Apologetics Bible

Judges 9:1

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן־יְרֻבַּעַל שְׁכֶמָה אֶל־אֲחֵי אִמּוֹ וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם וְאֶל־כָּל־מִשְׁפַּחַת בֵּית־אֲבִי אִמּוֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayelekhe-'aviymelekhe-ven-yeruva'al-shekhemah-'el-'achey-'imvo-vayedaver-'aleyhem-ve'el-khal-mishefachat-veyt-'aviy-'imvo-le'mor

KJV: And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,

AKJV: And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,

ASV: And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and spake with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,

YLT: and Abimelech son of Jerubbaal goeth to Shechem, unto his mother's brethren, and speaketh unto them, and unto all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

Exposition: Judges 9:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:2

Hebrew

דַּבְּרוּ־נָא בְּאָזְנֵי כָל־בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם מַה־טּוֹב לָכֶם הַמְשֹׁל בָּכֶם שִׁבְעִים אִישׁ כֹּל בְּנֵי יְרֻבַּעַל אִם־מְשֹׁל בָּכֶם אִישׁ אֶחָד וּזְכַרְתֶּם כִּֽי־עַצְמֵכֶם וּבְשַׂרְכֶם אָנִֽי׃

daverv-na'-ve'azeney-khal-va'aley-shekhem-mah-tvov-lakhem-hameshol-vakhem-shive'iym-'iysh-khol-veney-yeruva'al-'im-meshol-vakhem-'iysh-'echad-vzekharetem-khiy-'atzemekhem-vvesharekhem-'aniy

KJV: Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

AKJV: Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are three score and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

ASV: Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

YLT: `Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which is good for you--the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? --and ye have remembered that I am your bone and your flesh.'

Exposition: Judges 9:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember al...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:3

Hebrew

וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֲחֵֽי־אִמּוֹ עָלָיו בְּאָזְנֵי כָּל־בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֵּט לִבָּם אַחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ כִּי אָמְרוּ אָחִינוּ הֽוּא׃

vayedaverv-'achey-'imvo-'alayv-ve'azeney-khal-va'aley-shekhem-'et-khal-hadevariym-ha'eleh-vayet-livam-'acharey-'aviymelekhe-khiy-'amerv-'achiynv-hv'

KJV: And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

AKJV: And his mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

ASV: And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

YLT: And his mother's brethren speak concerning him, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, all these words, and their heart inclineth after Abimelech, for they said, `He is our brother;'

Exposition: Judges 9:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:4

Hebrew

וַיִּתְּנוּ־לוֹ שִׁבְעִים כֶּסֶף מִבֵּיתּ בַעַל בְּרִית וַיִּשְׂכֹּר בָּהֶם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֲנָשִׁים רֵיקִים וּפֹחֲזִים וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרָֽיו׃

vayitenv-lvo-shive'iym-khesef-miveyt-va'al-veriyt-vayishekhor-vahem-'aviymelekhe-'anashiym-reyqiym-vfochaziym-vayelekhv-'acharayv

KJV: And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal–berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

AKJV: And they gave him three score and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

ASV: And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.

YLT: and they give to him seventy silverings out of the house of Baal-Berith, and Abimelech hireth with them men, vain and unstable, and they go after him;

Exposition: Judges 9:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal–berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:5

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא בֵית־אָבִיו עָפְרָתָה וַֽיַּהֲרֹג אֶת־אֶחָיו בְּנֵֽי־יְרֻבַּעַל שִׁבְּעִים אִישׁ עַל־אֶבֶן אֶחָת וַיִּוָּתֵר יוֹתָם בֶּן־יְרֻבַּעַל הַקָּטֹן כִּי נֶחְבָּֽא׃

vayavo'-veyt-'aviyv-'aferatah-vayaharog-'et-'echayv-veney-yeruva'al-shive'iym-'iysh-'al-'even-'echat-vayivater-yvotam-ven-yeruva'al-haqaton-khiy-necheva'

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.

AKJV: And he went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being three score and ten persons, on one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

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.

YLT: and he goeth into the house of his father at Ophrah, and slayeth his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone; and Jotham, youngest son of Jerubbaal, is left, for he was hidden.

Exposition: Judges 9:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 h...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:6

Hebrew

וַיֵּאָסְפוּ כָּל־בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם וְכָל־בֵּית מִלּוֹא וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיַּמְלִיכוּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְמֶלֶךְ עִם־אֵלוֹן מֻצָּב אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃

vaye'asefv-khal-va'aley-shekhem-vekhal-veyt-milvo'-vayelekhv-vayameliykhv-'et-'aviymelekhe-lemelekhe-'im-'elvon-mutzav-'asher-vishekhem

KJV: And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

AKJV: And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem. ¶

ASV: And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.

