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Judges 9:3

And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
Judges 9:3
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ אֲחֵֽי־אִמּ֜וֹ עָלָ֗יו בְּאָזְנֵי֙ כָּל־בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֵּ֤ט לִבָּם֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י אָמְר֖וּ אָחִ֥ינוּ הֽוּא׃

  1. וַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.Ru“and they spoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  2. אֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-“[the] brothers of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אָח · “male-relative” · Strong's H0251H
  3. אִמּ֜וֹ'i.Mo“mother his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  4. עָלָ֗יו'a.Lav“on him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. בְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.Nei“in [the] ears of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from אֹ֫זֶן · “to[ears of](PERSON)” · Strong's H0241I
  6. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. בַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.Lei“[the] citizens of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בַּעַל · “master” · Strong's H1167G
  8. שְׁכֶ֔םshe.Khem“Shechem”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from שְׁכֶם · “Shechem” · Strong's H7927G
  9. אֵ֥ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  11. הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rim“the words”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  12. הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh“<the> these”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  13. וַיֵּ֤טvai.Yet“and it turned aside”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  14. לִבָּם֙li.Bam“heart their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  15. אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.Rei“after”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  16. אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekh“Abimelech”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Abimelech” · Strong's H0040H
  17. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. אָמְר֖וּ'a.me.Ru“they said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  19. אָחִ֥ינוּ'a.Chi.nu“[is] brother our”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  20. הֽוּא׃Hu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)