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Judges 9:5

He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.

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ASV

And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

KJV

And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935 →
בֵית־veit-[the] house ofH1004 →
אָבִיו֙'a.Vivfather hisH1 →
עָפְרָ֔תָה'a.fe.Ra.tahOphrah towardsH6084 →
וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞גvai.ya.ha.Rogand he killedH2026 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֶחָ֧יו'e.Chavbrothers hisH251 →
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] sons ofH1121 →
יְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alJerub-BaalH3378 →
שִׁבְּעִ֥יםshiv.'ImseventyH7657 →
אִ֖ישׁ'ishmanH376 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
אֶ֣בֶן'E.venstoneH68 →
אֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatoneH259 →
וַיִּוָּתֵ֞רvai.yi.va.Terand he was leftH3498 →
יוֹתָ֧םyo.TamJothamH3147 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
יְרֻבַּ֛עַלye.ru.Ba.'alJerub-BaalH3378 →
הַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.Ton<the> youngH6996 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
נֶחְבָּֽא׃ סnech.Ba'he hid himselfH2244 →

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2 Kings 11:1–2When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.2 Chronicles 21:4When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.Judges 6:24So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.2 Kings 10:17When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.Matthew 2:20“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”Judges 8:30Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.Judges 9:2“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.1 Kings 1:12Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.Judges 8:35They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.1 Kings 11:3He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.2 Chronicles 13:21But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

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The Death of Gideon's Sons — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Gideon's Sons — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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