JDG 9:45 Parallel Verse View

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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.

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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 And Abimelech fought with the city all of that day. And he captured the city, and he killed the people who were in it. Then he tore down the city and sowed it with salt.

UST Abimelech and his soldiers fought against the people of Shechem all that day. When they finally conquered the city, they killed all the people who lived there. They tore down all of the buildings. Then they threw salt over the ruins to show that they never wanted anyone to live 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 No LEB JDG book available

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.
(And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew/killed the people that was therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. )

SLT And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he will take the city, and the people which in it he killed, and he will tear down the city, and will sow 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 No KJB-1611 JDG book available

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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 No Cvdl JDG book available

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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 that/there oppugnabat city: how cepit, having_been_killed he_livesoribus his, herselfque destructa, so/thus as sal in/into/on them dispergeret. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JDG book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּזְרָעֶ֖⁠הָ מֶֽלַח

and,sowed,it salt

The author is speaking as if Abimelech literally took salt and sowed it as seed that would grow up from the ground. He means that Abimelech 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. Abimelech 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]

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