Judges 9:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:28 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
גַּ֣עַל
Gaʻal
H1603
Gaal
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
עֶ֗בֶד
ʻEbed
H5651
Ebed
מִֽי
mîy
H4310
who
אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
וּמִֽי
mîy
H4310
who
שְׁכֶם֙
Shᵉkem
H7927
Shechem
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
נַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
הֲלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
יְרֻבַּ֖עַל
Yᵉrubbaʻal
H3378
Jerubbaal
וּזְבֻ֣ל
Zᵉbul
H2083
Zebul
פְּקִיד֑וֹ
pâqîyd
H6496
officer
עִבְד֗וּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַנְשֵׁ֤י
ʼîysh
H376
man
חֲמוֹר֙
Chămôwr
H2544
Hamor
אֲבִ֣י
ʼâb
H1
father
שְׁכֶ֔ם
Shᵉkem
H7927
Shechem
וּמַדּ֖וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
נַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֲנָֽחְנוּ
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
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World English Bible Public Domain
Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve you the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, “Who Abimelech, and who Shechem, that we should serve him? not the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his deputy? Serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. But we, why should we serve him?
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