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, ifH518you have actedעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213withhonestyבֶּאֱמֶ֤תbe.'e.MetH571and integrityוּבְתָמִים֙u.ve.ta.MimH8549in makingH4427Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingוַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427,and ifH518you have dealtעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213wellH2899withJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, andhave dealtעֲשִׂ֥יתֶם'a.Si.temH6213with himas he deservedכִּגְמ֥וּל יָדָ֖יוkig.Mul ya.DavH1576 H3027--

17for my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1foughtנִלְחַ֥םnil.ChamH3898for you, andriskedוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ מִנֶּ֔גֶדvai.yash.Lekh mi.Ne.gedH7993 H5048his lifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315and savedוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337you from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080;

18but in factyou have risenקַמְתֶּ֨םkam.TemH6965againstH5921my father’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117and have killedוַתַּהַרְג֧וּva.ta.har.GuH2026his sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121,seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,on oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,and have madeH4427Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of his femaleאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519slaveH519,kingוַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427overH5921theleadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he is your relativeאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251--

19so ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you have actedעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.TemH6213withhonestyבֶּאֱמֶ֨תbe.'e.MetH571and integrityוּבְתָמִ֧יםu.ve.ta.MimH8549toward Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,beH8055joyfulH8055about Abimelechבַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,and may he alsoגַּם־gam-H1571beH8055joyfulH8055about you.

20But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, may fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeH3318outH3318of Abimelechמֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְme.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and consumeוְתֹאכַ֛לve.to.KhalH398theleadersבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927andBeth-milloH1037;and may fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784comeH3318outH3318of theleadersמִבַּעֲלֵ֤יmi.ba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927and fromBeth-milloH1037,and consumeוְתֹאכַ֖לve.to.KhalH398Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.”

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