YLT: And all the masters of Shechem are gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and come and cause Abimelech to reign for king at the oak of the camp which is in Shechem;

Exposition: Judges 9:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:7

Hebrew

וַיַּגִּדוּ לְיוֹתָם וַיֵּלֶךְ וַֽיַּעֲמֹד בְּרֹאשׁ הַר־גְּרִזִים וַיִּשָּׂא קוֹלוֹ וַיִּקְרָא וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם שִׁמְעוּ אֵלַי בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם וְיִשְׁמַע אֲלֵיכֶם אֱלֹהִֽים׃

vayagidv-leyvotam-vayelekhe-vaya'amod-vero'sh-har-geriziym-vayisha'-qvolvo-vayiqera'-vayo'mer-lahem-shime'v-'elay-va'aley-shekhem-veyishema'-'aleykhem-'elohiym

KJV: And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

AKJV: And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.

ASV: And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

YLT: and they declare it to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth up his voice, and calleth, and saith to them, `Hearken unto me, O masters of Shechem, and God doth hearken unto you:

Exposition: Judges 9:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:8

Hebrew

הָלוֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ הָעֵצִים לִמְשֹׁחַ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶלֶךְ וַיֹּאמְרוּ לַזַּיִת מלוכה מָלְכָה עָלֵֽינוּ׃

halvokhe-halekhv-ha'etziym-limeshocha-'aleyhem-melekhe-vayo'merv-lazayit-mlvkhh-malekhah-'aleynv

KJV: The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

AKJV: The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us.

ASV: The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.

YLT: `The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.

Exposition: Judges 9:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:9

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַזַּיִת הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת־דִּשְׁנִי אֲשֶׁר־בִּי יְכַבְּדוּ אֱלֹהִים וַאֲנָשִׁים וְהָלַכְתִּי לָנוּעַ עַל־הָעֵצִֽים׃

vayo'mer-lahem-hazayit-hechodaletiy-'et-disheniy-'asher-viy-yekhavedv-'elohiym-va'anashiym-vehalakhetiy-lanv'a-'al-ha'etziym

KJV: But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

AKJV: But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

ASV: But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

YLT: And the olive saith to them, Have I ceased from my fatness, by which they honour gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

Exposition: Judges 9:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:10

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָעֵצִים לַתְּאֵנָה לְכִי־אַתְּ מָלְכִי עָלֵֽינוּ׃

vayo'merv-ha'etziym-late'enah-lekhiy-'ate-malekhiy-'aleynv

KJV: And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

AKJV: And the trees said to the fig tree, Come you, and reign over us.

ASV: And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

YLT: And the trees say to the fig, Come thou, reign over us.

Exposition: Judges 9:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:11

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַתְּאֵנָה הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת־מָתְקִי וְאֶת־תְּנוּבָתִי הַטּוֹבָה וְהָלַכְתִּי לָנוּעַ עַל־הָעֵצִֽים׃

vato'mer-lahem-hate'enah-hechodaletiy-'et-mateqiy-ve'et-tenvvatiy-hatvovah-vehalakhetiy-lanv'a-'al-ha'etziym

KJV: But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

AKJV: But the fig tree said to them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

ASV: But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

YLT: And the fig saith to them, Have I ceased from my sweetness, and my good increase, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

Exposition: Judges 9:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:12

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָעֵצִים לַגָּפֶן לְכִי־אַתְּ מלוכי מָלְכִי עָלֵֽינוּ׃

vayo'merv-ha'etziym-lagafen-lekhiy-'ate-mlvkhy-malekhiy-'aleynv

KJV: Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

AKJV: Then said the trees to the vine, Come you, and reign over us.

ASV: And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

YLT: `And the trees say to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.

Exposition: Judges 9:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:13

Hebrew

וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַגֶּפֶן הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת־תִּירוֹשִׁי הַֽמְשַׂמֵּחַ אֱלֹהִים וַאֲנָשִׁים וְהָלַכְתִּי לָנוּעַ עַל־הָעֵצִֽים׃

vato'mer-lahem-hagefen-hechodaletiy-'et-tiyrvoshiy-hameshamecha-'elohiym-va'anashiym-vehalakhetiy-lanv'a-'al-ha'etziym

KJV: And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

AKJV: And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheers God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

ASV: And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

YLT: And the vine saith to them, Have I ceased from my new wine, which is rejoicing gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

Exposition: Judges 9:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:14

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָל־הָעֵצִים אֶל־הָאָטָד לֵךְ אַתָּה מְלָךְ־עָלֵֽינוּ׃

vayo'merv-khal-ha'etziym-'el-ha'atad-lekhe-'atah-melakhe-'aleynv

KJV: Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

AKJV: Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come you, and reign over us.

ASV: Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

YLT: And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us.

