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

בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “on the”

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

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

And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

בְּיָדִ֔י (בְּ) be. “in”

And he sent messengers unto Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they constrain the city [ergänzt: to take part] against thee.

בְּתָרְמָ֣ה (בְּ) be. “in”

Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, 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, thou shalt rise early, and rush upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (בַ) va. “in the”

Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.

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

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

בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ (בַּ) ba. “against”

And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

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

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; And he rose up against them, and smote them.

בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

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 upon all that were in the field, and smote them.

בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה (בַּ) ba. “[were] in the”

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

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

And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that 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 unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

בְּיָד֗וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

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 upon 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 thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower.

בְתוֹךְ־ (בְ) ve. “in”

And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto 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 upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

בְּרֹאשָׁ֑ם (בְּ) be. “on”

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

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

And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

בְּשָׁמִֽיר׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “[are] in”

And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.

בְּקָמֽוֹן׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim, 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 Jehovah, and served him not.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And the anger of Jehovah 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”

And they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel that year: eighteen years [ergänzt: 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>”