Judges 9:45
Judges · שופטים · Nevi'im · 21 chapters · 618 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (19 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הָעָם וַֽיֶּחֱצֵם לִשְׁלֹשָׁה רָאשִׁים וַיֶּאֱרֹב בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הָעָם יֹצֵא מִן־הָעִיר וַיָּקָם עֲלֵיהֶם וַיַּכֵּֽם
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people were coming forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְהָרָאשִׁים אֲשֶׁר עִמּוֹ פָּשְׁטוּ וַיַּעַמְדוּ פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וּשְׁנֵי הָֽרָאשִׁים פָּֽשְׁטוּ עַֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיַּכּֽוּם
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.
וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ נִלְחָם בָּעִיר כֹּל הַיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת־הָעִיר וְאֶת־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ הָרָג וַיִּתֹּץ אֶת־הָעִיר וַיִּזְרָעֶהָ מֶֽלַח
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.
וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ כָּֽל־בַּעֲלֵי מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶם וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־צְרִיחַ בֵּית אֵל בְּרִֽית
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the hold of the house of El-berith.
וַיֻּגַּד לַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ כִּי הִֽתְקַבְּצוּ כָּֽל־בַּעֲלֵי מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶֽם
And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.