Judges 9:2
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Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
In other translations
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
Hebrew words
דַּבְּרוּ־daberu-speakH1696נָאna'pleaseH4994בְּאָזְנֵיbe'azeneiin [the] ears ofH241כָל־khol-allH3605בַּעֲלֵיba'alei[the] citizens ofH1167שְׁכֶםshekhemShechemH7927מַה־mah-what?H4100טּוֹבtov[is] goodH2896לָכֶםlakhemfor <the> youהַמְשֹׁלhamshol¿ to ruleH4910בָּכֶםbakhemover <the> youשִׁבְעִיםshiv'imseventyH7657אִישׁ'ishmanH376כֹּלkolallH3605בְּנֵיbenei[the] sons ofH1121יְרֻבַּעַלyeruba'alJerub-BaalH3378אִם־'im-or?H518מְשֹׁלmesholto ruleH4910בָּכֶםbakhemover <the> youאִישׁ'isha manH376אֶחָד'echadoneH259וּזְכַרְתֶּםuzekhartemand you will rememberH2142כִּי־ki-thatH3588עַצְמֵכֶם'atzmekhem[am] bone yourH6106וּבְשַׂרְכֶםuvesarkhemand flesh yourH1320אָנִי׃'aniIH589
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Related verses
- Genesis 29:14And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
- Judges 8:30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
- Hebrews 2:14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
- 1 Chronicles 11:1Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
- Ephesians 5:30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.For we are members of His body.
- 2 Samuel 19:13And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
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People and places
People: Gideon
Places: Shechem