HERO 9:24 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX τοῦ ἐπαγαγεῖν τὴν ἀδικίαν τῶν ἑβδομήκοντα υἱῶν Ἱεροβάαλ, καὶ τὰ αἵματα αὐτῶν τοῦ θεῖναι ἐπὶ Ἀβιμέλεχ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτῶν, ὃς ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐπὶ ἄνδρας Σικίμων, ὅτι ἐνίσχυσαν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ.
(tou epagagein taʸn adikian tōn hebdomaʸkonta huiōn Hierobaal, kai ta haimata autōn tou theinai epi Abimeleⱪ ton adelfon autōn, hos apekteinen autous, kai epi andras Sikimōn, hoti enisⱪusan tas ⱪeiras autou apokteinai tous adelfous autou.)

BrTr to bring the injury done to the seventy sons of Jerobaal, and to lay their blood upon their brother Abimelech, who slew them, and upon the men of Sicima, because they strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

ULT the violence of the 70 sons of Jerubbaal to come, and their blood to put, upon Abimelech their brother who killed them and upon the lords of Shechem who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.

UST The 70 sons of Jerubbaal were Abimelech’s half-brothers, but he hired men to kill them. The leaders of Shechem gave him the money to have men kill his half-brothers. So God made them enemies so that they would suffer violently, just as they had caused others to suffer violently. God did this to punish them for the murders they had committed.

BSB in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.

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WEBBE that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother who killed them, and on the men of Shechem who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.

NET He did this so the violent deaths of Jerub-Baal’s seventy sons might be avenged and Abimelech, their half-brother who murdered them, might have to pay for their spilled blood, along with the leaders of Shechem who helped him murder them.

LSV for [the] coming in of [the] violence [against] seventy sons of Jerubba‘al, and to place their blood on their brother Abimelech, who slew them, and on the masters of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brothers.

FBV This happened because of the murder of the seventy sons of Jerub-baal and that responsibility for their blood be placed on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who provided the means to kill his brothers.

T4T The leaders of Shechem had previously helped Abimelech to kill 69 of Gideon’s sons, who were his brothers. So now God sent the evil spirit to punish all of them.

LEB so that the violence done to the seventy brothers of Abimelech would be avenged and their blood be placed on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the lords of Shechem, _⌊who helped_⌋[fn] to kill his brothers.

9:24 Literally “who strengthened his hands”

BBE So that punishment for the violent attack made on the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and for their blood, might come on Abimelech, their brother, who put them to death, and on the townsmen of Shechem who gave him their help in putting his brothers to death.

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JPS that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

ASV that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

DRA And to leave the crime of the murder of the seventy sons of Jerobaal, and the shedding of their blood upon Abimelech their brother, and upon the rest of the princes of the Sichemites, who aided him.

YLT for the coming in of the violence [to] the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and of their blood to place [it] on Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and on the masters of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

Drby that the violence [done] to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and upon the citizens of Shechem, who had strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

RV that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, which strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.
(that the violence done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew/killed them, and upon the men of Shechem, which strengthened his hands to slay his brethren/brothers.)

SLT To bring the wrong of the seventy sons of Jerubbaal and to put their blood upon Abimelech their brother who killed them, and upon the lords of Shechem who strengthened his hands to kill his brethren.

Wbstr That the cruelty done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem who aided him in the killing of his brethren.

KJB-1769 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.[fn]
(That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew/killed them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren/brothers.)

9.24 aided…: Heb. strengthened his hands to kill

KJB-1611 That the crueltie done to the threescore and ten sonnes of Ierubbaal might come, and their blood be laid vpon Abimelech their brother which slew them, and vpon the men of Shechem which [fn]aided him in the killing of his brethren.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

9:24 Hebr. strengthened his hands to kill.

Bshps That the wickednes done to the three score and ten sonnes of Ierobaal might come on him, and that God might lay the blood of them vnto Abimelech their brother, which slue them, and vpon the other men of Sichem which ayded him in the killing of his brethren.
(That the wickedness done to the three score and ten sons of Yerobaal might come on him, and that God might lay the blood of them unto Abimelech their brother, which slew/killed them, and upon the other men of Sichem which aided him in the killing of his brethren/brothers.)

Gnva That the crueltie toward the seuentie sonnes of Ierubbaal and their blood might come and be laide vpon Abimelech their brother, which had slayne them, and vpon the men of Shechem, which had ayded him to kill his brethren.
(That the cruelty toward the seventy sons of Yerubbaal and their blood might come and be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which had slain/killed them, and upon the men of Shechem, which had aided him to kill his brethren/brothers.)

Cvdl and rehearsed the wronge done to the sonnes of Ierubaal, and their bloude, and layed it vpon Abimelech their brother which slewe them, and vpon the men of Sichem that strengthed his hande therto, that he mighte slaye his brethren.
(and rehearsed the wrong done to the sons of Yerubaal, and their blood, and laid it upon Abimelech their brother which slew/killed them, and upon the men of Sichem that strengthened his hand thereto, that he might slay/kill his brethren/brothers.)

