Judges

Judges 9:3

³And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when his mother’s	אִמּ֜וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
brothers	אֲחֵֽי־	’ă·ḥê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H251 brother
spoke	וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ	way·ḏab·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these	הָאֵ֑לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
words	הַדְּבָרִ֖ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
about him	עָלָ֗יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
in the presence	בְּאָזְנֵי֙	bə·’ā·zə·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct	H241 ear
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the leaders	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	ba·‘ă·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1167 owner, lord
of Shechem	שְׁכֶ֔ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
their hearts	לִבָּם֙	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
were inclined	וַיֵּ֤ט	way·yêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
to follow	אַחֲרֵ֣י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they said	אָמְר֖וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
He	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is our brother	אָחִ֥ינוּ	’ā·ḥî·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H251 brother

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Genesis 29:15 · Psalm 10:3

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