“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.”
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 — Shechem's leaders are persuaded. The phrase 'their hearts inclined' (וַתִּטַּע־לִבָּם, vat-ta-teq libam) suggests emotional swaying rather than reasoned judgment. Blood kinship overrides covenant principle.
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