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Judges 9:22-45

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.

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