And Abimelech H40 the son H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 went H1980 W-VQY3MS to Shechem H7927 unto H413 PREP his mother H517 GFS-3MS \'s brethren H251 , and communed H1696 W-VPY3MS with H413 PREP them , and with H413 PREP all H3605 NMS the family H4940 of the house H1004 CMS of his mother H517 GFS-3MS \'s father H1 CMS-1MS , saying H559 L-VQFC ,
Speak H1696 , I pray you H4994 IJEC , in the ears H241 of all H3605 NMS the men H1167 CMP of Shechem H7927 LMS , Whether H4100 IPRO [ is ] better H2896 for you , either that all H3605 NMS the sons H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 , [ which ] [ are ] threescore and ten H7657 ONUM persons H376 NMS , reign H4910 over you , or H518 PART that one H259 MMS reign H4910 over you ? remember H2142 also that H3588 CONJ I H589 [ am ] your bone H6106 and your flesh H1320 .
And his mother H517 GFS-3MS \'s brethren H251 spoke H1696 W-VPY3MP of H5921 PREP-3MS him in the ears H241 of all H3605 NMS the men H1167 CMP of Shechem H7927 LMS all H3605 NMS these H428 D-DPRO-3MP words H1697 AMP : and their hearts H3820 CMS-3MP inclined to follow H5186 W-VQY3MS Abimelech H40 ; for H3588 CONJ they said H559 VQQ3MP , He H1931 PPRO-3MS [ is ] our brother H251 .
And they gave H5414 W-VQY3MP him threescore and ten H7657 ONUM [ pieces ] of silver H3701 NMS out of the house H1004 of Baal H1170 - berith , wherewith Abimelech H40 hired H7936 vain H7386 and light H6348 persons H376 , which followed H1980 W-VQY3MP him .
And he went H935 W-VQY3MS unto his father H1 CMS-3MS \'s house H1004 CMS at Ophrah H6084 , and slew H2026 his brethren H251 NMP-3MS the sons H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 , [ being ] threescore and ten H7657 ONUM persons H376 NMS , upon H5921 PREP one H259 MFS stone H68 GFS : notwithstanding yet Jotham H3147 the youngest H6996 D-AMS son H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 was left H3498 ; for H3588 CONJ he hid himself H2244 .
And all H3605 NMS the men H1167 CMP of Shechem H7927 LMS gathered together H622 , and all H3605 NMS the house of Millo H1037 , and went H1980 W-VQY3MP , and made H4427 Abimelech H40 king H4428 L-CMS , by H5973 PREP the plain H436 CMS of the pillar H5324 that H834 RPRO [ was ] in Shechem H7927 .
And when they told H5046 [ it ] to Jotham H3147 , he went H1980 W-VQY3MS and stood H5975 in the top H7218 B-NMS of mount H2022 CMS Gerizim H1630 , and lifted up H5375 W-VQY3MS his voice H6963 , and cried H7121 W-VQY3MS , and said H559 W-VQY3MS unto them , Hearken H8085 VQI2MP unto H413 PREP-1MS me , ye men H1167 CMP of Shechem H7927 LMS , that God H430 NAME-4MP may hearken H8085 VQI2MP unto H413 you .
The trees H6086 went forth VQFA [ on ] [ a ] [ time ] to anoint H4886 a king H4428 NMS over H5921 PREP-3MP them ; and they said H559 W-VQY3MP unto the olive tree H2132 , Reign H4427 thou over H5921 us .
But the olive tree H2132 said H559 W-VQY3MS unto them , Should I leave H2308 my fatness H1880 , wherewith H834 RPRO by me they honor H3513 God H430 EDP and man H376 , and go H1980 to be promoted H5128 over H5921 PREP the trees H6086 ?
But the fig tree H8384 said H559 W-VQY3FS unto them , Should I forsake H2308 my sweetness H4987 , and my good H2896 fruit H8570 , and go H1980 to be promoted H5128 over H5921 PREP the trees H6086 ?
And the vine H1612 said H559 W-VQY3FS unto them , Should I leave H2308 my wine H8492 , which cheereth H8055 God H430 EDP and man H376 , and go H1980 to be promoted H5128 over H5921 PREP the trees H6086 ?
Then said H559 W-VQY3MP all H3605 CMS the trees H6086 unto H413 PREP the bramble H329 , Come H1980 VQI2MS thou H859 PPRO-2MS , [ and ] reign H4427 over H5921 us .
And the bramble H329 said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP the trees H6086 , If H518 PART in truth H571 ye H859 PPRO-2MS anoint H4886 me king H4428 L-CMS over H5921 PREP-2MP you , [ then ] come H935 [ and ] put your trust H2620 in my shadow H6738 : and if H518 PART not H369 ADV , let fire H784 CMS come out H3318 of H4480 PREP the bramble H329 , and devour H398 the cedars H730 of Lebanon H3844 .
