Chapter 9
Abimelech’s Conspiracy
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Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother… -,
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤌𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕 𐤀𐤌𐤅 𐤀𐤁𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓
אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ בֶּן־ יְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ אֶל־ אִמּ֑וֹ אֲחֵ֖י שְׁכֶ֔מָה וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְאֶל־ כָּל־ מִשְׁפַּ֛חַת אִמּ֖וֹ אֲבִ֥י בֵּית־ לֵאמֹֽר׃ ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ ben- yə·rub·ba·‘al way·yê·leḵ ’el- ’im·mōw ’ă·ḥê šə·ḵe·māh way·ḏab·bêr ’ă·lê·hem wə·’el- kāl- miš·pa·ḥaṯ ’im·mōw ’ă·ḇî bêṯ- lê·mōr — WLC · 1
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“Please ask… all the leaders of Shechem, ‘… Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man -?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
𐤍𐤀 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 𐤁𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤌𐤄 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤋𐤊𐤌 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤋 𐤁𐤊𐤌 𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤌𐤔𐤋 𐤁𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤁𐤔𐤓𐤊𐤌 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤊𐤌
נָ֞א דַּבְּרוּ־ בְּאָזְנֵ֨י כָל־ בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶם֮ מַה־ טּ֣וֹב לָכֶם֒ שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ כֹּ֚ל בְּנֵ֣י יְרֻבַּ֔עַל הַמְשֹׁ֨ל בָּכֶ֜ם אִם־ אֶחָ֑ד אִ֣ישׁ מְשֹׁ֥ל בָּכֶ֖ם וּזְכַרְתֶּ֕ם כִּֽי־ אָנִֽי׃ וּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖ם עַצְמֵכֶם nā dab·bə·rū- bə·’ā·zə·nê ḵāl ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem mah- ṭō·wḇ lā·ḵem šiḇ·‘îm ’îš kōl bə·nê yə·rub·ba·‘al ham·šōl bā·ḵem ’im- ’e·ḥāḏ ’îš mə·šōl bā·ḵem ū·zə·ḵar·tem kî- ʾå̄·nī ū·ḇə·śar·ḵem ʿaṣ·mē·ḵɛm — WLC · 2
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And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
𐤀𐤌𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤁𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤁𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤈 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤍𐤅
אִמּ֜וֹ אֲחֵֽי־ וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ כָּל־ הָאֵ֑לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֖ים עָלָ֗יו בְּאָזְנֵי֙ כָּל־ בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת לִבָּם֙ וַיֵּ֤ט אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י אָמְר֖וּ הֽוּא׃ אָחִ֥ינוּ ’im·mōw ’ă·ḥê- way·ḏab·bə·rū kāl- hā·’êl·leh had·də·ḇā·rîm ‘ā·lāw bə·’ā·zə·nê kāl- ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem ’êṯ lib·bām way·yêṭ ’a·ḥă·rê ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ kî ’ā·mə·rū hū ’ā·ḥî·nū — WLC · 3
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So they gave him seventy [shekels] of silver from the temple vvv of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.
𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤅 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤎𐤐 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤁𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤓 𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤐𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤅
וַיִּתְּנוּ־ לוֹ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף מִבֵּ֖יתּ בַ֣עַל בְּרִ֑ית בָּהֶ֜ם אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר רֵיקִים֙ וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔ים אֲנָשִׁ֤ים וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אַחֲרָֽיו׃ way·yit·tə·nū- lōw šiḇ·‘îm ke·sep̄ mib·bēt ḇa·ʿal bə·rîṯ bā·hem ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ way·yiś·kōr rê·qîm ū·p̄ō·ḥă·zîm ’ă·nā·šîm way·yê·lə·ḵū ’a·ḥă·rāw — WLC · 4
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He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy… brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤇𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤂 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤄𐤒𐤈𐤍 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤓 𐤊𐤉 𐤍𐤇𐤁𐤀𐤎
וַיָּבֹ֤א אָבִיו֙ בֵית־ עָפְרָ֔תָה עַל־ אֶחָ֑ת אֶ֣בֶן וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞ג אֶת־ שִׁבְּעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ אֶחָ֧יו בְּנֵֽי־ יְרֻבַּ֛עַל יוֹתָ֧ם הַקָּטֹ֖ן בֶּן־ יְרֻבַּ֛עַל וַיִּוָּתֵ֞ר כִּ֥י נֶחְבָּֽא׃ס way·yā·ḇō ’ā·ḇîw ḇêṯ- ‘ā·p̄ə·rā·ṯāh ‘al- ’e·ḥāṯ ’e·ḇen way·ya·hă·rōḡ ’eṯ- šib·bə·ʿīm ’îš ’e·ḥāw bə·nê- yə·rub·ba·‘al yō·w·ṯām haq·qā·ṭōn ben- yə·rub·ba·‘al way·yiw·wā·ṯêr kî neḥ·bā — WLC · 5
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Then all the leaders of Shechem and… Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech [their] king.
𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤍 𐤌𐤑𐤁 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊
כָּל־ בַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁכֶם֙ וְכָל־ בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא וַיֵּאָ֨סְפ֜וּ עִם־ אֵל֥וֹן מֻצָּ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֶת־ לְמֶ֑לֶךְ kāl- ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem wə·ḵāl bêṯ mil·lō·w way·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū ‘im- ’ê·lō·wn muṣ·ṣāḇ ’ă·šer biš·ḵem way·yê·lə·ḵū way·yam·lî·ḵū ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ ’eṯ- lə·me·leḵ — WLC · 6
Jotham’s Parable
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When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed… to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out…: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤄𐤓 𐤂𐤓𐤆𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀 𐤒𐤅𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤌
וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְיוֹתָ֗ם וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַר־ גְּרִזִ֔ים וַיִּשָּׂ֥א קוֹל֖וֹ וַיִּקְרָ֑א וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ם שִׁמְע֤וּ אֵלַי֙ בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם אֱלֹהִֽים׃ וְיִשְׁמַ֥ע אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם way·yag·gi·ḏū lə·yō·w·ṯām way·yê·leḵ way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ bə·rōš har- gə·ri·zîm way·yiś·śā qō·w·lōw way·yiq·rā way·yō·mer lā·hem šim·‘ū ’ê·lay ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem ’ĕ·lō·hîm wə·yiš·ma‘ ’ă·lê·ḵem — WLC · 7
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One day the trees set out… to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
𐤄𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤊 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤔𐤇 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤆𐤉𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤊𐤄 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅
הָעֵצִ֔ים הָל֤וֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ֙ לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ מֶ֑לֶךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ לַזַּ֖יִת מְלוֹכָה עָלֵֽינוּ׃ hā·‘ê·ṣîm hā·lō·wḵ hā·lə·ḵū lim·šō·aḥ me·leḵ ‘ă·lê·hem way·yō·mə·rū laz·za·yiṯ mə·lō·ḵå̄h ‘ā·lê·nū — WLC · 8
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But the olive tree replied ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
𐤄𐤆𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤄𐤇𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤃𐤔𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤊𐤁𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤍𐤅𐤏 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌
הַזַּ֔יִת וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־ דִּשְׁנִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־ בִּ֛י יְכַבְּד֥וּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י לָנ֖וּעַ עַל־ הָעֵצִֽים׃ haz·za·yiṯ way·yō·mer lā·hem he·ḥo·ḏal·tî ’eṯ- diš·nî ’ă·šer- bî yə·ḵab·bə·ḏū ’ĕ·lō·hîm wa·’ă·nā·šîm wə·hā·laḵ·tî lā·nū·a‘ ‘al- hā·‘ê·ṣîm — WLC · 9
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Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come… and reign over us.’
𐤄𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅
הָעֵצִ֖ים וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ לַתְּאֵנָ֑ה לְכִי־ אַ֖תְּ מָלְכִ֥י עָלֵֽינוּ׃ hā·‘ê·ṣîm way·yō·mə·rū lat·tə·’ê·nāh lə·ḵî- ’at mā·lə·ḵî ‘ā·lê·nū — WLC · 10
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But the fig tree replied ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
𐤄𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤄𐤇𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤕𐤒𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤁𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤍𐤅𐤏 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌
הַתְּאֵנָ֔ה וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־ מָתְקִ֔י וְאֶת־ הַטּוֹבָ֑ה תְּנוּבָתִ֖י וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י לָנ֖וּעַ עַל־ הָעֵצִֽים׃ hat·tə·’ê·nāh wat·tō·mer lā·hem he·ḥo·ḏal·tî ’eṯ- mā·ṯə·qî wə·’eṯ- haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh tə·nū·ḇā·ṯî wə·hā·laḵ·tî lā·nū·a‘ ‘al- hā·‘ê·ṣîm — WLC · 11
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Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come… and reign over us.’
𐤄𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤂𐤐𐤍 𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤊𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅
הָעֵצִ֖ים וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ לַגָּ֑פֶן לְכִי־ אַ֖תְּ מָלוֹכִי עָלֵֽינוּ׃ hā·‘ê·ṣîm way·yō·mə·rū lag·gā·p̄en lə·ḵî- ’at må̄·lō·ḵī ‘ā·lê·nū — WLC · 12
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But the grapevine replied ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers [both] God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
𐤄𐤂𐤐𐤍 𐤅𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤄𐤇𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤇 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤍𐤅𐤏 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌
הַגֶּ֔פֶן וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־ תִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔י הַֽמְשַׂמֵּ֥חַ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י לָנ֖וּעַ עַל־ הָעֵצִֽים׃ hag·ge·p̄en wat·tō·mer lā·hem he·ḥo·ḏal·tî ’eṯ- tî·rō·wō·šî ham·śam·mê·aḥ ’ĕ·lō·hîm wa·’ă·nā·šîm wə·hā·laḵ·tî lā·nū·a‘ ‘al- hā·‘ê·ṣîm — WLC · 13
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Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come… and reign over us.’
𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤈𐤃 𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅
כָל־ הָעֵצִ֖ים וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֶל־ הָאָטָ֑ד לֵ֥ךְ אַתָּ֖ה מְלָךְ־ עָלֵֽינוּ׃ ḵāl hā·‘ê·ṣîm way·yō·mə·rū ’el- hā·’ā·ṭāḏ lêḵ ’at·tāh mə·lāḵ- ‘ā·lê·nū — WLC · 14
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But the thornbush replied -, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’
𐤄𐤀𐤈𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤌𐤕 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤇𐤎𐤅 𐤁𐤑𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤀𐤔 𐤕𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤀𐤈𐤃 𐤅𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤓𐤆𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤍
הָאָטָד֮ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־ הָעֵצִים֒ אִ֡ם אַתֶּם֩ בֶּאֱמֶ֣ת מֹשְׁחִ֨ים אֹתִ֤י לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם בֹּ֖אוּ חֲס֣וּ בְצִלִּ֑י וְאִם־ אַ֕יִן אֵשׁ֙ תֵּ֤צֵא מִן־ הָ֣אָטָ֔ד וְתֹאכַ֖ל אֶת־ אַרְזֵ֥י הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ hā·’ā·ṭāḏ way·yō·mer ’el- hā·‘ê·ṣîm ’im ’at·tem be·’ĕ·meṯ mō·šə·ḥîm ’ō·ṯî lə·me·leḵ ‘ă·lê·ḵem bō·’ū ḥă·sū ḇə·ṣil·lî wə·’im- ’a·yin ’êš tê·ṣê min- hā·’ā·ṭāḏ wə·ṯō·ḵal ’eṯ- ’ar·zê hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn — WLC · 15
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Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if… you have done well by Jerubbaal… and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves—
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤌𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤕𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤀𐤌 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤌 𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤌 𐤋𐤅 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤊𐤂𐤌𐤅𐤋
וְעַתָּ֗ה אִם־ עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם בֶּאֱמֶ֤ת וּבְתָמִים֙ אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּ אֶת־ וְאִם־ טוֹבָ֤ה עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ עִם־ יְרֻבַּ֣עַל וְעִם־ בֵּית֔וֹ וְאִם־ עֲשִׂ֥יתֶם לֽוֹ׃ יָדָ֖יו כִּגְמ֥וּל wə·‘at·tāh ’im- ‘ă·śî·ṯem be·’ĕ·meṯ ū·ḇə·ṯā·mîm ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ wat·tam·lî·ḵū ’eṯ- wə·’im- ṭō·w·ḇāh ‘ă·śî·ṯem ‘im- yə·rub·ba·‘al wə·‘im- bê·ṯōw wə·’im- ‘ă·śî·ṯem lōw yā·ḏāw kiḡ·mūl — WLC · 16
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for my father fought for you and risked - his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,
𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤁𐤉 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤋 𐤀𐤕𐤊𐤌 𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍
אֲשֶׁר־ אָבִ֖י נִלְחַ֥ם עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֶת־ מִנֶּ֔גֶד נַפְשׁוֹ֙ וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן׃ ’ă·šer- ’ā·ḇî nil·ḥam ‘ă·lê·ḵem way·yaš·lêḵ ’eṯ- min·ne·ḡeḏ nap̄·šōw way·yaṣ·ṣêl ’eṯ·ḵem mî·yaḏ miḏ·yān — WLC · 17
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but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy… sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—
𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤒𐤌𐤕𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤕𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤇𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤌𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤕𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤊𐤌
וְאַתֶּ֞ם קַמְתֶּ֨ם עַל־ אָבִי֙ בֵּ֤ית הַיּ֔וֹם וַתַּהַרְג֧וּ אֶת־ שִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ בָּנָ֛יו עַל־ אֶחָ֑ת אֶ֣בֶן אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ בֶּן־ אֲמָתוֹ֙ וַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּ אֶת־ עַל־ בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם כִּ֥י הֽוּא׃ אֲחִיכֶ֖ם wə·’at·tem qam·tem ‘al- ’ā·ḇî bêṯ hay·yō·wm wat·ta·har·ḡū ’eṯ- šiḇ·‘îm ’îš bā·nāw ‘al- ’e·ḥāṯ ’e·ḇen ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ ben- ’ă·mā·ṯōw wat·tam·lî·ḵū ’eṯ- ‘al- ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem kî hū ’ă·ḥî·ḵem — WLC · 18
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if you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal… and his house this day, [then] may you rejoice in Abimelech, and he in you -.
𐤅𐤀𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤌𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 𐤁𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤂𐤌 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇
וְאִם־ עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם בֶּאֱמֶ֨ת וּבְתָמִ֧ים עִם־ יְרֻבַּ֥עַל וְעִם־ בֵּית֖וֹ הַזֶּ֑ה הַיּ֣וֹם שִׂמְחוּ֙ בַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ גַּם־ ה֖וּא בָּכֶֽם׃ וְיִשְׂמַ֥ח wə·’im- ‘ă·śî·ṯem be·’ĕ·meṯ ū·ḇə·ṯā·mîm ‘im- yə·rub·ba·‘al wə·‘im- bê·ṯōw haz·zeh hay·yō·wm śim·ḥū ba·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ gam- hū bā·ḵem wə·yiś·maḥ — WLC · 19
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But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and… Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem vvv and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”
𐤅𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤀𐤔 𐤕𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤀 𐤀𐤔 𐤅𐤕𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊
וְאִם־ אַ֕יִן אֵשׁ֙ תֵּ֤צֵא מֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְתֹאכַ֛ל אֶת־ בַּעֲלֵ֥י שְׁכֶ֖ם וְאֶת־ בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֑וֹא אֵ֜שׁ וְתֵצֵ֨א מִבַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁכֶם֙ וּמִבֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא וְתֹאכַ֖ל אֶת־ אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ wə·’im- ’a·yin ’êš tê·ṣê mê·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ wə·ṯō·ḵal ’eṯ- ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem wə·’eṯ- bêṯ mil·lō·w ’êš wə·ṯê·ṣê mib·ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem ū·mib·bêṯ mil·lō·w wə·ṯō·ḵal ’eṯ- ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ — WLC · 20
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Then Jotham ran away, escaping… to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤎 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤇 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤔𐤌 𐤌𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅𐤐 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊
יוֹתָ֔ם וַיָּ֣נָס וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ בְּאֵ֑רָה וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י אָחִֽיו׃פ אֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ yō·w·ṯām way·yā·nās way·yiḇ·raḥ way·yê·leḵ bə·’ê·rāh way·yê·šeḇ šām mip·pə·nê ’ā·ḥîw ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ — WLC · 21
Gaal Conspires with the Shechemites
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After Abimelech had reigned over Israel for three years,
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤋𐤔 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ וַיָּ֧שַׂר עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שָׁלֹ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃ ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ way·yā·śar ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl šā·lōš šā·nîm — WLC · 22
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God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them… to treat Abimelech deceitfully,
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤓𐤅𐤇 𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤍 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤍 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤅
אֱלֹהִים֙ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח ר֣וּחַ רָעָ֔ה בֵּ֣ין אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וּבֵ֖ין בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם בַעֲלֵי־ שְׁכֶ֖ם בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ וַיִּבְגְּד֥וּ ’ĕ·lō·hîm way·yiš·laḥ rū·aḥ rā·‘āh bên ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ ū·ḇên ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem ḇa·‘ă·lê- šə·ḵem ba·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ way·yiḇ·gə·ḏū — WLC · 23
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in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech - and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.
