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1. And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and to all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
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1. And Abimelech H40 the son H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 went H1980 to Shechem H7927 unto H413 his mother H517 's brethren H251 , and communed H1696 with H413 them , and with H413 all H3605 the family H4940 of the house H1004 of his mother H517 's father H1 , saying H559 ,
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2. Please speak in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, Which is best for you, seventy men ruling over you, all the sons of Jerubbaal, or one man ruling over you? And you should remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
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2. Speak H1696 , I pray you H4994 , in the ears H241 of all H3605 the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 , Whether H4100 is better H2896 for you , either that all H3605 the sons H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 , which are threescore and ten H7657 persons H376 , reign H4910 over you, or H518 that one H259 reign H4910 over you? remember H2142 also that H3588 I H589 am your bone H6106 and your flesh H1320 .
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3. And his mother's brothers spoke all these words about him in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, and their heart inclined after Abimelech. For they said, He is our brother.
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3. And his mother H517 's brethren H251 spoke H1696 of H5921 him in the ears H241 of all H3605 the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 H853 all H3605 these H428 words H1697 : and their hearts H3820 inclined to follow H5186 H310 Abimelech H40 ; for H3588 they said H559 , He H1931 is our brother H251 .
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4. And they gave to him seventy silverlings out of the house of Baal-berith. And Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men with them; and they went after him.
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4. And they gave H5414 him threescore and ten H7657 pieces of silver H3701 out of the house H4480 H1004 of Baal H1170 -berith , wherewith Abimelech H40 hired H7936 vain H7386 and light H6348 persons H376 , which followed H1980 H310 him.
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5. And he went into his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men on one stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, was left; for he had hidden.
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5. And he went H935 unto his father H1 's house H1004 at Ophrah H6084 , and slew H2026 H853 his brethren H251 the sons H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 , being threescore and ten H7657 persons H376 , upon H5921 one H259 stone H68 : notwithstanding yet Jotham H3147 the youngest H6996 son H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 was left H3498 ; for H3588 he hid himself H2244 .
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6. And all the leaders of Shechem were gathered together, and all the house of Millo. And they came and caused Abimelech to reign as king at the oak of the outpost which is in Shechem.
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6. And all H3605 the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 gathered together H622 , and all H3605 the house of Millo H1037 , and went H1980 , and made H4427 H853 Abimelech H40 king H4428 , by H5973 the plain H436 of the pillar H5324 that H834 was in Shechem H7927 .
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7. And they told Jotham, and he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. And he lifted up his voice and cried, and said to them, Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, and God shall listen to you.
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7. And when they told H5046 it to Jotham H3147 , he went H1980 and stood H5975 in the top H7218 of mount H2022 Gerizim H1630 , and lifted up H5375 his voice H6963 , and cried H7121 , and said H559 unto them, Hearken H8085 unto H413 me , ye men H1167 of Shechem H7927 , that God H430 may hearken H8085 unto H413 you.
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8. Going the trees went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive, Reign over us.
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8. The trees H6086 went forth H1980 H1980 on a time to anoint H4886 a king H4428 over H5921 them ; and they said H559 unto the olive tree H2132 , Reign H4427 thou over H5921 us.
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9. And the olive said to them, Should I cease from my fatness, by which they honor God and man, and go to hold sway over the trees?
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9. But the olive tree H2132 said H559 unto them , Should I leave H2308 H853 my fatness H1880 , wherewith H834 by me they honor H3513 God H430 and man H376 , and go H1980 to be promoted H5128 over H5921 the trees H6086 ?
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10. And the trees said to the fig, You come, reign over us.
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10. And the trees H6086 said H559 to the fig tree H8384 , Come H1980 thou H859 , and reign H4427 over H5921 us.
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11. And the fig said to them, Should I cease from my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to hold sway over the trees?
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11. But the fig tree H8384 said H559 unto them , Should I forsake H2308 H853 my sweetness H4987 , and my good H2896 fruit H8570 , and go H1980 to be promoted H5128 over H5921 the trees H6086 ?
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12. And the trees said to the vine, You come, reign over us.
