“And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.”
And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do unto him as thou shalt find occasion — Abimelech is instructed to attack at dawn (כִּי־זָרַח הַשָּׁמֶשׁ, ki-zarach ha-shemesh). The phrase 'do unto him as thou shalt find occasion' gives permission for opportune violence.
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