𐤇𐤌𐤎 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤃𐤌𐤌 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤓𐤂 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤓𐤂 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅
חֲמַ֖ס שִׁבְעִ֣ים בְּנֵֽי־ יְרֻבָּ֑עַל לָב֕וֹא וְדָמָ֗ם לָשׂ֞וּם עַל־ אֲחִיהֶם֙ אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָרַ֣ג אוֹתָ֔ם וְעַל֙ בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־ חִזְּק֥וּ אֶת־ יָדָ֖יו לַהֲרֹ֥ג אֶת־ אֶחָֽיו׃ ḥă·mas šiḇ·‘îm bə·nê- yə·rub·bā·‘al lā·ḇō·w wə·ḏā·mām lā·śūm ‘al- ’ă·ḥî·hem ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ ’ă·šer hā·raḡ ’ō·w·ṯām wə·‘al ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem ’ă·šer- ḥiz·zə·qū ’eṯ- yā·ḏāw la·hă·rōḡ ’eṯ- ’e·ḥāw — WLC · 24
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The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against [Abimelech] on the hilltops…, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.
𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 𐤄𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤆𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤁𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤃 𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤐
בַעֲלֵ֨י שְׁכֶ֜ם וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ מְאָרְבִ֗ים לוֹ֩ עַ֚ל רָאשֵׁ֣י הֶהָרִ֔ים וַיִּגְזְל֗וּ אֵ֛ת כָּל־ אֲשֶׁר־ יַעֲבֹ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃פ ḇa·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem way·yā·śî·mū mə·’ā·rə·ḇîm lōw ‘al rā·šê he·hā·rîm way·yiḡ·zə·lū ’êṯ kāl- ’ă·šer- ya·‘ă·ḇōr ‘ă·lê·hem bad·dā·reḵ way·yug·gaḏ la·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ — WLC · 25
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Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.
𐤂𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 𐤁𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤅 𐤁𐤅
גַּ֤עַל בֶּן־ עֶ֙בֶד֙ וַיָּבֹ֞א וְאֶחָ֔יו וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ בִּשְׁכֶ֑ם בַּעֲלֵ֥י שְׁכֶֽם׃ וַיִּבְטְחוּ־ ב֖וֹ ga·‘al ben- ‘e·ḇeḏ way·yā·ḇō wə·’e·ḥāw way·ya·‘aḇ·rū biš·ḵem ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem way·yiḇ·ṭə·ḥū- ḇōw — WLC · 26
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And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered [grapes] from their vineyards, and trodden [them], they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.
𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤄𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊
וַיֵּצְא֨וּ הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה וַֽיִּבְצְר֤וּ אֶת־ כַּרְמֵיהֶם֙ וַֽיִּדְרְכ֔וּ וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּ הִלּוּלִ֑ים וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אֱֽלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וַֽיְקַלְל֖וּ אֶת־ אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ way·yê·ṣə·’ū haś·śā·ḏeh way·yiḇ·ṣə·rū ’eṯ- kar·mê·hem way·yiḏ·rə·ḵū way·ya·‘ă·śū hil·lū·lîm way·yā·ḇō·’ū bêṯ ’ĕlō·hê·hem way·yō·ḵə·lū way·yiš·tū way·qal·lū ’eṯ- ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ — WLC · 27
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Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
𐤂𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤌𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤌𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤍𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤍𐤅 𐤄𐤋𐤀 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤋 𐤐𐤒𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓 𐤀𐤁𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤍𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤍𐤅
גַּ֣עַל בֶּן־ עֶ֗בֶד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ מִֽי־ אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ וּמִֽי־ שְׁכֶם֙ כִּ֣י נַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּ הֲלֹ֥א בֶן־ יְרֻבַּ֖עַל וּזְבֻ֣ל פְּקִיד֑וֹ עִבְד֗וּ אֶת־ אַנְשֵׁ֤י חֲמוֹר֙ אֲבִ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם וּמַדּ֖וּעַ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ נַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּ ga·‘al ben- ‘e·ḇeḏ way·yō·mer mî- ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ ū·mî- šə·ḵem kî na·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū hă·lō ḇen- yə·rub·ba·‘al ū·zə·ḇul pə·qî·ḏōw ‘iḇ·ḏū ’eṯ- ’an·šê ḥă·mō·wr ’ă·ḇî šə·ḵem ū·mad·dū·a‘ ’ă·nā·ḥə·nū na·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū — WLC · 28
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If only… this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to [him], ‘Muster your army and come out!’”