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12. Then said H559 the trees H6086 unto the vine H1612 , Come H1980 thou H859 , and reign H4427 over H5921 us.
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13. And the vine said to them, Should I cease from my new wine, which rejoices God and men, and go to hold sway over the trees?
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13. And the vine H1612 said H559 unto them , Should I leave H2308 H853 my wine H8492 , which cheereth H8055 God H430 and man H376 , and go H1980 to be promoted H5128 over H5921 the trees H6086 ?
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14. And all the trees said to the bramble bush, You come, reign over us.
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14. Then said H559 all H3605 the trees H6086 unto H413 the bramble H329 , Come H1980 thou H859 , and reign H4427 over H5921 us.
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15. And the bramble bush said to the trees, If you truly anoint me king over you, come seek refuge in my shade. And if not, let fire come out of the bramble bush and burn up the cedars of Lebanon.
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15. And the bramble H329 said H559 unto H413 the trees H6086 , If H518 in truth H571 ye H859 anoint H4886 me king H4428 over H5921 you, then come H935 and put your trust H2620 in my shadow H6738 : and if H518 not H369 , let fire H784 come out H3318 of H4480 the bramble H329 , and devour H398 H853 the cedars H730 of Lebanon H3844 .
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16. And now if you have acted in truth and integrity when you made Abimelech king; and if you have done well with Jerubbaal and his house; and you have done to him as his hands did,
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16. Now H6258 therefore, if H518 ye have done H6213 truly H571 and sincerely H8549 , in that ye have made Abimelech king H4427 H853 H40 , and if H518 ye have dealt H6213 well H2896 with H5973 Jerubbaal H3378 and his house H1004 , and have done H6213 unto him according to the deserving H1576 of his hands H3027 ;
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17. in which my father fought for you, and cast aside his life, and delivered you from the hand of Midian;
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17. ( For H834 my father H1 fought H3898 for H5921 you , and adventured H7993 H853 his life H5315 far H4480 H5048 , and delivered H5337 you out of the hand H4480 H3027 of Midian H4080 :
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18. and you have today risen against my father's house and have killed his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech the son of his slave-girl king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your brother,
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18. And ye H859 are risen up H6965 against H5921 my father H1 's house H1004 this day H3117 , and have slain H2026 H853 his sons H1121 , threescore and ten H7657 persons H376 , upon H5921 one H259 stone H68 , and have made H853 Abimelech H40 , the son H1121 of his maidservant H519 , king H4427 over H5921 the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 , because H3588 he H1931 is your brother H251 ;)
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19. yea, if in truth and in integrity you have acted toward Jerubbaal and his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech; and he shall rejoice, he and you.
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19. If H518 ye then have dealt H6213 truly H571 and sincerely H8549 with H5973 Jerubbaal H3378 and with H5973 his house H1004 this H2088 day H3117 , then rejoice H8055 ye in Abimelech H40 , and let him H1931 also H1571 rejoice H8055 in you:
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20. If not, fire shall come out from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and the house of Millo. And fire shall come out from the leaders of Shechem and from the house of Millo and consume Abimelech.
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20. But if H518 not H369 , let fire H784 come out H3318 from Abimelech H4480 H40 , and devour H398 H853 the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 , and the house H1004 of Millo H4407 ; and let fire H784 come out H3318 from the men H4480 H1167 of Shechem H7927 , and from the house H4480 H1004 of Millo H4407 , and devour H398 H853 Abimelech H40 .
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21. And Jotham hurried and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, away from the face of his brother Abimelech.
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21. And Jotham H3147 ran away H5127 , and fled H1272 , and went H1980 to Beer H876 , and dwelt H3427 there H8033 , for fear H4480 H6440 of Abimelech H40 his brother H251 .
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22. And Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.
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22. When Abimelech H40 had reigned H7786 three H7969 years H8141 over H5921 Israel H3478 ,
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23. And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. And the leaders of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech;
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23. Then God H430 sent H7971 an evil H7451 spirit H7307 between H996 Abimelech H40 and the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 ; and the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 dealt treacherously H898 with Abimelech H40 :
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24. that the violence against Jerubbaal's seventy sons, even their blood, might be put on their brother Abimelech who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who made his hands strong to kill his brothers.
