JDG 9:34 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So Abimelek and all the people with him went out in the night and they set up four units in an ambush against Shekem.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἀνέστη Ἀβιμέλεχ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς μετʼ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς, καὶ ἐνήδρευσαν ἐπὶ Συχὲμ τέτρασιν ἀρχαῖς.
(Kai anestaʸ Abimeleⱪ kai pas ho laos metʼ autou nuktos, kai enaʸdreusan epi Suⱪem tetrasin arⱪais. )

BrTr And Abimelech and all the people with him rose up by night, and formed an ambuscade against Sychem in four companies.

ULT So Abimelech and all of the people who were with him rose up by night, and they set up an ambush against Shechem. They were four units.

UST So Abimelech and all the men who were with him got up during the night. They divided into four groups and hid in the fields near Shechem.

BSB § So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem – they divided into four units.

LSV And Abimelech rises, and all the people who [are] with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem—four detachments;

FBV Abimelech left at night along with his army, and they separated into four companies that lay in wait near Shechem.

T4T So Abimelech and all the men who were with him got up during the night. They divided into four groups, and hid in the fields near Shechem.

LEB So Abimelech and all the army that was with him got up by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four divisions.[fn]

9:34 Or “companies”

BBE So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

ASV And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

DRA Abimelech therefore arose with all his army by night, and laid ambushes near Sichem in four places.

YLT And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who [are] with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem — four detachments;

Drby And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four companies.

RV And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

Wbstr And Abimelech rose, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

KJB-1769 ¶ And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

KJB-1611 ¶ And Abimelech rose vp, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in foure companies.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Abimelech rose vp, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they layde awayte against Sichem in foure companies.
(And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid awayte against Sichem in four companies.)

Gnva So Abimelech rose vp, and all the people that were with him by night: and they lay in wayte against Shechem in foure bandes.
(So Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him by night: and they lay in wait against Shechem in four bandes. )

Cvdl Abimelech stode vp by night, and all the people that was with him, and layed wayte for Sichem with foure companies of men of warre.
(Abimelech stood up by night, and all the people that was with him, and laid wait for Sichem with four companies of men of warre.)

Wycl Therfor Abymelech roos with al his oost bi nyyt, and settide buyschementis bisidis Siccimam, in foure placis.
(Therefore Abymelech rose with all his oost by night, and set buyschementis besides Siccimam, in four placis.)

Luth Abimelech stund auf bei der Nacht und alles Volk, das bei ihm war, und hielt auf Sichem mit vier Haufen.
(Abimelech stood on at the/of_the night and all/everything people, the at him was, and hielt on Sichem with four Haufen.)

ClVg Surrexit itaque Abimelech cum omni exercitu suo nocte, et tetendit insidias juxta Sichimam in quatuor locis.
(Surrexit therefore Abimelech when/with all exercitu his_own nocte, and tetendit insidias next_to Sichimam in four locis. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יָּ֧קָם

and=he/it_rose_up

See how you translated the similar expression in 9:32. Alternate translation: [So … got going]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יֶּאֶרְב֣וּ עַל־שְׁכֶ֔ם

and,lay_in_wait on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Shekem

The verb translated as ambushed here is the same one that was translated as “ambushers” in 9:25 and as “hide” in 9:32. Abimelek and his troops followed Zebul’s advice to hide so that they could not be seen and so that they could launch a surprise attack in the morning. Alternate translation: [and they set up an ambush against Shechem]

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