Judges 9:5

“He went to his father’s house at Ophrah and killed his brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.”

Judges 9:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 9:5, word by word

He wentיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavo” appears
to his father’sאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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houseבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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at Ophrahעָפְרָתָafrata

Ophrah

Ophrah: a town of Benjamin; another of the same name, in Manasseh, was Gideon's.

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and killedיַּהֲרֹגyaharog

kill

Kill, slay.

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his brothersאֶחָיechay

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

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

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of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּעַלyerubaal

Jerubbaal

Jerubbaal, the other name of Gideon. It means "let Baal contend": it was given to him when he tore down the altar of Baal (Judges 6:32).

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seventyשִׁבְּעִיםshibim

seventy

Seventy.

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menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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oneאֶחָתechat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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stoneאֶבֶןeven

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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But Jothamיוֹתָםyotam

Jotham

Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, the only one who escaped the slaughter of his brothers. Later a king of Judah bore the same name (2 Kings 15:32). It means "YHWH is perfect."

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the youngestקָּטֹןkaton

youngest

The youngest son or daughter of the family, the last one born.

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was leftיִּוָּתֵרyivater

be left

For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.

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he hid himselfנֶחְבָּאnechba

hide

Hide oneself.

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The context

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.

5 · This verse (above)

6All the lords of Shechem gathered, and all the house of Millo, and they went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the standing stone that is in Shechem.

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