Judges 9:3
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And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
In other translations
And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
Hebrew words
וַיְדַבְּרוּvaydaberuand they spokeH1696אֲחֵי־'achei-[the] brothers ofH251אִמּוֹ'imomother hisH517עָלָיו'alavon himH5921בְּאָזְנֵיbe'azeneiin [the] ears ofH241כָּל־kol-allH3605בַּעֲלֵיba'alei[the] citizens ofH1167שְׁכֶםshekhemShechemH7927אֵת'et<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הַדְּבָרִיםhadevarimthe wordsH1697הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428וַיֵּטvaiyetand it turned asideH5186לִבָּםlibamheart theirH3820אַחֲרֵי'achareiafterH310אֲבִימֶלֶךְ'avimelekhAbimelechH40כִּיkiforH3588אָמְרוּ'ameruthey saidH559אָחִינוּ'achinu[is] brother ourH251הוּא׃hu'heH1931
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 29:15And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
- Psalm 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
- Proverbs 1:11-1411 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:11 If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, 12 let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. 13 We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder. 14 Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—
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People and places
People: Abimelech (son of Gideon)
Places: Shechem