Judges

Judges 9:24

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.

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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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.