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24. That the cruelty H2555 done to the threescore and ten H7657 sons H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 might come H935 , and their blood H1818 be laid H7760 upon H5921 Abimelech H40 their brother H251 , which H834 slew H2026 them ; and upon H5921 the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 , which H834 aided H2388 H853 H3027 him in the killing H2026 of H853 his brethren H251 .
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25. And the leaders of Shechem set men in ambush at the tops of the mountains; and they robbed all who passed by them on the highway. And it was told to Abimelech.
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25. And the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 set H7760 liers in wait H693 for him in H5921 the top H7218 of the mountains H2022 , and they robbed H1497 H853 all H3605 that H834 came along H5674 that way H1870 by H5921 them : and it was told H5046 Abimelech H40 .
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26. And Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers came. And they passed on into Shechem. And the leaders of Shechem trusted in him.
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26. And Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 came H935 with his brethren H251 , and went over H5674 to Shechem H7927 : and the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 put their confidence H982 in him.
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27. And they went out into the fields and gathered their vineyards, and trod out, and made a festival, and went into the house of their god and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
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27. And they went out H3318 into the fields H7704 , and gathered H1219 H853 their vineyards H3754 , and trod H1869 the grapes , and made H6213 merry H1974 , and went into H935 the house H1004 of their god H430 , and did eat H398 and drink H8354 , and cursed H7043 H853 Abimelech H40 .
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28. And Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his commander? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem! And why should we serve him?
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28. And Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 said H559 , Who H4310 is Abimelech H40 , and who H4310 is Shechem H7927 , that H3588 we should serve H5647 him? is not H3808 he the son H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 ? and Zebul H2083 his officer H6496 ? serve H5647 H853 the men H376 of Hamor H2544 the father H1 of Shechem H7928 : for why H4069 should we H587 serve H5647 him?
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29. And who will give this people in my hand? Then I would remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Multiply your army and come out.
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29. And would to God H4310 H5414 H853 this H2088 people H5971 were under my hand H3027 ! then would I remove H5493 H853 Abimelech H40 . And he said H559 to Abimelech H40 , Increase H7235 thine army H6635 , and come out H3318 .
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30. And Zebul, the leader of the city, heard the words of Gaal, the son of Ebed; and his anger glowed.
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30. And when Zebul H2083 the ruler H8269 of the city H5892 heard H8085 H853 the words H1697 of Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 , his anger H639 was kindled H2734 .
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31. And craftily he sent messengers to Abimelech, saying, Behold, Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem. And, behold, they are fortifying the city against you.
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31. And he sent H7971 messengers H4397 unto H413 Abimelech H40 privily H8649 , saying H559 , Behold H2009 , Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 and his brethren H251 be come H935 to Shechem H7927 ; and, behold H2009 , they fortify H6696 H853 the city H5892 against H5921 thee.
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32. And now rise up by night, you and the people with you, and lie in wait in the field.
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32. Now H6258 therefore up H6965 by night H3915 , thou H859 and the people H5971 that H834 is with H854 thee , and lie in wait H693 in the field H7704 :
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33. And it shall be, in the morning, about the sunrise, you shall rise early and charge against the city. And, behold, he and the people with him will come out to you; and you shall do to him as you find your hand able to do.
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33. And it shall be H1961 , that in the morning H1242 , as soon as the sun H8121 is up H2224 , thou shalt rise early H7925 , and set H6584 upon H5921 the city H5892 : and, behold H2009 , when he H1931 and the people H5971 that H834 is with H854 him come out H3318 against H413 thee , then mayest thou do H6213 to them as H834 thou shalt find H4672 occasion H3027 .
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34. And Abimelech rose up by night, and all the people with him; and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
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34. And Abimelech H40 rose up H6965 , and all H3605 the people H5971 that H834 were with H5973 him , by night H3915 , and they laid wait H693 against H5921 Shechem H7927 in four H702 companies H7218 .
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35. And Gaal, the son of Ebed, went out and stood at the opening of the gate of the city. And Abimelech and the people with him rose up from the ambush.
