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Judges 9:30-57
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.ReiH3212H310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'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.
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.
54Then hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hastilyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120to the youngmanהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288hisarmourbearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יוno.Se' khe.LavH5375H3627, 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.
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
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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