Judges 9:36
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And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”
In other translations
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”
Hebrew words
וַיַּרְא־vaiyar'-and he sawH7200גַּעַלga'alGaalH1603אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֶל־'el-toH413זְבֻלzevulZebulH2083הִנֵּה־hineh-there!H2009עָם'ama peopleH5971יוֹרֵדyored[is] coming downH3381מֵרָאשֵׁיmerasheifrom [the] tops ofH7218הֶהָרִיםheharimthe mountainsH2022וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413זְבֻלzevulZebulH2083אֵת'et<obj.>H853צֵלtzel[the] shadow ofH6738הֶהָרִיםheharimthe mountainsH2022אַתָּה'atahyouH859רֹאֶהro'eh[are] seeingH7200כָּאֲנָשִׁים׃ סka'anashimlike <the> menH582
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ezekiel 7:7The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.
- Mark 8:24And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
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