𐤅𐤌𐤉 𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤓𐤁𐤄 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤊 𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤄
וּמִ֨י יִתֵּ֜ן אֶת־ הַזֶּה֙ הָעָ֤ם בְּיָדִ֔י וְאָסִ֖ירָה אֶת־ אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ רַבֶּ֥ה צְבָאֲךָ֖ וָצֵֽאָה׃ ū·mî yit·tên ’eṯ- haz·zeh hā·‘ām bə·yā·ḏî wə·’ā·sî·rāh ’eṯ- ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ way·yō·mer la·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ rab·beh ṣə·ḇā·’ă·ḵā wā·ṣê·’āh — WLC · 29
The Fall of Shechem
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When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.
𐤆𐤁𐤋 𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤂𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤓 𐤀𐤐𐤅
זְבֻל֙ שַׂר־ הָעִ֔יר אֶת־ וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע דִּבְרֵ֖י גַּ֣עַל בֶּן־ עָ֑בֶד וַיִּ֖חַר אַפּֽוֹ׃ zə·ḇul śar- hā·‘îr ’eṯ- way·yiš·ma‘ diḇ·rê ga·‘al ben- ‘ā·ḇeḏ way·yi·ḥar ’ap·pōw — WLC · 30
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So he covertly sent… messengers to Abimelech to say, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem… and are stirring up the city against you.
𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤁𐤕𐤓𐤌𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤂𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅 𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤊𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤌 𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊
וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח בְּתָרְמָ֣ה מַלְאָכִ֛ים אֶל־ אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּה֩ גַ֨עַל בֶּן־ עֶ֤בֶד וְאֶחָיו֙ בָּאִ֣ים שְׁכֶ֔מָה וְהִנָּ֛ם צָרִ֥ים אֶת־ הָעִ֖יר עָלֶֽיךָ׃ way·yiš·laḥ bə·ṯā·rə·māh mal·’ā·ḵîm ’el- ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ lê·mōr hin·nêh ḡa·‘al ben- ‘e·ḇeḏ wə·’e·ḥāw bā·’îm šə·ḵe·māh wə·hin·nām ṣā·rîm ’eṯ- hā·‘îr ‘ā·le·ḵā — WLC · 31
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Now then, tonight you and the people with you are to come and lie in wait in the fields.
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤊 𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤓𐤁 𐤁𐤔𐤃𐤄
וְעַתָּה֙ לַ֔יְלָה אַתָּ֖ה וְהָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־ אִתָּ֑ךְ ק֣וּם וֶאֱרֹ֖ב בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ wə·‘at·tāh lay·lāh ’at·tāh wə·hā·‘ām ’ă·šer- ’it·tāḵ qūm we·’ĕ·rōḇ baś·śā·ḏeh — WLC · 32
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And in the morning at sunrise…, get up and advance against the city… When [Gaal] and his men - come out against you, do to them whatever you are able…”
𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤊𐤆𐤓𐤇 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤔 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤐𐤔𐤈𐤕 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤅 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤉𐤃𐤊𐤎
וְהָיָ֤ה בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ כִּזְרֹ֣חַ הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ תַּשְׁכִּ֖ים וּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣ עַל־ הָעִ֑יר וְהִנֵּה־ ה֞וּא וְהָעָ֤ם אֲשֶׁר־ אִתּוֹ֙ יֹצְאִ֣ים אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ לּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר תִּמְצָ֥א יָדֶֽךָ׃ס wə·hā·yāh ḇab·bō·qer kiz·rō·aḥ haš·še·meš taš·kîm ū·p̄ā·šaṭ·tā ‘al- hā·‘îr wə·hin·nêh- hū wə·hā·‘ām ’ă·šer- ’it·tōw yō·ṣə·’îm ’ê·le·ḵā wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā lōw ka·’ă·šer tim·ṣā yā·ḏe·ḵā — WLC · 33
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So Abimelech and all his troops - set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌
אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ וְכָל־ הָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־ עִמּ֖וֹ וַיָּ֧קָם לָ֑יְלָה וַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּ עַל־ שְׁכֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעָ֖ה רָאשִֽׁים׃ ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām ’ă·šer- ‘im·mōw way·yā·qām lā·yə·lāh way·ye·’er·ḇū ‘al- šə·ḵem ’ar·bā·‘āh rā·šîm — WLC · 34
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Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelech and his men - came out from their hiding places.
𐤂𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤐𐤕𐤇 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤔𐤏𐤓 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤁
גַּ֣עַל בֶּן־ עֶ֔בֶד וַיֵּצֵא֙ וַיַּעֲמֹ֕ד פֶּ֖תַח הָעִ֑יר שַׁ֣עַר אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ וְהָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־ אִתּ֖וֹ וַיָּ֧קָם מִן־ הַמַּאְרָֽב׃ ga·‘al ben- ‘e·ḇeḏ way·yê·ṣê way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ pe·ṯaḥ hā·‘îr ša·‘ar ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ wə·hā·‘ām ’ă·šer- ’it·tōw way·yā·qām min- ham·ma’·rāḇ — WLC · 35
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When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains…!” But Zebul replied…, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”
𐤂𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤆𐤁𐤋 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤃 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 𐤄𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤆𐤁𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤑𐤋 𐤄𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤓𐤀𐤄 𐤊𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤎 𐤀𐤕𐤄
גַּעַל֮ אֶת־ וַיַּרְא־ הָעָם֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־ זְבֻ֔ל הִנֵּה־ עָ֣ם יוֹרֵ֔ד מֵרָאשֵׁ֖י הֶהָרִ֑ים זְבֻ֔ל אֵ֣ת וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ צֵ֧ל הֶהָרִ֛ים רֹאֶ֖ה כָּאֲנָשִֽׁים׃ס אַתָּ֥ה ga·‘al ’eṯ- way·yar- hā·‘ām way·yō·mer ’el- zə·ḇul hin·nêh- ‘ām yō·w·rêḏ mê·rā·šê he·hā·rîm zə·ḇul ’êṯ way·yō·mer ’ê·lāw ṣêl he·hā·rîm rō·’eh kā·’ă·nā·šîm ’at·tāh — WLC · 36
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Then Gaal spoke up… again…, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak.
