JDG 9:19 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ εἰ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ τελειότητι ἐποιήσατε μετὰ Ἱεροβάαλ, καὶ μετὰ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ, εὐφρανθείητε ἐν Ἀβιμέλεχ, καὶ εὐφρανθείη καί γε αὐτὸς ἐφʼ ὑμῖν·
(Kai ei en alaʸtheia kai teleiotaʸti epoiaʸsate meta Hierobaal, kai meta tou oikou autou en taʸ haʸmera tautaʸ, eufrantheiaʸte en Abimeleⱪ, kai eufrantheiaʸ kai ge autos efʼ humin;)

BrTr if then ye have done truly and faithfully with Jerobaal, and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice over you:

ULT now if you have acted in truth and in integrity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech, and may he also rejoice in you.

UST Now if you truly have done the right thing toward Gideon and his family, then may you now be happy that Abimelech is your king, and may he also be happy that you are his subjects.

BSB & MSB if you have acted faithfully and honestly toward Jerubbaal and his house this day, [then] may you rejoice in Abimelech, and he in you.

OEB No OEB JDG 9:19 book available

WEBBE & WMBB if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;

NET So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness!

LSV indeed, if in truth and in sincerity you have acted with Jerubba‘al and with his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech, and he rejoices—even he—in you;

FBV Have you acted sincerely and honestly toward Jerub-baal and his family today? If so, may you be happy with Abimelech, and may he be happy with you too!

T4T So, if today you have truly acted fairly and sincerely toward Gideon and his family, I hope/desire that he will cause you to be happy and that you will cause him to be happy.

LEB if you have acted in good faith[fn] and sincerity with Jerub-Baal and his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.

9:19 Or “honesty”

BBE If then you have done what is true and upright to Jerubbaal and his family this day, may you have joy in Abimelech, and may he have joy in you;

Moff No Moff JDG 9:19 book available

JPS if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.

ASV if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

DRA If therefore you have dealt well, and without fault with Jerobaal, and his house, rejoice ye this day in Abimelech, and may he rejoice in you.

YLT yea, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and he doth rejoice — even he — in you;

Drby — if ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;

RV if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
(if ye/you_all then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye/you_all in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:)

SLT And if in sincerity and uprightness ye did with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, rejoice ye in Abimelech, and he shall rejoice also in you.

Wbstr If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

KJB-1769 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
(If ye/you_all then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye/you_all in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:)

KJB-1611 If yee then haue dealt truely and sincerely with Ierubbaal, and with his house this day, then reioyce yee in Abimelech, aud let him also reioyce in you.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps If ye then haue dealt truely and purely with Ierobaal and with his house this day, then reioyce ye with Abimelech, and let him reioyce with you.
(If ye/you_all then have dealt truly and purely with Yerobaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye/you_all with Abimelech, and let him rejoice with you.)

Gnva If ye then haue delt truely and purely with Ierubbaal, and with his house this day, then reioyce with you.
(If ye/you_all then have dealt truly and purely with Yerubbaal, and with his house this day, then rejoice with you.)

Cvdl Yf ye haue done right now and iustly vnto Ierubaal and his house this daye, then reioyse ouer Abimelech, and let him reioyse ouer you.
(If ye/you_all have done right now and justly unto Yerubaal and his house this day, then rejoice over Abimelech, and let him rejoice over you.)

Wycl therfor if ye han do riytfuli, and with out synne with Gerobaal and his hows, to dai be ye glad in Abymelech, and be he glad in you; but if ye han do weiwardli,
(therefore if ye/you_all have do rightfully, and with out sin with Gerobaal and his house, to day be ye/you_all glad in Abimelech, and be he glad in you; but if ye/you_all have do waywardly,)

Luth Habt ihr nun recht und redlich gehandelt an Jerubbaal und an seinem Hause an diesem Tage, so seid fröhlich über dem Abimelech, und er sei fröhlich über euch.
(Have you(pl)/their/her now right and honestly traded at/to Jerubbaal and at/to his house(n) at/to this_one days, so are cheerful above to_him Abimelech, and he be cheerful above you.)

ClVg si ergo recte et absque vitio egistis cum Jerobaal et domo ejus, hodie lætamini in Abimelech, et ille lætetur in vobis.
(when/but_if therefore correctly/straight and without spoil/with_fault you(pl)_acted when/with Yerubbaal and at_home his/her, today/at_this_time you(pl)_rejoice in/into/on Abimelech, and he/that_one happy in/into/on to_you(pl).)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

וְ⁠אִם־בֶּ⁠אֱמֶ֨ת וּ⁠בְ⁠תָמִ֧ים עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם עִם־יְרֻבַּ֥עַל וְ⁠עִם־בֵּית֖⁠וֹ הַ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠זֶּ֑ה שִׂמְחוּ֙ בַּ⁠אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְ⁠יִשְׂמַ֥ח גַּם־ה֖וּא בָּ⁠כֶֽם

and=if (Some words not found in UHB: and=if in,faithfulness and,in,integrity acted with Yərubaˊal/(Jerubbaal) and,with house_of,his the=day the=this rejoice in,Abimelech and,let_him_rejoice also/yet he/it in,you(pl) )

Jotham is concluding the long hypothetical statement he began in [9:16](../09/16.md). He is repeating the if part of it for clarity, since he has said many other things after first stating that part. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explicitly state the implied “then” before that part of the statement. If you have been translating [verses 16–19](../09/16.md) as a series of shorter sentences, you could make this verse a sentence of its own and indicate that Jotham is introducing his conclusion here. Alternate translation: [So to conclude, if you have acted in truth and in integrity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and may he also rejoice in you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

בֶּ⁠אֱמֶ֨ת וּ⁠בְ⁠תָמִ֧ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and=if in,faithfulness and,in,integrity acted with Yərubaˊal/(Jerubbaal) and,with house_of,his the=day the=this rejoice in,Abimelech and,let_him_rejoice also/yet he/it in,you(pl) )

See how you translated the same expression in [9:16](../09/16.md). Alternate translation: [in complete sincerity]

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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