Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7971 [e] וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח way-yiš-laḥ And he sent Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 4397 [e] מַלְאָכִ֛ים mal-’ā-ḵîm messengers N-mp 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 40 [e] אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ ’ă-ḇî-me-leḵ Abimelech N-proper-ms 8649 [e] בְּתָרְמָ֣ה bə-ṯā-rə-māh secretly Prep-b | N-proper-fs 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֑ר lê-mōr; saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 2009 [e] הִנֵּה֩ hin-nêh take note Interjection 1603 [e] גַ֨עַל ḡa-‘al Gaal N-proper-ms 1121 [e] בֶּן־ ben- son N-msc 5651 [e] עֶ֤בֶד ‘e-ḇeḏ of Ebed N-proper-ms 251 [e] וְאֶחָיו֙ wə-’e-ḥāw and his brothers Conj-w | N-mpc | 3ms 935 [e] בָּאִ֣ים bā-’îm have come V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp 7927 [e] שְׁכֶ֔מָה šə-ḵe-māh, to Shechem N-proper-fs | 3fs 2009 [e] וְהִנָּ֛ם wə-hin-nām and here Conj-w | Interjection | 3mp 6696 [e] צָרִ֥ים ṣā-rîm they are fortifying V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 5892 [e] הָעִ֖יר hā-‘îr the city Art | N-fs 5921 [e] עָלֶֽיךָ׃ ‘ā-le-ḵā. against you Prep | 2ms

New American Standard Bible
He sent messengers to Abimelech deceitfully, saying, "Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem; and behold, they are stirring up the city against you.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he sent messengers secretly to Abimelech, saying, "Look, Gaal son of Ebed, with his brothers, have come to Shechem and are turning the city against you.

privily. Heb. craftily, or to Tormah. they fortify. Under pretence of repairing the walls and towers, they were actually putting the place in a state of defence, intending to seize on the government as soon as they found Abimelech coming against them.

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