Now H6258 W-ADV therefore , if H518 PART ye have done H6213 truly H571 and sincerely H8549 , in that ye have made Abimelech king H4427 , and if H518 PART ye have dealt H6213 well H2896 with H5973 PREP Jerubbaal H3378 and his house H1004 NMS-3MS , and have done H6213 unto him according to the deserving H1576 of his hands H3027 CFD-3MS ;
( RPRO For RPRO my father H1 CMS-1MS fought H3898 for H5921 PREP-2MP you , and adventured H7993 his life H5315 NMS-3MS far H5048 M-PREP , and delivered H5337 you out of the hand H3027 M-GFS of Midian H4080 :
And ye H859 W-PPRO-2MP are risen up H6965 against H5921 PREP my father H1 CMS-1MS \'s house H1004 CMS this day H3117 D-AMS , and have slain H2026 his sons H1121 CMP-3MS , threescore and ten H7657 ONUM persons H376 NMS , upon H5921 PREP one H259 MFS stone H68 GFS , and have made Abimelech H40 , the son H1121 CMP-3MS of his maidservant H519 , king H4427 over H5921 PREP the men H1167 CMP of Shechem H7927 LMS , because H3588 CONJ he H1931 PPRO-3MS [ is ] your brother H251 ; )
If H518 W-PART ye then have dealt H6213 truly H571 and sincerely H8549 with H5973 PREP Jerubbaal H3378 and with H5973 his house H1004 NMS-3MS this H2088 D-PMS day H3117 D-AMS , [ then ] rejoice H8055 ye in Abimelech H40 , and let him H1931 PPRO-3MS also H1571 CONJ rejoice H8055 in you :
But if H518 W-PART not H369 ADV , let fire H784 CMS come out H3318 from Abimelech H40 , and devour H398 the men H1167 CMP of Shechem H7927 LMS , and the house H1004 CMS of Millo H4407 ; and let fire H784 CMS come out H3318 from the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 LMS , and from the house H1004 WM-CMS of Millo H4407 , and devour H398 Abimelech H40 .
And Jotham H3147 ran away H5127 , and fled H1272 W-VQY3MS , and went H1980 W-VQY3MS to Beer H876 , and dwelt H3427 W-VQY3MS there H8033 ADV , for fear H6440 M-CMP of Abimelech H40 his brother H251 CMP-3MS .
Then God H430 EDP sent H7971 W-VQY3MS an evil H7451 AFS spirit H7307 NFS between H996 PREP Abimelech H40 and the men H1167 CMP of Shechem H7927 LMS ; and the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 LMS dealt treacherously H898 with Abimelech H40 :
That the cruelty H2555 [ done ] to the threescore and ten H7657 ONUM sons H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 might come H935 L-VQFC , and their blood H1818 be laid H7760 L-VQFC upon H5921 PREP Abimelech H40 their brother H251 CMS-3MP , which H834 RPRO slew H2026 them ; and upon H5921 PREP the men H1167 CMP of Shechem H7927 LMS , which H834 RPRO aided H2388 him in the killing H2026 of his brethren H251 .
And the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 LMS set H7760 W-VQY3MP liers in wait H693 for him in H5921 PREP the top H7218 CMP of the mountains H2022 , and they robbed H1497 all H3605 NMS that H834 RPRO came along H5674 VQY3MS that way H1870 by H5921 PREP them : and it was told H5046 Abimelech H40 .
And Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 came H935 W-VQY3MS with his brethren H251 , and went over H5674 to Shechem H7927 : and the men H1167 CMP of Shechem H7927 put their confidence H982 in him .
And they went out H3318 W-VQY3MP into the fields H7704 D-NMS , and gathered H1219 their vineyards H3754 , and trod H1869 [ the ] [ grapes ] , and made H6213 W-EMS merry H1974 , and went into H935 W-VQY3MP the house H1004 CMS of their god H430 , and did eat H398 and drink H8354 , and cursed H7043 Abimelech H40 .
And Gaal H1603 the son H1121 CMS of Ebed H5651 said H559 W-VQY3MS , Who H4310 IPRO [ is ] Abimelech H40 , and who H4310 W-IGAT [ is ] Shechem H7927 LMS , that H3588 CONJ we should serve H5647 him ? [ is ] not H3808 I-NADV [ he ] the son H1121 CMS of Jerubbaal H3378 ? and Zebul H2083 his officer H6496 ? serve H5647 the men H376 CMP of Hamor H2544 the father H1 CMS-1MS of Shechem H7928 : for why H4069 should we H587 PPRO-1MP serve H5647 him ?
And would to God H4310 W-IPRO this H2088 D-PMS people H5971 were under my hand H3027 B-CFS-1MS ! then would I remove H5493 Abimelech H40 . And he said H559 W-VQY3MS to Abimelech H40 , Increase H7235 thine army H6635 , and come out H3318 .
