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Judges 9:50-54

50ThenwentH413Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40toThebezתֵּבֵ֑ץte.VetzH8405, andencampedוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstH413Thebezבְּתֵבֵ֖ץbe.te.VetzH8405, andtookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it.

51But there was astrongעֹז֮'ozH5797towerוּמִגְדַּל־u.mig.dal-H4026withinבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432thecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892, and thitherfledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127allכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376andwomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֗יםve.ha.na.ShimH802, andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605they of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andshutוַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּvai.yis.ge.RuH5462themselvesעַל־'al-H5921in, and gat themupוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to theroofגַּ֥גgagH1406of thetowerהַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ha.mig.DalH4026.

52AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40cameH935unto thetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֔לha.mig.DalH4026, andfoughtH3898againstH3898it, andwentH935hard unto thedoorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֖לha.mig.DalH4026toburnלְשָׂרְפ֥וֹle.sa.re.FoH8313it withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

53And acertainאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802castוַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְva.tash.LekhH7993anupperרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393millstoneH7393uponעַל־'al-H5921Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218, and brake hisskullגֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃gul.gal.ToH1538.

54Then hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hastily unto theyoungהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288his armourbearer, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Drawשְׁלֹ֤ףshe.LofH8025thyswordחַרְבְּךָ֙char.be.KhaH2719, andkillהֲרָגָ֑תְהוּha.ra.Ga.te.huH2026meH413, thatmenH5288sayיֹ֥אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559notפֶּן־pen-H6435ofmeH413, Awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802slewH2026him. And hisyoungH5288manH5288thrustH1856himthroughH1856, and hediedH4191.

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