Judges

Judges 9:25

²⁵The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The leaders	בַעֲלֵ֨י	ḇa·‘ă·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1167 owner, lord
of Shechem	שְׁכֶ֜ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
set up	וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ	way·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
an ambush	מְאָרְבִ֗ים	mə·’ā·rə·ḇîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H693 lie in wait
against	לוֹ֩	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
on	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the hilltops	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
and they robbed	וַיִּגְזְל֗וּ	way·yiḡ·zə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1497 tear away, seize, rob
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
passed	יַעֲבֹ֥ר	ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by them	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
on the road	בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ	bad·dā·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
So this was reported	וַיֻּגַּ֖ד	way·yug·gaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
to Abimelech	לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃פ	la·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek

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