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Judges 9:22-25

22When Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40had reignedוַיָּ֧שַׂרvai.Ya.sarH7786threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,

23Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971an evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307between Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927;and the menבַעֲלֵי־va.'a.lei-H1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927dealt treacherouslyוַיִּבְגְּד֥וּvai.yiv.ge.DuH898with Abimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40:

24That the crueltyחֲמַ֖סcha.MasH2555doneto the threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבָּ֑עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378might comeלָב֕וֹאla.Vo'H935,and their bloodוְדָמָ֗םve.da.MamH1818be laidלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760upon Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40their brotherאֲחִיהֶם֙'a.chi.HemH251,which slewהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026them; and upon the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,which aidedחִזְּק֥וּ יָדָ֖יוchi.ze.Ku ya.DavH3027 H2388him in the killingלַהֲרֹ֥גla.ha.RogH2026of his brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

25And the menבַעֲלֵ֨יva.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֜םshe.KhemH7927setוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760liers in waitמְאָרְבִ֗יםme.'a.re.VimH693for him in the topרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and they robbedוַיִּגְזְל֗וּvai.yig.ze.LuH1497all that cameיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674along that wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870by them: and it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ פla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

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