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35. And Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 went out H3318 , and stood H5975 in the entering H6607 of the gate H8179 of the city H5892 : and Abimelech H40 rose up H6965 , and the people H5971 that H834 were with H854 him, from H4480 lying in wait H3993 .
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36. And Gaal saw the people, and he said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You are seeing the shadow of the mountains like men.
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36. And when Gaal H1603 saw H7200 H853 the people H5971 , he said H559 to H413 Zebul H2083 , Behold H2009 , there come people down H3381 H5971 from the top H4480 H7218 of the mountains H2022 . And Zebul H2083 said H559 unto H413 him, Thou H859 seest H7200 H853 the shadow H6738 of the mountains H2022 as if they were men H376 .
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37. And Gaal spoke again and said, Behold, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and one company is coming by the way of the Sorcerers' Oak.
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37. And Gaal H1603 spoke H1696 again H3254 and said H559 , See H2009 there come people down H3381 H5971 by H4480 H5973 the middle H2872 of the land H776 , and another H259 company H7218 come H935 along by H4480 H5973 the plain H436 of Meonenim H6049 .
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38. And Zebul said to him, Now where is your mouth with which you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? Is this not the people you despised? Now go out now and fight against it.
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38. Then said H559 Zebul H2083 unto H413 him, Where H346 is now H645 thy mouth H6310 , wherewith H834 thou saidst H559 , Who H4310 is Abimelech H40 , that H3588 we should serve H5647 him? is not H3808 this H2088 the people H5971 that H834 thou hast despised H3988 ? go out H3318 , I pray H4994 now H6258 , and fight H3898 with them.
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39. And Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.
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39. And Gaal H1603 went out H3318 before H6440 the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 , and fought H3898 with Abimelech H40 .
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40. And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him. And many fell down wounded, to the opening of the gate.
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40. And Abimelech H40 chased H7291 him , and he fled H5127 before H4480 H6440 him , and many H7227 were overthrown H5307 and wounded H2491 , even unto H5704 the entering H6607 of the gate H8179 .
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41. And Abimelech remained in Arumah. And Zebul threw Gaal and his brothers out from living in Shechem.
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41. And Abimelech H40 dwelt H3427 at Arumah H725 : and Zebul H2083 thrust out H1644 H853 Gaal H1603 and his brethren H251 , that they should not dwell H4480 H3427 in Shechem H7927 .
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42. And it happened on the next day, the people went out in the field and told Abimelech.
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42. And it came to pass H1961 on the morrow H4480 H4283 , that the people H5971 went out H3318 into the field H7704 ; and they told H5046 Abimelech H40 .
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43. And he took the people and divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in a field and watched. And, behold, the people were coming out from the city. And he rose up against them and struck them.
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43. And he took H3947 H853 the people H5971 , and divided H2673 them into three H7969 companies H7218 , and laid wait H693 in the field H7704 , and looked H7200 , and, behold H2009 , the people H5971 were come forth H3318 out of H4480 the city H5892 ; and he rose up H6965 against H5921 them , and smote H5221 them.
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44. And Abimelech and the companies with him rushed forward and stood in the opening of the gate of the city. And the two companies charged against all who were in the field, and struck them.
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44. And Abimelech H40 , and the company H7218 that H834 was with H5973 him , rushed forward H6584 , and stood H5975 in the entering H6607 of the gate H8179 of the city H5892 : and the two H8147 other companies H7218 ran H6584 upon H5921 all H3605 the people that H834 were in the fields H7704 , and slew H5221 them.
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45. And Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and captured the city. And he killed the people in it; and he broke down the city and sowed it with salt.
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45. And Abimelech H40 fought H3898 against the city H5892 all H3605 that H1931 day H3117 ; and he took H3920 H853 the city H5892 , and slew H2026 the people H5971 that H834 was therein , and beat down H5422 H853 the city H5892 , and sowed H2232 it with salt H4417 .
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46. And all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard, and went into the high place of the house of the god Berith.
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46. And when all H3605 the men H1167 of the tower H4026 of Shechem H7927 heard H8085 that , they entered H935 into H413 a hold H6877 of the house H1004 of the god H410 Berith H1286 .