Exposition: Judges 9:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:15

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר הָאָטָד אֶל־הָעֵצִים אִם בֶּאֱמֶת אַתֶּם מֹשְׁחִים אֹתִי לְמֶלֶךְ עֲלֵיכֶם בֹּאוּ חֲסוּ בְצִלִּי וְאִם־אַיִן תֵּצֵא אֵשׁ מִן־הָאָטָד וְתֹאכַל אֶת־אַרְזֵי הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃

vayo'mer-ha'atad-'el-ha'etziym-'im-ve'emet-'atem-moshechiym-'otiy-lemelekhe-'aleykhem-vo'v-chasv-vetziliy-ve'im-'ayin-tetze'-'esh-min-ha'atad-veto'khal-'et-'arezey-halevanvon

KJV: And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

AKJV: And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

ASV: And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

YLT: And the bramble saith unto the trees, If in truth ye are anointing me for king over you, come, take refuge in my shadow; and if not--fire cometh out from the bramble, and devoureth the cedars of Lebanon.

Exposition: Judges 9:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:16

Hebrew

וְעַתָּה אִם־בֶּאֱמֶת וּבְתָמִים עֲשִׂיתֶם וַתַּמְלִיכוּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְאִם־טוֹבָה עֲשִׂיתֶם עִם־יְרֻבַּעַל וְעִם־בֵּיתוֹ וְאִם־כִּגְמוּל יָדָיו עֲשִׂיתֶם לֽוֹ׃

ve'atah-'im-ve'emet-vvetamiym-'ashiytem-vatameliykhv-'et-'aviymelekhe-ve'im-tvovah-'ashiytem-'im-yeruva'al-ve'im-veytvo-ve'im-khigemvl-yadayv-'ashiytem-lvo

KJV: Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

AKJV: Now therefore, if you have done truly and sincerely, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands;

ASV: Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands

YLT: `And, now, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted, when ye make Abimelech king; and if ye have done good with Jerubbaal, and with his house; and if according to the deed of his hands ye have done to him--

Exposition: Judges 9:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:17

Hebrew

אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחַם אָבִי עֲלֵיכֶם וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ מִנֶּגֶד וַיַּצֵּל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד מִדְיָֽן׃

'asher-nilecham-'aviy-'aleykhem-vayashelekhe-'et-nafeshvo-mineged-vayatzel-'etekhem-miyad-mideyan

KJV: (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

AKJV: (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

ASV: (for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

YLT: because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from him , and deliver you from the hand of Midian;

Exposition: Judges 9:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:18

Hebrew

וְאַתֶּם קַמְתֶּם עַל־בֵּית אָבִי הַיּוֹם וַתַּהַרְגוּ אֶת־בָּנָיו שִׁבְעִים אִישׁ עַל־אֶבֶן אֶחָת וַתַּמְלִיכוּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן־אֲמָתוֹ עַל־בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם כִּי אֲחִיכֶם הֽוּא׃

ve'atem-qametem-'al-veyt-'aviy-hayvom-vataharegv-'et-vanayv-shive'iym-'iysh-'al-'even-'echat-vatameliykhv-'et-'aviymelekhe-ven-'amatvo-'al-va'aley-shekhem-khiy-'achiykhem-hv'

KJV: And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

AKJV: And you are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, three score and ten persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

ASV: and ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);

YLT: and ye have risen against the house of my father to-day, and slay his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and cause Abimelech son of his handmaid to reign over the masters of Shechem, because he is your brother--

Exposition: Judges 9:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because h...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:19

Hebrew

וְאִם־בֶּאֱמֶת וּבְתָמִים עֲשִׂיתֶם עִם־יְרֻבַּעַל וְעִם־בֵּיתוֹ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה שִׂמְחוּ בַּאֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְיִשְׂמַח גַּם־הוּא בָּכֶֽם׃

ve'im-ve'emet-vvetamiym-'ashiytem-'im-yeruva'al-ve'im-veytvo-hayvom-hazeh-shimechv-va'aviymelekhe-veyishemach-gam-hv'-vakhem

KJV: If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

AKJV: If you then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice you in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

ASV: if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

YLT: yea, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and he doth rejoice--even he--in you;

Exposition: Judges 9:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:20

Hebrew

וְאִם־אַיִן תֵּצֵא אֵשׁ מֵאֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְתֹאכַל אֶת־בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם וְאֶת־בֵּית מִלּוֹא וְתֵצֵא אֵשׁ מִבַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם וּמִבֵּית מִלּוֹא וְתֹאכַל אֶת־אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

ve'im-'ayin-tetze'-'esh-me'aviymelekhe-veto'khal-'et-va'aley-shekhem-ve'et-veyt-milvo'-vetetze'-'esh-miva'aley-shekhem-vmiveyt-milvo'-veto'khal-'et-'aviymelekhe

KJV: But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

AKJV: But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

ASV: but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

YLT: and if not--fire cometh out from Abimelech and devoureth the masters of Shechem and the house of Millo, and fire cometh out from the masters of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devoureth Abimelech.'

