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Judges 9:34-40

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.

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