38. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 9:38:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 9:38:2 ⧉אֵלָ֜יוelavto him Judges 9:38:3 ⧉זְבֻ֗לzevulZebul Judges 9:38:4 ⧉אַיֵּ֨הayewhere? Judges 9:38:5 ⧉אֵפ֥וֹאefothen or now Judges 9:38:6 ⧉פִ֙יךָ֙pikhayour mouth Judges 9:38:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich or that Judges 9:38:8 ⧉תֹּאמַ֔רtomaryou said Judges 9:38:9 ⧉מִ֥יmiwho? Judges 9:38:10 ⧉אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְavimelekhAbimelech Judges 9:38:11 ⧉כִּ֣יkithat Judges 9:38:12 ⧉נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּnaavedenuwe should serve him Judges 9:38:13 ⧉הֲלֹ֨אhalois it not? Judges 9:38:14 ⧉זֶ֤הzethis Judges 9:38:15 ⧉הָעָם֙haamthe people Judges 9:38:16 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhom Judges 9:38:17 ⧉מָאַ֣סְתָּהmaastayou rejected or despised Judges 9:38:18 ⧉בּ֔וֹbohim or it Judges 9:38:19 ⧉צֵא־נָ֥אtsenago out, please Judges 9:38:20 ⧉עַתָּ֖הatanow Judges 9:38:21 ⧉וְהִלָּ֥חֶםvehillakhemand fight Judges 9:38:22 ⧉בּֽוֹ׃סbowith him or against him |
38. Formal Translation And Zebul said to him, “Where now is your mouth, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Is this not the people whom you despised? Go out now, and fight with him!” |
38. Dynamic Translation Then Zebul said to him, “So, where is your boasting now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ These are the people you scorned. Go on, now, and fight with them!” |