Verse 31
Judges 9:31
Young's Literal Translation
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and he sendeth messengers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying, 'Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and his brethren are coming into Shechem, and lo, they are fortifying the city against thee;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֧ח מַלְאָכִ֛ים אֶל אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ בְּ/תָרְמָ֣ה לֵ/אמֹ֑ר הִנֵּה֩ גַ֨עַל בֶּן עֶ֤בֶד וְ/אֶחָי/ו֙ בָּאִ֣ים שְׁכֶ֔מָ/ה וְ/הִנָּ֛/ם צָרִ֥ים אֶת הָ/עִ֖יר עָלֶֽי/ךָ
English Translation
And he sent messengers to Abimelech in Gerar to say, "Behold, a son of a servant and his brothers are coming against you, and they are besieging the city against you."
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Chapter 9 Context
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and Abimelech son of Jerubbaal goeth to Shechem, unto his mother's brethren, and speaketh unto them,...
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'Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which [is] good for you -- the ruling...
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And his mother's brethren speak concerning him, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, all these...
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and they give to him seventy silverings out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hireth with t...
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and he goeth into the house of his father at Ophrah, and slayeth his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, se...
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And all the masters of Shechem are gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and come and cause...
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and they declare [it] to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth...
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'The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou ov...
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And the olive saith to them, Have I ceased from my fatness, by which they honour gods and men, that...
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And the trees say to the fig, Come thou, reign over us.
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And the fig saith to them, Have I ceased from my sweetness, and my good increase, that I have gone t...
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'And the trees say to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.
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And the vine saith to them, Have I ceased from my new wine, which is rejoicing gods and men, that I...
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And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us.
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And the bramble saith unto the trees, If in truth ye are anointing me for king over you, come, take...
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'And, now, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted, when ye make Abimelech king; and if ye have d...
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because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from [him], and deliver you from...
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and ye have risen against the house of my father to-day, and slay his sons, seventy men, on one ston...
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yea, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice...
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and if not -- fire cometh out from Abimelech and devoureth the masters of Shechem and the house of M...
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And Jotham hasteth, and fleeth, and goeth to Beer, and dwelleth there, from the face of Abimelech hi...
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And Abimelech is prince over Israel three years,
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and God (Elohim) sendeth an evil spirit between Abimelech and the masters of Shechem, and the master...
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for the coming in of the violence [to] the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and of their blood to place [i...
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And the masters of Shechem set for him ambushes on the top of the hills, and rob every one who passe...
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And Gaal son of Ebed cometh -- also his brethren -- and they pass over into Shechem, and the masters...
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and go out into the field, and gather their vineyards, and tread, and make praises, and go into the...
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And Gaal son of Ebed saith, 'Who [is] Abimelech, and who [is] Shechem, that we serve him? is [he] no...
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and oh that this people were in my hand -- then I turn Abimelech aside;' and he saith to Abimelech,...
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And Zebul, prince of the city, heareth the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and his anger burneth,
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and he sendeth messengers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying, 'Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and his brethren...
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and, now, rise by night, thou and the people who [are] with thee, and lay wait in the field,
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and it hath been, in the morning, about the rising of the sun, thou dost rise early, and hast pushed...
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And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who [are] with him, by night, and they lay wait against She...
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and Gaal son of Ebed goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the gate of the city, and Abimelech r...
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and Gaal seeth the people, and saith unto Zebul, 'Lo, people are coming down from the top of the hil...
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And Gaal addeth yet to speak, and saith, 'Lo, people are coming down from the high part of the land,...
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And Zebul saith unto him, 'Where [is] now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who [is] Abimelech that we...
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And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,
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and Abimelech pursueth him, and he fleeth from his presence, and many fall wounded -- unto the openi...
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And Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Sheche...
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And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the people go out to the field, and they declare [it] to...
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and he taketh the people, and divideth them into three detachments, and layeth wait in a field, and...
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And Abimelech and the detachments who [are] with him have pushed on, and stand at the opening of the...
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and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who...
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And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the...
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and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the tower of Shechem have gathered themselve...
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and Abimelech goeth up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who [are] with him, and Abimelech take...
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And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set [them] at the h...
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And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and captureth it,
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and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women...
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And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of t...
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and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,
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and he calleth hastily unto the young man bearing his weapons, and saith to him, 'Draw thy sword, an...
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And the men of Israel see that Abimelech [is] dead, and go each one to his place;
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and God (Elohim) turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy b...
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and all the evil of the men of Shechem hath God (Elohim) turned back on their head, and come unto th...
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