Judges 9:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The menבַעֲלֵ֨י
(va·'a·lei)
1167: owner, lordfrom baal
of Shechemשְׁכֶ֜ם
(she·chem)
7927: "ridge," a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamorfrom the same as shekem
setוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ
(vai·ya·si·mu)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
men in ambushמְאָרְבִ֗ים
(me·'a·re·vim)
693: to lie in waita prim. root
against him on the topsרָאשֵׁ֣י
(ra·shei)
7218: heada prim. root
of the mountains,הֶהָרִ֔ים
(he·ha·rim,)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
and they robbedוַיִּגְזְל֗וּ
(vai·yig·ze·lu)
1497: to tear away, seize, roba prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
whoאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
might passיַעֲבֹ֥ר
(ya·'a·vor)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
by them along the road;בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ
(bad·da·rech;)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
and it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖ד
(vai·yug·gad)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
to Abimelech.לַאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃
(la·'a·vi·me·lech.)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek


















KJV Lexicon
And the men
ba`al  (bah'-al)
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) + married, master, person, + sworn, they of.
of Shechem
Shkem  (shek-em')
ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine -- Shechem.
set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
liers in wait
'arab  (aw-rab')
to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
for him in the top
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of the mountains
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
and they robbed
gazal  (gaw-zal')
to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob -- catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
all that came
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
along that way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
by them and it was told
nagad  (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
Abimelech
'Abiymelek  (ab-ee-mel'-ek)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The men of Shechem set men in ambush against him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who might pass by them along the road; and it was told to Abimelech.

King James Bible
And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The lords of Shechem rebelled against him by putting people on the tops of the mountains to ambush and rob everyone who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.

International Standard Version
The "lords" of Shechem sent out men to ambush him on the mountain tops, and they robbed everyone who came by them along the roads, and this was reported to Abimelech.

NET Bible
The leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech by putting bandits in the hills, who robbed everyone who traveled by on the road. But Abimelech found out about it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So citizens of Shechem set ambushes for Abimelech on top of the mountains. They also robbed everyone who passed by them on the road. This was reported to Abimelech.

King James 2000 Bible
And the men of Shechem set men in ambush for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
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