Exposition: Judges 9:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:21

Hebrew

וַיָּנָס יוֹתָם וַיִּבְרַח וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּאֵרָה וַיֵּשֶׁב שָׁם מִפְּנֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אָחִֽיו׃

vayanas-yvotam-vayiverach-vayelekhe-ve'erah-vayeshev-sham-mifeney-'aviymelekhe-'achiyv

KJV: And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

AKJV: And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelled there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. ¶

ASV: And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

YLT: And Jotham hasteth, and fleeth, and goeth to Beer, and dwelleth there, from the face of Abimelech his brother.

Exposition: Judges 9:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:22

Hebrew

וַיָּשַׂר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִֽים׃

vayashar-'aviymelekhe-'al-yishera'el-shalosh-shaniym

KJV: When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

AKJV: When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

ASV: And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.

YLT: And Abimelech is prince over Israel three years,

Exposition: Judges 9:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:23

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלַח אֱלֹהִים רוּחַ רָעָה בֵּין אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּבֵין בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם וַיִּבְגְּדוּ בַעֲלֵי־שְׁכֶם בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

vayishelach-'elohiym-rvcha-ra'ah-veyn-'aviymelekhe-vveyn-va'aley-shekhem-vayivegedv-va'aley-shekhem-va'aviymelekhe

KJV: Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

AKJV: Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

ASV: And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

YLT: and God sendeth an evil spirit between Abimelech and the masters of Shechem, and the masters of Shechem deal treacherously with Abimelech,

Exposition: Judges 9:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:24

Hebrew

לָבוֹא חֲמַס שִׁבְעִים בְּנֵֽי־יְרֻבָּעַל וְדָמָם לָשׂוּם עַל־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֲחִיהֶם אֲשֶׁר הָרַג אוֹתָם וְעַל בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם אֲשֶׁר־חִזְּקוּ אֶת־יָדָיו לַהֲרֹג אֶת־אֶחָֽיו׃

lavvo'-chamas-shive'iym-veney-yeruva'al-vedamam-lashvm-'al-'aviymelekhe-'achiyhem-'asher-harag-'votam-ve'al-va'aley-shekhem-'asher-chizeqv-'et-yadayv-laharog-'et-'echayv

KJV: That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

AKJV: That the cruelty done to the three score and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and on the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brothers.

ASV: that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

YLT: for the coming in of the violence to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and of their blood to place it on Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and on the masters of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

Exposition: Judges 9:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his b...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:25

Hebrew

וַיָּשִׂימוּ לוֹ בַעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם מְאָרְבִים עַל רָאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים וַיִּגְזְלוּ אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲבֹר עֲלֵיהֶם בַּדָּרֶךְ וַיֻּגַּד לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

vayashiymv-lvo-va'aley-shekhem-me'areviym-'al-ra'shey-hehariym-vayigezelv-'et-khal-'asher-ya'avor-'aleyhem-vadarekhe-vayugad-la'aviymelekhe

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.

AKJV: 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.

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.

YLT: And the masters of Shechem set for him ambushes on the top of the hills, and rob every one who passeth over by them in the way, and it is declared to Abimelech.

Exposition: Judges 9:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:26

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא גַּעַל בֶּן־עֶבֶד וְאֶחָיו וַיַּעַבְרוּ בִּשְׁכֶם וַיִּבְטְחוּ־בוֹ בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶֽם׃

vayavo'-ga'al-ven-'eved-ve'echayv-vaya'averv-vishekhem-vayivetechv-vvo-va'aley-shekhem

KJV: And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

AKJV: And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

ASV: And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.

YLT: And Gaal son of Ebed cometh--also his brethren--and they pass over into Shechem, and the masters of Shechem trust in him,

Exposition: Judges 9:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:27

Hebrew

וַיֵּצְאוּ הַשָּׂדֶה וַֽיִּבְצְרוּ אֶת־כַּרְמֵיהֶם וַֽיִּדְרְכוּ וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ הִלּוּלִים וַיָּבֹאוּ בֵּית אֱ‍ֽלֹֽהֵיהֶם וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ וַֽיְקַלְלוּ אֶת־אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

vayetze'v-hashadeh-vayivetzerv-'et-kharemeyhem-vayiderekhv-vaya'ashv-hilvliym-vayavo'v-veyt-'eloheyhem-vayo'khelv-vayishetv-vayeqalelv-'et-'aviymelekhe

KJV: And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

AKJV: And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and stepped the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

ASV: And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trodthe grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

YLT: and go out into the field, and gather their vineyards, and tread, and make praises, and go into the house of their god, and eat and drink, and revile Abimelech.

Exposition: Judges 9:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:28

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ גַּעַל בֶּן־עֶבֶד מִֽי־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּמִֽי־שְׁכֶם כִּי נַעַבְדֶנּוּ הֲלֹא בֶן־יְרֻבַּעַל וּזְבֻל פְּקִידוֹ עִבְדוּ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי חֲמוֹר אֲבִי שְׁכֶם וּמַדּוּעַ נַעַבְדֶנּוּ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃

vayo'mer- -ga'al-ven-'eved-miy-'aviymelekhe-vmiy-shekhem-khiy-na'avedenv-halo'-ven-yeruva'al-vzevul-feqiydvo-'ivedv-'et-'aneshey-chamvor-'aviy-shekhem-vmadv'a-na'avedenv-'anachenv

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?

