Judges 9

the son

ירבּעל

Y@rubba`al

ילך

Yalak

went

שׁכם

Sh@kem

to Shechem

אם

'em

H517

unto his mother's

אח

'ach

brethren

,

דּבר

Dabar

and communed

משׁפּחה

Mishpachah

H4940

with them, and with all the family

בּית

Bayith

of the house

אם

'em

H517

of his mother's

אב

'ab

father

,

2

דּבר

Dabar

Speak

,

אזן

'ozen

H241

I pray you, in the ears

בּעל

Ba`al

of all the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

,

טוב

Towb

H2896

Whether is better

,

for you, either that all the sons

ירבּעל

Y@rubba`al

,

שׁבעים

Shib`iym

which are threescore and ten

,

אישׁ

'iysh

,

משׁל

Mashal

H4910

reign

אחד

'echad

over you, or that one

משׁל

Mashal

H4910

reign

זכר

Zakar

H2142

over you remember

עצם

`etsem

H6106

also that I am your bone

3

אם

'em

H517

And his mother's

אח

'ach

brethren

דּבר

Dabar

spake

אזן

'ozen

H241

of him in the ears

בּעל

Ba`al

of all the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

דּבר

Dabar

H1697

all these words

לב

Leb

H3820

and their hearts

נטה

Natah

H5186

inclined

אחר

'achar

H310

to follow

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

,

נתן

Nathan

H5414

And they gave

שׁבעים

Shib`iym

him threescore and ten

כּסף

Keceph

H3701

pieces of silver

בּית

Bayith

out of the house

בּעל בּרית

Ba`al B@riyth

H1170

of Baal–berith

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

wherewith Abimelech

סכר שׂכר

Sakar

H7936

hired

רק ריק

Reyq

H7386

vain

פּחז

Pachaz

H6348

and light

אנושׁ

'enowsh

,

ילך

Yalak

And he went

אב

'ab

unto his father's

בּית

Bayith

house

עפרה

`Ophrah

H6084

at Ophrah

,

הרג

Harag

and slew

אח

'ach

his brethren

the sons

ירבּעל

Y@rubba`al

,

שׁבעים

Shib`iym

being threescore and ten

,

אישׁ

'iysh

,

אחד

'echad

upon one

אבן

'eben

H68

stone

יותם

Yowtham

notwithstanding yet Jotham

קטן קטן

Qatan

H6996

the youngest

son

ירבּעל

Y@rubba`al

יתר

Yathar

H3498

was left

חבא

Chaba'

H2244

for he hid

6

בּעל

Ba`al

And all the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

אסף

'acaph

H622

gathered together

,

בּית

Bayith

and all the house

מלּא מלּוא

Millow'

H4407

of Millo

,

ילך

Yalak

and went

,

מלך

Malak

and made

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

מלך

melek

H4428

king

,

אלון

'elown

H436

by the plain

נצב

Natsab

H5324

of the pillar

7

נגד

Nagad

And when they told

יותם

Yowtham

it to Jotham

ילך

Yalak

he went

עמד

`amad

H5975

and stood

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

in the top

הר

Har

of mount

גּרזים

G@riziym

H1630

Gerizim

,

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

H5375

and lifted up

קל קול

Qowl

H6963

his voice

,

קרא

Qara'

