KJV King James Version
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.
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Judges 9:54
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.
WEB World English Bible
Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ His young man thrust him through, and he died.”
ASV American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Judges 9
51 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.
52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
54 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.
55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
56 Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
57 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּקְרָ֨אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toמְהֵרָ֜הH4120 · me.he.rahhasteאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַנַּ֣עַר׀H5288 · na.aryouthנֹשֵׂ֣אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseכֵלָ֗יוH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלוֹ֙H9033 · ohimשְׁלֹ֤ףH8025 · sha.laphto drawחַרְבְּךָ֙H2719 · che.revswordוּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִיH4191 · mutto dieפֶּן־H6435 · penlestיֹ֥אמְרוּH559 · a.marto sayלִ֖יH9030 · nimeאִשָּׁ֣הH802 · ish.shahwomanהֲרָגָ֑תְהוּH2026 · ha.ragto killוַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּH1856 · da.qarto pierceנַעֲר֖וֹH5288 · na.aryouthוַיָּמֹֽת׃H4191 · mutto die
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