Judges

Judges 9:17–18

¹⁷for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian, ¹⁸but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother —

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Judges 9:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
my father	אָבִ֖י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
fought	נִלְחַ֥ם	nil·ḥam	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3898 fight, do battle
for you	עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
and risked	וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ	way·yaš·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
his life	נַפְשׁוֹ֙	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
to deliver	וַיַּצֵּ֥ל	way·yaṣ·ṣêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
from the hand	מִיַּ֥ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Midian	מִדְיָֽן׃	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan

Judges 9:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
but you	וְאַתֶּ֞ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
have risen up	קַמְתֶּ֨ם	qam·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my father’s	אָבִי֙	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
house	בֵּ֤ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
this day	הַיּ֔וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and killed	וַתַּהַרְג֧וּ	wat·ta·har·ḡū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
his seventy	שִׁבְעִ֥ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
sons	בָּנָ֛יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a single	אֶחָ֑ת	’e·ḥāṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
stone	אֶ֣בֶן	’e·ḇen	Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
and you have made Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of his maidservant	אֲמָתוֹ֙	’ă·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H519 maid, handmaid
king	וַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּ	wat·tam·lî·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the leaders	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	ba·‘ă·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1167 owner, lord
of Shechem	שְׁכֶ֔ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is your brother	אֲחִיכֶ֖ם	’ă·ḥî·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H251 brother

Cross-references

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Judges 9:17 Judges 7:1–25 · Romans 5:8

Judges 9:18 Judges 9:5–6 · Psalm 109:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.