Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 4310 [e] וּמִ֨י ū-mî And Oh that Conj-w | Interjection 5414 [e] יִתֵּ֜ן yit-tên were under DirObjM 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 5971 [e] הָעָ֤ם hā-‘ām people Art | N-ms 2088 [e] הַזֶּה֙ haz-zeh this Art | Pro-ms 3027 [e] בְּיָדִ֔י bə-yā-ḏî, were under my authority Prep-b | N-fsc | 1cs 5493 [e] וְאָסִ֖ירָה wə-’ā-sî-rāh and I would remove Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 40 [e] אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ ’ă-ḇî-me-leḵ; Abimelech N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ way-yō-mer So he said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 40 [e] לַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ la-’ă-ḇî-me-leḵ, to Abimelech Prep-l | N-proper-ms 7235 [e] רַבֶּ֥ה rab-beh Increase V-Piel-Imp-ms 6635 [e] צְבָאֲךָ֖ ṣə-ḇā-’ă-ḵā your army N-csc | 2ms 3318 [e] וָצֵֽאָה׃ wā-ṣê-’āh. and come out Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms | 3fs

New American Standard Bible
"Would, therefore, that this people were under my authority! Then I would remove Abimelech." And he said to Abimelech, "Increase your army and come out."

King James Bible
And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If only these people were in my power, I would remove Abimelech." So he said to Abimelech, "Gather your army and come out."

would to God. The very words and conduct of a sly, hypocritical demagogue

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