He calledוַיִּקְרָאat onceמְהֵרָהtoאֶלthe young manהַנַּעַרwho carriedנֹשֵׂאhis weaponsכֵלָיוand said to him,וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ“Drawשְׁלֹףyour swordחַרְבְּךָand kill me,וּמוֹתְתֵנִיlestפֶּןthey sayיֹאמְרוּof me,לִי‘A womanאִשָּׁהkilled him.’”הֲרָגָתְהוּSo his young manנַעֲרוֹran him through,וַיִּדְקְרֵהוּand he died.וַיָּמֹת
Judges 9:54
Study it in the app“He called at once to the young man who carried his weapons and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his young man ran him through, and he died.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 9:54, word by word
- He calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- at onceמְהֵרָהmehera
haste, quickly
Haste; as an adverb, "quickly."
Where else “mehera” appears- the young manנַּעַרnaar
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appears- who carriedנֹשֵׂאnose
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appears- his weaponsכֵלָיchelay
weapon
What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.
Where else “chelay” appears- and said to himיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Drawשְׁלֹףshelof
draw out
Draw out, pull out: take the sword out of its sheath; also pull off or pull up.
Where else “shelof” appears- your swordחַרְבְּcharb
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charb” appears- and kill meמוֹתְתֵmotte
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “motte” appears- ‘A womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- killed him.’הֲרָגָתְharagat
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “haragat” appears- ran him throughיִּדְקְרֵyidkre
pierce, thrust through
Pierce: wound by driving in a spear or a sword.
Where else “yidkre” appears
The context
53But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on the head of Abimelech and crushed his skull.
54 · This verse (above)
55The men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, and they went each to his place.