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So he said to the men of Penuel, When I come back in peace, I will have this tower broken down.

בְּשׁוּבִ֣י (בְּ) be. “when”בְשָׁל֔וֹם (בְ) ve. “in”

Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, those of all the army of the children of the east who were still living; for a hundred and twenty thousand of their swordsmen had been put to death.

בַּקַּרְקֹ֗ר (בַּ) ba. “[were] in <the>”

And Gideon went up by the way used by the people living in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and made an attack on the army when they had no thought of danger.

בָֽאֳהָלִ֔ים (בָֽ) vo. “in <the>”

So he came to the men of Succoth and said, Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, on account of whom you made sport of me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna even now in your hand, that we are to give bread to your army who are overcome with weariness?

בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ (בְּ) be. “in”

Then he took the responsible men of the town and had them crushed on a bed of thorns and sharp stems.

בָּהֶ֔ם (בָּ) ba. “with <the>”

Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, Where are the men whom you put to death at Tabor? And they gave answer, As you are, so were they; every one of them was like a king's son.

בְּתָב֑וֹר (בְּ) be. “at”

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Up! Put an end to us yourself: for you have a man's strength. Then Gideon got up and put Zebah and Zalmunna to death and took the ornaments which were on their camels' necks.

בָּ֔נוּ (בָּ֔) Ba. “on <the>”בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “[were] on”

Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Be our ruler, you and your son and your son's son after him; for you have been our saviour from the hands of Midian.

בָּ֙נוּ֙ (בָּ֙) ba. “over <the>”

But Gideon said to them, I will not be a ruler over you, and my son will not be a ruler over you: it is the Lord who will be ruler over you.

בָּכֶ֔ם (בָּ) ba. “over <the>”בָּכֶ֑ם (בָּ) ba. “over <the>”בָּכֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “over <the>”

The weight of the gold ear-rings which he got from them was one thousand, seven hundred shekels of gold; in addition to the moon-ornaments and jewels and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and the chains on their camels' necks.

בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “[were] on”

And Gideon made an ephod from them and put it up in his town Ophrah; and all Israel went after it there and were false to the Lord; and it became a cause of sin to Gideon and his house.

בְעִירוֹ֙ (בְ) ve. “in”בְּעָפְרָ֔ה (בְּ) be. “in”

So Midian was broken before the children of Israel and the Midianites never got back their strength. And the land had peace for forty years, in the days of Gideon.

בִּימֵ֥י (בִּ) bi. “in”

And Jerubbaal, the son of Joash, went back to his house and was living there.

בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the servant-wife he had in Shechem had a son by him, to whom he gave the name Abimelech.

בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם (בִּ) bi “[was] in”

And Gideon, the son of Joash, came to his end when he was very old, and his body was put in the resting-place of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

בְּשֵׂיבָ֣ה (בְּ) be. “in”בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעָפְרָ֖ה (בְּ) be. “in”

Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.

בְּאָזְנֵ֨י (בְּ) be. “in”בָּכֶ֜ם (בָּ) ba. “over <the>”בָּכֶ֖ם (בָּ) ba. “over <the>”

So his mother's family said all this about him in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem: and their hearts were turned to Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.

בְּאָזְנֵי֙ (בְּ) be. “in”

And they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.

בָּהֶ֜ם (בָּ) ba. “for”

And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar in Shechem.

בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ (בִּ) bi “[was] in”

Now Jotham, on hearing of it, went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and crying out with a loud voice said to them, Give ear to me, you townsmen of Shechem, so that God may give ear to you.

בְּרֹ֣אשׁ (בְּ) be. “on”

But the olive-tree said to them, Am I to give up my wealth of oil, by which men give honour to God, and go waving over the trees?

בִּ֛י (בִּ֛) b “by <the>”

And the thorn said to the trees, If it is truly your desire to make me your king, then come and put your faith in my shade; and if not, may fire come out of the thorn, burning up the cedars of Lebanon.

בֶּאֱמֶ֣ת (בֶּ) be. “in”בְצִלִּ֑י (בְ) ve. “in”

So now, if you have done truly and uprightly in making Abimelech king, and if you have done well to Jerubbaal and his house in reward for the work of his hands;

בֶּאֱמֶ֤ת (בֶּ) be. “in”וּבְתָמִים֙ (בְ) ve. “in”

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;

בֶּאֱמֶ֨ת (בֶּ) be. “in”וּבְתָמִ֧ים (בְ) ve. “in”בַּאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “in”בָּכֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “in <the>”

And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the townsmen of Shechem; and the townsmen of Shechem were false to Abimelech;

בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ (בַּ) ba. “with”