H9002–/וְ–v

and you have risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men on one stone, and have made Abim'elech, the son of his maidservant, king over the citizens of Shechem, because he is your kinsman--

וְאַתֶּ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”

if you then have acted in good faith and honor with Jerubba'al and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abim'elech, and let him also rejoice in you;

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְתָמִ֧ים (וּ) u. “and”וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׂמַ֥ח (וְ) ve. “so”

but if not, let fire come out from Abim'elech, and devour the citizens of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the citizens of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abim'elech."

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְתֹאכַ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְתֵצֵ֨א (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִבֵּ֣ית (וּ) u. “and”וְתֹאכַ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And God sent an evil spirit between Abim'elech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abim'elech;

וּבֵ֖ין (וּ) u. “and”

that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubba'al might come and their blood be laid upon Abim'elech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brothers.

וְדָמָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ga'al the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his kinsmen; and the men of Shechem put confidence in him.

וְאֶחָ֔יו (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ga'al the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abim'elech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Did not the son of Jerubba'al and Zebul his officer serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem? Why then should we serve him?

וּמִֽי־ (וּ) u. “and”וּזְבֻ֣ל (וּ) u. “and”וּמַדּ֖וּעַ (וּ) u. “and”

Would that this people were under my hand! then I would remove Abim'elech. I would say to Abim'elech, 'Increase your army, and come out.'"

וּמִ֨י (וּ) u. “and”וְאָסִ֖ירָה (וְ) ve. “and”וָצֵֽאָה׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And he sent messengers to Abim'elech at Aru'mah, saying, "Behold, Ga'al the son of Ebed and his kinsmen have come to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you.

וְאֶחָיו֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנָּ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Now therefore, go by night, you and the men that are with you, and lie in wait in the fields.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וֶאֱרֹ֖ב (וֶ) ve. “and”

Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and rush upon the city; and when he and the men that are with him come out against you, you may do to them as occasion offers."

וְהִנֵּה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעָ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abim'elech and all the men that were with him rose up by night, and laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Ga'al the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and Abim'elech and the men that were with him rose from the ambush.

וְהָעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Ga'al spoke again and said, "Look, men are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming from the direction of the Diviners' Oak."

וְרֹאשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Zebul said to him, "Where is your mouth now, you who said, 'Who is Abim'elech, that we should serve him?' Are not these the men whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them."

וְהִלָּ֥חֶם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abim'elech dwelt at Aru'mah; and Zebul drove out Ga'al and his kinsmen, so that they could not live on at Shechem.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

He took his men and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the fields; and he looked and saw the men coming out of the city, and he rose against them and slew them.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Abim'elech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city, while the two companies rushed upon all who were in the fields and slew them.

וַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וְהָרָאשִׁים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

And Abim'elech fought against the city all that day; he took the city, and killed the people that were in it; and he razed the city and sowed it with salt.

וַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abim'elech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the men that were with him; and Abim'elech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bundle of brushwood, and took it up and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the men that were with him, "What you have seen me do, make haste to do, as I have done."

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abim'elech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.

וְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the people of the city fled to it, all the men and women, and shut themselves in; and they went to the roof of the tower.

וּמִגְדַּל־ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַנָּשִׁ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he called hastily to the young man his armor-bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, 'A woman killed him.'" And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

וּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִי (וּ) u. “and”

and God also made all the wickedness of the men of Shechem fall back upon their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubba'al.

וְאֵ֗ת (וְ) ve. “and”

After Abim'elech there arose to deliver Israel Tola the son of Pu'ah, son of Dodo, a man of Is'sachar; and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of E'phraim.

וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”