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47. And it was told to Abimelech that all the leaders of the tower of Shechem had gathered.
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47. And it was told H5046 Abimelech H40 , that H3588 all H3605 the men H1167 of the tower H4026 of Shechem H7927 were gathered together H6908 .
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48. And Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people with him. And Abimelech took the axes in his hand and cut off a bough of the trees, and lifted it up, and set it on his shoulder. And he said to the people with him, You have seen what I have done; you hasten and do the same.
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48. And Abimelech H40 got him up H5927 to mount H2022 Zalmon H6756 , he H1931 and all H3605 the people H5971 that H834 were with H854 him ; and Abimelech H40 took H3947 H853 an axe H7134 in his hand H3027 , and cut down H3772 a bough H7754 from the trees H6086 , and took H5375 it , and laid H7760 it on H5921 his shoulder H7926 , and said H559 unto H413 the people H5971 that H834 were with H5973 him, What H4100 ye have seen H7200 me do H6213 , make haste H4116 , and do H6213 as I H3644 have done .
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49. And all the people also, each man, cut down his bough, and went after Abimelech, and set them at the stronghold, and kindled the stronghold with fire over them. And all the men of the tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.
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49. And all H3605 the people H5971 likewise H1571 cut down H3772 every man H376 his bough H7754 , and followed H1980 H310 Abimelech H40 , and put H7760 them to H5921 the hold H6877 , and set H3341 H853 the hold H6877 on fire H784 upon H5921 them ; so that all H3605 the men H376 of the tower H4026 of Shechem H7927 died H4191 also H1571 , about a thousand H505 men H376 and women H802 .
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50. And Abimelech went to Thebez and camped against Thebez, and captured it.
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50. Then went H1980 Abimelech H40 to H413 Thebez H8405 , and encamped H2583 against Thebez H8405 , and took H3920 it.
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51. And a strong tower was in the middle of the city. And all the leaders of the city, and all the men and women fled there. And they shut it behind them, and went up on the roof of the tower.
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51. But there was H1961 a strong H5797 tower H4026 within H8432 the city H5892 , and thither H8033 fled H5127 all H3605 the men H376 and women H802 , and all H3605 they H1167 of the city H5892 , and shut H5462 it to H1157 them , and got them up H5927 to H5921 the top H1406 of the tower H4026 .
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52. And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it. And he drew near to the door of the tower in order to burn it with fire.
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52. And Abimelech H40 came H935 unto H5704 the tower H4026 , and fought H3898 against it , and went hard H5066 unto H5704 the door H6607 of the tower H4026 to burn H8313 it with fire H784 .
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53. And a certain woman threw a piece of a riding millstone on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull.
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53. And a certain H259 woman H802 cast H7993 a piece H6400 of a millstone H7393 upon H5921 Abimelech H40 's head H7218 , and all to broke H7533 H853 his skull H1538 .
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54. And he quickly called to the young man bearing his weapons, and said to him, Draw your sword and cause me to die, that they not say of me, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
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54. Then he called H7121 hastily H4120 unto H413 the young man H5288 his armorbearer H5375 H3627 , and said H559 unto him, Draw H8025 thy sword H2719 , and slay H4191 me, that H6435 men say H559 not of me , A woman H802 slew H2026 him . And his young man H5288 thrust him through H1856 , and he died H4191 .
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55. And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, then each one went to his place.
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55. And when the men H376 of Israel H3478 saw H7200 that H3588 Abimelech H40 was dead H4191 , they departed H1980 every man H376 unto his place H4725 .
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56. And God returned the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father, to kill his seventy brothers.
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56. Thus God H430 rendered H7725 H853 the wickedness H7451 of Abimelech H40 , which H834 he did H6213 unto his father H1 , in slaying H2026 H853 his seventy H7657 brethren H251 :
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57. And all the evil of the men of Shechem God turned back on their heads. And the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.
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57. And all H3605 the evil H7451 of the men H376 of Shechem H7927 did God H430 render H7725 upon their heads H7218 : and upon H413 them came H935 the curse H7045 of Jotham H3147 the son H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 .
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