Judges 8:31

What does Judges 8:31 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 8:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the servant-wife he had in Shechem had a son by him, to whom he gave the name Abimelech.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and his concubine, who <FI>is<Fi> in Shechem, hath born to him--even she--a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And his concubine, that he had in Sichem, bore him a son, whose name was Abimelech.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he gave him the name of Abimelech.

Context

v.30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.

v.31This passage

v.32And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 9:1

    And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and spake with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,

  • Genesis 22:24

    And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

  • Genesis 16:15

    And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.

  • Judges 9:18

    and ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);

  • Genesis 20:2

    And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

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