Verse 27
Judges 9:27
GOD'S WORD Translation
27
They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּצְא֨וּ הַ/שָּׂדֶ֜ה וַֽ/יִּבְצְר֤וּ אֶת כַּרְמֵי/הֶם֙ וַֽ/יִּדְרְכ֔וּ וַֽ/יַּעֲשׂ֖וּ הִלּוּלִ֑ים וַ/יָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אֱֽלֹֽהֵי/הֶ֔ם וַ/יֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ וַ/יִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וַֽ/יְקַלְל֖וּ אֶת אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ
English Translation
And they went out to the field and gathered their vineyards, and they prepared and made feasts, and they came to the house of their god and ate and drank and cursed Abimelech.
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Chapter 9 Context
1
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them, and wi...
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“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jeru...
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His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hear...
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4
They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired v...
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He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being sevent...
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All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made...
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7
When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice,...
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8
The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
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9
“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God (Elohim...
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“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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11
“But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back...
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12
“The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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13
“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God (Elohim) and man, and go to wa...
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14
“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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15
“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge...
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16
“Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and i...
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17
(for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
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and you have risen up against my father’s house today, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on...
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if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice i...
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but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo;...
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21
Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
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22
Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
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Then God (Elohim) sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shech...
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24
that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be la...
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The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came...
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26
Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put th...
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27
They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, held festival, and went in...
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Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he...
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I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “I...
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30
When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger burned.
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He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers hav...
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32
Now therefore, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
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It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the cit...
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Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Sheche...
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Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Abimelech rose up,...
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When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Behold, people are coming down from the tops of the mou...
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Gaal spoke again and said, “Behold, people are coming down by the middle of the land, and one compan...
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38
Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should s...
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39
Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
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40
Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gat...
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41
Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in...
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42
On the next day, the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
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43
He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked...
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Abimelech and the companies that were with him rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate...
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Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people in it. H...
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When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house...
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47
Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
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48
Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax...
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All the people likewise each cut down his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of...
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Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
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51
But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women of the city fled there, and...
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52
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn i...
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53
A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.
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54
Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword, and kil...
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55
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place.
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56
Thus God (Elohim) repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his sev...
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and God (Elohim) repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jo...
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