And when Zebul H2083 the ruler H8269 of the city H5892 D-GFS heard H8085 the words H1697 CMP of Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 , his anger H639 CMS-3MS was kindled H2734 W-VQY3MS .
And he sent H7971 W-VQY3MS messengers H4397 unto H413 PREP Abimelech H40 privily H8649 , saying H559 L-VQFC , Behold H2009 IJEC , Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 and his brethren H251 be come H935 to Shechem H7927 ; and , behold H2009 IJEC , they fortify H6696 the city H5892 D-GFS against H5921 PREP-2MS thee .
Now H6258 W-ADV therefore up H6965 VQI2MS by night H3915 GMS , thou H859 PPRO-2MS and the people H5971 that H834 RPRO [ is ] with H854 PART-2MS thee , and lie in wait H693 in the field H7704 :
And it shall be H1961 W-VQQ3MS , [ that ] in the morning H1242 , as soon as the sun H8121 D-NMS is up H2224 K-VQFC , thou shalt rise early H7925 , and set H6584 upon H5921 PREP the city H5892 D-GFS : and , behold H2009 IJEC , [ when ] he H1931 PPRO-3MS and the people H5971 that H834 RPRO [ is ] with H854 PREP-3MS him come out H3318 against H413 PREP-2MS thee , then mayest thou do H6213 to them as H834 RPRO thou shalt find H4672 VQY2MS occasion H3027 .
And Abimelech H40 rose up H6965 W-VQY3MS , and all H3605 W-CMS the people H5971 that H834 RPRO [ were ] with H5973 PREP-3MS him , by night H3915 NFS , and they laid wait H693 against H5921 PREP Shechem H7927 LMS in four H702 MMS companies H7218 NMP .
And Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 went out H3318 W-VQY3MS , and stood H5975 W-VQY3MS in the entering H6607 CMS of the gate H8179 NMS of the city H5892 D-GFS : and Abimelech H40 rose up H6965 W-VQY3MS , and the people H5971 that H834 RPRO [ were ] with H854 PREP-3MS him , from H4480 PREP lying in wait H3993 .
And when Gaal H1603 saw H7200 W-VIY3MS the people H5971 , he said H559 W-VQY3MS to H413 PREP Zebul H2083 , Behold H2009 IJEC , there come people down H3381 VQPMS from the top H7218 of the mountains H2022 . And Zebul H2083 said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP-3MS him , Thou H859 PPRO-2MS seest H7200 W-VIY3MS the shadow H6738 NMS of the mountains H2022 as [ if ] [ they ] [ were ] men H376 .
And Gaal H1603 spoke H1696 again H3254 W-VHPMS and said H559 W-VQY3MS , See H2009 IJEC there come people down H3381 by M-PREP the middle H2872 of the land H776 D-GFS , and another H259 MMS company H7218 come H935 VQPMS along by M-PREP the plain H436 CMS of Meonenim H6049 .
Then said H559 W-VQY3MS Zebul H2083 unto H413 PREP-3MS him , Where H346 IGAT [ is ] now H645 CONJ thy mouth H6310 CMS-2MS , wherewith H834 RPRO thou saidst H559 W-VQY3MS , Who H4310 IPRO [ is ] Abimelech H40 , that H3588 CONJ we should serve H5647 him ? [ is ] not H3808 I-NADV this H2088 DPRO the people H5971 that H834 RPRO thou hast despised H3988 ? go out H3318 VQI2MS , I pray H4994 IJEC now H6258 ADV , and fight H3898 with them .
And Abimelech H40 chased H7291 him , and he fled H5127 before H6440 M-CMP-3MS him , and many H7227 AMP were overthrown H5307 W-VQY3MP [ and ] wounded H2491 NMP , [ even ] unto H5704 PREP the entering H6607 CMS of the gate H8179 .
And Abimelech H40 dwelt H3427 W-VQY3MS at Arumah H725 : and Zebul H2083 thrust out H1644 W-VPQ3MS Gaal H1603 and his brethren H251 NMP-3MS , that they should not dwell H3427 in Shechem H7927 .
And it came to pass H1961 W-VPY3MS on the morrow H4283 , that the people H5971 went out H3318 W-VQY3MS into the field H7704 D-NMS ; and they told H5046 Abimelech H40 .
And he took H3947 W-VQY3MS the people H5971 , and divided H2673 them into three H7969 companies H7218 NMP , and laid wait H693 in the field H7704 B-NMS , and looked H7200 W-VIY3MS , and , behold H2009 IJEC , the people H5971 [ were ] come forth H3318 VQPMS out of H4480 PREP the city H5892 D-GFS ; and he rose up H6965 W-VQY3MS against H5921 PREP-3MP them , and smote H5221 them .
