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And the masters of Shechem set for him ambushes on the top of the hills, and rob every one who passeth over by them in the way, and it is declared to Abimelech.

בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “on the”

And Gaal son of Ebed cometh -- also his brethren -- and they pass over into Shechem, and the masters of Shechem trust in him,

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

and oh that this people were in my hand -- then I turn Abimelech aside;' and he saith to Abimelech, `Increase thy host, and come out.'

בְּיָדִ֔י (בְּ) be. “in”

and he sendeth messengers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying, `Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and his brethren are coming into Shechem, and lo, they are fortifying the city against thee;

בְּתָרְמָ֣ה (בְּ) be. “in”

and, now, rise by night, thou and the people who `are' with thee, and lay wait in the field,

בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

and it hath been, in the morning, about the rising of the sun, thou dost rise early, and hast pushed against the city; and lo, he and the people who `are' with him are going out unto thee -- and thou hast done to him as thy hand doth find.'

בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (בַ) va. “in the”

And Zebul saith unto him, `Where `is' now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who `is' Abimelech that we serve him? is not this the people against which thou hast kicked? go out, I pray thee now, and fight against it.'

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

And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,

בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ (בַּ) ba. “against”

And Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Shechem.

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

and he taketh the people, and divideth them into three detachments, and layeth wait in a field, and looketh, and lo, the people are coming out from the city, and he riseth against them, and smiteth them.

בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And Abimelech and the detachments who `are' with him have pushed on, and stand at the opening of the gate of the city, and the two detachments have pushed against all who are in the field, and smite them,

בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה (בַּ) ba. “[were] in the”

and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who `are' in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it `with' salt.

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

and Abimelech goeth up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who `are' with him, and Abimelech taketh the great axe in his hand, and cutteth off a bough of the trees, and lifteth it up, and setteth `it' on his shoulder, and saith unto the people who `are' with him, `What ye have seen I have done -- haste, do ye like it.'

בְּיָד֗וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set `them' at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women.

בָּאֵ֑שׁ (בָּ) ba. “with <the>”

And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and captureth it,

בְּתֵבֵ֖ץ (בְּ) be. “at”

and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut `it' behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower.

בְתוֹךְ־ (בְ) ve. “in”

And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire,

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

and all the evil of the men of Shechem hath God turned back on their head, and come unto them doth the cursing of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.

בְּרֹאשָׁ֑ם (בְּ) be. “on”

And there riseth after Abimelech, to save Israel, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he is dwelling in Shamir, in the hill-country of Ephraim,

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

and he judgeth Israel twenty and three years, and he dieth, and is buried in Shamir.

בְּשָׁמִֽיר׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

and he hath thirty sons riding on thirty ass-colts, and they have thirty cities, (they call them Havoth-Jair unto this day), which `are' in the land of Gilead;

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “[are] in”

and Jair dieth, and is buried in Kamon.

בְּקָמֽוֹן׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the sons of Israel add to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and serve the Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the Bene-Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsake Jehovah, and have not served Him;

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He selleth them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the Bene-Ammon,

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

and they crush and oppress the sons of Israel in that year -- eighteen years all the sons of Israel `who' are beyond the Jordan, in the land of the Amorite, which `is' in Gilead.

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