H7121

and cried

,

and said

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

unto them, Hearken

בּעל

Ba`al

unto me, ye men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

,

אלהים

'elohiym

that God

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

may hearken

8

עץ

`ets

The trees

הלך

Halak

went forth

משׁח

Mashach

H4886

on a time to anoint

מלך

melek

H4428

a king

over them and they said

זית

Zayith

H2132

unto the olive tree

,

מלך

Malak

Reign

9

זית

Zayith

H2132

But the olive tree

חדל

Chadal

H2308

unto them, Should I leave

דּשׁן

Deshen

H1880

my fatness

,

כּבד כּבד

Kabad

H3513

wherewith by me they honour

אלהים

'elohiym

God

אנושׁ

'enowsh

and man

,

הלך

Halak

and go

נוּע

Nuwa`

H5128

to be promoted

10

עץ

`ets

And the trees

תּאנה תּאן

T@'en

H8384

to the fig tree

,

ילך

Yalak

Come

מלך

Malak

thou, and reign

11

תּאנה תּאן

T@'en

H8384

But the fig tree

חדל

Chadal

H2308

unto them, Should I forsake

מתק

Motheq

H4987

my sweetness

,

טוב

Towb

H2896

and my good

תּנוּבה

T@nuwbah

H8570

fruit

,

הלך

Halak

and go

נוּע

Nuwa`

to be promoted

עץ

`ets

the trees

גּפן

Gephen

H1612

unto the vine

,

ילך

Yalak

Come

מלך

Malak

thou, and reign

13

גּפן

Gephen

H1612

And the vine

חדל

Chadal

H2308

unto them, Should I leave

תּירשׁ תּירושׁ

Tiyrowsh

H8492

my wine

,

שׂמח

Samach

H8055

which cheereth

אלהים

'elohiym

God

אנושׁ

'enowsh

and man

,

הלך

Halak

and go

נוּע

Nuwa`

to be promoted

עץ

`ets

all the trees

אטד

'atad

H329

unto the bramble

,

ילך

Yalak

Come

מלך

Malak

thou, and reign

15

אטד

'atad

H329

And the bramble

עץ

`ets

unto the trees

,

אמת

'emeth

H571

If in truth

משׁח

Mashach

H4886

ye anoint

מלך

melek

H4428

me king

over you, then come

חסה

Chacah

H2620

and put your trust

צל

Tsel

H6738

in my shadow

אשׁ

'esh

and if not, let fire

יצא

Yatsa'

come out

אטד

'atad

H329

of the bramble

,

אכל

'akal

and devour

ארז

'erez

H730

the cedars

16

Now therefore, if ye have done

אמת

'emeth

H571

truly

תּמים

Tamiym

H8549

and sincerely

,

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

in that ye have made Abimelech

מלך

Malak

king

,

and if ye have dealt

טוב

Towb

H2896

well

ירבּעל

Y@rubba`al

with Jerubbaal

בּית

Bayith

and his house

,

and have done

גּמוּל

G@muwl

H1576

unto him according to the deserving

17

אב

'ab

For my father

לחם

Lacham

fought

שׁלך

Shalak

H7993

for you, and adventured

נפשׁ

Nephesh

H5315

his life

נגד

Neged

H5048

far

,

נצל

Natsal

H5337

and delivered

יד

Yad

you out of the hand

18

קוּם

Quwm

And ye are risen up

אב

'ab

against my father's

בּית

Bayith

house

יום

Yowm

H3117

this day

,

הרג

Harag

and have slain

his sons

,

שׁבעים

Shib`iym

threescore and ten

אישׁ

'iysh

,

אחד

'echad

upon one

אבן

'eben

H68

stone

,

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

and have made Abimelech

,

the son

אמה

'amah

H519

of his maidservant

,

מלך

Malak

king

בּעל

Ba`al

over the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

,

19

If ye then have dealt

אמת

'emeth

H571

truly

תּמים

Tamiym

H8549

and sincerely

ירבּעל

Y@rubba`al

with Jerubbaal

בּית

Bayith

and with his house

יום

Yowm

H3117

this day

,

שׂמח

Samach

H8055

then rejoice

,

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

ye in Abimelech

,

שׂמח

Samach

H8055

and let him also rejoice

20

אשׁ

'esh

But if not, let fire

יצא

Yatsa'

come out

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

from Abimelech

,

אכל

'akal

and devour

בּעל

Ba`al

the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

,

בּית

Bayith

and the house

מלּא מלּוא

Millow'

H4407

of Millo

אשׁ

'esh

and let fire

יצא

Yatsa'

come out

בּעל

Ba`al

from the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

,

בּית

Bayith

and from the house

מלּא מלּוא

Millow'

