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KJV Lexicon And they gavenathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) him threescore and ten shib`iym. (shib-eem') seventy -- seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen). pieces of silver keceph (keh'-sef) silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling). out of the house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) of Baalberith Ba`al Briyth (bah'-al ber-eeth') Baal of (the) covenant; Baal-Berith, a special deity of the Shechemites -- Baal-berith. wherewith Abimelech 'Abiymelek (ab-ee-mel'-ek) father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech. hired sakar (saw-kar') to hire -- earn wages, hire (out self), reward, surely. vain reyq (rake) empty; figuratively, worthless -- emptied(-ty), vain (fellow, man). and light pachaz (paw-khaz') to bubble up or froth (as boiling water), i.e. (figuratively) to be unimportant -- light. persons 'enowsh (en-oshe') a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. which followed yalak (yaw-lak') to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses) him 'achar (akh-ar') the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, and they followed him. King James Bible And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. Holman Christian Standard Bible So they gave him 70 pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men with this money, and they followed him. International Standard Version and they gave him 70 silver coins from the temple that they had built to Baal-berith. Abimelech hired some worthless and useless men, who followed him NET Bible They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous men as his followers. GOD'S WORD® Translation So they gave him 70 pieces of silver from the temple of Baal Berith. With the silver, Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men to follow him. King James 2000 Bible And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless persons, who followed him. Links Judges 9:4Judges 9:4 NIV Judges 9:4 NLT Judges 9:4 ESV Judges 9:4 NASB Judges 9:4 KJV |