Judges 9:4
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
5414 [e]וַיִּתְּנוּ־
way-yit-tə-nū-
So they gaveConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
  לוֹ֙
lōw
himPrep | 3ms
7657 [e]שִׁבְעִ֣ים
šiḇ-‘îm
seventyNumber-cp
3701 [e]כֶּ֔סֶף
ke-sep̄,
[shekels] of silverN-ms
1004 [e]מִבֵּ֖יתּ‪‬
mib-bêṯ
from the templePrep-m | N-msc
  בַ֣עַל‪‬
ba-‘al
ofPrep
1170 [e]בְּרִ֑ית
bə-rîṯ;
Baal-berithN-proper-ms
7936 [e]וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר
way-yiś-kōr
and hiredConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
  בָּהֶ֜ם
bā-hem
with whichPrep | 3mp
40 [e]אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ
’ă-ḇî-me-leḵ,
AbimelechN-proper-ms
582 [e]אֲנָשִׁ֤ים
’ă-nā-šîm
menN-mp
7386 [e]רֵיקִים֙
rê-qîm
worthlessAdj-mp
6348 [e]וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔ים
ū-p̄ō-ḥă-zîm,
and recklessConj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp
1980 [e]וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ
way-yê-lə-ḵū
and they followedConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
310 [e]אַחֲרָֽיו׃
’a-ḥă-rāw.
himPrep | 3ms





















Hebrew Texts
שופטים 9:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיִּתְּנוּ־לֹו֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף מִבֵּ֖ית בַּ֣עַל בְּרִ֑ית וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר בָּהֶ֜ם אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ אֲנָשִׁ֤ים רֵיקִים֙ וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔ים וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אַחֲרָֽיו׃

שופטים 9:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויתנו־לו שבעים כסף מבית בעל ברית וישכר בהם אבימלך אנשים ריקים ופחזים וילכו אחריו׃

שופטים 9:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויתנו־לו שבעים כסף מבית בעל ברית וישכר בהם אבימלך אנשים ריקים ופחזים וילכו אחריו׃

שופטים 9:4 Hebrew Bible
ויתנו לו שבעים כסף מבית בעל ברית וישכר בהם אבימלך אנשים ריקים ופחזים וילכו אחריו׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, and they followed him.

King James Bible
And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So they gave him 70 pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men with this money, and they followed him.
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