Judges

Judges 9:5–6

5He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.

6Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oakc at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.

Footnotes

  • c 9:6 Or terebinth or great tree

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Judges 9:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He wentוַיָּבֹ֤אway·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to his father’sאָבִיו֙’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
houseבֵית־ḇêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
in Ophrahעָפְרָ֔תָה‘ā·p̄ə·rā·ṯāhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH6084 perhaps modern
and onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
oneאֶחָ֑ת’e·ḥāṯNumber - feminine singularH259 one
stoneאֶ֣בֶן’e·ḇenNoun - feminine singularH68 stone
murderedוַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞גway·ya·hă·rōḡConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2026 kill, slay
his seventyשִׁבְּעִ֥יםšib·bə·ʿīmNumber - common pluralH7657 seventy
brothersאֶחָ֧יו’e·ḥāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
the sonsבְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלyə·rub·ba·‘alNoun - proper - masculine singularH3378 Jerubbaal
But Jothamיוֹתָ֧םyō·w·ṯāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3147 Jotham
the youngestהַקָּטֹ֖ןhaq·qā·ṭōnArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH6996 small, young, unimportant
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֛עַלyə·rub·ba·‘alNoun - proper - masculine singularH3378 Jerubbaal
survivedוַיִּוָּתֵ֞רway·yiw·wā·ṯêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3498 remain over
becauseכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he hid himselfנֶחְבָּֽא׃סneḥ·bāVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2244 withdraw, hide

Judges 9:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֤יba·‘ă·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH1167 owner, lord
of Shechemשְׁכֶם֙šə·ḵemNoun - proper - feminine singularH7927 shoulder
andוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Beth-milloמִלּ֔וֹאmil·lō·wNoun - proper - feminine singularH1037 Beth-Millo
gatheredוַיֵּאָ֨סְפ֜וּway·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH622 gather, remove
besideעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
the oakאֵל֥וֹן’ê·lō·wnNoun - masculine singular constructH436 terebinth
at the pillarמֻצָּ֖בmuṣ·ṣāḇVerb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singularH5324 take one's stand, stand
in Shechemבִּשְׁכֶֽם׃biš·ḵemPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH7927 shoulder
and proceededוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּway·yê·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
to makeוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּway·yam·lî·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
kingלְמֶ֑לֶךְlə·me·leḵPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king

Cross-references

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Judges 9:5 2 Kings 11:1–2 · 2 Chronicles 21:4 · Judges 6:24 · Judges 9:2 · 2 Kings 10:17 · Judges 8:30 · Matthew 2:16 · Matthew 2:20

Judges 9:6 2 Samuel 5:9 · 1 Kings 12:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.