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Judges 9:22-25

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.

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