KJV King James Version
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.
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Judges 9:3
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
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;’
Surrounding context — Judges 9
1 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,
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
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וַיְדַבְּר֨וּH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֲחֵֽי־H251 · achbrother: male-siblingאִמּ֜וֹH517 · emmotherעָלָ֗יוH5921 · aluponבְּאָזְנֵי֙H241 · o.zenearכָּל־H3605 · kolallבַּעֲלֵ֣יH1167 · ba.almasterשְׁכֶ֔םH7927 · she.khemShechemאֵ֥תH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהַדְּבָרִ֖יםH1697 · da.varwordהָאֵ֑לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseוַיֵּ֤טH5186 · na.tahto stretchלִבָּם֙H3820 · levheartאַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafterאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְH40 · a.vi.me.lekhAbimelechכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforאָמְר֖וּH559 · a.marto sayאָחִ֥ינוּH251 · achbrother: male-siblingהֽוּא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
Genesis 29:15And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be]?Psalm 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.Proverbs 1:11-14If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
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