Judges 9:29

“If only someone would put this people in my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” And he said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out.””

Judges 9:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 9:29, word by word

If only someone would putיִתֵּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “yiten” appears
peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
in my handיָדִyadi

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yadi” appears
Then I would removeאָסִירָהasira

remove

To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.

Where else “asira” appears
Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְavimelech

Abimelech

Abimelech, the name of Philistine kings of Gerar in the days of Abraham and of Isaac, and of other men, such as a son of Gideon. The name means "my father is king"; it may have been a title of the kings of that place.

Where else “avimelech” appears
And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
“Increaseרַבֶּהrabe

increase

To make an amount larger, adding and adding.

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your armyצְבָאֲtsevaa

army

An army.

Where else “tsevaa” appears
and come outצֵאָtsea

go out

To go out of a place.

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The context

28Gaal 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 officer? Serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem! And why should we serve him?

29 · This verse (above)

30Zebul, the chief of the city, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and his anger burned.

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