Judges

Judges 9:23–24

²³God sent a spirit of animosity^d between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully, ²⁴in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.

Footnotes

d 9:23 Or a harmful spirit

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Judges 9:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
a spirit	ר֣וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of animosity	רָעָ֔ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
between	בֵּ֣ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
and	וּבֵ֖ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the leaders	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	ba·‘ă·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1167 owner, lord
of Shechem	שְׁכֶ֑ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
and caused them	בַעֲלֵי־	ḇa·‘ă·lê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1167 owner, lord
to treat Abimelech	בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃	ba·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
deceitfully	וַיִּבְגְּד֥וּ	way·yiḇ·gə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H898 act or deal treacherously

Judges 9:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in order that the crime	חֲמַ֖ס	ḥă·mas	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2555 violence, wrong
against the seventy	שִׁבְעִ֣ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Jerubbaal	יְרֻבָּ֑עַל	yə·rub·bā·‘al	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3378 Jerubbaal
might come to justice	לָב֕וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and their blood	וְדָמָ֗ם	wə·ḏā·mām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1818 blood
be avenged	לָשׂ֞וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their brother	אֲחִיהֶם֙	’ă·ḥî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H251 brother
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
and on	וְעַל֙	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; 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
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had helped	חִזְּק֥וּ	ḥiz·zə·qū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
him	יָדָ֖יו	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
murder	לַהֲרֹ֥ג	la·hă·rōḡ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2026 kill, slay
his brothers	אֶחָֽיו׃	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother

Cross-references

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Judges 9:23 Isaiah 33:1 · Isaiah 19:14 · Isaiah 19:2 · 2 Thessalonians 2:11–12

Judges 9:24 1 Kings 2:32 · Psalm 7:16 · Esther 9:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.