Judges 9:25 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:25 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
לוֹ֩
בַעֲלֵ֨י
baʻal
H1167
husband
שְׁכֶ֜ם
Shᵉkem
H7927
Shechem
מְאָרְבִ֗ים
ʼârab
H693
to lie in wait
עַ֚ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רָאשֵׁ֣י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הֶהָרִ֔ים
har
H2022
mountain
וַיִּגְזְל֗וּ
gâzal
H1497
to plunder
אֵ֛ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יַעֲבֹ֥ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
וַיֻּגַּ֖ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
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World English Bible Public Domain
The men of Shechem set liers-in-wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the lords of Shechem put ambushers against him on the tops of the hills, and they robbed everyone who passed by them on the road, and it was told to Abimelech.
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