King James Version
Judges 9:1-5
1And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙ye.ru.Ba.'alH3378wentH3212to Shechemשְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927unto his mother’sאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517brethrenאֲחֵ֖י'a.CheiH251,and communedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with them, and with all the familyמִשְׁפַּ֛חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of his mother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
2Speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696,I pray you, in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֨יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of all the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶם֮she.KhemH7927, Whether isbetterטּ֣וֹבTovH2896for you, either that all the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֔עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, which arethreescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657personsH376,reignהַמְשֹׁ֨לham.SholH4910over you, or that oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259reignמְשֹׁ֥לme.SholH4910over you? rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּ֕םu.ze.khar.TemH2142also that I amyour boneעַצְמֵכֶם'atz.me.KhemH6106and your fleshוּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םu.ve.sar.KhemH1320.
3And his mother’sאִמּ֜וֹ'i.MoH517brethrenאֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-H251spakeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696of him in the earsבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241of all the menבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697:and their heartsלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820inclinedוַיֵּ֤טvai.YetH5186to followאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;for they saidאָמְר֖וּ'a.me.RuH559, He isour brotherאָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nuH251.
4And they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657piecesof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701out of the houseמִבֵּ֖יתּmi.BeitH1004of Baal–berithH1170,wherewith Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40hiredוַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.KorH7936vainרֵיקִים֙rei.KimH7386and lightוּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔יםu.Fo.cha.ZimH6348personsאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,which followedH3212himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.
5And he wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto his father’sאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1houseבֵית־veit-H1004at Ophrahעָפְרָ֔תָה'a.fe.Ra.tahH6084,and slewוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026his brethrenאֶחָ֧יו'e.ChavH251the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, beingthreescore and tenשִׁבְּעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657personsאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,upon oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68:notwithstanding yet Jothamיוֹתָ֧םyo.TamH3147the youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378was leftוַיִּוָּתֵ֞רvai.yi.va.TerH3498;for he hidנֶחְבָּֽא׃ סnech.Ba'H2244himself.
Commentaries on Judges 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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