Revised Literal Translation

Judges 9:7-8

7And when they toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046itto Jothamלְיוֹתָ֗םle.yo.TamH3147,he wentH3212and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the topבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of mountהַר־har-H2022Gerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630,and lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his voiceקוֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,and criedוַיִּקְרָ֑אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Hearkenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085unto me, ye menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,that Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430may hearkenוְיִשְׁמַ֥עve.yish.Ma'H8085unto you.

8The treesהָעֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086went forthH1980on a timeto anointלִמְשֹׁ֥חַlim.Sho.achH4886a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over them; and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto the olive treeלַזַּ֖יִתla.Za.yitH2132,Reignמָלְכָ֥הme.lo.khahH4427thou over us.

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