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The men of Shechem set liers-in-wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “on the”

Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.

בִּשְׁכֶ֑ם (בִּ) bi “in”ב֖וֹ (ב֖) v “in <the>”

Would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. He said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out.

בְּיָדִ֔י (בְּ) be. “in”

He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers are come to Shechem; and, behold, they constrain the city [supplied: to take part] against you.

בְּתָרְמָ֣ה (בְּ) be. “in”

Now therefore, up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field:

בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the city; and, 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.

בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (בַ) va. “in the”

Then said Zebul to him, Where is now your mouth, that you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that you have despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.

בּ֔וֹ (בּ֔) b “<in> <the>”בּֽוֹ׃ (בּֽ) b “against <the>”

Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ (בַּ) ba. “against”

Abimelech lived at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

בָּארוּמָ֑ה (בָּ) ba. “at <the>”בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ (בִּ) bi “at”

He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city; He rose up against them, and struck them.

בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

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.

בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה (בַּ) ba. “[were] in the”

Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people who were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

בָּעִ֗יר (בָּ) ba. “against the”בָּ֖הּ (בָּ֖) ba “[was] in <the>”

Abimelech got him up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said to the people who were with him, What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

בְּיָד֗וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

All the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire on them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

בָּאֵ֑שׁ (בָּ) ba. “with <the>”

Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ (בְּ) be. “at”

But there was a strong tower within the city, and there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.

בְתוֹךְ־ (בְ) ve. “in”

Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

בּ֑וֹ (בּ֑) b “against <the>”בָאֵֽשׁ׃ (בָ) va. “with <the>”

and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite on their heads: and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

בְּרֹאשָׁ֑ם (בְּ) be. “on”

After Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he lived in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim.

בְּשָׁמִ֖יר (בְּ) be. “in”בְּהַ֥ר (בְּ) be. “in”

He judged Israel twenty-three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

בְּשָׁמִֽיר׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “[are] in”

Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.

בְּקָמֽוֹן׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and served the Baals, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook Yahweh, and didn't serve him.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (בְּ) be. “on”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְיַ֖ד (בְ) ve. “in”

They vexed and oppressed the children of Israel that year: eighteen years [supplied: oppressed they] all the children of Israel that were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”בְּעֵ֣בֶר (בְּ) be. “[were] on”בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּגִּלְעָֽד׃ (בַּ) ba. “[is] in <the>”