AKJV: 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?

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?

YLT: And Gaal son of Ebed saith, `Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we serve him? is he not son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his commander? Serve ye the men of Hamor father of Shechem, and wherefore do we serve him--we?

Exposition: Judges 9:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 ser...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:29

Hebrew

וּמִי יִתֵּן אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה בְּיָדִי וְאָסִירָה אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר לַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ רַבֶּה צְבָאֲךָ וָצֵֽאָה׃

vmiy-yiten-'et-ha'am-hazeh-veyadiy-ve'asiyrah-'et-'aviymelekhe-vayo'mer-la'aviymelekhe-raveh-tzeva'akha-vatze'ah

KJV: And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

AKJV: And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out. ¶

ASV: And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

YLT: and oh that this people were in my hand--then I turn Abimelech aside;' and he saith to Abimelech, `Increase thy host, and come out.'

Exposition: Judges 9:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:30

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁמַע זְבֻל שַׂר־הָעִיר אֶת־דִּבְרֵי גַּעַל בֶּן־עָבֶד וַיִּחַר אַפּֽוֹ׃

vayishema'-zevul-shar-ha'iyr-'et-diverey-ga'al-ven-'aved-vayichar-'afvo

KJV: And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

AKJV: And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

ASV: And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

YLT: And Zebul, prince of the city, heareth the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and his anger burneth,

Exposition: Judges 9:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:31

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים אֶל־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בְּתָרְמָה לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה גַעַל בֶּן־עֶבֶד וְאֶחָיו בָּאִים שְׁכֶמָה וְהִנָּם צָרִים אֶת־הָעִיר עָלֶֽיךָ׃

vayishelach-male'akhiym-'el-'aviymelekhe-vetaremah-le'mor-hineh-ga'al-ven-'eved-ve'echayv-va'iym-shekhemah-vehinam-tzariym-'et-ha'iyr-'aleykha

KJV: And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.

AKJV: And he sent messengers to Abimelech privately, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against you.

ASV: And he sent messengers unto Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they constrain the city to take part against thee.

YLT: and he sendeth messengers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying, `Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and his brethren are coming into Shechem, and lo, they are fortifying the city against thee;

Exposition: Judges 9:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:32

Hebrew

וְעַתָּה קוּם לַיְלָה אַתָּה וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתָּךְ וֶאֱרֹב בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃

ve'atah-qvm-layelah-'atah-veha'am-'asher-'itakhe-ve'erov-vashadeh

KJV: Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

AKJV: Now therefore up by night, you and the people that is with you, and lie in wait in the field:

ASV: Now therefore, up by night, thou and the people that are with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

YLT: and, now, rise by night, thou and the people who are with thee, and lay wait in the field,

Exposition: Judges 9:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:33

Hebrew

וְהָיָה בַבֹּקֶר כִּזְרֹחַ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ תַּשְׁכִּים וּפָשַׁטְתָּ עַל־הָעִיר וְהִנֵּה־הוּא וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ יֹצְאִים אֵלֶיךָ וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא יָדֶֽךָ׃

vehayah-vavoqer-khizerocha-hashemesh-tashekhiym-vfashateta-'al-ha'iyr-vehineh-hv'-veha'am-'asher-'itvo-yotze'iym-'eleykha-ve'ashiyta-lvo-kha'asher-timetza'-yadekha

KJV: And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

AKJV: And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and set on the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion. ¶

ASV: and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and rush upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

YLT: and it hath been, in the morning, about the rising of the sun, thou dost rise early, and hast pushed against the city; and lo, he and the people who are with him are going out unto thee--and thou hast done to him as thy hand doth find.'

Exposition: Judges 9:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:34

Hebrew

וַיָּקָם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּוֹ לָיְלָה וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ עַל־שְׁכֶם אַרְבָּעָה רָאשִֽׁים׃

vayaqam-'aviymelekhe-vekhal-ha'am-'asher-'imvo-layelah-vaye'erevv-'al-shekhem-'areva'ah-ra'shiym

KJV: And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

AKJV: And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

ASV: And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

YLT: And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who are with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem--four detachments;

Exposition: Judges 9:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:35

Hebrew

וַיֵּצֵא גַּעַל בֶּן־עֶבֶד וַיַּעֲמֹד פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וַיָּקָם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ מִן־הַמַּאְרָֽב׃

vayetze'-ga'al-ven-'eved-vaya'amod-fetach-sha'ar-ha'iyr-vayaqam-'aviymelekhe-veha'am-'asher-'itvo-min-hama'erav

KJV: And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.

AKJV: And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.

ASV: And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment.

