H9002–/וְ–v

And you have gone against my father's family this day, and have put to death his sons, even seventy men on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his servant-wife, king over the townsmen of Shechem because he is your brother;)

וְאַתֶּ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”

If then you have done what is true and upright to Jerubbaal and his family this day, may you have joy in Abimelech, and may he have joy in you;

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

But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech, burning up the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo, for the destruction of Abimelech.

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 Abimelech and the townsmen of Shechem; and the townsmen of Shechem were false to Abimelech;

וּבֵ֖ין (וּ) u. “and”

So that punishment for the violent attack made on the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and for their blood, might come on Abimelech, their brother, who put them to death, and on the townsmen of Shechem who gave him their help in putting his brothers to death.

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

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

וְאֶחָ֔יו (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we are to be his servants? Is it not right for the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul his captain to be servants to the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem? But why are we to be his serva

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

If only I had authority over this people! I would put Abimelech out of the way, and I would say to Abimelech, Make your army strong, and come out.

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

And he sent to Abimelech at Arumah, saying, See, Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem, and they are working up the town against you.

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

So now, get up by night, you and your people, and keep watch in the field secretly;

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

And in the morning, when the sun is up, get up early and make a rush on the town; and when he and his people come out against you, do to them whatever you have a chance to do.

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

So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gaal, the son of Ebed, went out, and took his place at the doorway into the town; then Abimelech and his people got up from the place where they had been waiting.

וְהָעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gaal said again, See! people are coming down from the middle of the land, and one band is coming by way of the oak-tree of the Seers.

וְרֹאשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Zebul said to him, Now where is your loud talk when you said, Who is Abimelech that we are to be his servants? Is this not the people whom you were rating so low? Go out now, and make war on them.

וְהִלָּ֥חֶם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Abimelech went back to Arumah; and Zebul sent Gaal and his brothers away and would not let them go on living in Shechem.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he took his people, separating them into three bands, and was waiting secretly in the field; and when he saw the people coming out of the town, he went up and made an attack on them.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abimelech with his band made a rush, and took up their position at the doorway into the town; and the other two bands made a rush on all those who were in the fields, and overcame them.

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

And all that day Abimelech was fighting against the town; and he took it, and put to death the people who were in it, and had the town pulled down and covered with salt.

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

Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, with all his people; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand and, cutting down branches of trees, took them and put them on his back. And he said to the people who were with him, Be quick and do as you have seen me d

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So all the people got branches, every man cutting down a branch, and they went with Abimelech at their head and, massing the branches against the inner room, put fire to the room over them; so all those who were in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand

וְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

But in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, shutting themselves in, went up to the roof of the tower.

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

Then quickly crying out to his body-servant, he said to him, Take out your sword and put an end to me straight away, so that men may not say of me, His death was the work of a woman. So the young man put his sword through him, causing his death.

וּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִי (וּ) u. “and”

And God sent back on to the heads of the men of Shechem all the evil they had done, and the curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal, came on them.

וְאֵ֗ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Now after Abimelech, Tola, the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, became the saviour of Israel; he was living in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim.

וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”