Judges 9:53
Strong's Lexicon
But a
אַחַ֛ת (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

woman
אִשָּׁ֥ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

dropped
וַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְ (wat·taš·lêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7993: 1) to throw, cast, hurl, fling 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to throw, cast, throw away, cast off, shed, cast down 1a2) to cast (lots) (fig) 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be thrown, be cast 1b2) to be cast forth or out 1b3) to be cast down 1b4) to be cast (metaph)

an upper
פֶּ֥לַח (pe·laḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6400: 1) cleavage, mill-stone, cut, slice, part cut off 1a) mill-stone 1b) cleavage, slice

millstone
רֶ֖כֶב (re·ḵeḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7393: 1) a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders 1a) chariotry, chariots 1b) chariot (single) 1c) upper millstone (as riding on lower millstone) 1d) riders, troop (of riders), horsemen, pair of horsemen, men riding, ass-riders, camel-riders

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Abimelech’s
אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)
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

head,
רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

crushing
וַתָּ֖רִץ (wat·tā·riṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7533: 1) to crush, oppress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to crush, get crushed, be crushed 1a2) to crush, oppress (fig) 1a3) crushed (participle passive) 1b) (Niphal) to be crushed, be broken 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to crush in pieces 1c2) to grievously oppress (fig) 1d) (Poel) to oppress (fig) 1e) (Hiphil) to crush 1f) (Hithpoel) to crush each other

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

his skull.
גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃ (gul·gā·lə·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1538: 1) head, poll, skull 1a) skull 1b) head, poll (of census)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.

Young's Literal Translation
and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But a woman threw the upper portion of a millstone on Abimelech’s head and fractured his skull.

New American Standard Bible
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull.

King James Bible
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull.

New Living Translation
a woman on the roof dropped a millstone that landed on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull.

English Standard Version
And a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.

New American Standard Bible
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull.

King James Bible
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But a woman threw the upper portion of a millstone on Abimelech's head and fractured his skull.

International Standard Version
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone down on Abimelech's head, fracturing his skull.

NET Bible
a woman threw an upper millstone down on his head and shattered his skull.

American Standard Version
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull.

English Revised Version
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull.

Young's Literal Translation
and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,
















Cross References
Judges 9:52
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

2 Samuel 11:21
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

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 9:51
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

Judges 9:50
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

Judges 9:54
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

Judges 9:55
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.

Judges 9:56
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
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