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Judges 9:42-45

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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