Judges
Judges 9:56
56In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.