Judges 9:49 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 9:49

So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.

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ASV

And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

KJV

And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

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26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ	vai.yikh.re.Tu	and they cut off	H3772 →
גַם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הָעָ֜ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	everyone	H376 →
שׂוֹכֹ֗ה	so.Khoh	own branch his	H7754 →
וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ	vai.Ye.le.Khu	and they went	H1980 →
אַחֲרֵ֤י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙	'a.vi.Me.lekh	Abimelech	H40 →
וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ	vai.ya.Si.mu	and they put [them]	H7760 →
עַֽל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
הַצְּרִ֔יחַ	ha.tze.Ri.ach	the underground chamber	H6877 →
וַיַּצִּ֧יתוּ	vai.ya.Tzi.tu	and they set on fire	H3341 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם	'a.lei.Hem	over them	H5921 →
אֶֽת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַצְּרִ֖יחַ	ha.tze.Ri.ach	the underground chamber	H6877 →
בָּאֵ֑שׁ	ba.'Esh	with <the> fire	H784 →
וַיָּמֻ֜תוּ	vai.ya.Mu.tu	and they died	H4191 →
גַּ֣ם	gam	also	H1571 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
אַנְשֵׁ֧י	'an.Shei	[the] men of	H582 →
מִֽגְדַּל־	mig.dal-	[the] tower of	H4026 →
שְׁכֶ֛ם	she.Khem	Shechem	H7927 →
כְּאֶ֖לֶף	ke.'E.lef	about a thousand	H505 →
אִ֥ישׁ	'ish	man	H376 →
וְאִשָּֽׁה׃ פ	ve.'i.Shah	and woman	H802 →

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  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3
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  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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