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And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech. (KJV)

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וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muand they set

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 1

בַעֲלֵ֨יva.'a.Lei[the] citizens of

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: master

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:8, Exodus 22:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167G; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 2

שְׁכֶ֜םshe.KhemShechem

Lemma: שְׁכֶם (she.khem) · Strong's: H7927G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Shechem

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 12:6, Genesis 33:18, Genesis 35:4, Genesis 37:12, Genesis 37:13, Genesis 37:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7927G; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 3

מְאָרְבִ֗יםme.'a.re.Vimambushers

Lemma: אָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H0693

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)

Meaning: to ambush

Used 41 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:11, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:4, Joshua 8:7, Joshua 8:12, Joshua 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0693; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 4

עַ֚ל'alon

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 5

רָאשֵׁ֣יra.Shei[the] tops of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: head: top

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 6

הֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.Rimthe mountains

Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: mountain: mount

Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 7

וַיִּגְזְל֗וּvai.yig.ze.Luand they robbed

Lemma: גָּזַל (ga.zal) · Strong's: H1497

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to plunder

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 21:25, Genesis 31:31, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1497; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 8

אֵ֛ת'et<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 9

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 10

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[one] who

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 11

יַעֲבֹ֥רya.'a.Vorhe passed by

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to pass

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 12

עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemon them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 13

בַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhon the road

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 14

וַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.Gadand it was told

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHw3ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 15

לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ\׃\ \פla.'a.vi.Me.lekhto Abimelech

Lemma: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0040H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abimelech

Used 41 times. Also: Judges 8:31, Judges 9:1, Judges 9:3, Judges 9:4, Judges 9:6, Judges 9:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0040H; TAHOT Judges 9:25 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The leaders	→	בַּעַל H1167G master
of Shechem	→	שְׁכֶם H7927G Shechem
set up	→	שׂוּם H7760H to set: put
an ambush	→	אָרַב H0693 to ambush
against [Abimelech]	→
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the hilltops	→	רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top
. . .	→	הַר H2022G mountain: mount
and they robbed	→	גָּזַל H1497 to plunder
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
passed	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
by them	→	עַל H5921A upon
on the road	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
So this was reported	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
to Abimelech	→	אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040H Abimelech

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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