H9002–/וְ–v

and you are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);

וְאַתֶּ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”

if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice you in Abimelech, 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 Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour 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”

God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

וּבֵ֖ין (וּ) u. “and”

that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.

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

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

וְאֶחָ֔יו (וְ) ve. “and”

Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve you the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why 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 would I remove Abimelech. He said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out.

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

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 [ergänzt: to take part] against you.

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

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

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

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.

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

Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.

וְהָעָ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Gaal spoke again and said, Behold, there come people down by the middle of the land, and one company comes by the way of the oak of Meonenim.

וְרֹאשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְהִלָּ֥חֶם (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

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

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.

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

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.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

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, that men not say of me, A woman killed him. His young man thrust him through, and he died.

וּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִי (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וְאֵ֗ת (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”