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Judges 9:7-19

7And when theytoldH5046it toJothamלְיוֹתָ֗םle.yo.TamH3147, hewentאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975in thetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofmountהַר־har-H2022Gerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630, andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hisvoiceקוֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963, andcriedוַיִּקְרָ֑אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Hearken untomeאֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH413, yemenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927, thatGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430may hearken untoyouH5046.

8ThetreesH6086wentהָל֤וֹךְha.LokhH1980forthהָֽלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980on a time toanointלִמְשֹׁ֥חַlim.Sho.achH4886akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over them; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto theoliveלַזַּ֖יִתla.Za.yitH2132treeH6086,Reignמָלְכָ֥הme.lo.khahH4427thou overusH5921.

9But theoliveהַזַּ֔יִתha.Za.yitH2132treeH6086saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Should IleaveH1980myfatnessדִּשְׁנִ֔יdish.NiH1880, wherewith bymeעַל־'al-H5921they honourGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanH376, andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towaveH5128to andfroH5128over thetreesH6086?

10And thetreesH6086saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to thefigלַתְּאֵנָ֑הla.te.'e.NahH8384treeH6086, Come thou, andreignמָלְכִ֥יma.le.KhiH4427overusעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.

11But thefigהַתְּאֵנָ֔הha.te.'e.NahH8384treeH6086saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, Should IleaveH1980mysweetnessמָתְקִ֔יma.te.KiH4987, and mygoodהַטּוֹבָ֑הha.to.VahH2896fruitתְּנוּבָתִ֖יte.nu.va.TiH8570, andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towaveH5128to andfroH5128over thetreesH6086?

12And thetreesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto thevineלַגָּ֑פֶןla.Ga.fenH1612, Come thou, andreignמָלְכִ֥יma.lo.khiH4427overusעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.

13And thevineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, Should IleaveH1980mywineתִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔יti.ro.ShiH8492,whichH6086cheerethGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanH376, andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980towaveH5128to andfroH5128over thetreesH6086?

14Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559allכָל־khol-H3605thetreesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086unto thebrambleהָאָטָ֑דha.'a.TadH329, Come thou, andreignמְלָךְ־me.lokh-H4427overusאֶל־'el-H413.

15And thebrambleהָאָטָד֮ha.'a.TadH329saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thetreesהָעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086,Ifאִ֡ם'imH518intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.MetH571yeanointמֹשְׁחִ֨יםmo.she.ChimH4886meאֶל־'el-H413kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overyouאַתֶּם֩'a.TemH859, thencomeבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935andputH935your trust in myshadowבְצִלִּ֑יve.tzi.LiH6738: andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notאַ֕יִן'A.yinH369, letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeH935outתֵּ֤צֵאTe.tze'H3318of thebrambleהָ֣אָטָ֔דha.'a.TadH329, anddevourוְתֹאכַ֖לve.to.KhalH398thecedarsאַרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.

16Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,ifH518ye have dealttrulyבֶּאֱמֶ֤תbe.'e.MetH571anduprightlyוּבְתָמִים֙u.ve.ta.MimH8549, in that ye havemadeH6213Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingוַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427, andifH518ye have dealtwellH2895withJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and havedoneH6213unto himaccordingH3027to the deserving of hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027;

17(for myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1foughtנִלְחַ֥םnil.ChamH3898foryouH834, and adventured hislifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315, anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337youH834outעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080:

18and ye arerisenH6965upH6965againstH5921myfather’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, and haveslainוַתַּהַרְג֧וּva.ta.har.GuH2026hissonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121, threescore and tenpersonsH376,uponH5921onestoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68, and have madeAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of hismaidservantאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519,kingוַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427over themenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he is yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251;)

19ifH518ye then have dealttrulyבֶּאֱמֶ֨תbe.'e.MetH571anduprightlyוּבְתָמִ֧יםu.ve.ta.MimH8549withJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and with hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, thenrejoiceשִׂמְחוּ֙sim.ChuH8055ye inAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, andletH8055him alsorejoiceוְיִשְׂמַ֥חve.yis.MachH8055inyouH518:

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