Revised Literal Translation

Judges 9:26-35

26And Gaalגַּ֤עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5651cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935with his brethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251,and went overוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674to Shechemבִּשְׁכֶ֑םbish.KhemH7927:and the menבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927put their confidenceוַיִּבְטְחוּ־vai.yiv.te.chu-H982in him.

27And they went outוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318into the fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704,and gatheredוַֽיִּבְצְר֤וּvai.yiv.tze.RuH1219their vineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶם֙kar.mei.HemH3754,and trodeוַֽיִּדְרְכ֔וּvai.yid.re.KhuH1869the grapes,and madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213merryהִלּוּלִ֑יםhi.lu.LimH1974,and wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of their godאֱֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'elo.hei.HemH430,and did eatוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,and cursedוַֽיְקַלְל֖וּvay.ka.LuH7043Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

28And Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֗בֶד'E.vedH5651saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Who isAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, and who isShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927,that we should serveנַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? is not hethe sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֖עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378?and Zebulוּזְבֻ֣לu.ze.VulH2083his officerפְּקִיד֑וֹpe.ki.DoH6496?serveעִבְד֗וּ'iv.DuH5647the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927:for why should we serveנַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?

29And would to God this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971were underיִתֵּ֜ןyi.TenH5414my handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027!then would I removeוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,Increaseרַבֶּ֥הra.BehH7235thine armyצְבָאֲךָ֖tze.va.'a.KhaH6635,and come outוָצֵֽאָה׃va.Tze.'ahH3318.

30And when Zebulזְבֻל֙ze.VulH2083the rulerשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5651,his angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

31And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40privilyבְּתָרְמָ֣הbe.ta.re.MahH8649,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, Gaalגַ֨עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5651and his brethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251be comeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to Shechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927;and, behold, they fortifyצָרִ֥יםtza.RimH6696the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892against thee.

32Now therefore upק֣וּםkumH6965by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,thou and the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971that iswith thee, and lie in waitוֶאֱרֹ֖בve.'e.RoH693in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:

33And it shall be, thatin the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,as soon as the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121is upכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224,thou shalt rise earlyתַּשְׁכִּ֖יםtash.KimH7925,and setוּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣u.fa.sha.TaH6584upon the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and, behold, whenhe and the peopleוְהָעָ֤םve.ha.'AmH5971that iswith him come outיֹצְאִ֣יםyo.tze.'ImH3318against thee, then mayest thou doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to them as thouיָדֶֽךָ׃ סya.De.khaH3027shalt find occasionתִּמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672.

34And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40rose upוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and all the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that werewith him, by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,and they laid waitוַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּvai.ye.'er.VuH693against Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927in fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702companiesרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

35And Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5651went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318,and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֕דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the enteringפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40rose upוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971that werewith him, from lying in waitהַמַּאְרָֽב׃ha.ma'.RavH3993.

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