𐤂𐤏𐤋 𐤋𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤐 𐤏𐤅𐤃 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤏𐤌 𐤈𐤁𐤅𐤓 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤅𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤁𐤀 𐤌𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤍
גַּעַל֮ לְדַבֵּר֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר וַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֣וֹד הִנֵּה־ עָם֙ יֽוֹרְדִ֔ים מֵעִ֖ם טַבּ֣וּר הָאָ֑רֶץ אֶחָ֣ד וְרֹאשׁ־ בָּ֔א מִדֶּ֖רֶךְ מְעוֹנְנִֽים׃ אֵל֥וֹן ga·‘al lə·ḏab·bêr way·yō·mer way·yō·sep̄ ‘ō·wḏ hin·nêh- ‘ām yō·wr·ḏîm mê·‘im ṭab·būr hā·’ā·reṣ ’e·ḥāḏ wə·rōš- bā mid·de·reḵ mə·‘ō·wn·nîm ’ê·lō·wn — WLC · 37
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“Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied… “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not… the people you ridiculed Go out now… and fight them!”
𐤀𐤉𐤄 𐤐𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤀 𐤆𐤁𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤌𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤊𐤉 𐤍𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤍𐤅 𐤄𐤋𐤀 𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤄 𐤁𐤅 𐤑𐤀 𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤍𐤀 𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤅𐤎
אַיֵּ֨ה פִ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֵפ֥וֹא זְבֻ֗ל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו תֹּאמַ֔ר מִ֥י אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ כִּ֣י נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ הֲלֹ֨א זֶ֤ה הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָאַ֣סְתָּה בּ֔וֹ צֵא־ עַתָּ֖ה נָ֥א וְהִלָּ֥חֶם בּֽוֹ׃ס ’ay·yêh p̄î·ḵā ’ă·šer ’ê·p̄ō·w zə·ḇul way·yō·mer ’ê·lāw tō·mar mî ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ kî na·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū hă·lō zeh hā·‘ām ’ă·šer mā·’as·tāh bōw ṣê- ‘at·tāh nā wə·hil·lā·ḥem bōw — WLC · 38
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So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,
𐤂𐤏𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊
גַ֔עַל וַיֵּ֣צֵא לִפְנֵ֖י בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ ḡa·‘al way·yê·ṣê lip̄·nê ba·‘ă·lê šə·ḵem way·yil·lā·ḥem ba·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ — WLC · 39
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but Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. And many [Shechemites] fell wounded all the way to the entrance of the gate.
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤎 𐤌𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤐𐤕𐤇 𐤄𐤔𐤏𐤓
אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וַיִּרְדְּפֵ֣הוּ וַיָּ֖נָס מִפָּנָ֑יו רַבִּ֖ים וַֽיִּפְּל֛וּ חֲלָלִ֥ים עַד־ פֶּ֥תַח הַשָּֽׁעַר׃ ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ way·yir·də·p̄ê·hū way·yā·nās mip·pā·nāw rab·bîm way·yip·pə·lū ḥă·lā·lîm ‘aḏ- pe·ṯaḥ haš·šā·‘ar — WLC · 40
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Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤄 𐤆𐤁𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤓𐤔 𐤂𐤏𐤋 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅 𐤌𐤔𐤁𐤕 𐤁𐤔𐤊𐤌
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בָּארוּמָ֑ה זְבֻ֛ל אֶת־ וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ גַּ֥עַל וְאֶת־ אֶחָ֖יו מִשֶּׁ֥בֶת בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ way·yê·šeḇ bā·rū·māh zə·ḇul ’eṯ- way·ḡā·reš ga·‘al wə·’eṯ- ’e·ḥāw miš·še·ḇeṯ biš·ḵem — WLC · 41
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- The next day the people [of Shechem] went out into the fields, and this was reported to Abimelech.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤌𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤄𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊
וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת הָעָ֖ם וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ way·hî mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ hā·‘ām way·yê·ṣê haś·śā·ḏeh way·yag·gi·ḏū la·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ — WLC · 42
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So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw… the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.
𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤑𐤌 𐤋𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤓𐤁 𐤁𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤌
וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־ הָעָ֗ם וַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙ לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה רָאשִׁ֔ים וַיֶּאֱרֹ֖ב בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה הָעָם֙ יֹצֵ֣א מִן־ הָעִ֔יר וַיָּ֥קָם עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וַיַּכֵּֽם׃ way·yiq·qaḥ ’eṯ- hā·‘ām way·ye·ḥĕ·ṣêm liš·lō·šāh rā·šîm way·ye·’ĕ·rōḇ baś·śā·ḏeh way·yar wə·hin·nêh hā·‘ām yō·ṣê min- hā·‘îr way·yā·qām ‘ă·lê·hem way·yak·kêm — WLC · 43
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Then Abimelech and the companies with him rushed forward and took their stand at the entrance of the city gate. The other two companies rushed against all who [were] in the fields and struck them down.
𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤐𐤔𐤈𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 𐤐𐤕𐤇 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤔𐤏𐤓 𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤐𐤔𐤈𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤌
וַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ וְהָרָאשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֔וֹ פָּשְׁט֕וּ וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ פֶּ֖תַח הָעִ֑יר שַׁ֣עַר וּשְׁנֵ֣י הָֽרָאשִׁ֗ים פָּֽשְׁט֛וּ עַֽל־ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה וַיַּכּֽוּם׃ wa·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ wə·hā·rā·šîm ’ă·šer ‘im·mōw pā·šə·ṭū way·ya·‘am·ḏū pe·ṯaḥ hā·‘îr ša·‘ar ū·šə·nê hā·rā·šîm pā·šə·ṭū ‘al- kāl- ’ă·šer baś·śā·ḏeh way·yak·kūm — WLC · 44
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And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it - and killed its people -. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤓𐤂 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤑 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤐
כֹּ֚ל הַה֔וּא הַיּ֣וֹם וַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ נִלְחָ֣ם בָּעִ֗יר וַיִּלְכֹּד֙ אֶת־ הָעִ֔יר וְאֶת־ הָרָ֑ג הָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־ בָּ֖הּ וַיִּתֹּץ֙ אֶת־ הָעִ֔יר וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ מֶֽלַח׃פ kōl ha·hū hay·yō·wm wa·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ nil·ḥām bā·‘îr way·yil·kōḏ ’eṯ- hā·‘îr wə·’eṯ- hā·rāḡ hā·‘ām ’ă·šer- bāh way·yit·tōṣ ’eṯ- hā·‘îr way·yiz·rā·‘e·hā me·laḥ — WLC · 45
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On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered… the inner chamber of the temple vvv of El-berith.
𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤇 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ כָּֽל־ בַּעֲלֵ֖י מִֽגְדַּל־ שְׁכֶ֑ם וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־ צְרִ֔יחַ בֵּ֖ית אֵ֥ל בְּרִֽית׃ way·yiš·mə·‘ū kāl- ba·‘ă·lê miḡ·dal- šə·ḵem way·yā·ḇō·’ū ’el- ṣə·rî·aḥ bêṯ ’êl bə·rîṯ — WLC · 46
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And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,
𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤃 𐤊𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤄𐤕𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅
לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֻּגַּ֖ד כִּ֣י כָּֽל־ בַּעֲלֵ֖י מִֽגְדַּל־ שְׁכֶֽם׃ הִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ la·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ way·yug·gaḏ kî kāl- ba·‘ă·lê miḡ·dal- šə·ḵem hiṯ·qab·bə·ṣū — WLC · 47
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he and all his men - went up to Mount Zalmon… Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men -, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do…”
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤓 𐤑𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤃𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 𐤔𐤅𐤊𐤕 𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤊𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤌𐤄 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤊𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉
אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ וְכָל־ הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־ אִתּוֹ֒ וַיַּ֨עַל הַר־ צַלְמ֗וֹן הוּא֮ אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ אֶת־ וַיִּקַּח֩ הַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹת בְּיָד֗וֹ וַיִּכְרֹת֙ שׂוֹכַ֣ת עֵצִ֔ים וַיִּ֨שָּׂאֶ֔הָ וַיָּ֖שֶׂם עַל־ שִׁכְמ֑וֹ וַיֹּ֜אמֶר אֶל־ הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־ עִמּ֗וֹ מַהֲר֖וּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי מָ֤ה רְאִיתֶם֙ עֲשׂ֥וּ כָמֽוֹנִי׃ ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām ’ă·šer- ’it·tōw way·ya·‘al har- ṣal·mō·wn hū ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ ’eṯ- way·yiq·qaḥ haq·qar·dum·mō·wṯ bə·yā·ḏōw way·yiḵ·rōṯ śō·w·ḵaṯ ‘ê·ṣîm way·yiś·śā·’e·hā way·yā·śem ‘al- šiḵ·mōw way·yō·mer ’el- hā·‘ām ’ă·šer- ‘im·mōw ma·hă·rū ‘ā·śî·ṯî māh rə·’î·ṯem ‘ă·śū ḵā·mō·w·nî — WLC · 48
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So each man also cut his own branch and followed… Abimelech. Then they piled [the branches] against the inner chamber and set [it] on fire above them, killing… everyone… in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.
𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤂𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 𐤔𐤅𐤊𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤇 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤇 𐤁𐤀𐤔 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤕𐤅 𐤂𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤊𐤀𐤋𐤐 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤀𐤔𐤄𐤐
כָּל־ אִ֣ישׁ הָעָ֜ם גַם־ וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ שׂוֹכֹ֗ה וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֤י אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ עַֽל־ הַצְּרִ֔יחַ וַיַּצִּ֧יתוּ אֶֽת־ הַצְּרִ֖יחַ בָּאֵ֑שׁ עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם וַיָּמֻ֜תוּ גַּ֣ם כָּל־ אַנְשֵׁ֧י מִֽגְדַּל־ שְׁכֶ֛ם כְּאֶ֖לֶף אִ֥ישׁ וְאִשָּֽׁה׃פ kāl- ’îš hā·‘ām ḡam- way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū śō·w·ḵōh way·yê·lə·ḵū ’a·ḥă·rê ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ way·yā·śî·mū ‘al- haṣ·ṣə·rî·aḥ way·yaṣ·ṣî·ṯū ’eṯ- haṣ·ṣə·rî·aḥ bā·’êš ‘ă·lê·hem way·yā·mu·ṯū gam kāl- ’an·šê miḡ·dal- šə·ḵem kə·’e·lep̄ ’îš wə·’iš·šāh — WLC · 49
Abimelech’s Punishment
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Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it.
