Berean Standard Bible
Judges 9:30-57
31So he covertly sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח בְּתָרְמָ֣הvai.yish.Lach be.ta.re.MahH7971H8649messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40to sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Lookהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,Gaalגַ֨עַלGa.'alH1603sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֤בֶד'E.vedH5651and his brothersוְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.ChavH251have comeבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to Shechemשְׁכֶ֔מָה וְהִנָּ֛םshe.Khe.mah ve.hi.NamH7927H2009and are stirring upצָרִ֥יםtza.RimH6696אֶת־'et-H853the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892against youעָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.khaH5921.
33Andוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242at sunriseכִּזְרֹ֣חַ הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁkiz.Ro.ach ha.She.meshH2224H8121,get upתַּשְׁכִּ֖יםtash.KimH7925and advanceוּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣u.fa.sha.TaH6584againstעַל־'al-H5921the cityהָעִ֑יר וְהִנֵּה־ha.'Ir ve.hi.neh-H5892H2009.Whenה֞וּאhu'H1931Gaaland his menוְהָעָ֤םve.ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אִתּוֹ֙'i.ToH854come outיֹצְאִ֣יםyo.tze.'ImH3318against youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to themwhateverכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834you are ableתִּמְצָ֥א יָדֶֽךָ׃ סtim.Tza' ya.De.khaH4672H3027.”
34So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his troopsהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834עִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973set outוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915and lay in waitוַיֶּאֶרְב֣וּvai.ye.'er.VuH693againstעַל־'al-H5921Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927in fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702companiesרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.
35Now Gaalגַּ֣עַלGa.'alH1603sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ebedעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5651went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֕דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179just as Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and his menוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854came outוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromמִן־min-H4480their hiding placesהַמַּאְרָֽב׃ha.ma'.RavH3993.
36When Gaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Zebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083, “Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971are coming downיוֹרֵ֔דyo.RedH3381from the mountainsמֵרָאשֵׁ֖י הֶהָרִ֑יםme.ra.Shei he.ha.RimH7218H2022!”But Zebulזְבֻ֔לze.VulH2083אֵ֣ת'etH853repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “The shadowsצֵ֧לtzelH6738of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֛יםhe.ha.RimH2022lookרֹאֶ֖הro.'EhH7200like menכָּאֲנָשִֽׁים׃ סka.'a.na.ShimH582to youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859.”
37Then Gaalגַּעַל֮ga.'AlH1603spoke upלְדַבֵּר֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶרle.da.Ber vai.Yo.merH1696H559againוַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֣וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH3254H5750, “Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,peopleעָם֙'amH5971are coming downיֽוֹרְדִ֔יםyor.DimH3381fromמֵעִ֖םme.'ImH5973the centerטַבּ֣וּרta.BurH2872of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259companyוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218is comingבָּ֔אBa'H935by way ofמִדֶּ֖רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870the Divinersמְעוֹנְנִֽים׃me.'o.NimH6049’Oakאֵל֥וֹן'e.LonH436.”
38“Whereאַיֵּ֨ה'ai.YehH346is your gloatingפִ֙יךָ֙fi.khaH6310אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834nowאֵפ֥וֹא'e.Fo'H645?”Zebulזְבֻ֗לze.VulH2083repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413. “You saidתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559, ‘Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thatכִּ֣יkiH3588we should serve himנַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647?’Are these notהֲלֹ֨א זֶ֤הha.Lo' zehH3808H2088the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you ridiculedמָאַ֣סְתָּהma.'As.tahH3988?Go outצֵא־tze'-H3318nowנָ֥א עַתָּ֖הna' 'a.TahH6258H4994and fightוְהִלָּ֥חֶםve.hi.La.chemH3898them!”
40but Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40pursued himוַיִּרְדְּפֵ֣הוּvai.yir.de.Fe.huH7291,and Gaal fledוַיָּ֖נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127before himמִפָּנָ֑יוmi.pa.NavH6440.And manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227Shechemitesfellוַֽיִּפְּל֛וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491all the wayעַד־'ad-H5704to the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.
41Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40stayedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Arumahבָּארוּמָ֑הba.ru.MahH725,and Zebulזְבֻ֛לze.VulH2083אֶת־'et-H853droveוַיְגָ֧רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644Gaalגַּ֥עַלGa.'alH1603וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251out ofמִשֶּׁ֥בֶתmi.She.vetH3427Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃bish.KhemH7927.
43So he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his menהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,divided themוַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙vai.ye.che.TzemH2673into threeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הlish.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֔יםra.ShimH7218,and lay in waitוַיֶּאֱרֹ֖בvai.ye.'e.RoH693in the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704.When he sawוַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤הvai.Yar' ve.hi.NehH7200H2009the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971coming outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318ofמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,he rose upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965against themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921and attacked themוַיַּכֵּֽם׃vai.ya.KemH5221.
44Then Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and the companiesוְהָרָאשִׁים֙ve.ha.ra.ShimH7218אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834with himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973rushed forwardפָּשְׁט֕וּpa.she.TuH6584and took their standוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.The other twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147companiesהָֽרָאשִׁ֗יםha.ra.ShimH7218rushedפָּֽשְׁט֛וּpa.she.TuH6584againstעַֽל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704and struck them downוַיַּכּֽוּם׃vai.ya.KumH5221.
