Judges 9:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.”
Judges 9:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 9:39 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 9:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.”
Judges 9:39 — World English Bible
Judges 9:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. ”
Judges 9:39 — American Standard Version
Judges 9:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,”
Judges 9:39 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 9:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Gaal went out before the citizens of Shechem, and fought against Abimelech. ”
Judges 9:39 — Darby Translation
Judges 9:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.”
Judges 9:39 — Geneva Bible
Judges 9:39 in Context — Judges 9
37 And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
39 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
What Does Judges 9:39 Mean?
Judges 9:39 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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