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So the men of Sh'khem sent out men to ambush him on the mountaintops. They robbed everyone who went past them, and Avimelekh was told about it.

So Ga‘al went out, leading the men of Sh'khem, and fought Avimelekh.

Then Avimelekh took up residence in Arumah, and Z'vul drove out Ga‘al and his brothers, so that they could not live in Sh'khem.

so he led all his men up to Mount Tzalmon, where he took an axe in his hand, cut a branch off a tree, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to those with him, "Quick! Do just what you saw me do!"

They all did likewise, each man cutting off his branch; and they followed Avimelekh. They put the branches up against the stronghold, set them on fire, and burned down the stronghold; so that all the people from the Sh'khem fortress died, about a thousand men and women.

He quickly called out to the young man holding his armor, "Draw your sword, and finish me off, so that people won't say a woman killed me." So his attendant ran him through, and he died.

so the anger of Adonai blazed against Isra'el, and he handed them over to the P'lishtim and the people of ‘Amon.

The people of ‘Amon also crossed the Yarden to fight Y'hudah, Binyamin and the house of Efrayim; so that Isra'el was greatly distressed.

and said to him, "Come and be our chief, so that we can fight the army of ‘Amon."

Yiftach answered the leaders of Gil‘ad, "Didn't you hate me so much that you forced me out of my father's house? Why are you coming to me now, when you're in trouble?"

then Isra'el sent messengers to the king of Edom, to say, "Please let us pass through your land." But the king of Edom wouldn't let them. He sent a similar message to the king of Mo'av, but neither would he, so Isra'el stayed at Kadesh.

But Sichon did not trust that Isra'el would only pass through his land, so he gathered all his people together, pitched camp in Yahatz and fought against Isra'el.

So now that Adonai the God of Isra'el has expelled the Emori before his people Isra'el, do you think that you will expel us?

So Yiftach crossed over to fight the people of ‘Amon, and Adonai handed them over to him.

He killed them from ‘Aro‘er until you reach Minnit, twenty cities, all the way to Avel-K'ramim; it was a massacre. So the people of ‘Amon were defeated before the people of Isra'el.

She said to him, "Father, you made a vow to Adonai ; so do whatever you said you would do to me; because Adonai did take vengeance on your enemies the people of ‘Amon."

After two months she returned to her father, and he did with her what he had vowed; she had remained a virgin. So it became a law in Isra'el

When I saw that you weren't rescuing me, I put my life in my own hands and went over to attack the people of ‘Amon; and Adonai gave them over into my power. So why have you come up today to fight me?"

But he said to me, ‘Listen! You will conceive and bear a son, so now don't drink any wine or other intoxicating liquor, and don't eat anything unclean, because the child will be a nazir for God from the womb until the day he dies.'"

Manoach said to the angel of Adonai , "Please stay with us a bit longer, so that we can cook a young goat for you."