Judges 9:38-40

9:38 Zebul said to him, “Where now are your bragging words, ¹  ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the men ²  you insulted? ³  Go out now and fight them!” 9:39 So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out ⁴  and fought Abimelech. 9:40 Abimelech chased him, and Gaal ⁵  ran from him. Many Shechemites ⁶  fell wounded at the entrance of the gate.

¹ tn Heb “is your mouth that says.”

² tn Heb “the people.”

³ tn Or “despised.”

⁴ tn Heb “So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem.”

⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gaal) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn The word “Shechemites” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for clarification.