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Judges 9:26-35

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.

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