YLT: and Gaal son of Ebed goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the gate of the city, and Abimelech riseth--also the people who are with him--from the ambush,

Exposition: Judges 9:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:36

Hebrew

וַיַּרְא־גַּעַל אֶת־הָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־זְבֻל הִנֵּה־עָם יוֹרֵד מֵרָאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו זְבֻל אֵת צֵל הֶהָרִים אַתָּה רֹאֶה כָּאֲנָשִֽׁים׃

vayare'-ga'al-'et-ha'am-vayo'mer-'el-zevul-hineh-'am-yvored-mera'shey-hehariym-vayo'mer-'elayv-zevul-'et-tzel-hehariym-'atah-ro'eh-kha'anashiym

KJV: And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

AKJV: And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

ASV: And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the tops of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

YLT: and Gaal seeth the people, and saith unto Zebul, Lo, people are coming down from the top of the hills;' and Zebul saith unto him, The shadow of the hills thou art seeing like men.'

Exposition: Judges 9:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:37

Hebrew

וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד גַּעַל לְדַבֵּר וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה־עָם יֽוֹרְדִים מֵעִם טַבּוּר הָאָרֶץ וְרֹאשׁ־אֶחָד בָּא מִדֶּרֶךְ אֵלוֹן מְעוֹנְנִֽים׃

vayosef-'vod-ga'al-ledaver-vayo'mer-hineh-'am-yvorediym-me'im-tavvr-ha'aretz-vero'sh-'echad-va'-miderekhe-'elvon-me'voneniym

KJV: And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

AKJV: And Gaal spoke again, and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

ASV: And Gaal spake again and said, See, there come people down by the middle of the land, and one company cometh by the way of the oak of Meonenim.

YLT: And Gaal addeth yet to speak, and saith, `Lo, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and another detachment is coming by the way of the oak of Meonenim.'

Exposition: Judges 9:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:38

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו זְבֻל אַיֵּה אֵפוֹא פִיךָ אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר מִי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ כִּי נַעַבְדֶנּוּ הֲלֹא זֶה הָעָם אֲשֶׁר מָאַסְתָּה בּוֹ צֵא־נָא עַתָּה וְהִלָּחֶם בּֽוֹ׃

vayo'mer-'elayv-zevul-'ayeh-'efvo'-fiykha-'asher-to'mar-miy-'aviymelekhe-khiy-na'avedenv-halo'-zeh-ha'am-'asher-ma'asetah-vvo-tze'-na'-'atah-vehilachem-vvo

KJV: Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

AKJV: Then said Zebul to him, Where is now your mouth, with which you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that you have despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

ASV: Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.

YLT: And Zebul saith unto him, `Where is now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who is Abimelech that we serve him? is not this the people against which thou hast kicked? go out, I pray thee now, and fight against it.'

Exposition: Judges 9:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:39

Hebrew

וַיֵּצֵא גַעַל לִפְנֵי בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם וַיִּלָּחֶם בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

vayetze'-ga'al-lifeney-va'aley-shekhem-vayilachem-va'aviymelekhe

KJV: And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

AKJV: And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

ASV: And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

YLT: And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,

Exposition: Judges 9:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:40

Hebrew

וַיִּרְדְּפֵהוּ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיָּנָס מִפָּנָיו וַֽיִּפְּלוּ חֲלָלִים רַבִּים עַד־פֶּתַח הַשָּֽׁעַר׃

vayiredefehv-'aviymelekhe-vayanas-mifanayv-vayifelv-chalaliym-raviym-'ad-fetach-hasha'ar

KJV: And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

AKJV: And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even to the entering of the gate.

ASV: And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate.

YLT: and Abimelech pursueth him, and he fleeth from his presence, and many fall wounded--unto the opening of the gate.

Exposition: Judges 9:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:41

Hebrew

וַיֵּשֶׁב אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בָּארוּמָה וַיְגָרֶשׁ זְבֻל אֶת־גַּעַל וְאֶת־אֶחָיו מִשֶּׁבֶת בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃

vayeshev-'aviymelekhe-va'rvmah-vayegaresh-zevul-'et-ga'al-ve'et-'echayv-mishevet-vishekhem

KJV: And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

AKJV: And Abimelech dwelled at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

ASV: And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

YLT: And Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Shechem.

Exposition: Judges 9:41 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:42

Hebrew

וַֽיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיֵּצֵא הָעָם הַשָּׂדֶה וַיַּגִּדוּ לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

vayehiy-mimachorat-vayetze'-ha'am-hashadeh-vayagidv-la'aviymelekhe

KJV: And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

AKJV: And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

ASV: And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the people go out to the field, and they declare it to Abimelech,

Exposition: Judges 9:42 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:43

Hebrew

וַיִקַּח אֶת־הָעָם וַֽיֶּחֱצֵם לִשְׁלֹשָׁה רָאשִׁים וַיֶּאֱרֹב בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הָעָם יֹצֵא מִן־הָעִיר וַיָּקָם עֲלֵיהֶם וַיַּכֵּֽם׃

vayiqach-'et-ha'am-vayechetzem-lisheloshah-ra'shiym-vaye'erov-vashadeh-vayare'-vehineh-ha'am-yotze'-min-ha'iyr-vayaqam-'aleyhem-vayakhem

KJV: And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

AKJV: And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

ASV: And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.