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤁𐤑 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤍 𐤁𐤕𐤁𐤑 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤄
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אֶל־ תֵּבֵ֑ץ וַיִּ֥חַן בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃ ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ way·yê·leḵ ’el- tê·ḇêṣ way·yi·ḥan bə·ṯê·ḇêṣ way·yil·kə·ḏāh — WLC · 50
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But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women,… and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in… and went up to the roof of the tower.
𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤏𐤆 𐤅𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤎𐤅 𐤔𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤂𐤓𐤅 𐤁𐤏𐤃𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤂𐤂 𐤄𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋
הָיָ֣ה עֹז֮ וּמִגְדַּל־ בְתוֹךְ־ הָעִיר֒ כָּל־ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים וְהַנָּשִׁ֗ים וְכֹל֙ בַּעֲלֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ שָׁ֜מָּה וַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ בַּעֲדָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ עַל־ גַּ֥ג הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ hā·yāh ‘ōz ū·miḡ·dal- ḇə·ṯō·wḵ- hā·‘îr kāl- hā·’ă·nā·šîm wə·han·nā·šîm wə·ḵōl ba·‘ă·lê hā·‘îr way·yā·nu·sū šām·māh way·yis·gə·rū ba·‘ă·ḏām way·ya·‘ă·lū ‘al- gaḡ ham·miḡ·dāl — WLC · 51
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When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached… its entrance to set it on fire…
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤏𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤅 𐤄𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤔 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 𐤐𐤕𐤇 𐤋𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤅 𐤁𐤀𐤔
אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ וַיָּבֹ֤א עַד־ וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בּ֑וֹ הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל וַיִּגַּ֛שׁ עַד־ הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל פֶּ֥תַח לְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ way·yā·ḇō ‘aḏ- way·yil·lā·ḥem bōw ham·miḡ·dāl way·yig·gaš ‘aḏ- ham·miḡ·dāl pe·ṯaḥ lə·śā·rə·p̄ōw ḇā·’êš — WLC · 52
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But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.
𐤀𐤇𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤊 𐤐𐤋𐤇 𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤅𐤕𐤓𐤑 𐤀𐤕 𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋𐤕𐤅
אַחַ֛ת אִשָּׁ֥ה וַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְ פֶּ֥לַח רֶ֖כֶב עַל־ אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ רֹ֣אשׁ וַתָּ֖רִץ אֶת־ גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃ ’a·ḥaṯ ’iš·šāh wat·taš·lêḵ pe·laḥ re·ḵeḇ ‘al- ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ rōš wat·tā·riṣ ’eṯ- gul·gā·lə·tōw — WLC · 53
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He quickly… called his armor-bearer…, saying “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran [his sword] through him,… and he died.
𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤍𐤏𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤍𐤔𐤀 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤔𐤋𐤐 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤊 𐤅𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤉 𐤐𐤍 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤕𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤒𐤓𐤄𐤅 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤕
מְהֵרָ֜ה אֶל־ הַנַּ֣עַר׀ וַיִּקְרָ֨א נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤ף חַרְבְּךָ֙ וּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִי פֶּן־ יֹ֥אמְרוּ לִ֖י אִשָּׁ֣ה הֲרָגָ֑תְהוּ וַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּ נַעֲר֖וֹ וַיָּמֹֽת׃ mə·hê·rāh ’el- han·na·‘ar way·yiq·rā nō·śê ḵê·lāw way·yō·mer lōw šə·lōp̄ ḥar·bə·ḵā ū·mō·wṯ·ṯê·nî pen- yō·mə·rū lî ’iš·šāh hă·rā·ḡā·ṯə·hū way·yiḏ·qə·rê·hū na·‘ă·rōw way·yā·mōṯ — WLC · 54
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And when the Israelites… saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.
𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤕 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤒𐤌𐤅
אִֽישׁ־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיִּרְא֥וּ כִּ֣י אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ מֵ֣ת אִ֥ישׁ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ ’îš- yiś·rā·’êl way·yir·’ū kî ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ mêṯ ’îš way·yê·lə·ḵū lim·qō·mōw — WLC · 55
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In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers.
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤓𐤏𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤓𐤂 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅
אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֵ֖ת וַיָּ֣שֶׁב רָעַ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ עָשָׂה֙ לְאָבִ֔יו לַהֲרֹ֖ג אֶת־ שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶחָֽיו׃ ’ĕ·lō·hîm ’êṯ way·yā·šeḇ rā·‘aṯ ’ă·šer ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ ‘ā·śāh lə·’ā·ḇîw la·hă·rōḡ ’eṯ- šiḇ·‘îm ’e·ḥāw — WLC · 56
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And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem {back} upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤊𐤋 𐤓𐤏𐤕 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤌 𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤐 𐤅𐤕𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌
וְאֵ֗ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הֵשִׁ֥יב כָּל־ רָעַת֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם בְּרֹאשָׁ֑ם קִֽלֲלַ֖ת יוֹתָ֥ם בֶּן־ יְרֻבָּֽעַל׃פ וַתָּבֹ֣א אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם wə·’êṯ ’ĕ·lō·hîm hê·šîḇ kāl- rā·‘aṯ ’an·šê šə·ḵem bə·rō·šām qi·lă·laṯ yō·w·ṯām ben- yə·rub·bā·‘al wat·tā·ḇō ’ă·lê·hem — WLC · 57