Judges 9:43
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So he tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
his peopleהָעָ֗ם
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
and dividedוַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙
(vai·ye·che·tzem)
2673: to dividea prim. root
them into threeלִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה
(lish·lo·shah)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
companies,רָאשִׁ֔ים
(ra·shim,)
7218: heada prim. root
and lay in waitוַיֶּאֱרֹ֖ב
(vai·ye·'e·rov)
693: to lie in waita prim. root
in the field;בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה
(bas·sa·deh;)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
when he looked and sawוַיַּ֗רְא
(vai·yar·)
7200: to seea prim. root
the peopleהָעָם֙
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
comingיֹצֵ֣א
(yo·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out from the city,הָעִ֔יר
(ha·'ir,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
he aroseוַיָּ֥קָם
(vai·ya·kam)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
againstעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
(a·lei·hem)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
them and slewוַיַּכֵּֽם׃
(vai·yak·kem.)
5221: to smitea prim. root
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And he took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
and divided
chatsah  (khaw-tsaw')
to cut or split in two; to halve -- divide, live out half, reach to the midst, participle
them into three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
companies
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
and laid wait
'arab  (aw-rab')
to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
in the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
and looked
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
and behold the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
were come forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
out of the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and he rose up
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
against them and smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So he took his people and divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the field; when he looked and saw the people coming out from the city, he arose against them and slew them.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He took the people, divided them into three companies, and waited in ambush in the countryside. He looked, and the people were coming out of the city, so he arose against them and struck them down.

International Standard Version
So he took his army, divided it into three separate companies, and laid in ambush out in the field. When Abimelech noticed the people coming out from the city, his army attacked them and killed them.

NET Bible
he took his men and divided them into three units and set an ambush in the field. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked and struck them down.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So he took his troops, divided them into three companies, and set an ambush in the fields. He watched and saw the people coming out of the city. Then he began to attack them.

King James 2000 Bible
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 struck them.
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