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Judges 9:52-57

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.

53And acertainאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802castוַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְva.tash.LekhH7993apieceפֶּ֥לַחPe.lachH6400of amillstoneרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393uponAbimelech’sאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218, andbrokeוַתָּ֖רִץva.Ta.ritzH7533hisskullגֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃gul.gal.ToH1538.

54Then hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hastilyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120to the youngmanהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288hisarmourbearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יוno.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627, 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.

55And when themenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, theydepartedH3212everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hisplaceלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

56ThusGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430renderedוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725thewickednessרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451ofAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, which hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213to hisfatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1, inslayingלַהֲרֹ֖גla.ha.RogH2026hisseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657brethrenאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251:

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.

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