Judges 9:39
Strong's Lexicon
So Gaal
גַ֔עַל (ḡa·‘al)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1603: Gaal = 'loathing' 1) son of Eved who aided the Shechemites in their rebellion against Abimelech

went out
וַיֵּ֣צֵא (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

before
לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

the leaders
בַּעֲלֵ֣י (ba·‘ă·lê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1167: 1) owner, husband, lord 1a) owner 1b) a husband 1c) citizens, inhabitants 1d) rulers, lords 1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams) 1f) lord (used of foreign gods)

of Shechem
שְׁכֶ֑ם (šə·ḵem)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7927: Shechem = 'back' or 'shoulder' n pr m 1) son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival n pr loc 2) a city in Manasseh; located in a valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, 34 miles (54 km) north of Jerusalem and 7 miles (10.5 km) south- east of Samaria

and fought
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (way·yil·lā·ḥem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3898: 1) to fight, do battle, make war 1a) (Qal) to fight, do battle 1b) (Niphal) to engage in battle, wage war 2) (Qal) to eat, use as food

against Abimelech,
בַּאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ (ba·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 40: Abimelech = 'Melek is father' or 'my father is king' 1) king of Gerar in Abraham's time 2) king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings 3) son of Gideon by a concubine 4) priest, son of Abiathar

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,

Young's Literal Translation
And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
So Gaal led out the citizens of Shechem and fought Abimelek.

New Living Translation
So Gaal led the leading citizens of Shechem into battle against Abimelech.

English Standard Version
And Gaal went out at the head of the leaders of Shechem and fought with Abimelech.

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.

American Standard Version
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

English Revised Version
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

Young's Literal Translation
And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,
















Cross References
Judges 9:38
Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

Judges 9:40
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

Judges 1:1
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

Judges 9:37
And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

Judges 9:36
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.

Judges 9:41
And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

Judges 9:42
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
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