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Judges 9:34-40

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.

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