45And allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40foughtנִלְחָ֣םnil.ChamH3898against the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892until he had captured itוַיִּלְכֹּד֙vai.yil.KodH3920אֶת־'et-H853הָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and killedהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026its peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.Then he demolishedוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422אֶת־'et-H853the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and sowedוַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ra.'E.haH2232it with saltמֶֽלַח׃ פMe.lachH4417.
46On hearing of thisוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085,allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167in the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־vai.ya.Vo.'u 'el-H935H413the inner chamberצְרִ֔יחַtze.Ri.achH6877of the templeבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of El-berithאֵ֥ל בְּרִֽית׃'el be.RitH410H1286.
48heאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his menהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אִתּוֹ֒'i.ToH854went upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to Mountהַר־har-H2022Zalmonצַלְמ֗וֹן הוּא֮tzal.Mon hu'H6756H1931.Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947his axeהַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹתha.kar.du.MotH7134in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and cutוַיִּכְרֹת֙vai.yikh.RotH3772a branchשׂוֹכַ֣תso.KhatH7754from the treesעֵצִ֔ים'e.TzimH6086,which he liftedוַיִּ֨שָּׂאֶ֔הָvai.Yi.sa.'E.haH5375וַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760toעַל־'al-H5921his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926,sayingוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his menהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834עִמּ֗וֹi.MoH5973, “Hurryמַהֲר֖וּma.ha.RuH4116and doעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whatמָ֤הmahH4100you have seen meרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200doעֲשׂ֥וּ כָמֽוֹנִי׃'a.Su kha.Mo.niH6213H3644.”
49So eachכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376הָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971alsoגַם־gam-H1571cutוַיִּכְרְת֨וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772his own branchשׂוֹכֹ֗הso.KhohH7754and followedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֤יvai.Ye.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980H310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40.Then they piledוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the branchesagainstעַֽל־'al-H5921the inner chamberהַצְּרִ֔יחַha.tze.Ri.achH6877and setוַיַּצִּ֧יתוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341אֶֽת־'et-H853itהַצְּרִ֖יחַha.tze.Ri.achH6877on fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784above themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921,killingוַיָּמֻ֜תוּ גַּ֣םvai.ya.Mu.tu gamH4191H1571everyoneכָּל־ אַנְשֵׁ֧יkol- 'an.SheiH3605H582in the towerמִֽגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927,about a thousandכְּאֶ֖לֶףke.'E.lefH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and womenוְאִשָּֽׁה׃ פve.'i.ShahH802.
51But there wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961a strongעֹז֮'ozH5797towerוּמִגְדַּל־u.mig.dal-H4026insideבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432the cityהָעִיר֒ha.'IrH5892,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֗ים וְכֹל֙ve.ha.na.Shim ve.KholH802H3605,and leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892fledוַיָּנֻ֨סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127thereשָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahH8033.They locked themselves inוַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ בַּעֲדָ֑םvai.yis.ge.Ru ba.'a.DamH5462H1157and went upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927toעַל־'al-H5921the roofגַּ֥גgagH1406of the towerהַמִּגְדָּֽל׃ha.mig.DalH4026.
52When Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704attackוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898the towerהַמִּגְדָּ֔לha.mig.DalH4026,he approachedוַיִּגַּ֛שׁ עַד־vai.yi.Gash 'ad-H5066H5704itsהַמִּגְדָּ֖לha.mig.DalH4026entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607to set it on fireלְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ בָאֵֽשׁ׃le.sa.re.Fo va.'EshH8313H784.
54He quicklyמְהֵרָ֜ה אֶל־ הַנַּ֣עַר׀me.he.Rah 'el- ha.Na.'arH4120H413H5288calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יוno.Se' khe.LavH5375H3627,sayingוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Drawשְׁלֹ֤ףshe.LofH8025your swordחַרְבְּךָ֙char.be.KhaH2719and kill meוּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.Te.niH4191,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435they sayיֹ֥אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559of me, ‘A womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802killed himהֲרָגָ֑תְהוּha.ra.Ga.te.huH2026.’”So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through himוַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּ נַעֲר֖וֹvai.yid.ke.Re.hu na.'a.RoH1856H5288,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.
56In this way Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430אֵ֖ת'etH853repaidוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the wickednessרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40had doneעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213to his fatherלְאָבִ֔יוle.'a.VivH1in murderingלַהֲרֹ֖גla.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853his seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657brothersאֶחָֽיו׃'e.ChavH251.
57Andוְאֵ֗תve.'EtH853Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430also broughtהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605the wickednessרָעַת֙ra.'AtH7451of the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927back upon their own headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֑םbe.ro.ShamH7218.So the curseקִֽלֲלַ֖תki.la.LatH7045of Jothamיוֹתָ֥םyo.TamH3147sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבָּֽעַל׃ פye.ru.Ba.'alH3378cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935upon themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413.
Commentaries on Judges 9
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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