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OET (OET-RV) Abimelek spent that whole day attacking Shekem. He captured the city and they killed the people who were in it. Then he tore it down, and scattered salt on the land.
OET-LV And_ʼAⱱīmelek [was]_fighting in/on/at/with_city all the_day (the)_that and_captured DOM the_city and_DOM the_people which in/on/at/with_it he_killed and_razed DOM the_city and_sowed_it salt.
UHB וַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ נִלְחָ֣ם בָּעִ֗יר כֹּ֚ל הַיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וַיִּלְכֹּד֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר וְאֶת־הָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖הּ הָרָ֑ג וַיִּתֹּץ֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ מֶֽלַח׃פ ‡
(vaʼₐⱱīmelek nilḩām bāˊir kol hayyōm hahūʼ vayyilkod ʼet-hāˊir vəʼet-hāˊām ʼₐsher-bāh hārāg vayyittoʦ ʼet-hāˊir vayyizrāˊehā melaḩ.◊)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ Ἀβιμέλεχ παρετάσσετο ἐν τῇ πόλει ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην, καὶ κατελάβετο τὴν πόλιν, καὶ τὸν λαὸν τὸν ἐν αὐτῇ ἀπέκτεινε, καὶ τὴν πόλιν καθεῖλε, καὶ ἔσπειρεν αὐτὴν ἅλας.
(Kai Abimeleⱪ paretasseto en taʸ polei holaʸn taʸn haʸmeran ekeinaʸn, kai katelabeto taʸn polin, kai ton laon ton en autaʸ apekteine, kai taʸn polin katheile, kai espeiren autaʸn halas. )
BrTr And Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and destroyed the city, and sowed it with salt.
ULT Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city, and he killed the people who were in it. Then he tore down the city and scattered salt on it.
UST Abimelech and his men fought all day. They captured the city and killed all the people. They tore down all the buildings, and then they threw salt over the ground to try to keep anything from growing there again.
BSB And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
OEB No OEB JDG book available
WEBBE Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city and killed the people in it. He beat down the city and sowed it with salt.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed all the people in it. Then he leveled the city and spread salt over it.
LSV and Abimelech has fought against the city all that day, and captures the city, and has slain the people who [are] in it, and he breaks down the city, and sows it [with] salt.
FBV The battle for the town lasted all day but eventually Abimelech captured it. He killed the people, demolished the town, and scattered salt over the ground.[fn]
9:45 To prevent anything from growing.
T4T Abimelech and his men fought all day. They captured the city and killed all the people. They tore down all the buildings, and then they threw salt over the ruins in order that nothing would grow there again.
LEB Abimelech fought against the city all that day, and he captured the city and killed the people that were in it; then he broke down the city and sowed it with salt.
BBE And all that day Abimelech was fighting against the town; and he took it, and put to death the people who were in it, and had the town pulled down and covered with salt.
Moff No Moff JDG book available
JPS And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein; and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
ASV And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
DRA And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it.
YLT and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who [are] in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it [with] salt.
Drby And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and broke down the city, and sowed it with salt.
RV And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
Wbstr And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were in it, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
KJB-1769 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
(And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew/killed the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. )
KJB-1611 And Abimelech fought against the citie all that day, and he tooke the citie, and slewe the people that was therein, and beat downe the citie, and sowed it with salt.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps And when Abimelech had fought against the citie al that day, he toke it, and slue the people that was therin, and destroyed the citie, and sowed salte in it.
(And when Abimelech had fought against the city all that day, he took it, and slew/killed the people that was therin, and destroyed the city, and sowed salte in it.)
Gnva And when Abimelech had fought against the citie all that day, he tooke the citie, and slewe the people that was therein, and destroyed the citie and sowed salt in it.
(And when Abimelech had fought against the city all that day, he took the city, and slew/killed the people that was therein, and destroyed the city and sowed salt in it. )
Cvdl The foughte Abimelech agaynst the cite all ye same daye, and wanne it, and slewe the people that was there in, and brake downe ye cite, and sowed salt theron.
(The fought Abimelech against the cite all ye/you_all same day, and wanne it, and slew/killed the people that was there in, and brake down ye/you_all city, and sowed salt theron.)
Wycl Certis Abymelech fauyt ayens the citee in al that dai, which he took, whanne the dwelleris weren slayn, and that citee was destried, so that he spreynte abrood salt ther ynne.
(Certis Abymelech fought against the city in all that day, which he took, when the dwellers were slayn, and that city was destroyed, so that he spreynte abroad salt there ynne.)
Luth Da stritt Abimelech wider die Stadt denselben ganzen Tag und gewann sie; und erwürgete das Volk, das drinnen war, und zerbrach die Stadt und säete Salz drauf.
(So argued/fought Abimelech against the city the_same entire Tag and won sie; and stranglede the people, the drinnen was, and zerbrach the city and säete Salz on_it.)
ClVg Porro Abimelech omni die illo oppugnabat urbem: quam cepit, interfectis habitatoribus ejus, ipsaque destructa, ita ut sal in ea dispergeret.
(Further Abimelech all day illo oppugnabat city: how cepit, killeds habitatoribus his, ipsaque destructa, ita as sal in ea dispergeret. )
9:45 Scattering salt prevented anything from growing and ensured destruction.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ מֶֽלַח
and,sowed,it salt
The author is speaking as if Abimelek literally took salt and sowed it as seed that would grow up from the ground. He means that Abimelek scattered salt all over the ruins of Shechem the way people in this culture scattered seed that they were planting. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and scattered salt all over it”
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ מֶֽלַח
and,sowed,it salt
Scattering salt all over the ruins of Shechem was a symbolic action. Abimelek did this to express the wish that the city would always be an uninhabited wasteland, like a salt desert. It was as if he was saying, “May no one ever live here again.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: “and sowed it with salt to express the wish that it would always be an uninhabited wasteland”