Judges 9
1 Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
and to go: went Abimelech son: child Jerubbaal Shechem [to] to(wards) brother: male-relative mother his and to speak: speak to(wards) them and to(wards) all family house: household father mother his to/for to say
2 “Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”
to speak: speak please in/on/with ear: to ears all master Shechem what? pleasant to/for you to rule in/on/with you seventy man all son: child Jerubbaal if to rule in/on/with you man one and to remember for bone your and flesh your I
3 His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”
and to speak: speak brother: male-relative mother his upon him in/on/with ear: to ears all master Shechem [obj] all [the] word [the] these and to stretch heart their after Abimelech for to say brother: male-sibling our he/she/it
4 They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and reckless fellows who followed him.
and to give: give to/for him seventy silver: money (from house: household Baal-berith *L(abh)*) Baal-berith and to hire in/on/with them Abimelech human worthless and be reckless and to go: follow after him
5 He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
and to come (in): come house: home father his Ophrah [to] and to kill [obj] brother: male-sibling his son: child Jerubbaal (seventy *L(abh)*) man upon stone one and to remain Jotham son: child Jerubbaal [the] small: young for to hide
6 All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together with all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
and to gather all master Shechem and all Beth-millo Beth-millo and to go: went and to reign [obj] Abimelech to/for king with terebinth to stand which in/on/with Shechem
7 When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
and to tell to/for Jotham and to go: went and to stand: stand in/on/with head: top mountain: mount (Mount) Gerizim and to lift: loud voice his and to call: call out and to say to/for them to hear: hear to(wards) me master Shechem and to hear: hear to(wards) you God
8 The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
to go: went to go: went [the] tree to/for to anoint upon them king and to say to/for olive (to reign [emph?] *Q(k)*) upon us
9 “But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
and to say to/for them [the] olive to cease [obj] ashes my which in/on/with me to honor: honour God and human and to go: went to/for to shake upon [the] tree
10 “The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
and to say [the] tree to/for fig to go: come! you(f. s.) to reign upon us
11 “But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
and to say to/for them [the] fig to cease [obj] sweetness my and [obj] fruit my [the] pleasant and to go: went to/for to shake upon [the] tree
12 “The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
and to say [the] tree to/for vine to go: come! you(f. s.) (to reign *Q(k)*) upon us
13 “The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
and to say to/for them [the] vine to cease [obj] new wine my [the] to rejoice God and human and to go: went to/for to shake upon [the] tree
14 “Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
and to say all [the] tree to(wards) [the] bramble to go: come! you(m. s.) to reign upon us
15 “The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
and to say [the] bramble to(wards) [the] tree if in/on/with truth: faithful you(m. p.) to anoint [obj] me to/for king upon you to come (in): come to seek refuge in/on/with shadow my and if nothing to come out: issue fire from [the] bramble and to eat [obj] cedar [the] Lebanon
16 “Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
and now if in/on/with truth: faithful and in/on/with unblemished: blameless to make: do and to reign [obj] Abimelech and if good to make: do with Jerubbaal and with house: household his and if like/as recompense hand: themselves his to make: do to/for him
17 (for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
which to fight father my upon you and to throw [obj] soul: life his from before and to rescue [obj] you from hand: power Midian
18 and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
and you(m. p.) to arise: attack upon house: household father my [the] day: today and to kill [obj] son: child his seventy man upon stone one and to reign [obj] Abimelech son: child maidservant his upon master Shechem for brother: male-relative your he/she/it
19 if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
and if in/on/with truth: faithful and in/on/with unblemished: blameless to make: do with Jerubbaal and with house: household his [the] day: today [the] this to rejoice in/on/with Abimelech and to rejoice also he/she/it in/on/with you
20 but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo and devour Abimelech.”
and if nothing to come out: issue fire from Abimelech and to eat [obj] master Shechem and [obj] Beth-millo Beth-millo and to come out: issue fire from master Shechem and from Beth-millo Beth-millo and to eat [obj] Abimelech
21 Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
and to flee Jotham and to flee and to go: went Beer [to] and to dwell there from face: because Abimelech brother: male-sibling his
22 Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
and to reign Abimelech upon Israel three year
23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
and to send: depart God spirit bad: evil between Abimelech and between master Shechem and to act treacherously master Shechem in/on/with Abimelech
24 that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother who killed them, and on the men of Shechem who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
to/for to come (in): come violence seventy son: child Jerubbaal and blood their to/for to set: put upon Abimelech brother: male-sibling their which to kill [obj] them and upon master: men Shechem which to strengthen: strengthen [obj] hand his to/for to kill [obj] brother: male-sibling his
25 The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them; and Abimelech was told about it.
and to set: put to/for him master Shechem to ambush upon head: top [the] mountain: mount and to plunder [obj] all which to pass upon them in/on/with way: road and to tell to/for Abimelech
26 Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.
and to come (in): come Gaal son: child Ebed and brother: male-relative his and to pass in/on/with Shechem and to trust in/on/with him master Shechem
27 They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, celebrated, and went into the house of their god and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
and to come out: come [the] land: country and to gather/restrain/fortify [obj] vineyard their and to tread and to make: do praise and to come (in): come house: temple God their and to eat and to drink and to lighten [obj] Abimelech
28 Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? Isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?
and to say Gaal son: child Ebed who? Abimelech and who? Shechem for to serve him not son: child Jerubbaal and Zebul overseer his to serve [obj] human Hamor father Shechem and why? to serve him we
29 I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”
and who? to give: if only! [obj] [the] people [the] this in/on/with hand: power my and to turn aside: remove [obj] Abimelech and to say to/for Abimelech to multiply army your and to come out: come [emph?]
