Judges

Judges 9:6

⁶Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak^c 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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the leaders	בַּעֲלֵ֤י	ba·‘ă·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1167 owner, lord
of Shechem	שְׁכֶם֙	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
and	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Beth-millo	מִלּ֔וֹא	mil·lō·w	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1037 Beth-Millo
gathered	וַיֵּאָ֨סְפ֜וּ	way·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
beside	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the oak	אֵל֥וֹן	’ê·lō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H436 terebinth
at the pillar	מֻצָּ֖ב	muṣ·ṣāḇ	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
in Shechem	בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃	biš·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
and proceeded	וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to make	וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ	way·yam·lî·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
king	לְמֶ֑לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.