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Judges 9:54

He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.

BSB

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ASV

Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

KJV

Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'and he calledH7121
מְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahquicklyH4120
אֶל־'el-toH413
הַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arthe young manH5288
נֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'[who] carriedH5375
כֵלָ֗יוkhe.Lav<of> armor<s> hisH3627
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לוֹ֙loto <the> him
שְׁלֹ֤ףshe.LofdrawH8025
חַרְבְּךָ֙char.be.Khasword yourH2719
וּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.Te.niand kill meH4191
פֶּן־pen-lestH6435
יֹ֥אמְרוּYo.me.rupeople should sayH559
לִ֖יliof <the> me
אִשָּׁ֣ה'i.Shaha womanH802
הֲרָגָ֑תְהוּha.ra.Ga.te.hushe killed himH2026
וַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּvai.yid.ke.Re.huand he pierced through himH1856
נַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.Royoung man hisH5288
וַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.Motand he diedH4191

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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