H9001–/וַ–v

and it hath been, in the morning, about the rising of the sun, thou dost rise early, and hast pushed against the city; and lo, he and the people who `are' with him are going out unto thee -- and thou hast done to him as thy hand doth find.'

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣ (וּ) u. “and”וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who `are' with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem -- four detachments;

וַיָּ֧קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

and Gaal son of Ebed goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the gate of the city, and Abimelech riseth -- also the people who `are' with him -- from the ambush,

וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲמֹ֕ד (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֧קָם (וַ) va “and”

and Gaal seeth the people, and saith unto Zebul, `Lo, people are coming down from the top of the hills;' and Zebul saith unto him, `The shadow of the hills thou art seeing like men.'

וַיַּרְא־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Gaal addeth yet to speak, and saith, `Lo, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and another detachment is coming by the way of the oak of Meonenim.'

וַיֹּ֨סֶף (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Zebul saith unto him, `Where `is' now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who `is' Abimelech that we serve him? is not this the people against which thou hast kicked? go out, I pray thee now, and fight against it.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,

וַיֵּ֣צֵא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (וַ) va “and”

and Abimelech pursueth him, and he fleeth from his presence, and many fall wounded -- unto the opening of the gate.

וַיִּרְדְּפֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖נָס (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְּל֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Shechem.

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיְגָ֧רֶשׁ (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the people go out to the field, and they declare `it' to Abimelech,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ (וַ) va “and”

and he taketh the people, and divideth them into three detachments, and layeth wait in a field, and looketh, and lo, the people are coming out from the city, and he riseth against them, and smiteth them.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱרֹ֖ב (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֗רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכֵּֽם׃ (וַ) va “and”

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,

וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּֽוּם׃ (וַ) va “and”

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.

וַיִּלְכֹּד֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֹּץ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ (וַ) va “and”

And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיֻּגַּ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

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.'

וַיַּ֨עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרֹת֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֨שָּׂאֶ֔הָ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֜אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

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.

וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצִּ֧יתוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֻ֜תוּ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֥חַן (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut `it' behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower.

וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

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

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּגַּ֛שׁ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֖רִץ (וַ) va. “and”

and he calleth hastily unto the young man bearing his weapons, and saith to him, `Draw thy sword, and thou hast put me to death, lest they say of me -- A woman slew him;' and his young man pierced him through, and he dieth.

וַיִּקְרָ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֹֽת׃ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיִּרְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיָּ֣שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

and all the evil of the men of Shechem hath God turned back on their head, and come unto them doth the cursing of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.

וַתָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va. “and”