Judges 9:40

9:40 Abimelech chased him, and Gaal ¹  ran from him. Many Shechemites ²  fell wounded at the entrance of the gate.

Judges 9:44

9:44 Abimelech and his units ³  attacked and blocked ⁴  the entrance to the city’s gate. Two units then attacked all the people in the field and struck them down.

[9:40]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gaal) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:40]  ² tn The word “Shechemites” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for clarification.

[9:44]  ³ tn Or possibly, “the unit that was with him.”

[9:44]  ⁴ tn Heb “stood [at].”