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Judges 9:31
Berean Standard Bible · Westminster Leningrad Codex
So he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech (note: Or he sent messengers to Abimelech in Arumah; see verse 41.) to say, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up (note: Or besieging or closing up) the city against you.
וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח מַלְאָכִ֛ים אֶל־ אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ בְּתָרְמָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּה֩ גַ֨עַל בֶּן־ עֶ֤בֶד וְאֶחָיו֙ בָּאִ֣ים שְׁכֶ֔מָה וְהִנָּ֛ם צָרִ֥ים אֶת־ הָעִ֖יר עָלֶֽיךָ׃