H4407

of Millo

,

אכל

'akal

and devour

21

יותם

Yowtham

And Jotham

בּרח

Barach

H1272

ran away

,

נוּס

Nuwc

H5127

and fled

,

ילך

Yalak

and went

בּאר

B@'er

H876

to Beer

,

ישׁב

Yashab

H3427

and dwelt

פּנים

Paniym

H6440

there, for fear

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

of Abimelech

22

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

When Abimelech

שׂוּר

Suwr

H7786

had reigned

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

H7969

three

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

H8141

years

23

אלהים

'elohiym

Then God

שׁלח

Shalach

H7971

sent

רעה רע

Ra`

H7451

an evil

רוּח

Ruwach

H7307

spirit

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

between Abimelech

בּעל

Ba`al

and the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

בּעל

Ba`al

and the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

בּגד

Bagad

H898

dealt treacherously

24

חמס

Chamac

H2555

That the cruelty

שׁבעים

Shib`iym

done to the threescore and ten

sons

ירבּעל

Y@rubba`al

might come

,

דּם

Dam

H1818

and their blood

שׂים שׂוּם

Suwm

be laid

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

upon Abimelech

אח

'ach

their brother

,

הרג

Harag

which slew

בּעל

Ba`al

them and upon the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

,

חזק

Chazaq

H2388

which aided

הרג

Harag

him in the killing

25

בּעל

Ba`al

And the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

שׂים שׂוּם

Suwm

set

ארב

'arab

liers in wait

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

for him in the top

הר

Har

of the mountains

,

גּזל

Gazal

H1497

and they robbed

עבר

`abar

H5674

all that came

דּרך

Derek

H1870

along that way

נגד

Nagad

by them and it was told

26

גּעל

Ga`al

the son

עבד

`Ebed

of Ebed

came

אח

'ach

with his brethren

,

עבר

`abar

H5674

and went over

שׁכם

Sh@kem

to Shechem

בּעל

Ba`al

and the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

בּטח

Batach

H982

put their confidence

27

יצא

Yatsa'

And they went out

שׂדי שׂדה

Sadeh

into the fields

,

בּצר

Batsar

H1219

and gathered

כּרם

Kerem

H3754

their vineyards

,

דּרך

Darak

H1869

and trode

the grapes, and made

הלּוּל

Hilluwl

H1974

merry

,

and went

בּית

Bayith

into the house

אלהים

'elohiym

of their god

,

אכל

'akal

and did eat

שׁתה

Shathah

H8354

and drink

,

קלל

Qalal

H7043

and cursed

28

גּעל

Ga`al

the son

עבד

`Ebed

of Ebed

,

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

Who is Abimelech

,

שׁכם

Sh@kem

and who is Shechem

,

עבד

`abad

that we should serve

him is not he the son

ירבּעל

Y@rubba`al

זבל

Z@bul

and Zebul

פּקיד

Paqiyd

H6496

his officer

עבד

`abad

serve

אנושׁ

'enowsh

the men

חמור

Chamowr

H2544

of Hamor

אב

'ab

the father

שׁכם

Sh@kem

עבד

`abad

for why should we serve

29

עם

`am

And would to God this people

נתן

Nathan

H5414

were under

יד

Yad

my hand

שׂוּר סוּר

Cuwr

H5493

then would I remove

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

And he said

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

to Abimelech

,

רבה

Rabah

H7235

Increase

צבאה צבא

Tsaba'

H6635

thine army

,

30

זבל

Z@bul

And when Zebul

שׂר

Sar

H8269

the ruler

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

of the city

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

heard

דּבר

Dabar

H1697

the words

גּעל

Ga`al

of Gaal

the son

עבד

`Ebed

of Ebed

,

אף

'aph

H639

his anger

31

שׁלח

Shalach

H7971

And he sent

מלאך

Mal'ak

H4397

messengers

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

unto Abimelech

תּרמית תּרמוּת תּרמהo

Tormah

,

,

גּעל

Ga`al

Behold, Gaal

the son

עבד

`Ebed

of Ebed

אח

'ach

and his brethren

be come

שׁכם

Sh@kem

to Shechem

צוּר

Tsuwr

H6696

and, behold, they fortify

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

the city

32

קוּם

Quwm

Now therefore up

לילה ליל ליל

Layil

H3915

by night

,

עם

`am

thou and the people

ארב

'arab

that is with thee, and lie in wait

33

בּקר

Boqer

H1242

And it shall be, that in the morning

שׁמשׁ

Shemesh

H8121

as soon as the sun

זרח

Zarach

H2224

is up

,

שׁכם

Shakam

H7925

thou shalt rise early

,

פּשׁט

Pashat

H6584

and set

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

upon the city

עם

`am

and, behold, when he and the people

יצא

Yatsa'

that is with him come out

against thee, then mayest thou do

יד

Yad

to them as thou

34

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

קוּם

Quwm

rose up

,

עם

`am

and all the people

לילה ליל ליל

Layil

H3915

that were with him, by night

ארב

'arab

and they laid wait

שׁכם

Sh@kem

against Shechem

ארבּעה ארבּע

'arba`

H702

in four

35

גּעל

Ga`al

the son

עבד

`Ebed

of Ebed

יצא

Yatsa'

