〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o turn_v of_o a_o speech_n to_o some_o person_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o abimelech_n increase_v thy_o army_n he_o use_v a_o apostrophe_n to_o abimelech_n be_v absent_a for_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o rail_v upon_o one_o be_v absent_a he_o speak_v very_a thraso_n like_v it_o be_v as_o though_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v increase_v thy_o power_n how_o thou_o will_v i_o set_v nothing_o at_o all_o by_o it_o 30_o and_o when_o zebul_n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o city_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o gaal_n the_o son_n of_o ebed_n he_o be_v very_o angry_a 31_o and_o he_o send_v messenger_n unto_o abimelech_n guileful_o say_v behold_v gaal_n the_o son_n of_o ebed_n and_o his_o brethren_n be_v come_v to_o sechem_n and_o behold_v they_o fortify_v the_o city_n against_o thou_o 32_o now_o therefore_o arise_v by_o night_n thou_o and_o thy_o people_n that_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o lie_v in_o wait_n in_o the_o field_n 33_o and_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n as_o soon_o as_o 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the_o city_n this_o be_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o ruler_n that_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n he_o shall_v besiege_v and_o assault_v the_o city_n by_o guile_n do_v as_o thy_o hand_n shall_v find_v by_o this_o hebrew_n phrase_n be_v signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o so_o do_v thou_o as_o occasion_n shall_v serve_v 34_o and_o abimelech_n rise_v up_o early_o and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o by_o night_n and_o they_o lie_v in_o wait_n against_o sechem_n in_o four_o band_n 35_o then_o gaal_n the_o son_n of_o ebed_n come_v out_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o entere_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o abimelech_n rise_v up_o and_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o from_o lie_v in_o wait_n 36_o and_o when_o gaal_n see_v the_o people_n he_o say_v to_o zebul_n behold_v there_o come_v people_n down_o from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n to_o who_o zebul_n answer_v the_o shadow_n of_o the_o mountain_n seem_v man_n unto_o thou_o 37_o and_o gaal_n speak_v 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