YLT: and he taketh the people, and divideth them into three detachments, and layeth wait in a field, and looketh, and lo, the people are coming out from the city, and he riseth against them, and smiteth them.

Exposition: Judges 9:43 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:44

Hebrew

וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְהָרָאשִׁים אֲשֶׁר עִמּוֹ פָּשְׁטוּ וַיַּעַמְדוּ פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וּשְׁנֵי הֽ͏ָרָאשִׁים פָּשְׁטוּ עַֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיַּכּֽוּם׃

va'aviymelekhe-vehara'shiym-'asher-'imvo-fashetv-vaya'amedv-fetach-sha'ar-ha'iyr-vsheney-hara'shiym-fashetv-'al-khal-'asher-vashadeh-vayakhvm

KJV: And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.

AKJV: And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran on all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.

ASV: And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed upon all that were in the field, and smote them.

YLT: And Abimelech and the detachments who are with him have pushed on, and stand at the opening of the gate of the city, and the two detachments have pushed against all who are in the field, and smite them,

Exposition: Judges 9:44 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:45

Hebrew

וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ נִלְחָם בָּעִיר כֹּל הַיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת־הָעִיר וְאֶת־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ הָרָג וַיִּתֹּץ אֶת־הָעִיר וַיִּזְרָעֶהָ מֶֽלַח׃

va'aviymelekhe-nilecham-va'iyr-khol-hayvom-hahv'-vayilekhod-'et-ha'iyr-ve'et-ha'am-'asher-vah-harag-vayitotz-'et-ha'iyr-vayizera'eha-melach

KJV: And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

AKJV: And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. ¶

ASV: And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

YLT: and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who are in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it with salt.

Exposition: Judges 9:45 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:46

Hebrew

וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ כָּֽל־בַּעֲלֵי מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶם וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־צְרִיחַ בֵּית אֵל בְּרִֽית׃

vayisheme'v-khal-va'aley-migedal-shekhem-vayavo'v-'el-tzeriycha-veyt-'el-veriyt

KJV: And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

AKJV: And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

ASV: And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

YLT: And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,

Exposition: Judges 9:46 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:47

Hebrew

וַיֻּגַּד לַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ כִּי הִֽתְקַבְּצוּ כָּֽל־בַּעֲלֵי מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶֽם׃

vayugad-la'aviymelekhe-khiy-hiteqavetzv-khal-va'aley-migedal-shekhem

KJV: And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

AKJV: And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

ASV: And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

YLT: and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the tower of Shechem have gathered themselves together,

Exposition: Judges 9:47 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:48

Hebrew

וַיַּעַל אֲבִימֶלֶךְ הַר־צַלְמוֹן הוּא וְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶת־הַקַּרְדֻּמּוֹת בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּכְרֹת שׂוֹכַת עֵצִים וַיִּשָּׂאֶהָ וַיָּשֶׂם עַל־שִׁכְמוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּוֹ מָה רְאִיתֶם עָשִׂיתִי מַהֲרוּ עֲשׂוּ כָמֽוֹנִי׃

vaya'al-'aviymelekhe-har-tzalemvon-hv'-vekhal-ha'am-'asher-'itvo-vayiqach-'aviymelekhe-'et-haqaredumvot-veyadvo-vayikherot-shvokhat-'etziym-vayisha'eha-vayashem-'al-shikhemvo-vayo'mer-'el-ha'am-'asher-'imvo-mah-re'iytem-'ashiytiy-maharv-'ashv-khamvoniy

KJV: And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

AKJV: And Abimelech got him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people that were with him, What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

ASV: And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

YLT: and Abimelech goeth up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who are with him, and Abimelech taketh the great axe in his hand, and cutteth off a bough of the trees, and lifteth it up, and setteth it on his shoulder, and saith unto the people who are with him, `What ye have seen I have done--haste, do ye like it.'

Exposition: Judges 9:48 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto t...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:49

Hebrew

וַיִּכְרְתוּ גַם־כָּל־הָעָם אִישׁ שׂוֹכֹה וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַֽל־הַצְּרִיחַ וַיַּצִּיתוּ עֲלֵיהֶם אֶֽת־הַצְּרִיחַ בָּאֵשׁ וַיָּמֻתוּ גַּם כָּל־אַנְשֵׁי מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶם כְּאֶלֶף אִישׁ וְאִשָּֽׁה׃

vayikheretv-gam-khal-ha'am-'iysh-shvokhoh-vayelekhv-'acharey-'aviymelekhe-vayashiymv-'al-hatzeriycha-vayatziytv-'aleyhem-'et-hatzeriycha-va'esh-vayamutv-gam-khal-'aneshey-migedal-shekhem-khe'elef-'iysh-ve'ishah

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.

