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 · 2000And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So Gaal went out at the head of the townsmen of Shechem and made war on Abimelech.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752So Gaal went out, in the sight of the people of Sichem, and fought against Abimelech,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And 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.