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Judges 9:42-49

42Now it cameH1961aboutH1961the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,that the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outH3318to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,and it was reportedוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃la.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

43So he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947his peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and dividedוַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙vai.ye.che.TzemH2673them into threeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הlish.lo.ShahH7969unitsרָאשִׁ֔יםra.ShimH7218,and layH693inH693waitוַיֶּאֱרֹ֖בvai.ye.'e.RoH693in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;when he lookedH7200andsawH7200the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971comingH3318outH3318from the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, heattackedוַיָּ֥קָם עֲלֵיהֶ֖םvai.Ya.kom 'a.lei.HemH6965 H5921them and killedוַיַּכֵּֽם׃vai.ya.KemH5221them.

44Then Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and thecompanyוְהָרָאשִׁים֙ve.ha.ra.ShimH7218whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was with him rushedH6584forwardH6584and stoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179; the othertwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147companiesהָֽרָאשִׁ֗יםha.ra.ShimH7218then attackedעַֽל־'al-H6584 H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704and killedוַיַּכּֽוּם׃vai.ya.KumH5221them.

45Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40foughtנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898against the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892that wholeכֹּ֚לkolH3605dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,and he capturedוַיִּלְכֹּד֙vai.yil.KodH3920the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and killedהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it; then hetoreH5422downH5422the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and sowedוַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ra.'E.haH2232it with saltמֶֽלַח׃ פMe.lachH4417.

46When allכָּֽל־kal-H3605theleadersבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085about it,they enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the innerH6877chamberצְרִ֔יחַtze.Ri.achH6877of thetempleבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofEl-berithאֵ֥ל'elH410 H1285.

47And it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046to Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40that allכָּֽל־kal-H3605theleadersבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927were gatheredהִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908together.

48So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wentH5927upH5927to Mountהַר־har-H2022Zalmonצַלְמ֗וֹןtzal.MonH6756,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werewith him; and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947an axeהַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹתha.kar.du.MotH7134in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and cutוַיִּכְרֹת֙vai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772a branchשׂוֹכַ֣תso.KhatH7754from thetreesעֵצִ֔ים'e.TzimH6086,and liftedוַיִּ֨שָּׂאֶ֔הָvai.Yi.sa.'E.haH5375it and putוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760iton his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926.Then he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werewith him, “Whatמָ֤הmahH4100you sawרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200me doעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,hurryמַהֲר֖וּma.ha.RuH4116anddoעֲשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213likewiseכָמֽוֹנִי׃kha.Mo.niH3644.”

49So allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971alsoגַם־gam-H1571cutוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772downH3772,eachH376oneH376,his branchשׂוֹכֹ֗הso.KhohH7754and followedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֤יvai.Ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,and putוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themon topעַֽל־'al-H5921of the innerH6877chamberהַצְּרִ֔יחַha.tze.Ri.achH6877and setוַיַּצִּ֧יתוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341the innerH6877chamberהַצְּרִ֖יחַha.tze.Ri.achH6877on fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784overעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921those inside,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleH376of the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571diedוַיָּמֻ֜תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191,about a thousandכְּאֶ֖לֶףke.'E.lefH505menH376and womenוְאִשָּֽׁה׃ פve.'i.ShahH802.

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