Judges

Judges 9:56–57

⁵⁶In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers. ⁵⁷And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.

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Judges 9:56

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In this way God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
repaid	וַיָּ֣שֶׁב	way·yā·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
the wickedness	רָעַ֣ת	rā·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7451 bad, evil
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
had done	עָשָׂה֙	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to his father	לְאָבִ֔יו	lə·’ā·ḇîw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
in murdering	לַהֲרֹ֖ג	la·hă·rōḡ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2026 kill, slay
his seventy	שִׁבְעִ֥ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
brothers	אֶחָֽיו׃	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother

Judges 9:57

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְאֵ֗ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
also brought	הֵשִׁ֥יב	hê·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the wickedness	רָעַת֙	rā·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7451 bad, evil
of the men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Shechem	שְׁכֶ֔ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
upon their own heads	בְּרֹאשָׁ֑ם	bə·rō·šām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head
So the curse	קִֽלֲלַ֖ת	qi·lă·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7045 curse
of Jotham	יוֹתָ֥ם	yō·w·ṯām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3147 Jotham
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jerubbaal	יְרֻבָּֽעַל׃פ	yə·rub·bā·‘al	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3378 Jerubbaal
came	וַתָּבֹ֣א	wat·tā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon them	אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to

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Judges 9:56 Psalm 94:23 · Proverbs 5:22 · Psalm 11:6 · Psalm 58:10–11 · Psalm 9:12 · Matthew 7:2 · Judges 9:24 · Galatians 6:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.