Judges 9:39
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Gaalגַ֔עַל
(ga·'al,)
1603: probably a Canaanitefrom gaal
wentוַיֵּ֣צֵא
(vai·ye·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out beforeלִפְנֵ֖י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the leadersבַּעֲלֵ֣י
(ba·'a·lei)
1167: owner, lordfrom baal
of Shechemשְׁכֶ֑ם
(she·chem;)
7927: "ridge," a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamorfrom the same as shekem
and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶם
(vai·yil·la·chem)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
with Abimelech.בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃
(ba·'a·vi·me·lech.)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek


















KJV Lexicon
And Gaal
Ga`al  (gah'-al)
loathing; Gaal, an Israelite -- Gaal.
went out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
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.
and fought
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
with 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
So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought with Abimelech.

King James Bible
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Gaal went out leading the lords of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,

International Standard Version
So Gaal went out in full view of the "lords" of Shechem and fought Abimelech.

NET Bible
So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out and fought Abimelech.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Gaal led citizens of Shechem out to fight Abimelech.

King James 2000 Bible
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
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