Revised Literal Translation

Judges 9:16-20

16Now therefore, if ye have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213trulyבֶּאֱמֶ֤תbe.'e.MetH571and sincerelyוּבְתָמִים֙u.ve.ta.MimH8549,in that ye have made Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingוַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427,and if ye have dealtעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213wellטוֹבָ֤הto.VahH2896with Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and have doneעֲשִׂ֥יתֶם'a.Si.temH6213unto him according to the deservingכִּגְמ֥וּלkig.MulH1576of his handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027;

17(For my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1foughtנִלְחַ֥םnil.ChamH3898for you, and adventuredוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993his lifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315farמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048,and deliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337you out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080:

18And ye are risen upקַמְתֶּ֨םkam.TemH6965against my father’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and have slainוַתַּהַרְג֧וּva.ta.har.GuH2026his sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121,threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,upon oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,and have made Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of his maidservantאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519,kingוַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427over the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927, because he isyour brotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251;)

19If ye then have dealtעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.TemH6213trulyבֶּאֱמֶ֨תbe.'e.MetH571and sincerelyוּבְתָמִ֧יםu.ve.ta.MimH8549with Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and with his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, thenrejoiceשִׂמְחוּ֙sim.ChuH8055ye in Abimelechבַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,and let him also rejoiceוְיִשְׂמַ֥חve.yis.MachH8055in you:

20But if not, let fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784come outתֵּ֤צֵאTe.tze'H3318from Abimelechמֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְme.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,and devourוְתֹאכַ֛לve.to.KhalH398the menבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927,and the houseH1004of MilloH1037 H4407;and let fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784come outוְתֵצֵ֨אve.te.Tze'H3318from the menמִבַּעֲלֵ֤יmi.ba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927,and from the houseH1004of MilloH1037 H4407,and devourוְתֹאכַ֖לve.to.KhalH398Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

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