Revised Webster's Bible

Judges 9

1AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wentH3212toShechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927to hismother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brethrenאֲחֵ֖י'a.CheiH251, andtalkedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with them, and with all thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֛חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of hismother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696, I pray you, in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of all themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶם֮she.KhemH7927, Which isbetterטּ֣וֹבTovH2896for you, either that all thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֔עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, which areseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376, shouldreignהַמְשֹׁ֨לham.SholH4910over you, or thatoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259shouldreignמְשֹׁ֥לme.SholH4910over you?rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּ֕םu.ze.khar.TemH2142also that I am yourboneעַצְמֵכֶם'atz.me.KhemH6106and yourfleshוּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םu.ve.sar.KhemH1320.

3And hismother’sאִמּ֜וֹ'i.MoH517brethrenאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251spokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696of him in theearsבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241of all themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697: and theirheartsלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820inclinedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186tofollowאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40; for theysaidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, He is ourbrotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251.

4And theygaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414himseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701out of thehouseמִבֵּ֖יתּmi.BeitH1004ofBaalberithH1170, with whichAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.KorH7936worthlessרֵיקִים֙rei.KimH7386andlightוּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔יםu.Fo.cha.ZimH6348personsאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582, whofollowedH3212himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.

5And hewentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to hisfather’sאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004atOphrahעָפְרָ֔תָה'a.fe.Ra.tahH6084, andslewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026hisbrethrenאֶחָ֧יו'e.ChavH251thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, beingseventyשִׁבְּעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376, upononeאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68: howeverJothamיוֹתָ֧םyo.TamH3147theyoungestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wasleftוַיִּוָּתֵ֞רvai.yi.va.TerH3498; for hehidנֶחְבָּֽא׃ סnech.Ba'H2244himself.

6And all themenבַּעֲלֵ֤יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927gatheredtogetherוַיֵּאָ֨סְפ֜וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622, and all thehouseH1004ofMilloH4407 H1037, andwentH3212, andmadeוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingלְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, by theplainאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436of thepillarמֻצָּ֖בmu.TzavH5324that was inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

7And when theytoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046it toJothamלְיוֹתָ֗םle.yo.TamH3147, hewentH3212andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975in thetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofmountהַר־har-H2022Gerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630, and liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hisvoiceקוֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963, andcriedוַיִּקְרָ֑אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Hearkenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to me, yemenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927, thatGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430mayhearkenוְיִשְׁמַ֥עve.yish.Ma'H8085to you.

8Thetreesהָעֵצִ֔יםha.'e.TzimH6086wentforthH1980once toanointלִמְשֹׁ֥חַlim.Sho.achH4886akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over them; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the olivetreeלַזַּ֖יִתla.Za.yitH2132,Reignמָלְכָ֥הme.lo.khahH4427thou over us.

9But the olivetreeהַזַּ֔יִתha.Za.yitH2132saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Should Ileaveהֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙he.cho.Dal.tiH2308myfatnessדִּשְׁנִ֔יdish.NiH1880, with which by me theyhonourיְכַבְּד֥וּye.kha.be.DuH3513Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanוַאֲנָשִׁ֑יםva.'a.na.ShimH582, andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980to bepromotedלָנ֖וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128over thetreesהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086?

10And thetreesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the figtreeלַתְּאֵנָ֑הla.te.'e.NahH8384,ComeH3212thou, andreignמָלְכִ֥יma.le.KhiH4427over us.

11But the figtreeהַתְּאֵנָ֔הha.te.'e.NahH8384saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, Should Iforsakeהֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙he.cho.Dal.tiH2308mysweetnessמָתְקִ֔יma.te.KiH4987, and mygoodהַטּוֹבָ֑הha.to.VahH2896fruitתְּנוּבָתִ֖יte.nu.va.TiH8570, andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980to bepromotedלָנ֖וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128over thetreesהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086?

12Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559thetreesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086to thevineלַגָּ֑פֶןla.Ga.fenH1612,ComeH3212thou, andreignמָלְכִ֥יma.lo.khiH4427over us.

13And thevineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, Should Ileaveהֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙he.cho.Dal.tiH2308mywineתִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔יti.ro.ShiH8492, whichcheerethהַֽמְשַׂמֵּ֥חַham.sa.Me.achH8055Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanוַאֲנָשִׁ֑יםva.'a.na.ShimH582, andgoוְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔יve.Ha.lakh.TiH1980to bepromotedלָנ֖וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128over thetreesהָעֵצִֽים׃ha.'e.TzimH6086?

14Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559all thetreesהָעֵצִ֖יםha.'e.TzimH6086to thebrambleהָאָטָ֑דha.'a.TadH329,ComeH3212thou, andreignמְלָךְ־me.lokh-H4427over us.