went out

,

עמד

`amad

H5975

and stood

פּתח

Pethach

in the entering

שׁער

Sha`ar

H8179

of the gate

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

of the city

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

and Abimelech

קוּם

Quwm

rose up

,

עם

`am

and the people

36

גּעל

Ga`al

And when Gaal

ראה

Ra'ah

saw

עם

`am

the people

,

he said

זבל

Z@bul

to Zebul

,

ירד

Yarad

Behold, there come

עם

`am

people

ירד

Yarad

down

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

from the top

הר

Har

of the mountains

זבל

Z@bul

ראה

Ra'ah

unto him, Thou seest

צל

Tsel

H6738

the shadow

הר

Har

of the mountains

37

גּעל

Ga`al

דּבר

Dabar

spake

יסף

Yacaph

H3254

again

and said

,

ירד

Yarad

See there come

עם

`am

people

ירד

Yarad

down

טבּוּר

Tabbuwr

H2872

by the middle

ארץ

'erets

H776

of the land

,

אחד

'echad

and another

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

אלון

'elown

H436

along by the plain

דּרך

Derek

of

זבל

Z@bul

Zebul

אפוא אפו

'ephow

H645

unto him, Where is now

פּה

Peh

H6310

thy mouth

,

wherewith thou saidst

,

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

Who is Abimelech

,

עבד

`abad

that we should serve

עם

`am

him is not this the people

מאס

Ma'ac

H3988

that thou hast despised

יצא

Yatsa'

go out

,

נא

Na'

H4994

I pray now

,

לחם

Lacham

and fight

39

גּעל

Ga`al

יצא

Yatsa'

went out

פּנים

Paniym

H6440

before

בּעל

Ba`al

the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

,

לחם

Lacham

and fought

40

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

רדף

Radaph

H7291

chased

נוּס

Nuwc

H5127

him, and he fled

פּנים

Paniym

H6440

before

רב

Rab

H7227

him, and many

נפל

Naphal

H5307

were overthrown

חלל

Chalal

H2491

and wounded

פּתח

Pethach

even unto the entering

41

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

ישׁב

Yashab

H3427

dwelt

ארוּמה

'Aruwmah

H725

at Arumah

זבל

Z@bul

and Zebul

גּרשׁ

Garash

H1644

thrust out

גּעל

Ga`al

Gaal

אח

'ach

and his brethren

,

ישׁב

Yashab

H3427

that they should not dwell

42

מחרתם מחרת

Mochorath

H4283

And it came to pass on the morrow

,

עם

`am

that the people

יצא

Yatsa'

went out

שׂדי שׂדה

Sadeh

into the field

נגד

Nagad

and they told

43

לקח

Laqach

H3947

And he took

עם

`am

the people

,

חצה

Chatsah

H2673

and divided

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

H7969

them into three

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

companies

,

ארב

'arab

and laid wait

שׂדי שׂדה

Sadeh

in the field

,

ראה

Ra'ah

and looked

,

עם

`am

and, behold, the people

יצא

Yatsa'

