39. And Gaal went out before the ba'alei Shechem, and fought with Avimelech.
40. And Avimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and chalalim (wounded), even unto the petach hasha'ar.
41. And Avimelech dwelt at Arumah; and Zevul thrust out Gaal and his achim, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42. And it came to pass on the next day, that the people went out into the sadeh; and they told Avimelech.
43. And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait concealed in the sadeh, and looked, and, hinei, the people were come forth out of the Ir; and he rose up against them, and attacked them.
44. And Avimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the petach sha'ar of the Ir; and the two other companies rushed upon all who were in the sadeh, and slaughtered them.
45. And Avimelech fought against the Ir all that day; and he took the Ir, and slaughtered the people that was therein, and destroyed the Ir, and sowed it with melach (salt).
46. And when all the ba'alei migdal Shechem heard that, they entered into the stronghold of the bais el brit.
47. And it was told Avimelech, that all the ba'alei migdal Shechem were gathered together.
48. And Avimelech got him up to Mt Tzalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Avimelech took axes in his yad, and cut down a branch from the etzim (trees), and lifted it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
49. And kol haAm likewise cut down every man his branch, and followed Avimelech, and piled them against the stronghold, and set the stronghold on eish over them; so that all the anshei migdal Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50. Then went Avimelech to Tevetz, and encamped against Tevetz, and captured it.
51. But there was a migdal oz within the Ir, and there fled all the anashim and nashim, and all ba'alei haIr, and locked it after them, and got them up to the top of the migdal.
52. And Avimelech came unto the migdal, and fought against it, and drew near unto the petach of the migdal to burn it with eish.