Judges 9:38

“Zebul said to him, “Where now is your mouth, with which you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Is not this the people whom you despised? Go out, please, now and fight against them.””

Judges 9:38 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 9:38, word by word

Zebulזְבֻלzevul

Zebul

Zebul, the officer whom Abimelech had in Shechem and ruler of the city. The name means "dwelling."

Where else “zevul” appears
said to himיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

Where else “yomer” appears
nowאֵפוֹאefo

then

Then; so, now.

Where else “efo” appears
is your mouthפִיfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “fi” appears
is 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
we should serve him?’נַעַבְדֶnaavde

serve

To serve a person.

Where else “naavde” appears
the peopleעָםam

crowd

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

Where else “am” appears
you despisedמָאַסְתָּהmaasta

reject

To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.

Where else “maasta” appears
Go outצֵאtse

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “tse” appears
and fightהִלָּחֶםhilachem

fight

To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.

Where else “hilachem” appears

The context

37Gaal again spoke and said, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by the way of the oak of Meonenim.”

38 · This verse (above)

39Gaal went out before the lords of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.

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