“And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.”
Judges 9:31 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Judges 9:3118 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֧חwayišəlaḥ
and he sentconjH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
מַלְאָכִ֛יםmaləʾākiym
messengersnounH4397
angel · king · messenger
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְʾăbiymelekə
AbimelechnounH40
בְּ/תָרְמָ֣הbətārəmāh
in treacherypronH8649
privily
לֵ/אמֹ֑רlēʾmōr
sayingpronH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
הִנֵּה֩hinēh
here!particleH2009
lo · see
גַ֨עַלgaʿal
GaalnounH1603
בֶּןben
the son ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
עֶ֤בֶדʿebed
EbednounH5651
וְ/אֶחָי/ו֙wəʾeḥāyw
and brothers hisconjH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
בָּאִ֣יםbāʾiym
are comingverbH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
שְׁכֶ֔מָ/הšəkemāh
Shechem towardsnounH7927
וְ/הִנָּ֛/םwəhinām
and here theyconjH2009
lo · see
צָרִ֥יםṣāriym
are shutting upverbH6696
assault · beset · besiege · bind ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הָ/עִ֖ירhāʿiyr
the cityparticleH5892
city · court · town
עָלֶֽי/ךָʿāleykā
on youpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
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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