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Judges 9:42-49

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.

46And whenallכָּֽל־kal-H3605themenבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of thetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thereof, theyenteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935intoאֶל־'el-H413theholdH1004of thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of El-berith.

47And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thatallכָּֽל־kal-H3605themenבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of thetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927weregatheredH6908togetherהִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908.

48AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40gat himupH5927tomountהַר־har-H2022Zalmonצַלְמ֗וֹןtzal.MonH6756, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him; andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookH3947anaxeהַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹתha.kar.du.MotH7134in hishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, andcutוַיִּכְרֹת֙vai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772a bough from thetreesעֵצִ֔ים'e.TzimH6086, andtookH3947itupH5927, andlaidH7760it on hisshoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926: and hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him,Whatמָ֤הmahH4100ye haveseenרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200meאֶל־'el-H413doH6213,makeH7760hasteמַהֲר֖וּma.ha.RuH4116, anddoH6213as I havedoneH6213.

49AndallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971likewisecutוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772downH3772everyH3605manH376his bough, andfollowedאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, andputH4191them to the hold, andsetוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the hold onfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784uponעַֽל־'al-H5921them;soH1571thatallH3605themenH376of thetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927diedH4191also,aboutעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921athousandכְּאֶ֖לֶףke.'E.lefH505menH376andwomenוְאִשָּֽׁה׃ פve.'i.ShahH802.

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