Judges

Judges 9:28–29

²⁸Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech? ²⁹If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”^e

Footnotes

e 9:29 LXX; Hebrew I would remove Abimelech.” And he said to him, “Muster your army and come out!”

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Judges 9:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Gaal	גַּ֣עַל	ga·‘al	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1603 Gaal
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ebed	עֶ֗בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5651 Ebed
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Who	מִֽי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
and who	וּמִֽי־	ū·mî-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
is Shechem	שְׁכֶם֙	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we should serve him	נַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּ	na·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
Is he not	הֲלֹ֥א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jerubbaal	יְרֻבַּ֖עַל	yə·rub·ba·‘al	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3378 Jerubbaal
and is not Zebul	וּזְבֻ֣ל	ū·zə·ḇul	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2083 Zebul
his officer	פְּקִיד֑וֹ	pə·qî·ḏōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6496 commissioner, deputy, overseer
You are to serve	עִבְד֗וּ	‘iḇ·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֤י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Hamor	חֲמוֹר֙	ḥă·mō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2544 Chamor
the father	אֲבִ֣י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of Shechem	שְׁכֶ֔ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
Why	וּמַדּ֖וּעַ	ū·mad·dū·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
should we	אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃	’ă·nā·ḥə·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
serve Abimelech	נַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּ	na·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve

Judges 9:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If only	וּמִ֨י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H4310 who?
this	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֤ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
were under my authority	בְּיָדִ֔י	bə·yā·ḏî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
I would remove	וְאָסִ֖ירָה	wə·’ā·sî·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5493 turn aside
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
I would say	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	לַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ	la·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
Muster	רַבֶּ֥ה	rab·beh	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
your army	צְבָאֲךָ֖	ṣə·ḇā·’ă·ḵā	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
and come out	וָצֵֽאָה׃	wā·ṣê·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out

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Judges 9:28 Genesis 34:2 · 1 Samuel 25:10 · Genesis 34:6 · 1 Kings 12:16

Judges 9:29 2 Samuel 15:4

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