Judges
Judges 9:23
23God sent a spirit of animosityd between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully,
Footnotes
- d 9:23 Or a harmful spirit
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 33:1 · Isaiah 19:14 · Isaiah 19:2 · 2 Thessalonians 2:11–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.