| NETBible | He did this so the violent deaths of Jerub-Baal’s seventy sons might be avenged and Abimelech, their half-brother 1 who murdered them, might have to pay for their spilled blood, along with the leaders of Shechem who helped him murder them. 2 |
| NIV © |
God did this in order that the crime against Jerub-Baal’s seventy sons, the shedding of their blood, might be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the citizens of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers. |
| NASB © |
so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers. |
| NLT © |
In the events that followed, God punished Abimelech and the men of Shechem for murdering Gideon’s seventy sons. |
| MSG © |
Violence boomeranged: The murderous violence that killed the seventy brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal, was now loose among Abimelech and Shechem's leaders, who had supported the violence. |
| BBE © |
So that punishment for the violent attack made on the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and for their blood, might come on Abimelech, their brother, who put them to death, and on the townsmen of Shechem who gave him their help in putting his brothers to death. |
| NRSV © |
This happened so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be avenged and their blood be laid on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the lords of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers. |
| NKJV © |
that the crime done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be settled and their blood be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who aided him in the killing of his brothers. |
| KJV | That the cruelty <02555> [done] to the threescore and ten <07657> sons <01121> of Jerubbaal <03378> might come <0935> (8800)_, and their blood <01818> be laid <07760> (8800) upon Abimelech <040> their brother <0251>_, which slew <02026> (8804) them; and upon the men <01167> of Shechem <07927>_, which aided <02388> (8765) <03027> him in the killing <02026> (8800) of his brethren <0251>_. {aided...: Heb. strengthened his hands to kill} |
| NASB © |
so that the violence <2555> done to the seventy <7657> sons <1121> of Jerubbaal <3378> might come <935> , and their blood <1818> might be laid <7760> on Abimelech <40> their brother <251> , who <834> killed <2026> them, and on the men <1167> of Shechem <7927> , who <834> strengthened <2388> his hands <3027> to kill <2026> his brothers .<251> |
| LXXM | tou <3588> T-GSN epagagein {V-AAN} thn <3588> T-ASF adikian <93> N-ASF twn <3588> T-GPM ebdomhkonta <1440> N-NUI uiwn <5207> N-GPM ierobaal {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ to <3588> T-ASN aima <129> N-ASN autwn <846> D-GPM epiyeinai <2007> V-AAN epi <1909> PREP abimelec {N-PRI} ton <3588> T-ASM adelfon <80> N-ASM autwn <846> D-GPM ton <3588> T-ASM apokteinanta <615> V-AAPAS autouv <846> D-APM kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP touv <3588> T-APM andrav <435> N-APM sikimwn {N-PRI} touv <3588> T-APM katiscusantav <2729> V-AAPAP tav <3588> T-APF ceirav <5495> N-APF autou <846> D-GSM wste <5620> CONJ apokteinai <615> V-AAN touv <3588> T-APM adelfouv <80> N-APM autou <846> D-GSM |
| NET [draft] ITL | He did this so the violent <02555> deaths of Jerub-Baal’s <03378> seventy <07657> sons <01121> might be avenged and Abimelech <040> , their half-brother <0251> who <0834> murdered <02026> them, might have to pay <07760> for their spilled blood <01818> , along <05921> with the leaders <01167> of Shechem <07927> who <0834> helped <03027> <02388> him murder <02026> them .<0251> |
| HEBREW | wyxa <0251> ta <0853> grhl <02026> wydy <03027> ta <0853> wqzx <02388> rsa <0834> Mks <07927> yleb <01167> lew <05921> Mtwa <0853> grh <02026> rsa <0834> Mhyxa <0251> Klmyba <040> le <05921> Mwvl <07760> Mmdw <01818> lebry <03378> ynb <01121> Myebs <07657> omx <02555> awbl (9:24) <0935> |
| NETBible | He did this so the violent deaths of Jerub-Baal’s seventy sons might be avenged and Abimelech, their half-brother 1 who murdered them, might have to pay for their spilled blood, along with the leaders of Shechem who helped him murder them. 2 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “their brother.” 2 tn Heb “so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerub-Baal might come, and their blood might be placed on Abimelech, their brother, who murdered them, and upon the leaders of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to murder his brothers.” |