Parallel JDG 9:48

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BSB he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!”

NET He and all his men went up on Mount Zalmon. He took an ax in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it on his shoulder and said to his men, “Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!”

LSV and Abimelech goes up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who [are] with him, and Abimelech takes the great axe in his hand, and cuts off a bough of the trees, and lifts it up, and sets [it] on his shoulder, and says to the people who [are] with him, “What you have seen me do—hurry, do as I [have done].”

FBV he and all the men with him went up Mount Zalmon. Abimelech grabbed hold of an ax and cut a branch from the trees. He lifted it onto his shoulder, and told his men, “Quick! You saw what I did. Do the same!”

T4T So he and all the men who were with him went up Zalmon Mountain which is near Shechem. Abimelech cut some branches of trees with an axe, and put them on his shoulders. Then he said to all the men who were with him, “Quickly, do what I have just done!”

LEB So Abimelech went up Mount Zalmon, he and all his army that were with him, and Abimelech took the ax[fn] in his hand and cut down a bundle of brushwood, and he lifted it and putit on his shoulder. And he said to the army that was with him, “What you have seen me do, quickly do also.”

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BBE Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, with all his people; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand and, cutting down branches of trees, took them and put them on his back. And he said to the people who were with him, Be quick and do as you have seen me do.

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS And Abimelech got him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder; and he said unto the people that were with him: 'What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.'

ASV And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

DRA Went up into mount Selmon he and all his people with him: and taking an axe, he cut down the bough of a tree, and laying it on his shoulder and carrying it, he said to his companions: What you see me do, do you out of hand.

YLT and Abimelech goeth up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who [are] with him, and Abimelech taketh the great axe in his hand, and cutteth off a bough of the trees, and lifteth it up, and setteth [it] on his shoulder, and saith unto the people who [are] with him, 'What ye have seen I have done — haste, do ye like it.'

DBY Then Abimelech went up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people that was with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, do as I have done.

RV And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

WBS And Abimelech ascended mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done .

KJB And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.[fn]
  (And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye/you_all have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.)

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BB And Abimeleh gat him to mount Zelmon, both he & all the people that were with him, & toke axes with him, and cut downe bowes of trees, & toke them and bare them on his shulder, & sayde vnto the folke that were with hym: what ye haue seene me do, speede your selues, & do lykewyse as I haue done.
  (And Abimeleh gat him to mount Zelmon, both he and all the people that were with him, and took axes with him, and cut down bows of trees, and took them and bare them on his shulder, and said unto the folke that were with him: what ye/you_all have seen me do, speede your selves, and do likewise as I have done.)

GNV And Abimelech gate him vp to mounte Zalmon, hee and all the people that were with him: and Abimelech tooke axes with him, and cut downe boughes of trees, and tooke them, and bare them on his shoulder, and sayde vnto the folke that were with him, What ye haue seene me doe, make haste, and doe like me.
  (And Abimelech gate him up to mounte Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him: and Abimelech took axes with him, and cut down boughes of trees, and took them, and bare them on his shoulder, and said unto the folke that were with him, What ye/you_all have seen me doe, make haste, and do like me. )

CB he wente vp vnto mount Zelmon, and all the people that was with him, and toke an axe in his hade, and hewed downe a braunch of a tre, and toke it vp, & layed it vpon his shulder, and sayde vnto all the people that was with him: As ye haue sene me do, make ye haist, and do euen so as I.
  (he went up unto mount Zelmon, and all the people that was with him, and took an axe in his hade, and hewed down a branch of a tree, and took it up, and laid it upon his shulder, and said unto all the people that was with him: As ye/you_all have seen me do, make ye/you_all haist, and do even so as I.)

WYC and he stiede in to the hil Selmon with al his puple; and with an axe takun he kittide doun a boow of a tre, and he bar it, put on the schuldur, and seide to felowis, Do ye this thing, which ye seen me do.
  (and he stiede in to the hill Selmon with all his people; and with an axe taken he kittide down a boow of a tree, and he bar it, put on the schuldur, and said to felowis, Do ye/you_all this thing, which ye/you_all seen me do.)

LUT ging er auf den Berg Zalmon mit all seinem Volk, das bei ihm war, und nahm eine Axt in seine Hand und hieb einen Ast von Bäumen und hub ihn auf und legte ihn auf seine Achsel und sprach zu allem Volk, das mit ihm war: Was ihr gesehen habt, daß ich tue, das tut auch ihr eilend, wie ich.
  (ging he on the mountain/hill Zalmon with all seinem people, the bei him war, and took one Axt in his Hand and hieb a Ast from Bäumen and hub him/it on and legte him/it on his Achsel and spoke to allem people, the with him war: What her gesehen have, that I tue, the tut also her eilend, like ich.)

CLV ascendit in montem Selmon cum omni populo suo: et arrepta securi, præcidit arboris ramum, impositumque ferens humero, dixit ad socios: Quod me videtis facere, cito facite.
  (ascendit in montem Selmon when/with all populo suo: and arrepta securi, præcidit arboris ramum, impositumque ferens humero, he_said to socios: That me videtis facere, cito facite. )

BRN And Abimelech went up to the mount of Selmon, and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took [fn]an axe in his hand, and cut down a branch of a tree, and took it, and laid it on his shoulders; and said to the people that were with him, What ye see me doing, do quickly as I.

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BrLXX Καὶ ἀνέβη Ἀβιμέλεχ εἰς ὄρος Σελμὼν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετʼ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἀβιμέλεχ τὰς ἀξίνας ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔκοψε κλάδον ξύλου, καὶ ᾖρε, καὶ ἔθηκεν ἐπὶ ὤμων αὐτοῦ· καὶ εἶπε τῷ λαῷ τῷ μετʼ αὐτοῦ, ὃ εἴδετέ με ποιοῦντα, ταχέως ποιήσατε ὡς ἐγώ.
  (Kai anebaʸ Abimeleⱪ eis oros Selmōn, kai pas ho laos ho metʼ autou; kai elaben Abimeleⱪ tas axinas en taʸ ⱪeiri autou, kai ekopse kladon xulou, kai aʸre, kai ethaʸken epi ōmōn autou; kai eipe tōi laōi tōi metʼ autou, ho eidete me poiounta, taⱪeōs poiaʸsate hōs egō. )