15And thebrambleהָאָטָד֮ha.'a.TadH329saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thetreesהָעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086, If intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֣תbe.'e.MetH571yeanointמֹשְׁחִ֨יםmo.she.ChimH4886mekingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428over you, thencomeבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935and put yourtrustחֲס֣וּcha.SuH2620in myshadowבְצִלִּ֑יve.tzi.LiH6738: and if not, letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeoutתֵּ֤צֵאTe.tze'H3318of thebrambleהָ֣אָטָ֔דha.'a.TadH329, anddevourוְתֹאכַ֖לve.to.KhalH398thecedarsאַרְזֵ֥י'ar.ZeiH730ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.

16Now therefore, if ye havedoneעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213trulyבֶּאֱמֶ֤תbe.'e.MetH571andsincerelyוּבְתָמִים֙u.ve.ta.MimH8549, in that ye have madeAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingוַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427, and if ye havedealtעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213wellטוֹבָ֤הto.VahH2896withJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, and havedoneעֲשִׂ֥יתֶם'a.Si.temH6213to him according to thedeservingכִּגְמ֥וּלkig.MulH1576of hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027;

17(For myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1foughtנִלְחַ֥םnil.ChamH3898for you, andadventuredוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993hislifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315farמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048, anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337you from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080:

18And ye have risenupקַמְתֶּ֨םkam.TemH6965against myfather’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, and haveslainוַתַּהַרְג֧וּva.ta.har.GuH2026hissonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121,seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376, upononeאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68, and have madeAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of hismaidservantאֲמָתוֹ֙'a.ma.ToH519,kingוַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּva.tam.Li.khuH4427over themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927, because he is yourbrotherאֲחִיכֶ֖ם'a.chi.KhemH251;)

19If ye then havedealtעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.TemH6213trulyבֶּאֱמֶ֨תbe.'e.MetH571andsincerelyוּבְתָמִ֧יםu.ve.ta.MimH8549withJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֥עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378and with hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, thenrejoiceשִׂמְחוּ֙sim.ChuH8055ye inAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, and let him alsorejoiceוְיִשְׂמַ֥חve.yis.MachH8055in you:

20But if not, letfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784comeoutתֵּ֤צֵאTe.tze'H3318fromAbimelechמֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְme.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, anddevourוְתֹאכַ֛לve.to.KhalH398themenבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927, and thehouseH1004ofMilloH4407 H1037; and letfireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784comeoutוְתֵצֵ֨אve.te.Tze'H3318from themenמִבַּעֲלֵ֤יmi.ba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927, and from thehouseH1004ofMilloH4407 H1037, anddevourוְתֹאכַ֖לve.to.KhalH398Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

21AndJothamיוֹתָ֔םyo.TamH3147ranawayוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272, andfledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127, andwentH3212toBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876, anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there, forfearמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃ פ'a.ChivH251.

22WhenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hadreignedוַיָּ֧שַׂרvai.Ya.sarH7786threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,

23ThenGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971anevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307betweenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927; and themenבַעֲלֵי־va.'a.lei-H1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927dealttreacherouslyוַיִּבְגְּד֥וּvai.yiv.ge.DuH898withAbimelechבַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ba.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40:

24That thecrueltyחֲמַ֖סcha.MasH2555done to theseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבָּ֑עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378mightcomeלָב֕וֹאla.Vo'H935, and theirbloodוְדָמָ֗םve.da.MamH1818belaidלָשׂ֞וּםla.SumH7760uponAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40theirbrotherאֲחִיהֶם֙'a.chi.HemH251, whoslewהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026them; and upon themenבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927, whoaidedחִזְּק֥וּ יָדָ֖יוchi.ze.Ku ya.DavH2388 H3027him in thekillingלַהֲרֹ֥גla.ha.RogH2026of hisbrethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.

25And themenבַעֲלֵ֨יva.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶ֜םshe.KhemH7927setוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760anambushמְאָרְבִ֗יםme.'a.re.VimH693for him on thetopרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of themountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and theyrobbedוַיִּגְזְל֗וּvai.yig.ze.LuH1497all thatcameיַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.VorH5674along thatwayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870by them: and it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ פla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

26AndGaalגַּ֤עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5651cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935with hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251, and wentoverוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674toShechemבִּשְׁכֶ֑םbish.KhemH7927: and themenבַּעֲלֵ֥יba.'a.LeiH1167ofShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927put theirconfidenceוַיִּבְטְחוּ־vai.yiv.te.chu-H982in him.

