Judges 9:28
Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
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ASV
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 ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?
KJV
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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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| גַּ֣עַל | Ga.'al | Gaal | H1603 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| עֶ֗בֶד | 'E.ved | Ebed | H5651 → |
| מִֽי־ | mi- | who? | H4310 → |
| אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ | 'a.vi.Me.lekh | [is] Abimelech | H40 → |
| וּמִֽי־ | u.mi- | and who? | H4310 → |
| שְׁכֶם֙ | she.Khem | [is] Shechem | H7927 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| נַעַבְדֶ֔נּוּ | na.'av.De.nu | we will serve him | H5647 → |
| הֲלֹ֥א | ha.Lo' | ¿ not | H3808 → |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [is he] [the] son of | H1121 → |
| יְרֻבַּ֖עַל | ye.ru.Ba.'al | Jerub-Baal | H3378 → |
| וּזְבֻ֣ל | u.ze.Vul | and [is] Zebul? | H2083 → |
| פְּקִיד֑וֹ | pe.ki.Do | deputy his | H6496 → |
| עִבְד֗וּ | 'iv.Du | serve | H5647 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אַנְשֵׁ֤י | 'an.Shei | [the] men of | H582 → |
| חֲמוֹר֙ | cha.mOr | Hamor | H2544 → |
| אֲבִ֣י | 'a.Vi | [the] father of | H1 → |
| שְׁכֶ֔ם | she.Khem | Shechem | H7927 → |
| וּמַדּ֖וּעַ | u.ma.Du.a' | and why? | H4069 → |
| נַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּ | na.'av.De.nu | will we serve him | H5647 → |
| אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ | 'a.Na.che.nu | we | H587 → |
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