Wycl and to arette the felony of sleyng of seuenti sones of Gerobaal, and the schedyng out of her blood, in to Abymelech her brother, and to othere princes of Sichem, that hadden helpid hym.
(and to reckon/count the felony of slaying of seventy sons of Gerobaal, and the shedding out of her blood, in to Abimelech her brother, and to other princes of Sichem, that had helped him.)

Luth und zogen an den Frevel, an den siebenzig Söhnen Jerubbaals begangen, und legten derselben Blut auf Abimelech, ihren Bruder, der sie erwürget hatte, und auf die Männer zu Sichem, die ihm seine Hand dazu gestärket hatten, daß er seine Brüder erwürgete.
(and pulled at/to the sacrilege, at/to the seventy sons Jerubbaal’s committed, and laid the_same blood on/in/to Abimelech, your(pl) brother, the/of_the they/she/them strangled/choked had, and on/in/to the men to/for Sichem, the him his hand to_that/in_addition strengthened had, that he his brothers strangled.)

ClVg et scelus interfectionis septuaginta filiorum Jerobaal, et effusionem sanguinis eorum conferre in Abimelech fratrem suum, et in ceteros Sichimorum principes, qui eum adjuverant.
(and crime of_killing seventy of_children Yerubbaal, and outpouring blood their to_bring_together in/into/on Abimelech brother his_own, and in/into/on remaining Shechemites leaders, who/which him they_had_helped.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לָ⁠ב֕וֹא חֲמַ֖ס שִׁבְעִ֣ים בְּנֵֽי־יְרֻבָּ֑עַל וְ⁠דָמָ֗⁠ם לָ⁠שׂ֞וּם עַל־אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ

to,come violence_of (Some words not found in UHB: to,come violence_of seventy sons_of Yərubaˊal/(Jerubbaal) and,blood_of,their to,put on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ʼAⱱīmelek brother_of,their which/who killed ,them and,on masters_of Shekem which/who strengthened DOM hands_of,his to,kill DOM brothers_of,his )

This verse is giving the reason why God “sent a bad spirit,” as the previous verse described. It is not indicating why or how the lords of Shechem “dealt treacherously” with Abimelech. You may wish to clarify this for your readers. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: [God did this so that the violence of the 70 sons of Jerubbaal would come upon, and to put their blood upon, Abimelech]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

חֲמַ֖ס שִׁבְעִ֣ים בְּנֵֽי־יְרֻבָּ֑עַל

violence_of (Some words not found in UHB: to,come violence_of seventy sons_of Yərubaˊal/(Jerubbaal) and,blood_of,their to,put on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ʼAⱱīmelek brother_of,their which/who killed ,them and,on masters_of Shekem which/who strengthened DOM hands_of,his to,kill DOM brothers_of,his )

The author is using this possessive form to describe the violence that was committed against the 70 sons of Jerubbaal, not to describe any violence that they committed. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the violence that was committed against the 70 sons of Jerubbaal] or [the violence that the 70 sons of Jerubbaal suffered]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠דָמָ֗⁠ם לָ⁠שׂ֞וּם עַל־אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ אֲחִי⁠הֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָרַ֣ג אוֹתָ֔⁠ם

and,blood_of,their to,put on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ʼAⱱīmelek brother_of,their (Some words not found in UHB: to,come violence_of seventy sons_of Yərubaˊal/(Jerubbaal) and,blood_of,their to,put on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ʼAⱱīmelek brother_of,their which/who killed ,them and,on masters_of Shekem which/who strengthened DOM hands_of,his to,kill DOM brothers_of,his )

The expression to put the blood of one person on another means to hold responsible and punish that other person for killing the first one. This expression uses the term blood by association to mean death. Alternate translation: [and to hold their brother Abimelech, who killed them, responsible for their deaths] or [and to avenge their deaths by punishing their brother Abimelech, who killed them]

Note 4 topic: translate-kinship

אֲחִי⁠הֶם֙ & אֶת־אֶחָֽי⁠ו

brother_of,their & DOM (Some words not found in UHB: to,come violence_of seventy sons_of Yərubaˊal/(Jerubbaal) and,blood_of,their to,put on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ʼAⱱīmelek brother_of,their which/who killed ,them and,on masters_of Shekem which/who strengthened DOM hands_of,his to,kill DOM brothers_of,his )

See how you translated the term “brother” in 9:21. Alternate translation: [their father’s son … his father’s sons]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֲשֶׁר־חִזְּק֥וּ אֶת־יָדָ֖י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: to,come violence_of seventy sons_of Yərubaˊal/(Jerubbaal) and,blood_of,their to,put on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ʼAⱱīmelek brother_of,their which/who killed ,them and,on masters_of Shekem which/who strengthened DOM hands_of,his to,kill DOM brothers_of,his )

This expression means that the lords of Shechem enabled Abimelech to do something he could not otherwise have done. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [who enabled him] or [who gave him the means]

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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.

Parallel HERO 9:24

Abimelech Seizes Power