H0040H–אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ–a.vi.me.lekh

And Abimelech and the detachments who `are' with him have pushed on, and stand at the opening of the gate of the city, and the two detachments have pushed against all who are in the field, and smite them,

וַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ (אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ) 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who `are' in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it `with' salt.

וַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ (אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ) 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the tower of Shechem have gathered themselves together,

לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ (אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ) 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

and Abimelech goeth up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who `are' with him, and Abimelech taketh the great axe in his hand, and cutteth off a bough of the trees, and lifteth it up, and setteth `it' on his shoulder, and saith unto the people who `are' with him, `What ye have seen I have done -- haste, do ye like it.'

אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set `them' at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women.

אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and captureth it,

אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire,

אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,

אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

And the men of Israel see that Abimelech `is' dead, and go each one to his place;

אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;

אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

And there riseth after Abimelech, to save Israel, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he is dwelling in Shamir, in the hill-country of Ephraim,

אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”

Who smote Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast on him a piece of a rider from the wall, and he dieth in Thebez? why drew ye nigh unto the wall? that thou hast said, Also thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.'

אֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh “Abimelech”