Study it in the app“His mother’s brothers spoke about him in the ears of all the lords of Shechem all these words, and their heart inclined toward Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.””
His mother’sאִמּוֹbrothersאֲחֵיspokeוַיְדַבְּרוּabout himעָלָיוin the earsבְּאָזְנֵיof allכָּלthe lordsבַּעֲלֵיof Shechemשְׁכֶםallאֵת כָּלtheseהָאֵלֶּהwords,הַדְּבָרִיםand their heartלִבָּםinclinedוַיֵּטtowardאַחֲרֵיAbimelech,אֲבִימֶלֶךְforכִּיthey said,אָמְרוּ“Heהוּאis our brother.”אָחִינוּ
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedabru” appearshearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appearslord
The leaders or chief men of a city.
Where else “baale” appearsShechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechem” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “liba” appearsincline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “yet” appearsAbimelech
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appearsShechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
2“Speak, please, in the ears of all the lords of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ And remember that I am your bone and your flesh.”
3 · This verse (above)
4They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith, and with them Abimelech hired empty and reckless men, and they followed him.
