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Judges 9:52-57

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.

55And when themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, they departedeveryH376manH376unto hisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

56ThusGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430requited thewickednessרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451ofAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213unto hisfatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1, in slaying hisseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251:

57andallכָּל־kol-H3605thewickednessרָעַת֙ra.'AtH7451of themenH376ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927didH376Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430requiteuponH935theirheadsבְּרֹאשָׁ֑םbe.ro.ShamH7218: anduponH935themcameH935thecurseקִֽלֲלַ֖תki.la.LatH7045ofJothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פye.ru.Ba.'alH3378.

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