“And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?”
Judges 9:28 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Judges 9:2824 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
גַּ֣עַלgaʿal
GaalnounH1603
בֶּןben
the son ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
עֶ֗בֶדʿebed
EbednounH5651
מִֽיmiy
who?particleH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְʾăbiymelekə
is AbimelechnounH40
וּ/מִֽיwmiy
and who?conjH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
שְׁכֶם֙šəkem
is ShechemnounH7927
כִּ֣יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
נַעַבְדֶ֔/נּוּnaʿabədenw
we will serve himverbH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
הֲ/לֹ֥אhălōʾ
¿ notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
בֶןben
is he the son ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
יְרֻבַּ֖עַלyərubaʿal
Jerub-BaalnounH3378
וּ/זְבֻ֣לwzəbul
and is Zebul?conjH2083
פְּקִיד֑/וֹpəqiydwō
deputy hisnounH6496
governor · office · overseer · was set
עִבְד֗וּʿibədw
serveverbH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
אַנְשֵׁ֤יʾanəšēy
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
חֲמוֹר֙ḥămwōr
HamornounH2544
אֲבִ֣יʾăbiy
the father ofnounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
שְׁכֶ֔םšəkem
ShechemnounH7927
וּ/מַדּ֖וּעַwmadwʿa
and why?conjH4069
wherefore · why
נַעַבְדֶ֥/נּוּnaʿabədenw
will we serve himverbH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
אֲנָֽחְנוּʾănāḥənw
weprepH587
us · we
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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