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Judges 9:16-20

16Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,ifH518ye have dealttrulyבֶּאֱמֶ֤תbe.'e.MetH571anduprightlyוּבְתָמִים֙u.ve.ta.MimH8549, in that ye havemadeH6213Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingוַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427, andifH518ye have dealtwellH2895withJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and havedoneH6213unto himaccordingH3027to the deserving of hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027;

17(for myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1foughtנִלְחַ֥םnil.ChamH3898foryouH834, and adventured hislifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315, anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337youH834outעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080:

18and ye arerisenH6965upH6965againstH5921myfather’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, and haveslainוַתַּהַרְג֧וּva.ta.har.GuH2026hissonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121, threescore and tenpersonsH376,uponH5921onestoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68, and have madeAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of hismaidservantאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519,kingוַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427over themenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he is yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251;)

19ifH518ye then have dealttrulyבֶּאֱמֶ֨תbe.'e.MetH571anduprightlyוּבְתָמִ֧יםu.ve.ta.MimH8549withJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and with hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, thenrejoiceשִׂמְחוּ֙sim.ChuH8055ye inAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, andletH8055him alsorejoiceוְיִשְׂמַ֥חve.yis.MachH8055inyouH518:

20butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notאַ֕יִן'A.yinH369, letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeH3318outH3318fromAbimelechמֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְme.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, anddevourוְתֹאכַ֛לve.to.KhalH398themenבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927, and thehouseH1004ofMilloH4407; and letfireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784comeH3318outH3318from themenמִבַּעֲלֵ֤יmi.ba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927, and from thehouseH1004ofMilloH4407, anddevourוְתֹאכַ֖לve.to.KhalH398Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

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