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Judges 9:16-20

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.

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