were come forth

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

out of the city

קוּם

Quwm

and he rose up

נכה

Nakah

H5221

against them, and smote

44

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

,

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

and the company

פּשׁט

Pashat

H6584

that was with him, rushed forward

עמד

`amad

H5975

and stood

פּתח

Pethach

in the entering

שׁער

Sha`ar

H8179

of the gate

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

of the city

שׁתּים שׁנים

Sh@nayim

H8147

and the two

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

other companies

פּשׁט

Pashat

H6584

ran upon

שׂדי שׂדה

Sadeh

all the people that were in the fields

נכה

Nakah

H5221

and slew

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אבימלך

'Abiymelek

לחם

Lacham

fought

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

against the city

יום

Yowm

H3117

all that day

לכד

Lakad

H3920

and he took

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

the city

,

הרג

Harag

and slew

עם

`am

the people

נתץ

Nathats

H5422

that was therein, and beat down

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

the city

,

זרע

Zara`

H2232

and sowed

46

בּעל

Ba`al

And when all the men

מגדּלה מגדּל

Migdal

of the tower

שׁכם

Sh@kem

שׁמע

Shama`

צריח

Ts@riyach

H6877

into an hold

בּית

Bayith

of the house

אל

'el

H410

of the god

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נגד

Nagad

And it was told

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

,

בּעל

Ba`al

that all the men

מגדּלה מגדּל

Migdal

of the tower

שׁכם

Sh@kem

48

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

עלה

`alah

H5927

gat him up

הר

Har

to mount

צלמון

Tsalmown

H6756

Zalmon

,

עם

`am

he and all the people

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

that were with him and Abimelech

לקח

Laqach

H3947

took

קרדּם

Qardom

H7134

an axe

יד

Yad

in his hand

,

כּרת

Karath

H3772

and cut down

שׂוכה שׂוך

Sowk

H7754

a bough

עץ

`ets

from the trees

,

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

H5375

and took

שׂים שׂוּם

Suwm

it, and laid

שׁכם

Sh@kem

H7926

it on his shoulder

and said

עם

`am

unto the people

ראה

Ra'ah

that were with him, What ye have seen

me do

,

מהר

Mahar

H4116

make haste

,

and do

,

כּמו כּמו

K@mow

H3644

as I

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עם

`am

And all the people

כּרת

Karath

H3772

likewise cut down

אישׁ

'iysh

every man

שׂוכה שׂוך

Sowk

H7754

his bough

,

ילך

Yalak

and followed

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

,

שׂים שׂוּם

Suwm

and put

צריח

Ts@riyach

H6877

them to the hold

יצת

Yatsath

H3341

and set

צריח

Ts@riyach

H6877

the hold

אשׁ

'esh

on fire

אנושׁ

'enowsh

upon them so that all the men

מגדּלה מגדּל

Migdal

of the tower

שׁכם

Sh@kem

מוּת

Muwth

H4191

died

אלף

'eleph

H505

also, about a thousand

אישׁ

'iysh

men

50

ילך

Yalak

Then went

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

תּבץ

Tebets

H8405

to Thebez

,

חנה

Chanah

H2583

and encamped

תּבץ

Tebets

H8405

against Thebez

,

לכד

Lakad

H3920

and took

51

עוז עז

`oz

H5797

But there was a strong

מגדּלה מגדּל

Migdal

tower

תּוך

Tavek

H8432

within

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

the city

,

נוּס

Nuwc

H5127

and thither fled

אנושׁ

'enowsh

all the men

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

H802

and women

,

בּעל

Ba`al

and all they

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

of the city

,

סגר

Cagar

H5462

and shut

עלה

`alah

H5927

it to them, and gat them up

גּג

Gag

H1406

to the top

52

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

מגדּלה מגדּל

Migdal

unto the tower

,

לחם

Lacham

and fought

נגשׁ

Nagash

H5066

against it, and went hard

פּתח

Pethach

unto the door

מגדּלה מגדּל

Migdal

of the tower

שׂרף

Saraph

H8313

to burn

53

אחד

'echad

And a certain

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

H802

woman

שׁלך

Shalak

H7993

cast

פּלח

Pelach

H6400

a piece

רכב

Rekeb

H7393

of a millstone

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

upon Abimelech's

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

head

,

רצץ

Ratsats

H7533

and all to brake

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קרא

Qara'

H7121

Then he called

מהרה

M@herah

H4120

hastily

נער

Na`ar

H5288

unto the young man

נסה נשׂא

Nasa'

H5375

his armourbearer

,

and said

שׁלף

Shalaph

H8025

unto him, Draw

חרב

Chereb

H2719

thy sword

,

מוּת

Muwth

H4191

and slay

me, that men say

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

H802

not of me, A woman

הרג

Harag

slew

נער

Na`ar

H5288

him. And his young man

דּקר

Daqar

H1856

thrust him through

,

55

אישׁ

'iysh

And when the men

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

H3478

of Israel

ראה

Ra'ah

saw

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

that Abimelech

מוּת

Muwth

H4191

was dead

,

ילך

Yalak

they departed

אישׁ

'iysh

every man

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אלהים

'elohiym

Thus God

שׁוּב

Shuwb

H7725

rendered

רעה רע

Ra`

H7451

the wickedness

אבימלך

'Abiymelek

of Abimelech

,

which he did

אב

'ab

unto his father

,

הרג

Harag

in slaying

שׁבעים

Shib`iym

his seventy

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רעה רע

Ra`

H7451

And all the evil

אנושׁ

'enowsh

of the men

שׁכם

Sh@kem

אלהים

'elohiym

did God

שׁוּב

Shuwb

H7725

render

ראשׁ

Ro'sh

upon their heads

and upon them came

קללה

Q@lalah

H7045

the curse

יותם

Yowtham

of Jotham