AKJV: 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 on them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. ¶

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.

YLT: And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set them at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women.

Exposition: Judges 9:49 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 m...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:50

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶל־תֵּבֵץ וַיִּחַן בְּתֵבֵץ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃

vayelekhe-'aviymelekhe-'el-tevetz-vayichan-vetevetz-vayilekhedah

KJV: Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

AKJV: Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

ASV: Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

YLT: And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and captureth it,

Exposition: Judges 9:50 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:51

Hebrew

וּמִגְדַּל־עֹז הָיָה בְתוֹךְ־הָעִיר וַיָּנֻסוּ שָׁמָּה כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְכֹל בַּעֲלֵי הָעִיר וַֽיִּסְגְּרוּ בַּעֲדָם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ עַל־גַּג הַמִּגְדָּֽל׃

vmigedal-'oz-hayah-vetvokhe-ha'iyr-vayanusv-shamah-khal-ha'anashiym-vehanashiym-vekhol-va'aley-ha'iyr-vayisegerv-va'adam-vaya'alv-'al-gag-hamigedal

KJV: But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

AKJV: But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and got them up to the top of the tower.

ASV: But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower.

YLT: and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut it behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower.

Exposition: Judges 9:51 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:52

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַד־הַמִּגְדָּל וַיִּלָּחֶם בּוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ עַד־פֶּתַח הַמִּגְדָּל לְשָׂרְפוֹ בָאֵֽשׁ׃

vayavo'-'aviymelekhe-'ad-hamigedal-vayilachem-vvo-vayigash-'ad-fetach-hamigedal-lesharefvo-va'esh

KJV: And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

AKJV: And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and went hard to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

ASV: And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

YLT: And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire,

Exposition: Judges 9:52 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:53

Hebrew

וַתַּשְׁלֵךְ אִשָּׁה אַחַת פֶּלַח רֶכֶב עַל־רֹאשׁ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַתָּרִץ אֶת־גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃

vatashelekhe-'ishah-'achat-felach-rekhev-'al-ro'sh-'aviymelekhe-vataritz-'et-gulegaletvo

KJV: And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.

AKJV: And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone on Abimelech’s head, and all to broke his skull.

ASV: And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull.

YLT: and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,

Exposition: Judges 9:53 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:54

Hebrew

וַיִּקְרָא מְהֵרָה אֶל־הַנַּעַר ׀ נֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ שְׁלֹף חַרְבְּךָ וּמוֹתְתֵנִי פֶּן־יֹאמְרוּ לִי אִשָּׁה הֲרָגָתְהוּ וַיִּדְקְרֵהוּ נַעֲרוֹ וַיָּמֹֽת׃

vayiqera'-meherah-'el-hana'ar- -noshe'-khelayv-vayo'mer-lvo-shelof-charevekha-vmvoteteniy-fen-yo'merv-liy-'ishah-haragatehv-vayideqerehv-na'arvo-vayamot

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.

AKJV: Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

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.

YLT: and he calleth hastily unto the young man bearing his weapons, and saith to him, `Draw thy sword, and thou hast put me to death, lest they say of me--A woman slew him;' and his young man pierced him through, and he dieth.

Exposition: Judges 9:54 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:55

Hebrew

וַיִּרְאוּ אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי מֵת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיֵּלְכוּ אִישׁ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃

vayire'v-'iysh-yishera'el-khiy-met-'aviymelekhe-vayelekhv-'iysh-limeqomvo

KJV: And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

AKJV: And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place. ¶

ASV: And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

YLT: And the men of Israel see that Abimelech is dead, and go each one to his place;

Exposition: Judges 9:55 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:56

Hebrew

וַיָּשֶׁב אֱלֹהִים אֵת רָעַת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְאָבִיו לַהֲרֹג אֶת־שִׁבְעִים אֶחָֽיו׃

vayashev-'elohiym-'et-ra'at-'aviymelekhe-'asher-'ashah-le'aviyv-laharog-'et-shive'iym-'echayv

KJV: Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

AKJV: Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in slaying his seventy brothers:

ASV: Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren;

YLT: and God turneth back the evil of Abimelech which he did to his father to slay his seventy brethren;

Exposition: Judges 9:56 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Judges 9:57

Hebrew

וְאֵת כָּל־רָעַת אַנְשֵׁי שְׁכֶם הֵשִׁיב אֱלֹהִים בְּרֹאשָׁם וַתָּבֹא אֲלֵיהֶם קִֽלֲלַת יוֹתָם בֶּן־יְרֻבָּֽעַל׃

ve'et-khal-ra'at-'aneshey-shekhem-heshiyv-'elohiym-vero'sham-vatavo'-'aleyhem-qilalat-yvotam-ven-yeruva'al

KJV: And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

AKJV: And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render on their heads: and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

ASV: and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

YLT: and all the evil of the men of Shechem hath God turned back on their head, and come unto them doth the cursing of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.

Exposition: Judges 9:57 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.