“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
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
גַּ֣עַלgaʿal
GaalnounH1603
בֶּןben
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
עֶ֗בֶדʿebed
EbednounH5651
מִֽיmiy
anyparticleH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְʾăbiymelekə
AbimelechnounH40
וּ/מִֽיwmiy
anyconjH4310
he · him · O that! what · which ···
שְׁכֶם֙šəkem
ShechemnounH7927
כִּ֣יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
נַעַבְדֶ֔/נּוּnaʿabədenw
keep in bondageverbH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
הֲ/לֹ֥אhălōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
בֶןben
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
יְרֻבַּ֖עַלyərubaʿal
JerubbaalnounH3378
וּ/זְבֻ֣לwzəbul
Zebul. CompareconjH2083
פְּקִיד֑/וֹpəqiydwō
which had the chargenounH6496
governor · office · overseer · was set
עִבְד֗וּʿibədw
keep in bondageverbH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
אַנְשֵׁ֤יʾanəšēy
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
חֲמוֹר֙ḥămwōr
HamornounH2544
אֲבִ֣יʾăbiy
fathernounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
שְׁכֶ֔םšəkem
ShechemnounH7927
וּ/מַדּ֖וּעַwmadwʿa
howconjH4069
wherefore · why
נַעַבְדֶ֥/נּוּnaʿabədenw
keep in bondageverbH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
אֲנָֽחְנוּʾănāḥənw
ourselvesprepH587
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.