Judges 9:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?”

Judges 9:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 9:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 9:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? Isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?”

Judges 9:28 — World English Bible

Judges 9:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?”

Judges 9:28 — American Standard Version

Judges 9:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Gaal son of Ebed saith, `Who <FI>is<Fi> Abimelech, and who <FI>is<Fi> Shechem, that we serve him? is <FI>he<Fi> not son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his commander? Serve ye the men of Hamor father of Shechem, and wherefore do we serve him--we?”

Judges 9:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 9:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is he not the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his overseer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem! and why should we serve him?”

Judges 9:28 — Darby Translation

Judges 9:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Gaal the sonne of Ebed sayde, Who is Abimelech? and who is Shechem, that wee should serue him? Is he not the sonne of Ierubbaal? and Zebul is his officer? Serue rather the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serue him?”

Judges 9:28 — Geneva Bible

Judges 9:28 in Context — Judges 9

26 Y Gaal hijo de Ebed vino con sus hermanos, y pasáronse á Sichêm: y los de Sichêm se confiaron en él.

27 Y saliendo al campo, vendimiaron sus viñas, y pisaron [la uva], é hicieron alegrías; y entrando en el templo de sus dioses, comieron y bebieron, y maldijeron á Abimelech.

28 Y Gaal hijo de Ebed dijo: ¿Quién es Abimelech y qué es Sichêm, para que nosotros á él sirvamos? ¿no es hijo de Jerobaal? ¿y [no es] Zebul su asistente? Servid á los varones de Hemor padre de Sichêm: mas ¿por qué habíamos de servir á él?

29 Fuérame dado este pueblo bajo de mi mano, yo echaría luego á Abimelech. Y decía á Abimelech: Aumenta tus escuadrones, y sal.

30 Y Zebul asistente de la ciudad, oyendo las palabras de Gaal hijo de Ebed, encendióse su ira;

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What Does Judges 9:28 Mean?

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