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Judges 9:47 Interlinear

“And it was told Abimelech were gathered together that all the men of the tower of Shechem”

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Judges 9 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֻּגַּ֖ד	H5046	And it was told	properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
2	לַֽאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ	H40	Abimelech	abimelek, the name of two philistine kings and of two israelites
3	כִּ֣י	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
4	הִֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ	H6908	were gathered together	to grasp, i.e., collect
5	כָּֽל	H3605		properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
6	בַּעֲלֵ֖י	H1167	that all the men	a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
7	מִֽגְדַּל	H4026	of the tower	a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
8	שְׁכֶֽם׃	H7927	of Shechem	shekem, a place in palestine

Judges 9:47 (current)And it was told Abimelech were gathered together that all the men of the tower of Shechem