Judges 9:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:3 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 →
וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֲחֵֽי
ʼâch
H251
brother
אִמּ֜וֹ
ʼêm
H517
mother
עָלָ֗יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּאָזְנֵי֙
ʼôzen
H241
ear
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בַּעֲלֵ֣י
baʻal
H1167
husband
שְׁכֶ֔ם
Shᵉkem
H7927
Shechem
אֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַדְּבָרִ֖ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָאֵ֑לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וַיֵּ֤ט
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
לִבָּם֙
lêb
H3820
heart
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמְר֖וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָחִ֥ינוּ
ʼâch
H251
brother
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
His mother's brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
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King James Version Public Domain
And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the brothers of his mother spoke all of these things for him in the ears of all of the lords of Shechem, and their heart turned after Abimelech, for they said, “He our brother.”
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