Judges 9:35

“Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city; and Abimelech rose from the place of ambush, with the people who were with him.”

Judges 9:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 9:35, word by word

Gaalגַּעַלgaal

Gaal

Gaal, son of Ebed, who stirred up the people of Shechem against Abimelech. The name means "loathing."

Where else “gaal” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Ebedעֶבֶדeved

Ebed

Ebed, the father of Gaal; another man of the same name returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:6). The name means "servant."

Where else “eved” appears
went outיֵּצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

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and stoodיַּעֲמֹדyaamod

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “yaamod” appears
at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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of the gateשַׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

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of the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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and 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.

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roseיָּקָםyakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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the place of ambushמַּאְרָבmarav

ambush

The place where the troops of an ambush hide.

Where else “marav” appears
with the peopleעָםam

crowd

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

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The context

34Abimelech rose by night, with all the people who were with him, and they lay in ambush against Shechem in four companies.

35 · This verse (above)

36Gaal saw the people and said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” Zebul said to him, “The shadow of the mountains you are seeing as men.”

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