Revised Version 1895

Judges 9:26-35

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.

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