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And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.Lachand he sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 1
מַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.Khimmessengers
Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: messenger
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 32:6, Numbers 20:14, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4397G; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 3
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelech
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 9:31 word 4
בְּתָרְמָ֣הbe.ta.re.Mahin treachery
Lemma: תׇּרְמָה (tor.mah) · Strong's: H8649A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: treachery
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8649A; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 5
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 6
הִנֵּה֩hi.Nehhere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 7
גַ֨עַלGa.'alGaal
Lemma: גַּ֫עַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1603
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Gaal
Used 9 times. Also: Judges 9:26, Judges 9:28, Judges 9:30, Judges 9:35, Judges 9:36, Judges 9:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1603; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 8
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 9
עֶ֤בֶד'E.vedEbed
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5651G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ebed
Used 5 times. Also: Judges 9:26, Judges 9:28, Judges 9:30, Judges 9:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5651G; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 10
וְאֶחָיו֙ve.'e.Chavand brothers his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: male-relative
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251H; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 11
בָּאִ֣יםba.'Im[are] coming
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 12
שְׁכֶ֔מָהshe.Khe.mahShechem towards
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 9:31 word 13
וְהִנָּ֛םve.hi.Namand here they
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 14
צָרִ֥יםtza.Rim[are] shutting up
Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6696A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to confine
Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 14:25, Deuteronomy 20:12, Deuteronomy 20:19, 1 Samuel 23:8, 2 Samuel 11:1, 2 Samuel 20:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6696A; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 15
אֶת\־'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 9:31 word 16
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Judges 9:31 word 17
עָלֶֽיךָ\׃'a.Lei.khaon you
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 9:31 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So he covertly sent | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| . . . | → | תׇּרְמָה H8649A treachery |
| messengers | → | מַלְאָךְ H4397G messenger |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Abimelech | → | אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040H Abimelech |
| to say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Look | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| Gaal | → | גַּ֫עַל H1603 Gaal |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Ebed | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5651G Ebed |
| and his brothers | → | אָח H0251H brother: male-relative |
| have come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to Shechem | → | שְׁכֶם H7927G Shechem |
| . . . | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| and are stirring up | → | צוּר H6696A to confine |
| the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| against you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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