Judges 9:25
The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.
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ASV
And the men of Shechem set liers-in-wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
KJV
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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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ | vai.ya.Si.mu | and they set | H7760 → |
| לוֹ֩ | lo | to <the> him | |
| בַעֲלֵ֨י | va.'a.Lei | [the] citizens of | H1167 → |
| שְׁכֶ֜ם | she.Khem | Shechem | H7927 → |
| מְאָרְבִ֗ים | me.'a.re.Vim | ambushers | H693 → |
| עַ֚ל | 'al | on | H5921 → |
| רָאשֵׁ֣י | ra.Shei | [the] tops of | H7218 → |
| הֶהָרִ֔ים | he.ha.Rim | the mountains | H2022 → |
| וַיִּגְזְל֗וּ | vai.yig.ze.Lu | and they robbed | H1497 → |
| אֵ֛ת | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | [one] who | H834 → |
| יַעֲבֹ֥ר | ya.'a.Vor | he passed by | H5674 → |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | 'a.lei.Hem | on them | H5921 → |
| בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ | ba.Da.rekh | on the road | H1870 → |
| וַיֻּגַּ֖ד | vai.yu.Gad | and it was told | H5046 → |
| לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ פ | la.'a.vi.Me.lekh | to Abimelech | H40 → |
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