And Abimelech H40 , and the company H7218 that H834 RPRO [ was ] with H5973 PREP-3MS him , rushed forward H6584 , and stood H5975 in the entering H6607 CMS of the gate H8179 NMS of the city H5892 D-GFS : and the two H8147 [ other ] companies H7218 ran H6584 upon H5921 PREP all H3605 NMS [ the ] [ people ] that H834 RPRO [ were ] in the fields H7704 B-NMS , and slew H5221 them .
And Abimelech H40 fought H3898 against the city H5892 BD-NFS all H3605 NMS that H1931 D-PPRO-3MS day H3117 D-AMS ; and he took H3920 the city H5892 D-GFS , and slew H2026 the people H5971 that H834 RPRO [ was ] therein , and beat down H5422 the city H5892 D-GFS , and sowed H2232 it with salt H4417 .
And when all H3605 CMS the men H1167 CMP of the tower H4026 of Shechem H7927 LMS heard H8085 W-VQY3MP [ that ] , they entered H935 W-VQY3MP into H413 PREP a hold H6877 of the house H1004 CMS of the god H410 EDS Berith H1286 .
And it was told H5046 Abimelech H40 , that H3588 CONJ all H3605 CMS the men H1167 CMP of the tower H4026 of Shechem H7927 were gathered together H6908 .
And Abimelech H40 got him up H5927 W-VHY3MS to mount H2022 CMS Zalmon H6756 , he H1931 PPRO-3MS and all H3605 W-CMS the people H5971 that H834 RPRO [ were ] with H854 PREP-3MS him ; and Abimelech H40 took H3947 W-VQY3MS an axe H7134 in his hand H3027 B-CFS-3MS , and cut down H3772 a bough H7754 from the trees H6086 , and took H5375 it , and laid H7760 W-VQY3MS [ it ] on H5921 PREP his shoulder H7926 , and said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP the people H5971 that H834 RPRO [ were ] with H5973 PREP-3MS him , What H4100 IGAT ye have seen H7200 me do H6213 VQQ1MS , make haste H4116 , [ and ] do H6213 as I H3644 [ have ] [ done ] .
And all H3605 NMS the people H5971 likewise H1571 CONJ cut down H3772 every man H376 NMS his bough H7754 , and followed H1980 W-VQY3MP Abimelech H40 , and put H7760 W-VQY3MP [ them ] to H5921 PREP the hold H6877 , and set H3341 the hold H6877 on fire H784 upon H5921 PREP-3MP them ; so that all H3605 NMS the men H376 NMS of the tower H4026 of Shechem H7927 LMS died H4191 also H1571 CONJ , about a thousand H505 men H376 NMS and women H802 .
But there was H1961 VQQ3MS a strong H5797 NMS tower H4026 within H8432 the city H5892 D-GFS , and thither H8033 ADV-3FS fled H5127 W-VQY3MP all H3605 NMS the men H376 and women H802 , and all H3605 NMS they H1167 CMP of the city H5892 D-GFS , and shut H5462 [ it ] to H1157 them , and got them up H5927 to H5921 PREP the top H1406 of the tower H4026 .
And Abimelech H40 came H935 W-VQY3MS unto H5704 PREP the tower H4026 D-NMS , and fought H3898 against it , and went hard H5066 unto H5704 PREP the door H6607 CMS of the tower H4026 D-NMS to burn H8313 it with fire H784 .
And a certain H259 OFS woman H802 NFS cast H7993 a piece H6400 of a millstone H7393 upon H5921 PREP Abimelech H40 \'s head H7218 NMS , and all to broke H7533 his skull H1538 .
Then he called H7121 W-VQY3MS hastily H4120 unto H413 PREP the young man H5288 his armorbearer H5375 , and said H559 W-VQY3MS unto him , Draw H8025 thy sword H2719 , and slay H4191 me , that H6435 CONJ men say H559 W-VQY3MS not of me , A woman H802 NFS slew H2026 him . And his young man H5288 thrust him through H1856 , and he died H4191 W-VQY3MS .
And when the men H376 NMS of Israel H3478 saw H7200 W-VQY3MP that H3588 CONJ Abimelech H40 was dead H4191 , they departed H1980 W-VQY3MP every man H376 NMS unto his place H4725 .
Thus God H430 EDP rendered H7725 W-VHY3MS the wickedness H7451 CFS of Abimelech H40 , which H834 RPRO he did H6213 VQQ3MS unto his father H1 , in slaying H2026 his seventy H7657 ONUM brethren H251 :
And all H3605 NMS the evil H7451 CFS of the men H376 CMP of Shechem H7927 LMS did God H430 EDP render H7725 VHQ3MS upon their heads H7218 : and upon H413 PREP-3MP them came H935 W-VQY3FS the curse H7045 of Jotham H3147 the son H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 .