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 E Gaal filho de Ebede veio com seus irmãos, e passaram a Siquém: e os de Siquém se confiaram nele.
27 E saindo ao campo, vindimaram suas vinhas, e pisaram a uva, e fizeram alegrias; e entrando no templo de seus deuses, comeram e beberam, e amaldiçoaram a Abimeleque.
28 E Gaal filho de Ebede disse: Quem é Abimeleque e que é Siquém, para que nós a ele sirvamos? não é filho de Jerubaal? e não é Zebul seu assistente? Servi aos homens de Hamor pai de Siquém: mas por que serviríamos a ele?
29 Fosse-me dado este povo abaixo de minha mão, eu expulsaria logo a Abimeleque. E dizia a Abimeleque: Aumenta teus esquadrões, e sai.
30 E Zebul assistente da cidade, ouvindo as palavras de Gaal filho de Ebede, acendeu-se sua ira;
What Does Judges 9:28 Mean?
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