Judges 9:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. | So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him. | And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they gave | וַיִּתְּנוּ־ | vai-yi-te-nu- | H5414G | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| seventy | שִׁבְעִ֣ים | shiv-'IM | H7657 | seventyשִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) seventy |
| silver | כֶּ֔סֶף | KE-sef | H3701G | silver: moneyכֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents |
| from [the] house of | מִבֵּ֖יתּ | mi-BEIT | H1004M | No entry |
| Baal- | בַ֣עַל | BA-'al | H1170 | Baal-berithבַּעַל בְּרִית (ba.al be.rit) § Baal-berith = "lord of the covenant" a god of the Philistines |
| Berith | בְּרִ֑ית | be-RIT | H1170 | Baal-berithבַּעַל בְּרִית (ba.al be.rit) § Baal-berith = "lord of the covenant" a god of the Philistines |
| and he hired | וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר | vai-yis-KOR | H7936B | to hireסָכַר (sa.khar) 1) to hire 1a) (Qal) to hire |
| Abimelech | אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ | 'a-vi-ME-lekh | H0040H | Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.8.31; son of: Gideon (H1439); brother of: Jether (H3500) and Jotham (H3147) § Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king" 1) king of Gerar in Abraham's time 2) king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings 3) son of Gideon by a concubine 4) priest, son of Abiathar |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֤ים | 'a-na-SHIM | H0582 | humanאֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind Aramaic equivalent: e.nash (אֱנָשׁ "man" H0606) |
| unprincipled | רֵיקִים֙ | rei-KIM | H7386 | worthlessרֵיק (req) 1) empty, vain 1a) empty (of vessels) 1b) empty, idle, worthless (ethically) |
| and undisciplined | וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔ים | u-FO-cha-ZIM | H6348 | be recklessפָּחַז (pa.chaz) (Qal) to be wanton, be reckless, be frothy |
| and they went | וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ | vai-ye-le-KHU | H1980N | to go: wentהָלַךְ (ha.lakh) : went/go[away] 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk |
| after him | אַחֲרָֽיו׃ | 'a-cha-RAV | H0310A | afterאַחַר (a.char) 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.