27And they wentoutוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318into thefieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704, andgatheredוַֽיִּבְצְר֤וּvai.yiv.tze.RuH1219theirvineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶם֙kar.mei.HemH3754, andtrodוַֽיִּדְרְכ֔וּvai.yid.re.KhuH1869the grapes, andmadeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213merryהִלּוּלִ֑יםhi.lu.LimH1974, andwentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theirgodאֱֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'elo.hei.HemH430, andateוַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, andcursedוַֽיְקַלְל֖וּvay.ka.LuH7043Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

28AndGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֗בֶד'E.vedH5651saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Who isAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, and who isShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927, that we shouldserveנַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? is not he thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֖עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378? andZebulוּזְבֻ֣לu.ze.VulH2083hisofficerפְּקִיד֑וֹpe.ki.DoH6496?serveעִבְד֗וּ'iv.DuH5647themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582ofHamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927: for why should weserveנַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?

29And would that thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971wereunderיִתֵּ֜ןyi.TenH5414myhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027! then would Iremoveוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,Increaseרַבֶּ֥הra.BehH7235thyarmyצְבָאֲךָ֖tze.va.'a.KhaH6635, and comeoutוָצֵֽאָה׃va.Tze.'ahH3318.

30And whenZebulזְבֻל֙ze.VulH2083therulerשַׂר־sar-H8269of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5651, hisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639waskindledוַיִּ֖חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

31And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40deceitfullyבְּתָרְמָ֣הbe.ta.re.MahH8649,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold,Gaalגַ֨עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5651and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251arecomeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927; and, behold, theyfortifyצָרִ֥יםtza.RimH6696thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892against thee.

32Now therefore riseupק֣וּםkumH6965bynightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, thou and thepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971that are with thee, and lie inwaitוֶאֱרֹ֖בve.'e.RoH693in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:

33And it shall be, that in themorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242, as soon as thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121hathrisenכִּזְרֹ֣חַkiz.Ro.achH2224, thou shalt riseearlyתַּשְׁכִּ֖יםtash.KimH7925, andrushוּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣u.fa.sha.TaH6584upon thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and, behold, when he and thepeopleוְהָעָ֤םve.ha.'AmH5971that are with him comeoutיֹצְאִ֣יםyo.tze.'ImH3318against thee, then mayest thoudoוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to them asthouיָדֶֽךָ׃ סya.De.khaH3027shalt findoccasionתִּמְצָ֥אtim.Tza'H4672.

34AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and all thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were with him, bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, and they laidwaitוַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּvai.ye.'er.VuH693againstShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927infourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702companiesרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

35AndGaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEbedעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5651wentoutוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318, andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֕דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in theentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971that were with him, from lying inwaitהַמַּאְרָֽב׃ha.ma'.RavH3993.

36And whenGaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971, hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toZebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083, Behold, therecomeH3381peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971downיוֹרֵ֔דyo.RedH3381from thetopמֵרָאשֵׁ֖יme.ra.SheiH7218of themountainsהֶהָרִ֑יםhe.ha.RimH2022. AndZebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thouseestרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200theshadowצֵ֧לtzelH6738of themountainsהֶהָרִ֛יםhe.ha.RimH2022as if they weremenכָּאֲנָשִֽׁים׃ סka.'a.na.ShimH582.

37AndGaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603spokeלְדַבֵּר֒le.da.BerH1696againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, See therecomeH3381peopleעָם֙'amH5971downיֽוֹרְדִ֔יםyor.DimH3381by themiddleטַבּ֣וּרta.BurH2872of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andanotherאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259companyוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218comeבָּ֔אBa'H935along by theplainאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436ofמִדֶּ֖רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870Meonenimמְעוֹנְנִֽים׃me.'o.NimH6049.

38Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Zebulזְבֻ֗לze.VulH2083to him, Where isnowאֵפ֥וֹא'e.Fo'H645thymouthפִ֙יךָ֙fi.khaH6310, with which thousaidstתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559, Who isAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, that we shouldserveנַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? are not these thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that thou hastdespisedמָאַ֣סְתָּהma.'As.tahH3988? gooutצֵא־tze'-H3318, I praynowנָ֥אna'H4994, andfightוְהִלָּ֥חֶםve.hi.La.chemH3898with them.

39AndGaalגַ֔עַלGa.'alH1603wentoutוַיֵּ֣צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.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, andmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227wereoverthrownוַֽיִּפְּל֛וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307andwoundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491, even to theentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

41AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atArumahבָּארוּמָ֑הba.ru.MahH725: andZebulזְבֻ֛לze.VulH2083thrustoutוַיְגָ֧רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644Gaalגַּ֥עַלGa.'alH1603and hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, that they should notdwellמִשֶּׁ֥בֶתmi.She.vetH3427inShechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.

42And it came to pass on the nextdayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, that thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704; and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃la.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.

43And hetookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, anddividedוַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙vai.ye.che.TzemH2673them intothreeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הlish.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֔יםra.ShimH7218, and laidwaitוַיֶּאֱרֹ֖בvai.ye.'e.RoH693in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704, andlookedוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and, behold, thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971hadcomeיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892; and he roseupוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965against them, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּֽם׃vai.ya.KemH5221them.

44AndAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, and thecompanyוְהָרָאשִׁים֙ve.ha.ra.ShimH7218that was with him, rushedforwardפָּשְׁט֕וּpa.she.TuH6584, andstoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975in theentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and thetwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147othercompaniesהָֽרָאשִׁ֗יםha.ra.ShimH7218ranuponפָּֽשְׁט֛וּpa.she.TuH6584all the people that were in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704, andslewוַיַּכּֽוּם׃vai.ya.KumH5221them.

45AndAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40foughtנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898against thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892all thatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117; and hetookוַיִּלְכֹּד֙vai.yil.KodH3920thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andslewהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that were in it, and beatdownוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andsowedוַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ra.'E.haH2232it withsaltמֶֽלַח׃ פMe.lachH4417.

46And when all themenבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of thetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that, theyenteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into a strongholdצְרִ֔יחַtze.Ri.achH6877of thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of thegodאֵ֥ל'elH410Berithבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1286.

47And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046toAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, that all themenבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of thetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927were gatheredtogetherהִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908.

48AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wentupוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927tomountהַר־har-H2022Zalmonצַלְמ֗וֹןtzal.MonH6756, he and all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him; andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947anaxeהַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹתha.kar.du.MotH7134in hishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, and cutdownוַיִּכְרֹת֙vai.yikh.RotH3772aboughשׂוֹכַ֣תso.KhatH7754from thetreesעֵצִ֔ים'e.TzimH6086, andtookוַיִּ֨שָּׂאֶ֔הָvai.Yi.sa.'E.haH5375it, andlaidוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760it on hisshoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926, andsaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him, What ye haveseenרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200medoעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, makehasteמַהֲר֖וּma.ha.RuH4116, anddoעֲשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213asIכָמֽוֹנִי׃kha.Mo.niH3644have done .

49And all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971likewise cutdownוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisboughשׂוֹכֹ֗הso.KhohH7754, andfollowedאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH3212 H310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, andputוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760them to the strongholdהַצְּרִ֔יחַha.tze.Ri.achH6877, andsetוַיַּצִּ֧יתוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341the strongholdהַצְּרִ֖יחַha.tze.Ri.achH6877onfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784upon them; so that all themenאַנְשֵׁ֧י'an.SheiH582of thetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927diedוַיָּמֻ֜תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191also, about athousandכְּאֶ֖לֶףke.'E.lefH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376andwomenוְאִשָּֽׁה׃ פve.'i.ShahH802.

50ThenwentH3212Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40toThebezתֵּבֵ֑ץte.VetzH8405, andencampedוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstThebezבְּתֵבֵ֖ץbe.te.VetzH8405, andtookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it.

51But there was astrongעֹז֮'ozH5797towerוּמִגְדַּל־u.mig.dal-H4026withinבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432thecityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892, and to therefledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127all themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582andwomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֗יםve.ha.na.ShimH802, and alltheyבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andshutוַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּvai.yis.ge.RuH5462it after them, and wentupוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to thetopגַּ֥גgagH1406of thetowerהַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ha.mig.DalH4026.

52AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֔לha.mig.DalH4026, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it, and camenearוַיִּגַּ֛שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thedoorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thetowerהַמִּגְדָּ֖לha.mig.DalH4026toburnלְשָׂרְפ֥וֹle.sa.re.FoH8313it withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

53And acertainאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802castוַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְva.tash.LekhH7993apieceפֶּ֥לַחPe.lachH6400of amillstoneרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393uponAbimelech’sאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218, andbrokeוַתָּ֖רִץva.Ta.ritzH7533hisskullגֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃gul.gal.ToH1538.

54Then hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hastilyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120to the youngmanהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288hisarmourbearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יוno.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Drawשְׁלֹ֤ףshe.LofH8025thyswordחַרְבְּךָ֙char.be.KhaH2719, andslayוּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.Te.niH4191me, that mensayיֹ֥אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559not of me, Awomanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802slewהֲרָגָ֑תְהוּha.ra.Ga.te.huH2026him. And his youngmanנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288thrust himthroughוַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּvai.yid.ke.Re.huH1856, and hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

55And when themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, theydepartedH3212everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

56ThusGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430renderedוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725thewickednessרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451ofAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, which hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213to hisfatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1, inslayingלַהֲרֹ֖גla.ha.RogH2026hisseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251:

57And all theevilרָעַת֙ra.'AtH7451of themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927didGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430renderהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725upon theirheadsבְּרֹאשָׁ֑םbe.ro.ShamH7218: and upon themcameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935thecurseקִֽלֲלַ֖תki.la.LatH7045ofJothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbaalיְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פye.ru.Ba.'alH3378.

Commentaries on Judges 9

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