Judges 9:53 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.”

Judges 9:53 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 9:53 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 9:53 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.”

Judges 9:53 — World English Bible

Judges 9:53 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull. ”

Judges 9:53 — American Standard Version

Judges 9:53 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,”

Judges 9:53 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 9:53 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill on Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull. ”

Judges 9:53 — Darby Translation

Judges 9:53 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But a certaine woman cast a piece of a milstone vpon Abimelechs head, and brake his braine pan.”

Judges 9:53 — Geneva Bible

Judges 9:53 in Context — Judges 9

51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.

54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

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What Does Judges 9:53 Mean?

Judges 9:53 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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