4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 9:4:1 ⧉וַיִּתְּנוּ־לוֹ֙vayittenuloand they gave to him Judges 9:4:2 ⧉שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiveimseventy Judges 9:4:3 ⧉כֶּ֔סֶףkesefsilver Judges 9:4:4 ⧉מִבֵּ֖יתּmibetfrom the house of Judges 9:4:5 ⧉בַ֣עַלbaalBaal Judges 9:4:6 ⧉בְּרִ֑יתberitcovenant Judges 9:4:7 ⧉וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨רvayiskorand he hired Judges 9:4:8 ⧉בָּהֶ֜םbahemwith them Judges 9:4:9 ⧉אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְavimelekhAbimelech Judges 9:4:10 ⧉אֲנָשִׁ֤יםanashimmen Judges 9:4:11 ⧉רֵיקִים֙rekimempty Judges 9:4:12 ⧉וּפֹ֣חֲזִ֔יםufokhazimand reckless Judges 9:4:13 ⧉וַיֵּלְכ֖וּvayelkhuand they went Judges 9:4:14 ⧉אַחֲרָֽיו׃akharavafter him |
4. Formal Translation And they gave him seventy silver coins from the house of Baal-berith, and Abimelech hired men who were empty and reckless, and they followed him. |
4. Dynamic Translation They gave him seventy silver coins from the shrine of Baal-berith, and Abimelech used them to hire men who were worthless, and they followed him. |