JDG 9:17 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX ὡς παρετάξατο ὁ πατήρ μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐξέῤῥιψε τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐξεναντίας, καὶ ἐῤῥύσατο ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς Μαδιὰμ,
(hōs paretaxato ho pataʸr mou huper humōn, kai exeɽɽipse taʸn psuⱪaʸn autou exenantias, kai eɽɽusato humas ek ⱪeiros Madiam,)

BrTr as my father fought for you, and put his life in jeopardy, and delivered you out of the hand of Madiam;

ULT that my father fought for you and threw his life in front and delivered you from the hand of Midian—

UST Remember what my father did for you. He led the Israelites into battle against the Midianites. He was willing to die if necessary to rescue you from their power.

BSB & MSB for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,

OEB No OEB JDG 9:17 book available

WEBBE & WMBB (for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

NET my father fought for you; he risked his life and delivered you from Midian’s power.

LSV because my father has fought for you, and casts his life away from [him], and delivers you from the hand of Midian;

FBV Don't forget how my father fought for you and risked his own life to save you from the Midianites!

T4T “Do not forget that my father fought a battle for you, and he was willing to die for you if that had been necessary, to save you from the Midian people-group.

LEB for my father fought and _⌊risked his life_⌋[fn] for you and delivered you from the hand of Midian;

9:17 Literally “he threw his life in front”

BBE (For my father made war for you, and put his life in danger, and made you free from the hands of Midian;

Moff No Moff JDG 9:17 book available

JPS for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

ASV (for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

DRA And exposed his life to dangers, to deliver you from the hands of Madian,

YLT because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from [him], and deliver you from the hand of Midian;

Drby — for my father fought for you, and endangered his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

RV (for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

SLT (For my father fought for you, and he will cast his soul away, and he will deliver you from the hand of Midian.

Wbstr (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you from the hand of Midian:

KJB-1769 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:[fn]

9.17 adventured…: Heb. cast his life

KJB-1611 (For my father fought for you, and [fn]aduentured his life farre, and deliuered you out of the hand of Midian:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

9:17 Heb. cast his life.

Bshps (For euen my father fought for you, and aduentured his life, and ridde you out of the hande of Madian.
((For even my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and rid you out of the hand of Madian.)

Gnva (For my father fought for you, and aduentured his life, and deliuered you out of the handes of Midian.
((For my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hands of Midian.)

Cvdl Which (euen my father) foughte for youre sakes, and ioperde his lyfe, to delyuer out of the Madianites hade,
(Which (even my father) fought for your(pl) sakes, and risked his life, to deliver out of the Midianites hand,)

Wycl that fauyt for you, and yaf his lijf to perelis, that he schulde delyuere you fro the hond of Madian;
(that fought for you, and gave his life to perils, that he should deliver you from the hand of Madian;)

Luth daß mein Vater um euretwillen gestritten hat und seine SeeLE dahingeworfen von sich, daß er euch errettete von der Midianiter Hand?
(that my father around/by/for for_your_sake argued/fought has and his soul cast_away from itself/yourself/themselves, that he you saved/rescued from the/of_the Midianites Hand?)

ClVg et animam suam dedit periculis, ut erueret vos de manu Madian,
(and the_soul his_own he_gave dangers, as would_rescue you(pl) from/about by_hand Midian,)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחַ֥ם אָבִ֖⁠י עֲלֵי⁠כֶ֑ם וַ⁠יַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁ⁠וֹ֙ מִ⁠נֶּ֔גֶד וַ⁠יַּצֵּ֥ל אֶתְ⁠כֶ֖ם מִ⁠יַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who fought father_of,my on,you(pl) and,he_threw DOM life_of,his from,in_front and,he_delivered ,you(pl) from,the_hand_of Midyān )

If you have decided to translate the long sentence in [verses 16–19](../09/16.md) as a series of shorter sentences, you could make this verse a sentence of its own. Alternate translation: [Now consider how my father fought for you and threw his life in front and delivered you from the hand of Midian]

Note 2 topic: writing-background

אֲשֶׁר

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who fought father_of,my on,you(pl) and,he_threw DOM life_of,his from,in_front and,he_delivered ,you(pl) from,the_hand_of Midyān )

Jotham is providing background information to remind the lords of Shechem what Gideon had done for the Israelites. They already know this information, but he is bringing it their attention and emphasizing it to show that they have not treated Gideon and his family “according to the deserving of his hands,” as he said in the previous verse. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture. Alternate translation: [considering that]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁ⁠וֹ֙ מִ⁠נֶּ֔גֶד

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who fought father_of,my on,you(pl) and,he_threw DOM life_of,his from,in_front and,he_delivered ,you(pl) from,the_hand_of Midyān )

Jotham is using a common expression that means that Gideon risked his life by leading the armies of Israel and thus going in front of them into battle against the Midianites. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You could also state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and put his life on the line] or [and risked his life]

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Abimelech Seizes Power

Judges 9

Virtually every account in the book of Judges paints this formative period in Israel’s history as a very dark, brutal time when everyone did what was right in their own eyes (Judges 17:6; 21:25). The story of Abimelech’s rise to power is no exception. Judges 6-8 recounts the heroic deeds of Gideon, a Manassite from the clan of Abiezer who rescued the Israelites from the Midianites. After Gideon’s victory, he returned to his hometown of Ophrah, and Israel enjoyed peace for the rest of his lifetime. But Gideon also left a legacy of idolatry by him, by his family, and by many Israelites. Gideon had many wives and seventy sons, as well as a concubine in Shechem who gave birth to another son named Abimelech (Judges 8:29-32). It appears that when Abimelech grew up, he settled in Arumah, (Judges 9:31), just outside Manassite territory in the tribal allotment of Ephraim (Joshua 16-17; see “Poster Map of the Tribe of Manasseh (West) and Its Surroundings, circa 1200 B.C.” map). Perhaps this move to non-Manassite territory reflected Abimelech’s lack of a legitimate heritage from his Manassite father. Later, Abimelech visited his relatives in Shechem and convinced them to persuade the leaders of Shechem to make him ruler over the city. To ensure that none of his seventy brothers, who were legitimate heirs to Gideon, challenged his authority, Abimelech went to Ophrah and killed all but one of them. The only brother to escape was Jotham, the youngest, and he went to the top of Mount Gerizim and warned them against betraying Gideon by making Abimelech king. Then he fled to the town of Beer, perhaps the same as Beeroth near the town of Gibeon. After three years, however, the leaders of Shechem began to grow dissatisfied with Abimelech as their king, and a man named Gaal offered to rule in place of him. Abimelech’s ally Zebul, who was one of the leaders of Shechem, went to Arumah and told Abimelech what Gaal was planning to do. So Gideon and his men split up into four groups and secretly surrounded the city at night. Then they attacked Gaal’s men, and Gaal’s men retreated into Shechem. Zebul drove them back out into the fields, and Abimelech’s men defeated them and captured the city. Some of the leaders of Shechem fled into the temple of El-berith (or Baal-berith), but Abimelech and his men cut down branches from Mount Zalmon (likely Mount Ebal just north of Shechem) and set fire to the temple, killing about 1000 people inside. Then Abimelech and his men went to Thebez and attacked the city. Many of the citizens took refuge inside a strong tower in the town, and Abimelech prepared to set fire to the entrance. But a woman on the roof dropped a millstone on his head, crushing his skull, so Abimelech commanded his armor bearer to kill him.

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Abimelech Seizes Power