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Judges 9:1-5

1AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wentH413toShechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927unto hismother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brethrenאֲחֵ֖י'a.CheiH251, and spake with them, and withallכָּל־kol-H3605thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֛חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of hismother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696, Iprayנָ֞אna'H4994youH3588, in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallכָל־khol-H3605themenאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376ofShechemשְׁכֶם֮she.KhemH7927,Whetherאִם־'im-H518isbetterטּ֣וֹבTovH2896foryouH3588thatallכֹּ֚לkolH3605thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֔עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,whichמַה־mah-H4100are threescore and tenpersonsאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,ruleהַמְשֹׁ֨לham.SholH4910overyouH3588, or that oneruleמְשֹׁ֥לme.SholH4910overyouH3588?rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּ֕םu.ze.khar.TemH2142also that I am yourboneעַצְמֵכֶם'atz.me.KhemH6106and yourfleshוּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םu.ve.sar.KhemH1320.

3And hismother’sאִמּ֜וֹ'i.MoH517brethrenאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251spake of him in theearsבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallכָּל־kol-H3605themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697: and theirheartsלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820inclinedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186tofollowאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40; for theysaidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, He is ourbrotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251.

4And theygaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him threescore and ten pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701outH376of thehouseמִבֵּ֖יתּmi.BeitH1004ofBaal-berithH1170, wherewithAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.KorH7936vain and lightfellowsH376,whichH1004followedאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

5And hewentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto hisfather’sאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004atOphrahעָפְרָ֔תָה'a.fe.Ra.tahH6084, andslewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026hisbrethrenאֶחָ֧יו'e.ChavH251thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,beingH1121threescore and tenpersonsH376,uponעַל־'al-H5921onestoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68: butJothamיוֹתָ֧םyo.TamH3147theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wasleftוַיִּוָּתֵ֞רvai.yi.va.TerH3498; for hehidנֶחְבָּֽא׃ סnech.Ba'H2244himselfH376.

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