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Judges 9:42-49

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.

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.

47And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046toAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, that all themenבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of thetowerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofShechemשְׁכֶֽם׃she.KhemH7927were gatheredtogetherהִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908.

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.ReiH3212 H310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'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.

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