Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now Gaal son of Ebed had gone out and was standing at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelek and his troops came out from their hiding place. New Living Translation Gaal was standing at the city gates when Abimelech and his army came out of hiding. English Standard Version And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, and Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from the ambush. Berean Standard Bible Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places. King James Bible And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. New King James Version When Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance to the city gate, Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from lying in wait. New American Standard Bible Now Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate; and Abimelech and the people who were with him arose from the ambush. NASB 1995 Now Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the city gate; and Abimelech and the people who were with him arose from the ambush. NASB 1977 Now Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the city gate; and Abimelech and the people who were with him arose from the ambush. Legacy Standard Bible And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the city gate; and Abimelech and the people who were with him arose from the ambush. Amplified Bible Now Gaal the son of Ebed came out and stood in the entrance of the city gate; then Abimelech and the people who were with him got up from the ambush. Christian Standard Bible Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate. Then Abimelech and the troops who were with him got up from their ambush. Holman Christian Standard Bible Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate. Then Abimelech and the people who were with him got up from their ambush. American Standard Version And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Gael, son of Aphar, went out and stood in the entrance of the door of the city, and Abimelek arose and people with him from the ambush Brenton Septuagint Translation And Gaal the son of Jobel went forth, and stood by the door of the gate of the city: and Abimelech and the people with him rose up from the ambuscade. Contemporary English Version The next morning, Gaal went out and stood in the opening of the town gate. Abimelech and his soldiers left their hiding places, Douay-Rheims Bible And Gaal the son of Obed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and all his army with him from the places of the ambushes. English Revised Version And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment. GOD'S WORD® Translation Gaal (son of Ebed) went out and stood at the entrance to the city. Then Abimelech and his troops rose from their ambush. Good News Translation When Abimelech and his men saw Gaal come out and stand at the city gate, they got up from their hiding places. International Standard Version Ebed's son Gaal went out and stood in the entrance to the city gate while Abimelech and his army were creeping out of their ambush. JPS Tanakh 1917 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment. Literal Standard Version and Gaal son of Ebed goes out, and stands at the opening of the gate of the city, and Abimelech rises—also the people who [are] with him—from the ambush, Majority Standard Bible Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places. New American Bible Gaal, son of Ebed, went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate. When Abimelech and his soldiers rose from their place of ambush, NET Bible When Gaal son of Ebed came out and stood at the entrance to the city's gate, Abimelech and his men got up from their hiding places. New Revised Standard Version When Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, Abimelech and the troops with him rose from the ambush. New Heart English Bible And it happened early in the morning that Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush. Webster's Bible Translation And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. World English Bible Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush. Young's Literal Translation and Gaal son of Ebed goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the gate of the city, and Abimelech riseth -- also the people who are with him -- from the ambush, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fall of Shechem…34So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies. 35Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places. 36When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”… Cross References Judges 9:26 Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him. Judges 9:34 So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies. Judges 9:36 When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, "Look, people are coming down from the mountains!" But Zebul replied, "The shadows of the mountains look like men to you." Treasury of Scripture And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. Gaal. Judges 9:44 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them. Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Ambush Ambushment City Doorway Ebed Entering Entrance Hiding Lying Riseth Rose Soldiers Standeth Standing Stood WaitJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Ambush Ambushment City Doorway Ebed Entering Entrance Hiding Lying Riseth Rose Soldiers Standeth Standing Stood WaitJudges 9 1. Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king7. Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin 22. Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him 30. Zebul reveals it 34. Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt 46. He burns the hold of the god Berith 50. At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone 56. Jotham's curse is fulfilled. (35) Stood in the entering of the gate of the city.--This was the ordinary station of kings, judges, &c.; but Gaal only seems to have gone there in order to keep a look-out (Joshua 20:4).Verse 35. - And Gaal, etc. It does not appear certain whether Gaal, who, as is clear from ver. 36, was accompanied by Zebul, went out of the city gate with his men in consequence of any intelligence of Abimelech's movements, or any alarm or suspicion of danger, or merely upon some other enterprise. But whatever the cause was, as soon as he was there, Abimelech, according to Zebul's advice in ver. 33, had begun to descend from the mountains into the valley to "set upon the city." Gaal's quick eye detected them in the morning light. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now Gaalגַּ֣עַל (ga·‘al) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1603: Gaal -- probably a Canaanite son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Ebed עֶ֔בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5651: Ebed -- 'servant', two Israelites went out וַיֵּצֵא֙ (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and stood וַיַּעֲמֹ֕ד (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations at the entrance פֶּ֖תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way of the city הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement gate שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate just as Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֛לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name and his men וְהָעָ֥ם (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock came out וַיָּ֧קָם (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of their hiding places. הַמַּאְרָֽב׃ (ham·ma’·rāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3993: An ambuscade Links Judges 9:35 NIVJudges 9:35 NLT Judges 9:35 ESV Judges 9:35 NASB Judges 9:35 KJV Judges 9:35 BibleApps.com Judges 9:35 Biblia Paralela Judges 9:35 Chinese Bible Judges 9:35 French Bible Judges 9:35 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 9:35 Gaal the son of Ebed went out (Jd Judg. 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