Judges 9:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 9:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 9:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.”
Judges 9:31 — World English Bible
Judges 9:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he sent messengers unto Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they constrain the city to take part against thee. ”
Judges 9:31 — American Standard Version
Judges 9:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he sendeth messengers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying, `Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and his brethren are coming into Shechem, and lo, they are fortifying the city against thee;”
Judges 9:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 9:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and he sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem, and behold, they shut up the city against thee; ”
Judges 9:31 — Darby Translation
Judges 9:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore he sent messengers vnto Abimelech priuily, saying, Beholde, Gaal the sonne of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem, and beholde, they fortifie the citie against thee.”
Judges 9:31 — Geneva Bible
Judges 9:31 in Context — Judges 9
29 And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31 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.
32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
33 And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
What Does Judges 9:31 Mean?
Judges 9:31 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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