Judges
Judges 9:28
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?
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| 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 |
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