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And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. (KJV)

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וַיִּתְּנוּ\־vai.yi.te.nu-and they gave

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

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

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 1

שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'Imseventy

Lemma: שִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) · Strong's: H7657

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

Meaning: seventy

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:12, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 11:26, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 25:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7657; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 2

כֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefsilver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

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

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 3

מִבֵּ֖יתּmi.Beitfrom [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 4

בַ֣עַלBa.'alBaal-

Lemma: בַּעַל בְּרִית (ba.al be.rit) · Strong's: H1170

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Baal-berith

Used 4 times. Also: Judges 8:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1170; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 5

בְּרִ֑יתbe.RitBerith

Lemma: בַּעַל בְּרִית (ba.al be.rit) · Strong's: H1170

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Baal-berith

Used 4 times. Also: Judges 8:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1170; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 6

וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvai.yis.Korand he hired

Lemma: שָׂכַר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7936B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to hire

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 30:16, Deuteronomy 23:4, Judges 18:4, 1 Samuel 2:5, 2 Samuel 10:6, 2 Kings 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7936B; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 7

אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'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 9:6, Judges 9:16, Judges 9:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0040H; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 8

אֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.Shimmen

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

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

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 9

רֵיקִים֙rei.Kimunprincipled

Lemma: רֵיק (req) · Strong's: H7386

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: worthless

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 37:24, Genesis 41:27, Deuteronomy 32:47, Judges 7:16, Judges 11:3, 2 Samuel 6:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7386; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 10

וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔יםu.Fo.cha.Zimand undisciplined

Lemma: פָּחַז (pa.chaz) · Strong's: H6348

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: be reckless

Used 2 times. Also: Zephaniah 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6348; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 11

וַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N

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

Meaning: to go: follow

Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 12

אַחֲרָֽיו\׃'a.cha.Ravafter him

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Judges 9:4 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

So they gave	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
him	→
seventy [shekels]	→	שִׁבְעִים H7657 seventy
of silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
from the temple	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
of Baal-berith	→	בַּעַל בְּרִית H1170 Baal-berith
with which	→
Abimelech	→	אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040H Abimelech
hired	→	שָׂכַר H7936B to hire
some worthless	→	רֵיק H7386 worthless
and reckless	→	פָּחַז H6348 be reckless
men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
to follow	→	הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow
him	→	אַחַר H0310A after

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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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