Judges 9:28
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And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
In other translations
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶר׀vaiyomerand he saidH559גַּעַלga'alGaalH1603בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121עֶבֶד'evedEbedH5651מִי־mi-who?H4310אֲבִימֶלֶךְ'avimelekh[is] AbimelechH40וּמִי־umi-and who?H4310שְׁכֶםshekhem[is] ShechemH7927כִּיkithatH3588נַעַבְדֶנּוּna'avdenuwe will serve himH5647הֲלֹאhalo'¿ notH3808בֶן־ven-[is he] [the] son ofH1121יְרֻבַּעַלyeruba'alJerub-BaalH3378וּזְבֻלuzevuland [is] Zebul?H2083פְּקִידוֹpekidodeputy hisH6496עִבְדוּ'ivduserveH5647אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582חֲמוֹרchamorHamorH2544אֲבִי'avi[the] father ofH1שְׁכֶםshekhemShechemH7927וּמַדּוּעַumadua'and why?H4069נַעַבְדֶנּוּna'avdenuwill we serve himH5647אֲנָחְנוּ׃'anachenuweH587
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Related verses
- Genesis 34:2And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
- 1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
- Genesis 34:6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
- 1 Kings 12:16So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
- 2 Samuel 20:1And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
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People and places
People: Abimelech (son of Gideon), Ebed, Gaal, Gideon, Hamor, Zebul
Places: Shechem