1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 9:1:1 ⧉וַיֵּ֨לֶךְvayelekhand he went Judges 9:1:2 ⧉אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְavimelekhAbimelech Judges 9:1:3 ⧉בֶּן־יְרֻבַּ֙עַל֙benyerubaalson of Jerubbaal Judges 9:1:4 ⧉שְׁכֶ֔מָהshekhemato Shechem Judges 9:1:5 ⧉אֶל־אֲחֵ֖יelakheto the brothers of Judges 9:1:6 ⧉אִמּ֑וֹimohis mother Judges 9:1:7 ⧉וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvayedaberand he spoke Judges 9:1:8 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶ֔םalehemto them Judges 9:1:9 ⧉וְאֶל־כָּל־מִשְׁפַּ֛חַתveelkalmishpekhakhatand to all the clan of Judges 9:1:10 ⧉בֵּית־אֲבִ֥יbetavithe house of the father of Judges 9:1:11 ⧉אִמּ֖וֹimohis mother Judges 9:1:12 ⧉לֵאמֹֽר׃lemorsaying |
1. Formal Translation And Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem and spoke to his mother’s brothers and to all in his maternal grandfather’s household, saying, |
1. Dynamic Translation Abimelech, Jerubbaal’s son, went to Shechem and talked with his mother’s brothers and all his grandfather’s clan, saying, |