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Judges 9:22-45

22AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40was prince overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

23AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307betweenH996Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927; and themenבַעֲלֵי־va.'a.lei-H1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927dealtוַיִּבְגְּד֥וּvai.yiv.ge.DuH898treacherouslyH898withAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40:

24that theviolenceחֲמַ֖סcha.MasH2555doneH3027to the threescore and tensonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבָּ֑עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378mightcomeלָב֕וֹאla.Vo'H935, and that theirbloodוְדָמָ֗םve.da.MamH1818might belaidלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760uponעַל־'al-H5921Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40theirbrotherאֲחִיהֶם֙'a.chi.HemH251,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834slewהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026them, anduponוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921themenH1121ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834strengthenedחִזְּק֥וּchi.ze.KuH2388hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027toslayלַהֲרֹ֥גla.ha.RogH2026hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

25And themenבַעֲלֵ֨יva.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֜םshe.KhemH7927setוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760liers inwaitמְאָרְבִ֗יםme.'a.re.VimH693for him on thetopsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of themountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and theyrobbedוַיִּגְזְל֗וּvai.yig.ze.LuH1497allכָּל־kol-H3605that camealongH5921thatwayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870by them: and it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ פla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

26AndGaalגַּ֤עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5651cameH935with hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251, andwentH935over toShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֑םbish.KhemH7927: and themenH1121ofShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927putH935theirtrustוַיִּבְטְחוּ־vai.yiv.te.chu-H982in him.

27And theywentH3318outH3318intoH935thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704, andgatheredוַֽיִּבְצְר֤וּvai.yiv.tze.RuH1219theirvineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶם֙kar.mei.HemH3754, and trode the grapes, andheldH6213festivalהִלּוּלִ֑יםhi.lu.LimH1974, andwentH3318intoH935thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theirgodאֱֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'elo.hei.HemH430, anddidH6213eatוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, andcursedוַֽיְקַלְל֖וּvay.ka.LuH7043Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

28AndGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֗בֶד'E.vedH5651saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Who isAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, and who isShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927, thatweH587shouldserveנַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? isnotהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808he thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֖עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378? andZebulוּזְבֻ֣לu.ze.VulH2083hisofficerפְּקִיד֑וֹpe.ki.DoH6496?serveעִבְד֗וּ'iv.DuH5647ye themenH376ofHamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927: butwhyוּמַדּ֖וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069shouldweH587serveנַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?

29And would toGodH559thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wereunderH3027myhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027! then would Iremoveוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40. And hesaidH559toAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,Increaseרַבֶּ֥הra.BehH7235thinearmyצְבָאֲךָ֖tze.va.'a.KhaH6635, andcomeוָצֵֽאָה׃va.Tze.'ahH3318outH3318.

30And whenZebulזְבֻל֙ze.VulH2083therulerשַׂר־sar-H8269of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5651, hisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639waskindledוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

31And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40craftily,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,Gaalגַ֨עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5651and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251arecomeH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927; and,beholdוְהִנָּ֛םve.hi.NamH2009, they constrain thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892totakeH935partH5921againstH5921thee.

32Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore,upק֣וּםkumH6965bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, thou and thepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971that is with thee, andlieוֶאֱרֹ֖בve.'e.RoH693inwaitH693in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:

33and it shall be, that in themorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242, assoonH7925as thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isupH7925, thou shaltriseתַּשְׁכִּ֖יםtash.KimH7925earlyH7925, andsetH3318uponH5921thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, when he and thepeopleוְהָעָ֤םve.ha.'AmH5971that is with himcomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961outH3318againstH5921thee, then mayest thoudoוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to them as thou shaltfindתִּמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672occasionיָדֶֽךָ׃ סya.De.khaH3027.

34AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965upH6965, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were with him, bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, and they laidwaitוַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּvai.ye.'er.VuH693againstעַל־'al-H5921Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927infourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702companiesרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

35AndGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5651wentH3318outH3318, andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֕דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in theenteringמִן־min-H4480of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965upH6965, and thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971that were with him, from the ambushment.

36And whenGaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603sawH7200thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971, hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toZebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083,BeholdH2009, therecomeH3381peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971downיוֹרֵ֔דyo.RedH3381from thetopsמֵרָאשֵׁ֖יme.ra.SheiH7218of themountainsהֶהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022. AndZebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou seest theshadowצֵ֧לtzelH6738of themountainsהֶהָרִ֛יםhe.ha.RimH2022asifH2009they weremenH376.

37AndGaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603spakeagainע֣וֹדodH5750andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Seeהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, therecomeבָּ֔אBa'H935peopleעָם֙'amH5971downיֽוֹרְדִ֔יםyor.DimH3381by the middle of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and onecompanyוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218cometh by thewayמִדֶּ֖רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of theoakאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436of Meonenim.

38ThensaidH559Zebulזְבֻ֗לze.VulH2083unto him,WhereH834isnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258thymouthפִ֙יךָ֙fi.khaH6310, that thou saidst, Who isAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, thatweכִּ֣יkiH3588shouldserveנַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? isnotהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808this thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that thou hast despised?goצֵא־tze'-H3318outH3318nowH6258, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994, andfightוְהִלָּ֥חֶםve.hi.La.chemH3898with them.

39AndGaalגַ֔עַלGa.'alH1603wentH3318outH3318beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898withAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

40AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chasedוַיִּרְדְּפֵ֣הוּvai.yir.de.Fe.huH7291him, and hefledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127beforeמִפָּנָ֑יוmi.pa.NavH6440him, and therefellוַֽיִּפְּל֛וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491,evenעַד־'ad-H5704unto the entering of thegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

41AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atArumahבָּארוּמָ֑הba.ru.MahH725: andZebulזְבֻ֛לze.VulH2083draveoutוַיְגָ֧רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644Gaalגַּ֥עַלGa.'alH1603and hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, that they should notdwellמִשֶּׁ֥בֶתmi.She.vetH3427inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

42And itcameH1961topassH1961on the morrow, that thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outH3318intoH1961thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704; and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃la.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

43And hetookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, anddividedוַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙vai.ye.che.TzemH2673themintoH5921threeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הlish.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֔יםra.ShimH7218, andlaidH3318waitוַיֶּאֱרֹ֖בvai.ye.'e.RoH693in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704; and helookedוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH3318forthH3318outH3318of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892; and heroseH6965upH6965againstH5921them, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּֽם׃vai.ya.KemH5221them.

44AndAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, and thecompaniesוְהָרָאשִׁים֙ve.ha.ra.ShimH7218that were with him,rushedפָּשְׁט֕וּpa.she.TuH6584forward, andstoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975in the entering of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and thetwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147companiesהָֽרָאשִׁ֗יםha.ra.ShimH7218rushedפָּֽשְׁט֛וּpa.she.TuH6584uponעַֽל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605that were in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704, andsmoteוַיַּכּֽוּם׃vai.ya.KumH5221them.

45AndAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40foughtנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898againstH3898thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117; and hetookוַיִּלְכֹּד֙vai.yil.KodH3920thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andslewהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that was therein: and he beatdownוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andsowedוַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ra.'E.haH2232it withsaltמֶֽלַח׃ פMe.lachH4417.

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