Revised Literal Translation

Judges 9:1-3

1And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wentH3212to Shechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927unto his mother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brethrenאֲחֵ֖י'a.CheiH251,and communedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with them, and with all the familyמִשְׁפַּ֛חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of his mother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696,I pray you, in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of all the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶם֮she.KhemH7927, Whether isbetterטּ֣וֹבTovH2896for you, either that all the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֔עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, which arethreescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,reignהַמְשֹׁ֨לham.SholH4910over you, or that oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259reignמְשֹׁ֥לme.SholH4910over you? rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּ֕םu.ze.khar.TemH2142also that I amyour boneעַצְמֵכֶם'atz.me.KhemH6106and your fleshוּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םu.ve.sar.KhemH1320.

3And his mother’sאִמּ֜וֹ'i.MoH517brethrenאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251spakeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696of him in the earsבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241of all the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697:and their heartsלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820inclinedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186to followאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;for they saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, He isour brotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251.

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