Judges 9:34

What does Judges 9:34 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 9:34 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

So Abimelech and the people with him got up by night, in four bands, to make a surprise attack on Shechem.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who <FI>are<Fi> with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem--four detachments;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Abimelech, therefore, arose with all his army, by night, and laid ambushes near Sichem in four places.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four companies.

Context

v.33and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and rush upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

v.34This passage

v.35And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment.

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