30 When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger burned.
and to hear: hear Zebul ruler [the] city [obj] word Gaal son: child Ebed and to be incensed face: anger his
31 He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.
and to send: depart messenger to(wards) Abimelech in/on/with treachery to/for to say behold Gaal son: child Ebed and brother: male-relative his to come (in): come Shechem [to] and behold they to confine [obj] [the] city upon you
32 Now therefore, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
and now to arise: rise night you(m. s.) and [the] people: soldiers which with you and to ambush in/on/with land: country
33 It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush on the city. Behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.”
and to be in/on/with morning like/as to rise [the] sun to rise and to strip upon [the] city and behold he/she/it and [the] people: soldiers which with him to come out: come to(wards) you and to make: do to/for him like/as as which to find hand your
34 Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
and to arise: rise Abimelech and all [the] people: soldiers which with him night and to ambush upon Shechem four head: group
35 Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.
and to come out: come Gaal son: child Ebed and to stand: stand entrance gate [the] city and to arise: rise Abimelech and [the] people: soldiers which with him from [the] ambush
36 When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” Zebul said to him, “You see the shadows of the mountains as if they were men.”
and to see: see Gaal [obj] [the] people: soldiers and to say to(wards) Zebul behold people: soldiers to go down from head: top [the] mountain: mount and to say to(wards) him Zebul [obj] shadow [the] mountain: mount you(m. s.) to see: see like/as human
37 Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.”
and to add: again still Gaal to/for to speak: speak and to say behold people: soldiers to go down from from with highest [the] land: country/planet and head: group one to come (in): come from way: direction (Diviners') Oak Diviners' (Oak)
38 Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Isn’t this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them.”
and to say to(wards) him Zebul where? then lip your which to say who? Abimelech for to serve him not this [the] people: soldiers which to reject in/on/with him to come out: come please now and to fight in/on/with him
39 Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
and to come out: come Gaal to/for face: before master Shechem and to fight in/on/with Abimelech
40 Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.
and to pursue him Abimelech and to flee from face: before his and to fall: kill slain: killed many till entrance [the] gate
41 Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
and to dwell Abimelech in/on/with Arumah and to drive out: drive out Zebul [obj] Gaal and [obj] brother: male-relative his from to dwell in/on/with Shechem
42 On the next day, the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
and to be from morrow and to come out: come [the] people: soldiers [the] land: country and to tell to/for Abimelech
43 He took the people and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and behold, the people came out of the city. So, he rose up against them and struck them.
and to take: take [obj] [the] people: soldiers and to divide them to/for three head: group and to ambush in/on/with land: country and to see: see and behold [the] people: soldiers to come out: come from [the] city and to arise: rise upon them and to smite them
44 Abimelech and the companies that were with him rushed forward and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and the two companies rushed on all who were in the field and struck them.
and Abimelech and [the] head: group which with him to strip and to stand: stand entrance gate [the] city and two [the] head: group to strip upon all which in/on/with land: country and to smite them
45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city and killed the people in it. He beat down the city and sowed it with salt.
and Abimelech to fight in/on/with city all [the] day [the] he/she/it and to capture [obj] [the] city and [obj] [the] people which in/on/with her to kill and to tear [obj] [the] city and to sow her salt
46 When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.
and to hear: hear all master tower Shechem and to come (in): come to(wards) stronghold house: home El (Berith) (Baal)-berith
47 Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
and to tell to/for Abimelech for to gather all master tower Shechem
48 Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!”
and to ascend: rise Abimelech mountain: mount (Mount) Zalmon he/she/it and all [the] people: soldiers which with him and to take: take Abimelech [obj] [the] axe in/on/with hand his and to cut: cut branch tree: wood and to lift: raise her and to set: put upon shoulder his and to say to(wards) [the] people: soldiers which with him what? to see: see to make: do to hasten to make: do like me
49 All the people likewise each cut down his bough, followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
and to cut: cut also all [the] people: soldiers man: anyone branch his and to go: follow after Abimelech and to set: put upon [the] stronghold and to kindle upon them [obj] [the] stronghold in/on/with fire and to die also all human tower Shechem like/as thousand man and woman
50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
and to go: went Abimelech to(wards) Thebez and to camp in/on/with Thebez and to capture her
51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women of the city fled there, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower.
and tower strength to be in/on/with midst [the] city and to flee there [to] all [the] human and [the] woman and all master [the] city and to shut about/through/for them and to ascend: rise upon roof [the] tower
52 Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
and to come (in): come Abimelech till [the] tower and to fight in/on/with him and to approach: approach till entrance [the] tower to/for to burn him in/on/with fire
53 A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.
and to throw woman one millstone chariot: millstone upon head Abimelech and to crush [obj] head his
54 Then he called hastily to the young man, his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, that men not say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ His young man thrust him through, and he died.”
and to call: call to haste to(wards) [the] youth to lift: bearing(armour) article/utensil his and to say to/for him to draw sword your and to die me lest to say to/for me woman to kill him and to pierce him youth his and to die
55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place.
and to see: see man Israel for to die Abimelech and to go: went man: anyone to/for place his
56 Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;
and to return: pay God [obj] distress: evil Abimelech which to make: do to/for father his to/for to kill [obj] seventy brother: male-sibling his
57 and God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.
and [obj] all distress: evil human Shechem to return: pay God in/on/with head their and to come (in): come to(wards) them curse Jotham son: child Jerubbaal
