Judges 9:39

What does Judges 9:39 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 9:39 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

So Gaal went out at the head of the townsmen of Shechem and made war on Abimelech.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

So Gaal went out, in the sight of the people of Sichem, and fought against Abimelech,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Gaal went out before the citizens of Shechem, and fought against Abimelech.

Context

v.38Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.

v.39This passage

v.40And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate.

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